Evening star., 1938-02-02
G.0.P.PR0GRAM
RAFTERS PICKED
Dr.. Frank Heads Group and
Five From District Are
Included.

The completed list of members of
the Republican Committee on Pro-
gram. headed by Dr. Glenn Frank, was
made public today and includes five
residents Of the District. They are
DR.. Arthur c. Christie, 1885 street
NV; Mrs. James F. Curtis, 1911 F
street NV: Clyde d. Garrett, Colorado
Building; Miss Marie Obenauer. Barr
Building. and Mrs. Cooper B. Rhodes.
2301 Cathedral avenue NV.
The committee. which Is to write a
party program. including declarations
Of principle. was picked by the Execu-
tive Committee Of the Republican
National Committee. Including it's
chairman. DR.. Frank. the Program
Committee numbers 2l8 members,
representing nearly every State and
the District of Columbia and all the
professions and business, farming and
labor.
DR.. Frank has asked his committee
to meet in Chicago for q two-day
session, February 20 and March /.
At that time. it is expected subcom-
mitteeS will be created to handle such
subjects as social legislation. farm leg
islation, labor legislation. foreign re-
lations, business, government finance,
etc.
Authorized Last November.
The Program Committee was au-
thorized by the Republican National
Committee at its last meeting in Chi
cago in November. 1t is the out
growth OF suggestions and recon-
mendations made by Chairman John
Hamilton of the national committee,
former President Hoover, former Gov.
Frank o. Lowden of Illinois and other
Republicans.
The plan for such a committee has
been attacked. however, by other Re-
publicans Former Gov. Alt M. Lam
don of Kansas. Republican standard
bearer in 1896, declined an invitation
to serve as an honorary vice chair
man. and so did Col. Frank Knox OF
Chicago. his running mate Repub-
lican members OF Congress have been
particularly hostile. maintaining that
the Republicans in Congress should,
IN the interim between national con-
ventions be looked to for declarations
of party principle and program.
The pressure. however, for the party
to take an affirmative and aggressive
stand in the present circumstances
came from many Republicans outside
Congress, and the National Commit
tee went ahead with the appointment
of the Program Committee, although
it sidetracked. for the time at least
the companion plan for national
conference or convention Of Republic
ans to pass on matters Of policy and
program.
Report to BE Made.
The Program Committee is to re-
port. when it is ready. to the National
Committee. At that time the National
Committee will determine the best
methods of spreading to the public the
recommendations of the Program
Committee, either by holding a ma
tional conference or by the widest kind
OF publicity through the press and
through party speakers.
Mr.. Hoover and former Vice Presi-
dent Dawes were invited, also, to be
vice chairmen of the Program Com
mittee. They said they preferred to
serve as rank-and-file members Of the
committee and so have been appoint
ed members Mr. Landon assigned nc
reason for declining, but Col. Knox
said that as a newspaper publisher he
would have to deal with the matter
presented by the committee on pro-
gram and therefore he believed he
should not serve as member.
Pulling and hauling is already un.
derWay to prevent an early report BY
the Program Committe, by those who
believe this is the time for the party
to lie low and let the New Dealer.
suffer for mistakes and the business
recession. Republican members of Con.
gress who come up for reelection mex,
next fall say they would rather be
left alone to make their own cam.
paigns as they see fit, than to be tiec
to any declaration of party principle
to which they might subscribe.
Work Until 1910 Planned.
Those who are intent, however, or
getting some action out of the Program
Committee insist that a report will
be made by that committee prior to thu
congressional elections In November
They look forward, too. to having tn.
Program Committee continue its labor,
right up to the 1910 national cam.
paign.
A breakdown of the Program Com
mittee shows the following group rep.
resentation; Banking, securities and
insurance. l8; lawyers, So; editors ano
publishers, l8; manufacturers anc
business men, 48; farmers and cattle.
men, II; education, medicine and re.
Igion. Is; labor leaders, 4; socia
service and civic interests, %: writer,
and authors, 9. There are few other
members who do not fall within the
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