Evening star., 1949-08-01
6. 0. P. Compromises
Clear Chairmanship
Path for GabrieIson
BY the Asseciofed Press


Backstage compromises ap-
peared today to have cleared away
most of the hurdles to the selec-
ton this week of Guy George Ga
hrielson of New Jersey as the new
Republican national chairman.
With the National Committee
meeting Thursday, Mr.. Gabriel
son, 58-year-old lawyer and as
bestos mine owner, seemed to have
the field mostly to himself in the
race to succeed Representative
Hugh D. Scott, jr. Mr.. Scott has
said he will hand his resignation
to the committee.
In return, National Committee
members who Joined in earlier un-
successful efforts to oust Mr.. Scott
are expected to praise his admin
istration at dinner to be given
Thursday night by Republican
Senators and Representatives.
Opposed Scott at Omaha.
Mr.. Gabrielson represents the
group that tried to lift Mr.. Scott S
scalp at a National Committee
meeting in Omaha last January.
The chairman won then by a 54-
to-50 vote.
But unless some darkhorse can
didate develops unexpec e d
strength, Scott supporters on the
committee may have to 60 along
with Mr.. Gabrielson.
Backers of A. T. CBert"D How
ard, Nebraska State chairman,
apparently have about given up
hope of making him a formidable
candidate.
Instead, they are talking about
q move to put Mr.. Howard in
charge of a Chicago Office that
would have active direction of the
1850 congressional campaign in
the West. This might help salts
fly some who have contended the
Republicans ought to 60 West for
their chairman.
Gabrielsen Backers Agreeable.
Supporters of Arthur Summer
field, Michigan national commit
teeman, for the national chair
manship said they had been told
that Mr.. Summerfleld would
rather remain as chairman of the
party's Strategy Committee.
Mr.. GabrielSon's hackers are un-
derstood to be agreeable, if their
man is elected.
The only organized opposition to
the New Jersey committeeman
appeared to be coming from COM
mittee friends of Gov. Dewey of
New York.
Mr.. Gabrielson was supporter
of Senator Taft of Ohio at last
years Republican presidential
nominating convention. But Sen
ator Taft has insisted he is taking
no active part in the committee's
choice of its new chairman.
Harry Darby Mentioned.
The Dewey camp didn't seem to
have a candidate, although Harry
Darby, Kansas national commit
teeman, was mentioned in this
connection. Darby. a longtime
Dewey supporter, has said the New
York Governor ought not to~try
again for the nomination.
Meanwhile, in a pre-committee
meeting statement the party was
urged by Senator Jenner of In
diana to draft a vigorous anti
Truman program in bid for votes
of those who are tired of me
tooism,' bipartisanisn and inter-
nationaliSNl."
Calls Government "Socialistic."
Senator Jenner said the national
committee ought to draft state
ment of principles condemning
the "do-good. patronage boosting.
internationally minded, socialistic
Government of the past Is years."
THE Republican Party now has
an opportunity to present to the
people a strong program of oppo-
sition to the present administra-
tion's wobbling policy, to the
Jekyll-and-Hyde agriculture pol
Icy spending ourselves into bank
ruptcy by President Truman and
the Pendergast satellites who sur
round him." the Indiana Senator