July 27.
While no definite choice of a new! Republican National Chairman succeed Mr, Claudius H. Huston fas Been made, the "Hoover group" is already calling Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio national chairman' temporarily.
Should there be strenuous objec tion to President Hoover's choice of Senator Fess, it is believed that the post will remain vacant for the' present.
Mr, Robert Lucas, a Republican wheel-horse for many years, will be chairman of the executive come mittee, Senator Fess is favoured for many reasons, including the fact that he gives w link-up with the important Middle West farm vote which is considered in a delicate position present because of the.much-debated tayir? and the hardly less debated efforts at relief through the Federal Farm Board.
He was born on a farm in Allen County, Ohio, in 1861, and has a Jong history of service to the Republican cause, Much of his life up to the past 20 years was spent educational civeles, including service with Ohio Northern Univers sity, the University of Chicago and Antioch College of which he was} president from 1907 to 1917.
Senator Fess was a delegate to and vice-president of the Ohio Constitutional Convention of 1912. He wont from the 6th Ohio District 40 become a member of the 6rd Congress, 1912-15, and from the 7th District to the sith to 67th Con-guesses, Me has been in the Senate! vince 1923, Thus far the President's choice has appeared a popular one but it is feared that some opp develop because of compel the position—United Press.
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