Evening star., 1951-10-15
Boyle in Hospital,
White House Is Silent
About Resignation
BULLETIN

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President Truman said today
that he did not ask Democratic
National Chairman William M.
Boyle to resign and added that
the chairman'S action was a sur
prise.
William M. Boyle, jr., who an
nounced Saturday he was resign
ing as chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee, was
admitted to Georgetown Hospital
yesterday for a check UP and OBJ
Servation.
He gave i'll health as the i'm
pelling reason for his resignation.
It is expected that Mr.. Boyle
will set the date for a meeting
Of the Democratic National Com
mittee. at which he will submit
his resignation. later today or to-
morrow. The probabilities are
the meeting will be held in Wash
ington about November /.
Although Mr.. Boyle's letter to
President Truman saying he in
tended to resign the National
Chairmanship was dated last
Tuesday, at the White House to-
day there was silence about any
reply by the President. The PreSi-
dent himself was at Wake Forest,
N. c., and not expected to return
to Washington until late To-Day.
Final Say Up to Truman.
The President is not a member
Of the Democratic National Com
mittee. and officially Mr.. Boyle's
resignation must 60 to the COM
mittee. However, the failure of
the President to reply to the Boyle
letter and to permit his reply to
be published at the same time with
the Boyle letter has aroused COM
ment. Usually when a letter such
as Mr.. Boyle's is made public the
response Of the President is pub
ished at the same time.
The President is titular and ac-
tual head Of the Democratic Or
ganization and will be expected
to have the final say on Mr..
Boyle'S successor.
Meanwhile the prospects were
that the Hoey committee of the
Senate will continue its investi-
cation of Mr.. Boyle's activities inI
connection with RFC loans andI
kindred matters. Senator Nixon,
Republican, of California, a mem
Der Of the investigating commit
tee, has said he has been assured
by Senator Hoey. North Carolina
Democrat, who heads the commit
tee, that the investigation would
be followed up.
Senator Nixon declared that he
thought the Boyle investigation
had just begun and that disclos-
ures of Importance will come later.
Gabrielson Says He'll Stay.
Chairman Guy George Gabriel
son Of the Republican National
Committee, who also has been
under investigation, regarding an
RFC loan by the Senate commit
tee, has flatly said that he does
not intend to resign. Most Re
publicans on Capitol Hill, inter-
viewed today about the matter,
said they thought that it would be
q mistake for Mr.. Gabrielson to
resign Immediately and thereby
give the Democratic opposition an
opportunity to argue that MIR.
Gabrielson'S activities were COM
mensurate with those of MIR. Boyle.
However, there was q persistent
demand in some Republican quar-
ters that Mr.. Gabrielson resign.
Among the Republican Senators
who voiced this demand were
Senator Nixon, and Senator Fer
guson OF Michigan.
II President Truman has decid-I
ed upon new chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee,
his selection has not been dis
closed. Among those whose names
have been mentioned are James
A. Farley Of New York, who is re-
ported to have said he could not
accept such an assignment, and
Senator's Clements Of Kentucky
and Anderson of New Mexico.
Secretary of Labor Tobin. for
mer Senator Myers of Pennsyl-
vania and John Sullivan of New
Hampshire, and Secretary of the
Interior Chapman are mentioned.