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After weeks of agitation and uncertainty eight potent officers of the Republican Party met Claudius Hart Huston, chairman of the Republican National Committee, at Washington headquarters last week. They were determined to wrestle him out of his job. Chairman Huston, calm and cool in white flannels, talked blandly, smiled disarmingly upon them from the head of a long shiny table. There was no wrestling. The eight potent Republicans departed, looking more sheepish than elephantine. Mr. Huston was still mahout. He might resign after the treaty session of the Senate?or he might not. The issue was as unsettled as ever...
Party opposition to Chairman Huston's tenure of office developed four months ago when the Senate Lobby Committee revealed that Mr. Huston had made temporary use of funds contributed to the Tennessee River Improvement Association for Muscle Shoals lobbying to support his own stock margin account in Wall Street (TIME, March 31). Republicans were less concerned about the personal ethics of Mr. Huston's lobbying activities than they were about the possible effect of his financial transactions upon contributions to the party campaign fund this year. It was broadly stated that wealthy citizens would not play...
...Chairman Huston had no intention of going. He grew obstinate and defiant, insisted he would never "quit under fire." He proceeded to make long range plans for the fall campaign. President Hoover fortnight ago told him to his face that party sentiment demanded his retirement, but hesitated to ask for his resignation, lest Mr. Huston stubbornly refuse to give it and force a public issue with the White House...
...Rapidan camp, rode horseback, worked over his Treaty message to the Senate. With him at the camp were Republican Senators Watson, McNary, Fess, Walcott. Topmost in the minds of all, though denials were later made that it was openly discussed at the camp, was the case of Claudius Hart Huston, chairman of the Republican National Committee whose political effectiveness has been damaged by the disclosure of his Muscle Shoals lobbying (TIME, March 31). Many had been the demands for Mr. Huston's resignation...
Married. Alice Huston, daughter of Claudius Hart Huston, Chairman (under fire) of the Republican National Committee; and Fulton Lewis Jr., Washington socialite; at Washington...