Evening star., 1937-04-26
c. .0.P. SHIFT SEEN
IN COURT TACTICS
Hamilton to Deliver First of
Four Radio Talks Satur-
day Night.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Since s,Deeping defeat of last No.
pember, Republican party has dis
played no actiDity in opposition to
administration.
Behind scenes, hotUeper, ammu-
milton has been gathered Uith er.
pectation that forthcoming series
OF addresses by Chairman Hamilton
,Otu disclose strategy of party dur
ing merit three years. During cam
pat0n youthtul-appearinQ Kansan
1Oas most rigorous speaker of party,
many times becoming target of
Democratic counter attack.
BY the Associated Press.
The decision Of Republican Chair
man John D. M. Hamilton to break
his silence on political affairs fore
cast a change today in the party's
recent policy Of letting Democrats
argue national issues among them
selves.
Hamilton said he would deliver on
Saturday night the first of four radio
speeches in successive weeks.
Il have done great deal of listen
ing IN the last six months" he said.
"Au over the country I find the old
lines Of political allegiance shifting
and new lines forming.
Political developments since the
election have been rapid and impor-
tant. 1t seems to me the time has
come to look at the new political pic
ture, to re-examine the old and to
discuss the position and attitude Of
the Republican party in the changed
set-up."
Opposed Party Issue in Court.
Hamilton was one of the Republican
leaders who counseled against any ef-
forts to make the Presidents court
proposal partisan issue.
Consequently, the Is Republican
Senators and SO Republican Repre-
sentatives have made only occasional
criticisms of the measure, although
nearly all have indicated they would
vote against it. Some party workers
predicted Hamilton's speeches might
result in more vigorous opposition to
the bill
Republican legislators have been
more outSpoken on President Roose-
velts economy appeal than on almost
any other subject this session.
They indorsed his demand last week
for q reduction of Government ex-
penses, and some-notably Represen-
tative Taber, Republican, of New
York-urged fiat 10 per cent cut in
departmental appropriations. Senator
Byrnes, Democrat, of South Carolina,
Is the author of similar proposal
Minority members of the House
have confined speechmaking, in fact,
largely to administration spending
policies. Nearly every week Repre-
sentatives Clifford OF Massachusetts,,
Rich of Pennsylvania or some other
Republican has criticized Government
fiscal methods.
On many bills the House Repub-
icans have voted virtually as \ unit.
They held special caucus to decide
to support the Gavagan anti-lynching
bill, which also was backed by North
ern Democrats. 1t passed over the
opposition of Southern members.
Action by the handful of Repub-
lican Senators this Spring has been
less concerted, although most of them
have spoken individually against the
court bill.
Republican headquarters here, re-
duced to a skeleton staf1 after the
NNVAYohar A1orfinr
recently by the employment Of Will
liam r. Castle and William Hard as
special assistants to Hamilton.
Castle Contact Man.
Castle, Undersecretary of State in
the Hoover administration, was desig-
mated as contact man" between
headquarters and the Republican leg
islators. Hard was selected as pub
licity adviser.
They and others have been con-
ferring with Hamilton on raising
funds and laying the groundwork for
the 1888 State and congressional elec-
tions. Hamilton, calling for a rebirth
Of party effort in an address last
month at Bridgeport, Conn.,, sale
The breakdown of the Republican
party didn't happen in 1886, but it
began rs years ago. 1t has sat and
watched the parade go by"
Besides Hamilton's talk Saturday
night, his other speaking dates are
May 8, Is and %. The first and sec
ond addresses will be delivered over
the red network of the National
Broadcasting Co. from $50 to 10 pm.
and the third and fourth over the
Columbia network frum 10 to 1890
pm.