Evening star., 1933-06-24
SMELL THINKS COP.
WILL REGAIN HOUSE
so to 70 Democratic Seats
in Danger Next Year, Says
Representative.
Prediction that the Republicans would

Prediction that the Republicans would
| recapture enough seats next year to
| control the House in the next Congress
was made today by Representative Smell
of New York. the minority leader. He
said between so and 70 normal Repub-
lican seats would be regained without
difficulty.
Under SHELLS leadership the House
Republican minority is planning Wig
orous campaign to recapture the seats
in the congressional election. The work
will be concentrated in the Republican
National Congressional Committee, COM
posed of House members Campaign
ammunition already is being assembled.
Smell s8id the reorganization of the
party nationally and in the States was
in the hands of the Republican Ma
tional and State Committees.
Fighting Chance Equal.
Aside from regaining between so and
70 normal Republican seats, Smell de-
clared the party had an equal fighting
enough additional seats to seize con-
troll. That depends, however, he
pointed out. on whether the expert
mental legislation enacted by the Demo-
Gratis at the special session works. The
outcome he said, would not be known
for a year
Smell has brought about reorganiza-
ton of the Congressional Committee
into a group of younger members.
Representative Bolton of Ohio IS
chairman. Representatives Bacon of
New York and Carter of California are
vice chairmen. With Smell, they are
planning to raise as issues the Demo-
cratic-approved currency imitation, dou-
BILE budget economy and control of in
dustry.
Outlining the Republican stand on
the Roosevelt program enacted at the
special session, Smell said:
The Democrats had responsibility
and we did not want to be placed in
the position of obstructionists. We
sought to cooperate on non-partisan
basis on legislation we thought would
benefit the country.
Where there was q fundamental
difference of principles we forced rec
ord votes in order that the people
might have no doubt as to how the Re-
publicanS stand.
Old Principles Thrown Out.
Much of the Democrats program,
instead of decentralizing the Govern
ment, ruthlessly discarded every prin-
ciple of individual enterprise and in
itiative for which this Government was
founded. The principles of more than
100 years have been thrown out.
Everything has been placed under
Government control. and the Demo-
Gratis program constitutes autocratic
and bureaucratic domination of our ma
tional life We will learn at the end
OF year whether this vast experiment
is practical"
Smell said Republicans do not believe
the Democrats can Justify their double
budget system. because regardless of
whether money is expended for ordinary
or extraordinary expenses. they all are
charges against the Treasury and have
to be paid for some day."
THE Democrats, along with their
economy measures, have authorized ex-
penditures amounting to eight billion
dollars" Smell said They won't be
able to balance the budget If their
money is spent, and most of it will be- -
The Republicans, he said, will Con
tinue to insist upon sound money for
the country and will oppose the issuance
Of greenback or fiat money authorized
under the farm imitation act"