Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-08
Lincoln
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committee and concurred in q decla-
ration subsequently made by Repub-
hcan members of Congress along
similar lines.
The Taft resolution, in the draft
ing Of which Clarence Buddington
Kelland, national committeeman
from Arizona, had assisted was as
follows:
December is the anniversary of
the dastardly attack by Japan upon
our outpost, Pearl Harbor.
Asserts Unity.
THE Republican National Com
mittee solemnly pledges to those
who died that day that they shall
not have died in vain. We assert
the unity of the American people
in their determination to fight to
victory. We pledge to the service
Of our beloved country our sons, our
hearts. our bodies. our possessions.
1--WE take this occasion to reaff1rm
the resolution passed by it at its
meeting on April 20 last, and to con-
eur in the declaration subsequently
Issued by Republican members of
Congress.
This committee dedicates itself to
victory over our foreign enemies, to
a just peace when war shall end, and
to the preservation of the republic
under our Constitution.
God bless America"
The election of Chairman Spanglel
came only after long struggle
Private conferences to bring about
an agreement on a candidate before
the committee went into session rar
throughout Sunday and far into
Sunday night. Mr.. Schroeder ano
his hackers we're unwilling to com.
promise. 1t was finally determined
to carry the fight to the floor.
After two ballots it had been dem.
ot1strated that Mr. Schroeder coulo
not command a majority. A reces:
was voted for couple Of hours
During the recess it was agreed that
Mr.. Schroeder and his leading op-
ponent, Frederick Baker. acting Re-
publican National Committeeman
from Washington, would withdraw
And throw their support to Mr.
Spangler. Mr.. Spangler had run
third on both ballots.
! On the first ballot Mr.. Schroeder
And Mr.. Baker each had 40 votes
On the second ballot. Mr.. Baker had
Is and Mr.. Schroeder 38. Mr.
6pangler had Is votes on each OF
these ballots. Frank Gannett OF
New York had four votes, and Barak
r. Mattingly. national committee
haan for Missouri, had one.
/ The motion for the recess Of the
committee was made by Repre-
sentative Reece of Tennessee. who
had voted for Mr.. Schroeder on the
Srst and second ballots.
] Two of the Gannett votes came
from the New York members, J.
Russell Sprague and Mrs. Ruth
Pratt. On the surface at least
Thomas E. Dewey. Governor elect
6f New York. kept strictly out OF
the fight over the national chair
manship.
Mr.. Baker, a 35-year-old Repub-
Ncan leader from Washington. was
centered on by most of the anti
Schroeder forces to make the fight
to stop" Mr.. Schroeder. While
Mr.. Baker has been signally success
full in managing political campaigns
IN 1910 and 1912 in his own State,
be was practically an unknown in
the East and Midwest.
: When Mr.. Baker had served his
purpose, which was to demonstrate
to Mr.. Schroeder that he could not
Be electeA cSaisaian. the committee
dropped ~ -.axer add turned to
the veteran Nwan, Mr.. Spangler.
There was some resentment on
The part Of the Willkeites, who had
helped to put Mr.. Baker forward In
The FIRST instance. They preferred to