Evening star., 1935-05-12
LEFT|ST TRENDS
BLOCKED IN c. 0. P.
Switch in Site of Regional
Conference to Springfield
Held Significant.
BY THEODORE C. WALLEN.
Copyright. 1935.)

The most serious challenge to ortho-
dox Republican national party con-
troll was considered defeated yesterday
on the strength of word that would
be delegates with New Deal leanings
were being banned from the Mid
western Republican conference to be
held in Springfield, Ill, on June 10
and II. The effect was to head off
the liberal resurgence" in that one
Of the five Republican regional con-
ferences where 1t had made its strong
est showing in demand for a New
Deal in the Republican party.
Members of the Republican con-
greSsional minority said the outlook
for the Midwestern conference of nine
States had undergone sharp change
since the proposal to break the con-
servative control of the party was
broached two months ago by Gov. ALI
M. Landon Of Kansas. The switching
of the conference from Kansas City
to Springfield, H., was cited as q step
In that direction.
Left Versus Right.
Friends Of former President Hoover
said this was in line with his purpose
in touching of the sentiment for
regional Republican conferences well
In advance Of the nominating season.
The party titular leaders expressed
idea, it was said, was not only to stir
Republicans into activity across the
continent, but to get the anti-leftist
trend started early enough to head on
the nomination Of q radical" on the
Republican presidential ticket next
year. On the basis of present indica-
tons. this seems clearly assured and
the Democratic and Republican par
ties seem more likely than ever to 60
into the contest as moderate left
versus right.
Should orthodox Republicans estab-
liSh control Of the party in the Mid
die West in the Springfield confer
ence, Republican national conven-
ton conservative by contrast with
the Democratic national convention
will be certain. The New England
regional conference last month showed
that orthodox Republicans were
firmly in the saddle there. The party
machinery in the Middle Atlantic
States is definitely in the hands of
anti-New Deal Republicans. The sit
uation Is the same in the South and
border States. Aside from scattered
spots, the only chance for radicalism
to break through would be in the Far
West, including Mr.. Hooyer's home
State Of California, and there would
be insufficient delegate strength from
that section to challenge effectively
the rightist control Of the convention.
In Accord With Hoover.
Mr.. Hoover and the present con-
trolling element in the Republican
National Committee coincide in the
purpose to make the party unrespon-
sive to the radical" appeal. While
definitions of radical" differ, the
two groups would agree that Senator
Gerald P. Nye, Republican, of North
Dakota, represents the type to be
blocked off in advance. Senator Nye.
in proposing former Gov. John c.
Winant Of New Hampshire for the
Republican presidential nomination,
is believed to have had an eye to
running on the ticket with him, pref
erably in the reverse order, but on
the same ticket in any event.
While foreclosing the possibility that
nominating a radical" is one Of the
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