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Show Coming close, upon the heels of the resignetion of Charlea D. Hillaa from tha Republican national na-tional committee and tha death of Andrew W. Mellon, th "old guard" suffers a heavy loss. "These three, despit that Mr Mills was only, 53 yeara of age, were elder statesmen, all with f voice in th making of party policies and the choir of leaders. An aristocrat by birth, long the possessor of a large personal fortune, superbly educated, he chose politics as a career. To it he .gave tireless energy. When Mellon held the treasury portfolio port-folio Mills was his undersecretary, and when Mellon became ambassador to the court of St. James Mills was his successor by President Hoover's Hoo-ver's appointment. He was the most critical foe of the new deal and used almost every agency of communication to place his views before the country. His latest effort was a recently published volume, "The Seventeen Million," in which he sought to bring back party unity with a set of principles he had worked out to attract all elements among Republicans. Re-publicans. In the campaign ahead there can be no doubt but that thia aloof leader's voice would have been heard In high party councils. Even his opponents conceded hi brilliant ability. Within the circle of his closest sasci-ates sasci-ates he was held In fsst affection. He had many political foes both in and outside his party, but all respected his sincerity of beliefs and the courage with which he defended them. He was unswervingly loyal to his friends. He was stalwart stal-wart in his loyalty as an American. He was peculiarly fit for the role he essayed in his party, and discovery of successor with equal attainments' presently appears to be a difficult problem and an Immediate need. Ogden L Mills V '"PHI death of Ogden L. Mills, wholly without 1 forewarning, remove a potent figur from national and New York state political circles. ( |