Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-05-01
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Committee,
Plans StaffCut
Buumhort Chosen
Director, Humphreys
Gets Publicity Post
By Gould Lincoln

Announcing the appointment
of former Representative A. D.
Baumhart. jr., of Ohio as execu-
tive director, and of Robert
Humphreys as director of pub
licity, Chairman Leonard w. Hall
today outlined his plans for re-
vamping and streamlining the
Republican National Committee.
The program, worked out by a
special committee of experts, in
Guiding Mr.. Baumhart, calls tor
the reduction of the national
committee staff from 1879 to 100.
The projected saving in the Ma
tional Committee expenses will
be approximately 100000 a
year. Chairman Hall said.
The program also calls for a
special activities group" which
will embrace the various divisions
of the present set-up, including
the veterans, the farmers, the
women, labor and minority
groups. Mr.. Baumhart will be
chairman of this group, and Miss
Bertha S. Adkins of Maryland,
assistant to the chairman and
head of the Women's Division,
will be vice chairman.
Confusion Conceded.
Chairman Hall said the survey
made by his special committee
and his own Investigations had
convinced him that I'VE are not
getting the best results out
Of National Committee head
quarters" He said that the or
ganization. with many divisions.
had grown like bureaus in
Washington" without any real
plan and with little or no CO.
ordination, and with overlapping
of activities.
II do not mean to reflect on
any one" said Chairman Hall.
Many new functions were added
during the 1852 campaign. The
setup as it has been is wrong"
The chairman said he intended
to see that jobs are found for
the displaced employees of the
national committee, either in
Government or in private em-
ployment.
The executive director will
have charge of national head
quarters. The director of pub
licity will have charge Of Cis-
seminating information, state
ments and campaign arguments.
Patronage Chief" Due.
A third key officer of the
national committee. the director
of organization, will be appointed
soon. Chairman Hall said. His
duty will be Ito help us win cam
paigns" throughout the country.
he added. He will also be in
charge of patronage matters"
Asked what was happening to
the women's division of the Ma
tional Committee, Chairman Hall
said that its incorporation into
the special activities group would
give the women even greater
recognition and opportunity. He
said he had conferred with Miss
Adkins about the change and
that she had approved the plan.
Mr.. Hall denied reports that
the Republican National Com
mittee is broke"
THE committee is not broke"
he said. "On the contrary. we
have money in the bank. and we
have money coming in" He
mentioned particularly two din
nerS which will be held May 7
in New York, whose proceeds
will go to the committee.
Geographic Representation.
Chairman Hall said the APP
pointment Of Mr.. Baumhart as
executive director was in line
with his own idea that geographic
cal divisions of the country
should be represented in the
rational organization. The new
director was born in Vermillion.
Ohio. and is As years old. He
resigned his seat in the House
in 1912 to join the Navy. during
World War II. He served four
years and was separated from
the service with the rank Of
lieutenant commander. Upon his
return to civilian life. Mr.. Baum
hart Joined the Owens-Corning
Fiberglas Corp. and became its
director of public relations.
Prior to his election to the
(See REPUBLICANS, Page A-5.)