Evening star., 1933-12-27
REPUBLICANS TALK
PLAN FOR pARLEYS
Minority Conferences Wait
on Democratic Program,
House Leader Says.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Republican party conferences in the
House and Senate probably will be held
next week to talk over party matters. II
Representative Smell of New York
minority leader of the House. said to-
day that he planned to discuss with
other Republicans as they come to
Washington in the next few days the
advisability of bringing the party men,
bers in the House together. He ex-
pressed the opinion that such gath
ering would be held. but added:
I'VE are waiting to learn what the
Democratic program will be for the
coming session Of Congress. Until we
know what the party in power intend,
to propose, there is little real use oi
holding a party conference. The Dem
ocratic party is in power 1t Is its duty
to formulate the program of legislation
for the Congress at the coming session
1t Is not the part Of Republicans, who
are in the minority. to do So"
Because the Presidents message to
Congress, which is expected to con-
tain his recommendations regarding
legislation in all probability will not
reach Congress until January 4, the day
after the formal opening OF the session,
it was indicated by Mr.. Smell that the
conference of House Republicans might
not take place until after the opening
OF the session.
Senators Meet Tuesday.
On the Senate side, Senator McNary
of Oregon, Republican leader, is to call
the Republican Senators together for
a pow-wow on Tuesday, at IL am,
which is the day before Congress con-
venes. This would be in advance OF
the receipt Of the Presidents program.
The Republican leader will call sub
sequent conferences to talk over the
specific recommendations Of the Chief
Executive when they are in hand
The Republicans, who have adopted
notwithstanding policy up to date,
may abandon that course after the
session actually gets under way, and
certainly they will abandon it If Sem
ator Reed of Pennsylvania, one of the
most aggressive OF the Republican
Senators, has his way. He is demand
ing AN active, vocal minority" in Con-
gress. His advice is somewhat con-
trary to that Of other Republicans, who
hesitate to launch a strictly Republi-
can attack on the administration for
fear Of being charged with merely play
ing politics at a time when President
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recovery.
IF the Republican orators train their
guns on the Democratic administra-
ton. the fire will be returned vigorously
by Democrats In the Senate and House.
They are preparing to draw uncom-
pnmentary pictures of what happened
to the country under the control Of the
Republican party. control relin-
quished less than a year ago.
Progressives in Doubt.
How many Of the so-called Pepub-
lican progressives in the Senate will at
tend a conference called by Senator
McNary to talk over party matters and
to lay plans Of attack upon the ad-
miniStration-at the proper time-is a
question. Some of them will not attend
If they keep to their old practices.
Some Of them. like La Toilette, Norris,
Cutting and johnson, openly supported
Mr.. Roosevelt in the 1882 election and
would seem to be out of place in a
gathering which was planning to at
tack the man they had helped to place
in ofhce-unless, indeed, they had be-
come convinced that he had made q
poor job Of administration.
If many Of these Republican progress
sives should show up at the coming
conference it might be construed as in
dicating that. after all. their break with
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