Show i f WING EWING RETAINS RETAIN'S 1 t SEAT FOR UTAH o I WAS WASHINGTON D. D C c. Jan 10 10 Without controversy Orman W. W Ewing lEwing wIng today had been recognized f v officially by the Democratic nath nai na- na th ht iS i tJ nal c committee a as national com com- n for Utah No claim for tori recognition was waa wasat made at the llie committee meeting here t yesterday lerdy by A. A S. S Brown rown own whom j Utah Vai D Democrats moc ele elected ted at their 19 1934 state con convention to La replace Ewing i t Ewing presented presente his credentials aIs answered the and accordIng according accord- accord Ing lag ing to to officials au I. I accepted as committeeman Swings Swing's name vr wax wa included In Inh Inthe h f the official ln lal list hit of committeemen attending atte the session He was unchallenged unchallenged une un un- un- un e challenged d by Brown officials laid or Brown Drown Fails allI to Appear The absence of a contest came as 8 1 a surprise a-surprise a to th the committee e Un itself If j which had prepared to refer reter any controversy to a special subcommittee before betor bringing it b before for the whole group J No explanation was given at the meeting why Brown did not appear r In person or file filea a brief to 10 contest Swings Swing's recognition for It w was s learned he had bad been advised not to todo do cither It also aLo was w was s learned that par parliamentarians parlia parlia- lah la- la h of ot the national committee commit commit- tee h had d studied th the Utah situation lu and d h had d decided the state convention convention conven conven- tion tron that named Brown had exceeded exceeded ex ex- Its authority and probably c could uld n not t have haw aust tn d by a vote te of the national al committee These exp experts rt were were of tho the opinion there was was no vacancy on on the national na- na tl committee Ewing not having resigned It t was a. a 3 agreed that only the committee corn com could uld decide between Ewing and Brown Brawn if there were a contest and th that t Chairman James A. A Farley i had bad 3 n no authority to decide The attitude of ot the he he national comi com com- 4 i that such BUch affairs concerning the T tJi the party only within a state should t not be brought into the national picture pie pic ture tun extended to Georgia where ex- ex sled isLet a situation similar to that in Utah P Party r y pressure was brought in Georgia to ward off olf a contest for tor a national c committee seat scat even even though the committee had to accept Y J Governor Talmadge bitter critic of the administration as the member from that Bt state te Ewing said h here re today th that t v Brown ro n had no standing before the he national committee and would not be re recognized i Brown Brown Brow appe appealed led to Secretary of ot rJ f George H. H Dern t L to have himl himself him- him self l installed as 83 committeeman but Se Secretary Dern Dem advised him not to toE t. t l interfere t r ere that it was wu outside his province according to Ewing The Th office of national committeeman commit teeman has hu never r b been en va vacant ant and Br Brown Was was ras not pot subject to election election Ewing said I IP S Some me of the old guard long after aftermost aftermost aftermost most of the convention had gone goni home decided they didn't like my support of t President Roosevelt d dc- dc posed me and elected Brown c- c L The case CAS has hu b been en submitted to tov v e eminent lawyers here and they held Brown jBrown ro had no standing and could ri not f be- be o admitted as as' as a m member of ot c 1 the thC committee Brown prepared bri briefs ri upholding his contention but was was' dissuaded by Secretary Dent Dern from front offering them 1 W. W V. V Forbes Morgan secretary of the e national committee said no not t t. t bri briefs had I been received from Bro Brown t 7 In a statement issued in Salt Lake City Friday Mr Brown said that v if if it IL is is' true th the Democratic national na committee on technical grou grounds ds re recognizes Mr Ewing g as national c there Is ii satisfaction Uon in knowing be he will i function n for only a afew few months While he made no mention of the 1936 state convention it was was' be- be eY e- e Ji T Mr M. Brown was confident he Y- Y wo would ld b be chosen committeeman by th that t gathering a e My liMy chief obligation and allegiance alle alle- gia Is not ot to the Democratic lc na- na naT tJ Jonal nal Co committee u but to the Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- Demo I c cratic ati pa party ly of pr Utah he said The rhe party honored me by e e t I me national c committeeman and andI I have tried and md n will continue Jo to try fry to do everything possible for the success of ot o our r party in the state and andin andin andin in the nation Regardless of ot who may maybe be recognized recognized recognized rec I I am the spokesman forthe for tor forthe I the Democratic party in Utah in I contacts with the Democratic national na- na ional committee This is b so 10 not Dot because I 1 d de demand ma mand d it but because the Democratic Democratic Demo Denio cratic party of Utah demands Jt No tempest in a teapot can swerve m me rae one one iota fr front from m my my l loyalty lay loy y ally alty and allegiance to President U Roosevelt |