Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-03
DEMOCRATIC HEADS
TO PLAN CAMPAIGN
Dinner to Be Given in Honor
of Shouse in Capital
Monday.


party will attend a dinner here next
Monday, given by the Jefferson Demo-
cratic Association, in honor Of Jouett
Shouse, chairman of the executive COM
mittee Of the Democratic national COM
mittee.
During the dinner, which is to be
given at the Mayfiower Hotel, the pro-
gram of the national organization for a
militant and effective drive to bring
success to the party next year and In
1882, will be discussed.
The dinner will be the first gathering
of nationally known and active Demo-
Gratis since Mr.. Shouse assumed man
agement of the permanent national
headquarters Of the party in Washing
ton. Although arranged by Democrats
of the Capital as a tribute to Mr..
Shouse, the dinner is expected to prove
the initial assertion of the active Of
fensive by the party to capture control
Of Congress next year.
Raskob to Speak.
Speakers at the dinner will be John
J. Raskob of New York, chairman of the
Democratic national committee; Sena-
tor Tydings of Maryland. chairman OF
the Democratic senatorial campaign
committee; Representative Byrns of
Tennessee, chairman of the Democratic
congressional campaign committee,
and Mr. Shouse.
The speeches will be broadcast over
the network of the Columbia Broad
casting System.
The committee of the Jefferson
Democratic Association named by Rob-
ert N. Harper to arrange the dinner In
cludes; Breckenridge Long. former As
sistant Secretary Of State; Joseph P
Tunulty, secretary to President Wilson;
Charles w Darr and John r. Costello
Democratic national committeeman for
the District of Columbia; John B. Col
poys, chairman of the Democratic
State central committee for the District
of Columbia; former Representative
Carlin, Mrs J. Borden Hartman.
Democratic national committeewoman
for the District of Columbia; Ernest G.
Walker, Charles A. Douglas, w. G. Bal
derston and Mr.. Harper.
Elated by Kentucky Victory.
The success of the Democrats in the
third Kentucky congressional district
on Saturday, when they elected John
w. Moore to the House to succeed the
late Representative lect Roark, Repub-
Democrats In Washington, who declare
they see in this success a swing of the
political pendulum in their direction.
It served to relieve materially the feel
ing Of uncertainty which was engen-
dered by the publication of Bishop
James Cannon's declaration last week
urging anti-Smith Democrats to stand
out in Virginia against the party lead
ers who supported Smith in the last
election. Statements issued by Mr.
Shouse and by Representative Byrns
follow:
The victory of Mr.. Moore In the
special election in the third Kentucky
congressional district means that the
Democrats have drawn first blood in
the fight which is to come next year
for control of Congress. This Ken
lucky district was carried by the Re-
publicans by 4,006 majority in Novem-
Der. In the first test of strength since
the advent of the present Republican
administration. the Democrats have
overturned that Mr.. Moore's election by
around 1000 majority cannot fail to
convey an important significance as the
reaction already being emphasized
throughout the country.
Although the third Kentucky dis
trict is one which has been character
lied as normally Democratic it has
been one of the most closely contested
IN the State for many years. In the
special election campaign, the Repub-
lican party made support Of the Presi-
dent the test, relying on the victory
in November to obtain the Endorsement
of an administration now three months
old. The Democrats accepted that
challenge. The voters of the district
have given the answer"
"Disapproval Of Hoover"
Mr. Byrns said
THE Kentucky election gives not
only hope, but promise of Democratic
success In the next general elections
The result clearly shows the dissatis
faction of the people with the half
hearted and dilatory manner with
which Mr. Hoover and the Congress
have treated farm relief and their dis
approval of the pending tariff bill
which, as II passed the House, gave
vastly greater consideration to highly
protected industry than it did to agri-
culture"