Evening star., 1936-05-17
BY MARK SULLIVAN.


velopments in the political situa-
acknowledgements as unusual as
L the situation is novel and seri-
ous-they should soon emerge, either
in the Republican convention or the
Democratic one: and If not in the
conventions, then soon after.
AS one step called for by the situa-
ton. it was thought some time ago the
Republicans would take account of
the many Democrats who deeply de-
plore the New Deal. 1t was surmised
that the Republicans would take some
step looking to union with the dis
senting Democrats. Various proposals
were suggested: That the Republicans
should nominate as their presidential
candidate some distinguished anti
New Deal Democrat. such as Senator
Harry F. Byrd of Virginia, or Lewis
Douglas; or that the Republicans
should give their vice presidential
nomination to a Democrat of this
type; or that there should be new
party composed Of Republicans and
anti-New Deal Democrats; that the
anti-New Deal Democrats should call
a convention of their own people and
that this convention should meet in
the same city and at the same time
as the Republican one. the two CO.
operating to name common candidates
and write a common platform; or
that the Republicans should choose
an anti-New Deal Democrat such as
ex-Gov. Ely Of Massachusetts, or ex-
Gov. Smith of New York to make the
keynote" speech in the Republican
conventions; or that the Republicans
should have some distinguished anti
New Deal Democrats sit on their Com
mittee on Resolutions, which writes the
platform.
All these suggestions remain sugges-
tions only If anything of the kind is
to emerge it is not yet copcretely in
sight. The Republican managers have
selected their keynote orator, and he is
Republican, Senator Steiwer of Ore
gon. They have selected their perma-
nent chairman of the convention. and
he is the same permanent chairman
they had in 1892, Representative Smell
OF New York So far the Republicans
have made no gesture that seems to
recognize the existence Of large body
of anti-New Deal Democrats. (Though
it Is still proposed that Gov. Lam
don. if he should be the Repub-
licai presidential nominee, may give
out the cabinet he would select, and
include in it some anti-New Deal
Democrats.)
The Republicans, so far, have done
nothing to suggest they knew the COM
| ing campaign deals with situation
unparalleled since the Civil War. Yet,
even from the point of view of prac-
tical politics, Republican success de-
pends on two factors, of which one Is
| the anti-New Deal Democrats. (The
other is to get back the Republicans
who in 1882 voted for Mr.. RooSevelt)
Possibly the Republican convention
may yet do something about the anti
New Deal Democrats, Whatever the
Republicans do, there remains the
Democratic convention. In the latter
| II the dQGl-NcW Ocdi 0cIllOCLdto w
anything it can only be futile pro-
test, for Mr. Roosevelt and Mr.. Far
ley will have majority more than
ample to suppress any uprising. If
the convention managers learn that
there are any aggressive anti-New
Dealers among the elected Democratic
delegates they can, through control
of the Committee on Credentials, keep
the anti-New Dealers out Of the con-
vention.
II the anti-New Deal Democrats can
do nothing In the convention Of their
party their choice Of courses later Is
among three: They can organize
new party of anti-New Deal Demo
Gratis, or they can vote the Republican
ticket, or they can stay at home on
Election day.
| We can now look back upon the
history of the cropping, so far futile, ol
4 anti-New Deal Democrats toward re-