Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-02-06 | Page 5 | Hoffman Loses Party Control

HOFFMAN gOFFMAN LOSES PARTY CONTROL TRENTON N. N J. J Feb 6 UP UP- UP Some Some Sine of Bruno Richard Haupt- Haupt evil fo fortune tune rubbed of off on Governor vernor Harold G G. G Hoffman today today to- to day daY Principally because the gov gov- befriended the Lindbergh kid- kid stripped of his leader leader- n per h he was stripped I hIp in the Republican party and threatened with ac action ion b by the he legis- legis him of of his 1 to deprive part powers S Politicians said he could blame AT p his liLs deposition almost entirely upon th unpopularity of his attempts to ve Hauptmann from death l JI 5 Hoffman Hoffmon Deposed IV l The party state executive com com- J ousted Hoffman from party at a special meeting last last- The committee ria three hours IJ l hereafter will wUl assume its rightful r i place of or l I leadership ad to exercise the authority I-authority 5 authoritY vested in it by law Jaw a formal statement issued by Chairman Chair Chair- man man Henry W. W said r S' S To effect that end Jeffers an- an l. l the committee will I luh permanent headquarters to di- di of legislation In conformity con con- 1 n t passage with tho the party platform I settle mUe disputes over appointments to p public bUc offices and assume control of ot party finances S I Hoffman Hottman has displeased his party l Ad ri bv by a independence I in distributing rd patronage and an anK anZ K Z alliance affiance with a Democratic minority l-in l Un In the legislature to pass pass' tax legis- legis lUon hUon condemned by some members own party part t r Target S. S Democrats have charged In the thc legislature that his concern for Hauptmann was purely political translatable into a desire to discredit disi dis- dis I i credit and oust Colonel H. H Norman state police chief chiet 1 Critics of the governor think he bas has criticized police work in the J Hauptmann case principally to allay aay 1 popular prejudice against Schwarz- Schwarz possible discharge Hoffman Ais is unfriendly too toward Attorney General David Davjd T. T 11 ii a Democrat The Republican state committees committee's action a almost most assured passage of a abill bill now in the legislature that 1 would deprive Hoffman Horrman of power to appoint appoint a new state police chief without l legislative confirmation