Schism in Leadership Is Already Indicated Washington, Jan. 7. "Mr, Herbert Hoover, former President, and Mr. Charles Dawes, former Vice-President, to-day accepted membership in the new Programme Committee of the Republican Party which will attempt to revive party support before the Presidential elections of 1940 and in the forthcoming Congressional and state elections this year, Both Mr. Hoover and Mr. Dawes declined to accept the post of honorary chairman of the Committee, however.
Indicating a widening rift between Mr. Hoover and Mr. Alfred M. Lan-don, Republican Presidential candidate in 1938, Mr. London and Mr. Frank Knox, running mate of Mr, London's in the 1936 campaign, both declined membership in the new! Committee.
Mr. Glenn Frank, former President of the University of Wisconsin, yesterday accepted the chairmanship of the new Committee.—United Press.
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