Evening star., 1934-12-02
For Drastic Action if FIetCh-
er and Others Refuse
to Step Aside.
RAPS APPARENT SCORN
FOR NEEDS OF PUBLIC
Hilles Letter Brings Demand for
Action Centering in Young
Republicans.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Senator Borah of Idaho last night
urged a revolt against present con-
servative, old guard leaders of the
Republican national organization. un-
less these leaders voluntarily efface
themselves.
His plan for the revolution" is to
work through the Young Republican
Clubs all over the country. to set up
an entirely new and separate party
organization, much as the late Theo-
dore Roosevelt set up the Bull Moose
organization in 1912, if the old
guardsmen balk.
While the Idaho Senator's idea for
a showdown with the present leader
ship of the Republican organization
has been seething within him for
some time, the publication of a letter
by Charles D. Hilles. vice chairman
of the Republican National Commit
tee and its member from New York
brought forth the Borah statement
In this letter Hilles, who has long
been powerful! figure in the national
organization, urged the Republican
party to stand firm and not to be led
to the left.
HiIles in Criticism.
The milestone about the neck of
the party in the last campaign" said
Borah, clearly including HilleS in his
appraisal was the belief that the
Republican party was in the contro
Of men revolutionary in their views
and primarily interested in protecting
the interests of the few as against The
many. men who for years have beer
committed to policies the people De-
lleve narrow and selfish"
The men now in control of the ma
tional organization. Borah said, lowe it
to the party and to its millions of sup
porters to call the National Committee
together at once and cooperate to
bring about complete reorganization
Of the party organization.
That would certainly be in the
interest of the party from every
standpoint" he continued. mo one
is asking that the party be turned
over to particular group.
If these gentlemen (referring to
SAiS AAlCA1 INV III IOllIlOlD OO llOJ
that the rank and file want such a
change, let them send out plebiscite
I venture to believe they will not long
be left in doubt.
For Revolt if Necessary.
IF these gentlemen are unwilling
to do this, there is only one thing to
do, as see it. and that is to create
new organization. There are Young
Republican Clubs all over the
country, which would form the
nucleus of such a movement, which
would send representatives to a COM
mon meeting place and elect chair
man and complete a national or
ganiza ton.
This, it will be said is revolution
But does not the present situation
justify revolution?
If this is not done, then the party
will drift along completely in the
hands and under the control of an
organization which has lost the con-
fidence of the rank and file until we
approach the national convention Gin
1886. This situation ought to be
dealt with at once"
The Borah proposal virtually means
the call of national convention by
the revolters, just as the Bull Moose
convention was called by the Roose-
welt followers after the steam roller
in the Republican national conven-
tion of 1912 had flattened out the
Roosevelt delegates in that body.
Mr.. Hilles," continued Senator
Borah, "has some fear that the child
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