Evening star., 1951-10-14
Boyle Resigns Party Post, Citing Poor Health
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obtain $565 900 in loans from the
RFC for the firm.
Mr.. Boyle contended that he did
nothing to obtain the loan. al
though admitting he received
$3.50 from the company in legal
fees before he took over the paid
Democratic party job. AS national
chairman, he received about $685.
600 q year and expenses.
"Wise Decision" Seen.
Some Republican Senators, in
eluding Williams of Delaware.
Nixon of California and Dirksen
of Illinois. as well as Senator
Ferguson, who have been harsh
in their criticism of Mr.. Boyle.
have declared fatty that Mr..
Gabrielson should resign as Re
publican national chairman.
They admitted he had done
nothing illegal. They feared.
however, that the mere fact he
had been active in obtaining a
loan from the RFC would nullify
their charges against Democratic
Chairman Boyle, and so lessen
the impact of the Republican
campaign.
The chairman of the Republican
Conference in the Senate. Senator
Milliken of Colorado, told Of the
approaching resignation Of Mr.
Boyle. said: "He has made wise
decision"
Senator Millikin said that he
did not know whether the action
OF Mr.. Boyle would in any way
affect Mr.. Gabrielson. Others who
know Mr.. Gabrielson said that
they did not believe he would re-
sign as long as he was under fire
and that if he should resign i'm
mediately after the resignation of
Mr.. Boyle the Interpretation would
be that his activities with the
RFC were comparable with those
of Mr.. Boyle.
Successor Discussed.
Further. Mr.. GabrielSon has
considered he was given clean
bill of health by Stuart Syming-
ton. head of the RFC. who at a
press conference said there had
been nothing unusual or out of
the way in Mr.. Gabrielson's deal
ingS with the RFC.
Also, Mr.. Gabrielson now be-
Eeves that he will be given a clean
bill of health by the Hoey Com
mittee, which has been investi-
eating his. activities as we'll as
those of Mr.. Boyle.
When Mr.. Boyle steps out Of
the picture as Democratic ma
tional chairman, President Tru-
man will be expected to select the
man who is to be the new chair
man, although the actual elec-
ton will be by the national COM
mittee.
Already Democrats on Capitol
Hill have been talking about a
successor to Mr.. Boyle, in the
belief that he eventually would
have to step down from the chair
manship. One prominent Demo-
erat yesterday declared that il 1t
were his choice he would name
James A. Farley Of New York to
head the Democratic organization
Democratic Senator's Clements
of Kentucky and Anderson of New
Mexico also have been discussed
as possible candidates for the
craftsmanship.
Boyle to Take Rest.
AS soon as the approaching
resignation of Mr.. Boyle became
known, the question was raised
as to whether any pressure from
the White House had been brought
upon him. President Truman has
on several occasions expressed
himself as perfectly satisfied that
there had been no wrong doing
by Mr.. Boyle.
Loan Stories Denied.
In the Senate committee S
hearings, Mr.. Boyle denounced
stories that he had helped obtain
the RFC loans for Lithofold as
"unfounded, distorted and false.
John E. Toole, Lithofold's ex-
treasurer, testified before the
committee last month that Boyle
interviewed in behalf of his firm
after it had been turned down
twice on a $4,000 loan.
Mr.. Toole described a meeting
In Mr.. Boyle's Washington Office
on February %, 1949. when Mr..
Boyle telephoned Harley Hise,
then RFC chairman. and asked
him to see some friends Of Jim
Finnegan" who were interested
In a loan.
Three days after the Lithofold
people met with Mr.. Hise, Mr.