Evening star., 1933-02-26
0.P. GROUPS
|M.A!|P' FUTURE PLANS
ProTessives Will Organize,
Regular Party Chiefs
Meet Tomorrow.
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Democratic nominee for President
Franklin D. Roosevelt, and opposed
President Hoover In the last campaign
from the Republican organization Of
the Senate drew . sarcastic retort from
Senator Hiram johnson Of California,
one Of the four Senator Norris, another
merely laughed at the Reed announce
ment and suggested that the progress
sives might undertake to purge the Re-
publican organization. The other two
Senators who opposed the Hoover Curtis
ticket openly were La Toilette Of Wis
consin and Cutting Of New Mexico.
Senator johnson, while expressing his
sympathy with the progressives who
have moved to set up q permanent Or
ganiAtion here, had no part in the
movement he said. With reference to
the Heed proposal to turn Senator john
son and the others out of the Republi-
can organization Of the Senate, the
California senator said
"The spectacle Of Senator Reed man
aging. operating. controlling. directing
and manipulating the Republicans Of
the Senate upon q matter Of no con-
sequence with the returns Of the last
election fresh in our memories. ought
to bring . broad smile even to thoee
who believe in his kind Of politics. just
az 1t has given . good laugh to those
he would assail.
Called Echo of Others.
Senator Reeds voice is but the echo
Of those who have brought the old Re-
publican party almost to descruction
The only importance Of the discussion
Is whether the Morgans and the Mel
Ions. through the little Morgans and the
little MELONS in the United States
Senate. have undivided ownership of
the Republican party, or shall the Re-
publican party again become, as 1t was
when formed. q party Of the people"
Notwithstanding the defiant attitude
OF the progressives, the regular Repub-
lcan organization, as represented by the
Executive Committee Of the Republican
National Committee, planned to drive
right ahead with its plans for the con-
gressional elections in 1894.
Chairman Sanders in his statement
said that primarily the purpose Of the
meeting is to outline and discuss plans
for carrying on the work Of the national
organization during the current year
and for raising funds for the budget
necessary for the active functioning Of
national headquarters In Arlington" 4"
1t Is understood that Mr. Sanders has
9 full and complete program to lay be-
fore the Executive Committee for its
consideration at the meeting tomorrow.
The G. o. p. Committee has been
urged by several Republican leaders to
become 'more active" 1t must decide
whether it will ape the Democratic ma
tionai organization, which set up in
1929 an active publicity bureau, under
the direction of Jouett Shouse, then
chairman Of the Executive Committee,
and Charles Nicholson, still director OF
publicity. The Democrats at that time
had recently suffered defeat quite ON
the scale Of the defeat which the Re-
publicans suffered last Fall in the ma
tional election.
Prefer to Wait.
More cautious and conservative Re-
publican leaders are inclined to feel
that the time has not yet arrived to un-
dent-elect Roosevelt and his admins
tration. They point out that the Demo-
Gratis did not set UP their organization
to smear Hoover" until six months had
elapsed after the Democratic defeat in
1928. The feeling is that the issues of
the 1884 congressional campaign are
still to be made. They will be made
largely by the Democratic administra-
tion and the Democratic Congress, the
measures which they adopt. the contin-
uance Of hard times, and the atti-
tude Of the Republicans in Congress
toward proposed legislation Of the
Democrats.
Nevertheless, rumors continue to be
advanced that the Republicans will set
up an active publicity bureau with little
delay, and In some quarters the report
persists that Senator George H. Moses
of New Hampshire, who is to leave the
Senate March L. will be chosen as di-
rector Of publicity. The duty Of picking
q director Of publicity lies with the
chairman Of the National Committee.
Mr. Sanders, and he has given no indi.
cation yet that he plans to place Sem
ator Moses in this Office. Senator Moses
himself has said nothing about the mat
ter. The Executive Committee tomor-
row is expected to adopt the policies Of
the organization and to leave their ex-
ecution to the chairman.
Republicans of the House will meet
in caucus Tuesday night to elect .
congressional campaign committee and
to name their candidates for Speaker,
clerk of the House. ETC.. in the next
Congress. Each State with Republican
representation in the House has q
member of the Congressional Campaign
Committee. In the next Congress, the
list of States having Republican repre-
sentation has been cut to 10. indiana
for example, has no Republican mem
Der Of the next House. Representative
Will Wood Of Indiana has been chair
man Of the Congressional Campaign
Committee since 1922. Who will sue
ceed him is q problem the Republicans
are wrestling with. Among the veter-
an members of the Congressional Com
mittee who are in the next House are
Bacon Of New York, Fpss of Massachu-
nl,i ikoa NJ M