Evening star., 1933-02-06
C. 0. P. LAUNCHES
COMEBACK DRIVE
League Formed, With Curtis
as Head, to Educate
New Voters.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A National Republic League, headed
by Vice President Curtis, has been
formed to attempt restoring the G. o.
p from the tremendous drubbing the
voters gave 1t last November.
The new organization was announced
last night by John A. Campbell of
White Plains, N. Y, who will be its
director.
THE purpose of the new organiza-
tion," Campbell said, lis to reach the
young people of the country and edu-
cate them in the principles and tradi-
tions of the Republican party"
Campbell said the organization was
designed to "be one of the means by
which they hope to win back the coun-
try to their party in the congressional
elections of 1884 and the presidential
election of 1886"
Three Vice Chairmen Named.
1t is professedly neither for nor
against the interests of any one candi-
date. What has been disclosed of its
makeup so far is strictly regular Re
publican,
Under Curtis as chairman, three vice
cho irmen have been named Senators
Fell. Hebe-t Of Rhode Island and Daniel
n Hactinos OF DclS'~are. and former
Representative John @. Tilson of Con-
ne aticut.
Headquarters will be opened in Wash
ington, and from it a steady campaign
Of information" will be issued, direct
ed especially at the younger voters, but
not overlooking any of the public.
Curtis in his letter accepting, said:
MY dear Mr.. Campbell:
Il have given considerable thought
to the invitation that I become chair
man Of the National Republican League.
Fulfilling Patriotic Duty.
'It has long occurred to me that
scme such organization should be
formed for the education of the youth
of the country in the principles of the
Republican party. The work to be
undertaken by the league while partisan
in its efforts still is fulfilling patriotic
duty in interesting the youth CT the
country in their Government.
With approximately two million
young people coming of age each year
the league will have an opportunity of
bringing to the service of our party the
younger element in American life which
feel Is needed now.
Il, therefore, deem it a great honor
to be called upon to become the leader
in the movement and accept the chair
manship with full confidence that the
league will be a valuable adjunct to cur
party
Campbell has worked fer the Repub-
lican National Committee in its East
ern headquarters during the last three
presidential campaigns and in between
has helped the National Congressional
Committee. He said the league already
has Eastern headquarters functioning
in New York City.
First Rebuilding Step.
Between now and 1896 approximate
ly 100000 young men and women will
reach voting age and to a very large
degree the future of the Republican
party will be in their hands," Campbell
said. Our object will be to furnish
to this important group, and to the
people as whole, the information
and sound opinions on national affairs.
This movement Is not in the inter-
est Of, nor hostile to, the candidacy of
any person or persons for public office.
1t will cooperate with the national and
local party organizations by bringing
to the support of the Republican party
the militant youth Of America"
This move is the first rebuilding step
in the party since election. but gen.
eral reorganization has been looked for
by many in the party to come some
time after March 4. At the Capitol the
have been busy comforting.
Some have been trying to get together
to GUST Everett Sanders as chairman Of
the national committee. He was put
there by President Hoover.
What part Mr.. Hoover Is to play In
the direction of the Republican party
of the future Is one of the fundamental
questions to be settled. The machine
as it stands is largely his, but whether
it could remain SO if he wished to retain
control and point for denomination in
1886 has yet to be shown.
Not Part of Committee.
Washington observers have been ex-
pecting for some time that the Re-
publicans would, as soon as they could
get together, borrow a leaf from the
Democratic strategy book, and start
their campaigning way ahead of elec-
ton season
The present movement differs from
the Democratic strategy of the past
four years In one respect: 1t is not off,
cially part of the national committee. |
The Democratic organization set up an
Executive Committee and under it |
highly efficient press Office, directed by
Charles Nicholson. 1t was his job to |
keep up a constant barrage of Demo-
cratic statements criticiZing the Repub- |
lican administration.
The press campaign indicated by the |
Republican League announce
ment was generally expected here to
bear strong resemblance to the Demo-
cratic offensive of the past four years. |
LOCAL MEASURES FACE