Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-09
DEMOCRAT DINNER
R|FTLA|D TO c. O.P.
Fletcher Charges Repub-
Iicans Seek to Stir DiSsention
Over Shouse Testimonial.
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are playing this up to the limit and I
am sorry TO say some Democrats arc
helping them.
Efforts to Divide Party.
"The effort Is made to divide the
Democrats and force those Democrats
who were opposed to Smith on two
main grounds into the Republican
ranks We must not allow that. Mr..
Raskob is not calling a gettogether
meeting at all"
Senator Fletcher said that the in
vitation on its face clearly showed that
the dinner is to be given in honor OF
Mr.. Shouse by the Jefferson Democrat
ic Association. He continued:
1T is dinner rendered by Demo-
cratic organization to a Democrat who
was Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury under the Wilson administration,
a man whom antiSmith people can
find no objection to in the world and
who is in charge of national Demo-
cratic activities.
THE head of the organization, so
far as carrying on the work of the
Democratic party is now Mr.. Shouse.
1T is true, I believe, that Mr..
Raskob is expected to attend the din
ner. / understand he will be prepared
10 state that the debts of the national
committee have been greatly reduced.
That ought to be rather gratifying
announcement to all Democrats and
this dinner will give him the oppor-
tunity to make that statement. l can
see no objection to that.
Wants to See Democrats United.
II sincerely hope Democrats will not
halY
split in the party and to line them up
on the question of prohibition or re-
ligion in accordance with the wishes
Of our Republican opponents. I want
to see the Democrats all get together.
Let the past be bygone, forget all diff
ferences and stand by the party, look
ing to the selection of new and fresh
material on the basis of Democratic
principles. Let's not encourage Re-
publicanS to bring on a row and raise
questions that are not involved in what
ever Democrats may do on every &C.
caSion."
The attitude taken by Senator
Fletcher with regard to the dinner for
Mr.. ShouSe is that assumed by nearly
the entire Democratic membership of
the Senate, and most of these Demo-
cratic members Of the Senate now ex-
pect to attend the dinner. There will
also be large delegation of House
Democrats in attendance. The COM
mittee in charge of the dinner has been
forced to increase its contract with the
hotel for guests.
Various reports have been in circula-
ton regarding announcements which
are to be made at the dinner. One Of
them is to the effect that Mr.. Raskob
Will say that the entire Democratic
deficit growing out Of the national cam
paign amounting to 81 $4,000 original
ly, has been wiped out. Another report
goes further and hazards the guess that
Mr.. RaSkob will not only announce the
debt has been paid, but also that he is
to retire from the Craftsmanship of the
Democratic national committee, having
fulfilled that obligation. 1t is known
that some time ago Mr.. Raskob did offer
to resign the Craftsmanship of the COM
mittee. but that various party leaders
prevailed upon him TO withhold his
resignation.
Many Speakers Listed.
The speakers at the dinner tomorrow
night will include Mr. Shouse, Chair
man Raskob, Senator Tydings OF Mary
land and Representative Byrns of
Tennessee, the chairmen, respectively,
OF the senatorial and congressional cam
paign committees. Robert N. Harper
will introduce the speakers.
1t is expected that Mr. Shouse will
outline plans for an intensive campaign,
beginning almost Immediately, to give
the Democrats victory in the congress
sional and senatorial elections next year.
The Democratic national committee
has offered the position of publicity di-
rector and the authority to plan and
execute one Of the most ambitious I'M
dertakings yet conceived by the party
to Charles Nicholson. chief of the
Washington bureau Of the New York
World. it was learned yesterday.
1t is expected formal announcement
OF the appointment will be made by Mr.
ShouSe tomorrow night.
The executive committee. housed in
enlarged quarters in the National Press
Building. will concern itself under Mr.
Shouse with three distinct activities, or
ganiZation, research and publicity, each
with a director. Mr.. Nicholson will be
charged with preparing and disseminate
ing editorial matter which leaders hope
may carry a message TO the country that
will bear fruit in the forthcoming con-
gresSional elections and In the ma
tional campaign in 1882.
Mr.. Nicholson has been identified
with journalism in the Capital since
1915, when he came TO Washington as
correspondent for the Chicago Herald.
He has travelled extensively with preSi-
Dental candidates Of both parties in
recent years. His paper was an ardent
supporter of former Gov. Smith in the
last presidential election.
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