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Show Taft Slate Wins Plums In Republican Senate By RAYMOND LAIIR WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UP) Organizational spadework by Sen. Robert A. Taft (R.. O.) paid dlvi-dends dlvi-dends Tuesday in the distribution of senate Republican plums for the new congress, which convenes Friday. Taft a leading 19iS GOP presidential presi-dential possibility, merged aa the strong man of the senate Republican Republi-can organization at ths first session ses-sion of the three-dsy Republican conference. He won major assignments as-signments and ths slate of leaders he helped prepsre was approved without change. Victorious In the Initial leadership leader-ship tests, backers of the Taft pro- gram drove ahead with plans to dole out disputed committee assignments as-signments in accordance with the proposals of the alstemakers. The actual task of allocating committee assignments, particularly particu-larly the chairmanship!, . was turned over to an eight-man group headed by Sen, Edward V. Robertson Robert-son (R., Wyo.). Kebelloa Threats That group still must deal with threats or rebellion, particularly from Sens. Charles W. Tobey (Rl, N. H.) and Clyde R. Reed (R., Kan.). Both are potential candidates candi-dates for the chairmanship of the committee on Interstate and foreign for-eign commerce and both planned to appear before ths committee-electing committee-electing group today. Tobey rebelled against the leadership lead-ership program Monday, but met defeat at every turn when the prearranged pre-arranged elate of senate leaders wss spproved by the GOP conference con-ference without modiflcstlon. The conference picked these leaders: Sen. Arthur H. Vsndenberg (R., Mich.), nominee for president pro tempore (now presiding officer of the senate). Sen. Wallace H. White Jr. (It, Me.), majority floor leader. Sen. Eugene D. Minikin (R, Colo.), conference chairman. Sen. Kenneth S. Wherry (R., Neb.), majority whip. Sen. Milton D. Young (R., N. D.), conference secretary. Nam Secretary The conference also nominated Carl A. Loeffler, a senate employe since he became page In 1889, to bo senate secretary, and Edward F. McGlnnls, Chicsgo investment banker, to be aergeanl-at-arms. Both Jobs psy $12,000 a yesr. Four former senators hsd been mentioned previously for those two moat important patronage plums. Vsndenberg once proposed former Sen. Robert M. La Toilette (PM Wis.) for secretary. Sens. Raymond E. Willis (R., Ind.). Hen-rlk Hen-rlk Shlpstead fTL, Minn.) and former for-mer Sen. Rufus C Holman (R., Ore.) had been suggested for serges ser-ges nt-at-arme. Taft himself was namsd to the Robertson group, which allocates committee assignments and chairmanships. chair-manships. Steering Leader Ho also was named a member and probable chairman of the steering committee, which he headed head-ed during the 79th congress. That group becomes more Important under ths Republicsn majority In ths new congress. It rsvlews legislation leg-islation and seeks to develop a unified party policy. The steering committee and the Robertson committee on committees commit-tees were appointed by Mlllikln and approved by the full conference. confer-ence. Besides Taft and Brooks, steering steer-ing commlttse members Included Sens. Albert W. Hswkes (R., N. J.), Homer Ferguson (R., Mich.), Guy Cordon (R.. Ors.) and Lever-ett Lever-ett SaltonsUU (R., Mass.). White, Wherry and Mlllikln are ex officio members. The Robertson committee Included In-cluded Sens. Hugh A. Butler (R., Neb.), Harlan J. Bushflsld (R.. S. D ). Homer Cspehsrt (It, Ind), Forrest C. Donnell (R, Mo.). William Wil-liam F. Knowland (R CaL), Taft. and Brooks. |
