Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-04-11
New 6. 0. P. Chief
Gets Free Hand; Staff
To Offer Resignation
By Gould Lincoln

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Chairman Leonard w. Hall of
the Republican National Com
elected to that office yes |
terday. is clothed today with au-
thority. in an unusual way, to
revamp the whole national COM
mittee setup.
BY action of the committee it.
self. meeting behind closed doors,
all employees and members of the
committee staff are directed to
submit their resignations-to be
accepted by Chairman Hall or
not accepted. This gives the new
chairman a free hand to make
any changes in personnel he sees
fit.
In addition, the Remember
Executive Committee of the ma
tional committee voted to resign
as members of the Executive
Committee. in order to allow
Chairman Hall to pick the Exec
utive Committee he desires.
No Wholesale Changes.
Mr.. Hall made it clear he does
not intend to make wholesale
changes in the organization,
however. He will look into the
situation carefully before he
starts accepting designations.
There are about 100 paid en-
ployes on the committee staff to-
day.
The unprecedented action of
the committee-designed to give
the new chairman a freer hand
in all personnel matters-fol-
lowed an announcement by
Chairman Hall that he was send
ing a three-man committee of
experts to examine the structure
of the national committee staff
and its personnel. This commit
tee is composed of Harry Hoag-
land, assistant secretary of the
American Research and Develop
ment Corp. of Boston; A. David
Baumhart, former member of the
House from Vermillion. Ohio,
and now connected with the
Owens-Corning Glass Co., and
William j. Casey, a New York
attorney and former chairman of
the Board of Editors of the Re-
search Institute of America.
Miss Adkins Retained.
Mr.. Hall announced he is
keeping Miss Bertha B. Adkins,
Maryland national committee
woman, as assistant chairman
and director of the women's
division. He has named Mrs.
Edna Basten Donald of Grand
Island. Nebr., vice chairman of
the committee.
The new chairman also indi-
Gated he will employ Robert
Humphreys as director of pub
licity. Mr.. Humphreys held that
job during the 1852 campaign,
but later returned to the post as
public relations adviser to the
Republican Congressional Com
mittee-the committee of which
Chairman Hall was chairman.
After completing their work,
the members of the national
committee called upon President
Eisenhower and were received by
him in the rose garden of the
White House. In a frank, off,
the-cuf speech. the President
warned there should be no more
factionalism in the Republican
Party, if it is to carry on the
Government successfully and
stay in power.
Appeals for Unity.
There is no longer" said the
President, ANY room in the Re-
publican Party for Eisenhower
Republicans. or for any other
kind of Republicans. He said
the party must work together as
a team. He strongly urged that
full cooperation be given the
new national chairman.
Let's don't go home to our
own places and start chopping
him down. he told the commit
tee members. The President said
there had been reports of differ
ences among Republican officials.
These reports, he said, were as
exaggerated.
you've elected some one" he
said, who has the savvy to keep
mistakes at q minimum.
Good Record Emphasized.
The President said it was up
to Congress and the Executive to
give the national committee
members the kind of record you
can carry to the people"
IF they get that kind of rec
ord" resident Eisenhower
added, "the organization of the
Senate and House will be in safe
hands after 1854"
In taking over the post, Chair
man Hall told the committee, 1T
is a wonderful thing to be back
on the Eisenhower team"
II do not think I underesti-
mate the situation when I say
that the Republican Party has
inherited the most colossal job
that ever faced an incoming ad-
miniStration. America can thank
God that it had the wisdom last
November to elect Dwight D.
Eisenhower President of the
United States"