Evening star., 1940-02-15
6. 0. P. Committee
Members Discuss
Delegates to Select
i Convention Dote,
City Tomorrow
By JOHN C. HENRY.

BY JOHN C. HENRY.
Plans for financial drive to sup
port what they hope and feel Will be
Z successful presidential election
campaign were being discussed In
formally today by Republican ma
tional committeeman as they trooped
into Washington for tomorrows ses-
sion and the important decisions on
convention date and city.
Expecting to do all their current
business in two meetings tomorrow,
the delegates will assemble at the
Willard Hotel at 10 am, with
Chairman John Hamilton scheduled
to deliver . keynote" address at
1918.
No Backlog Of Funds.
Following Mr.. Hamilton's speech,
1t was believed the committee would
60 into an executive session for the
rest Of the morning, at which time
party finances are scheduled for dis
cussion. At the present time, 1t was
said today, the party is free of debt
but has no backlog Of funds sum-
cient for more than ordinary
"peacetime" operating expenses.
Late last year the debt had reached
$3.50 900 but two fund drives near
the year end wiped this out and left
q small margin. Since then con-
tributions have just about equaled
expenses.
While the financial problems will
be discussed tomorrow, 1t is believed
by party leaders that no outstand-
inely successful campaign for money
can be made before the convention
and the selection of a presidential
candidate. Potential contributors
are much more likely to place their
bets" after a candidate Is named
than while the party followers are
split up among numerous favorite
sons, it was explained.
Already in town and predicting
dire things for Democrats and the
New Deal next fall are Harrison e.
Spangler Of Iowa. j. Leonard Rep
logic of Florida, Mrs. Grace B. Rey-
nolds of Indiana, and Mrs. Chris
Carlson of Minnesota. committee
members from their respective
States
Midwest Reported Restive.
With nc doubt about his meaning,
Mr. Spangler issued statement on
arrival that the Midwest is not sat-
isfied with things as they are and
will translate that unhappiness into
Republican votes in November.
THE Midwest is as conscious Of
the wasteful, silly and reckless
spending Of the New Deal as the rest
Of the country" Mr.. Spangler as
serted land there is no more clear
thinking individual in the Nation
than our farmer. He knows how
hard it is to save money and make
both ends meet. National recovery
will not come until such spending
and crack-pot Government as we
have now is thrown out Of. WASH
ington.'
Mrs Reynolds reported that en-
diana's return to the Republican coll
umn is In the bag; Mr.. Replogle de-
clared there Is vigorous opposition
to a third term for President Roose-
velt in Florida: Mrs. Carlson COM
planned that the New Deal reciprocal
trade treaty program is "a direct slap
In the face of the American farmer"
Two Cities in Lead.
As the delegates gathered, Chicago
and Philadelphia seemed to be in
the lead as convention cities with
the cash factor likely to be a de-
termining one in the final decision.
As for the date, talk has ranged
between June 1s and July 2o-per-
haps to be timed for an actual
nomination in Philadelphia on In
dependence Day, July 4. San Fran
cisco is an outside possibility If its
sponsors will top the other bids by
an extra 5000, 1t was said.
The Democrats are headed for
Chicago, but the question of fixing
the time for their meeting has been
left to National Chairman James A.
Farley. Since the Republicans by
their own rules must set their con-
vention date in committee meeting
the G. o. p. decision is assured to-
morrow. Presumably Mr.. Farley will
then set q date for the Democrats
after the Republican meeting.
Several From Hill Invited.
Republican Chairman Hamilton
announced today he has invited
Senate Minority Leader McNary.
Senator Townsend Of Delaware and
Representative Otter of Pennsyl-
vania to attend tomorrow's session.
The latter two are chairmen Of Re-
publican Campaign Committees Of
the Senate and House. House MI
nority Leader Martin of Massa-
chusetts is member of the National
Committee and will be in attendance
as delegate.
In addition to the convention
issues, the committee tomorrow will
decide on an Executive Committee
successor to the late Representative
Taylor Of Tennessee and will con-
firm the nomination of seven new
members to the full national COM
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