Evening star., 1935-12-29

New York, will be laid at the meeting
of the Republican Club in New York
January 4. Invitations already have
been sent out for the meeting to all
members of the Republican State
Committee in the first and second
New York judicial districts. assum-
ing, Fish said, representative gath
ering of Republicans in the metropoli-
tan area.
planned he and his associates have no
desire to fiout the State Republican
organization, and he intends to thresh
out the questions at issue at the meet
ing next Saturday.
After the meeting, Representative
Fish will give dinner at the Repub-
lican or Harvard Club for a group of
20 or more New York Republicans
sympathetic to the Borah-for- -Presi-
dent movement, and there arrange the
preliminaries of the primary cam
paign, which will be to name a Steer
ing Committee, Campaign Committee
and a Finance Committee.
Fish explained that the authorize
ton he had from Senator Borsh to 60
forward with the movement in New
York left the matter of details pretty
much in his own hands.
Representative Fish, during his ad-
dress last night said:
Let me admonish Republicans in
all the States not to be deceived by
the carefully planned propaganda Of
some OF the Old Guard politicians who
seek to send uninstructed delegations
to the Cleveland convention for So
called trading purposes. I propose to
point out at every opportunity the
folly Of selecting favorite sons and to
expose the dangers resulting from such
a policy. 1t merely plays into the
hands Of few political manipulators
who will select a candidate satisfac-
tory to themselves in a back room,
which will mean the doom of the can
didate and of the party. Political con-
ditions in 1886 will be far different
from 1920, 1924 and 1928 when any
reactionary. conservative. liberal or
radical could have been elected"
Party Free Of Debts.
While these plans for the Borah
campaign were going forward Chair
man Henry P. Fletcher of the Repub-
lican National Committee issued a
statement pointing out that the COM
mittee goes into the new year free of
debt, all bills paid, and with balance
of more than sl24,000 to begin the
campaign for the overthrow of the
New Deal and the defeat of President
Roosevelt"
He said this was exclusive of the
sl50,00O pledged by Cleveland to pay
the expenses Of the Republican Ma
tional Convention. Said Fletcher:
"All this has been made possible by
voluntary contributions of men and
women who see in the Republican
party the only organization through
which the country may rid itself Of
President Roosevelt, the New Deal,
the brain trust, the endless expert
ments and boondoggling. and by
means of which alone the United
States Government may be returned
to the paths of safety and sanity.
and to the people themselves.
There has been no resort to Lu-
cullan feasts in well heated, we'll
stocked hotels at $50, S25, or even $40.
per plate. to wipe out our deficit; no
assessments squeezed from party work.
ers or party members; no demand for
2, 8 or per cent of the meager
allowances of those on relief, or a
percentage of the far more liberal
salaries Of those handling relief funds.
Nor has there been any double assess
ment of States that have shouldered
their share of the Republican party
Indebtedness.
From this time on the Republican
National Committee will steadily ex-
pand its activities, as when funds
permit.
1T is not the function of the Re-
publican National Committee to Sc
lect the nominee for President. While
1t Is not our duty to write the party
platform, committee has been ap-
pointed to assemble complete and
comprehensive information on all
questions of national interest. and this