Evening star., 1945-01-04
|BroWneIl Discloses /
Plans for Gop Front
In 46and '4S Races
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

EOA WIZ ANOHS@AA6HAA ANdI4OAAdl A0kllIlkU-
tee. today revealed detailed plans
for an effective Republican front for
the 1916 and 1948 political cam
paigns, and expressed hope that
the Republicans in Congress would
develop q party legislative program.
The New Yorker, who ran Gov.
Thomas E, Dewey's campaign. said
he hoped for the closest co-opera-
ton between the Republicans in
Congress. the Republican State
committees and the national COM
mittee.
Withthe development of strong
and effective national organization,
the national committee will have an
increasing influence In party coun-
ellis. Mr.. Brownell said.
At a press conference at commit
tee headquarters here, Mr.. Brownell
said he would have no statement
as to whkther he will remain as
chairman Of step out until the COM
mittee meeting in Indianapolis
January %. Leaders in the party,
however, have predicted that he
would retain the craftsmanship.
Silent on "Dies Group Action.
Mr.. Brownell had no comment on
the Republican and conservative
Democratic coalition in the House,
which yesterday gave the dies"
Committee new life and dealt the
administration and the CIO a blow.
He said, however, that he be-
lieved there were certain matters
connected with the prosecution of
the war and the making of a last
ing peace on which there should
be bipartisan cooperation in Con-
gress.
This is my first visit to national
committee headquarters in Wash
ington since the election" he said,
adding that he would be here again
several times before the Indian
apolis meeting. Last night he at
tended dinner with the % Repub-
lican House members from New
York, Minority Leader Martin and
Representative Halleck Of Indiana,
chairman of the Republican Con-
gressional Committee, whose prob
lens of mutual interest were dis
cussed. Tonight he will be host to
Republican members of both House
and Senate at the Statler Hotel.
Mr.. Brownell said it was appar-
emily the desire of Republicans in
all parts of the country that the Ma
tional Committee should institute
without delay a vigorous, all-the-
Iyear-around program of activity on
a national scale. He said this would
mean an increased personnel for
the National Committee, with an
adequate budget. 1t will mean closer
cooperation with the Republican
State Committees and constant con-
ferences with Republican leaders In
Congress, he added.
Dewey Not Expected to Attend.
Gov. Dewey, titular head of the
party, has not been invited and is
not expected to attend the Indi-
annapolis meeting, Mr.. Brownell said.
Mr.: Brownell was asked If Gov.
Dewey would have part in formulat-
ing the Republican program-par-
ticularly the legislative program.
He replied that. he supposed the
views of many leading Republicans
would be sought by the congress
Isional leaders He said the national
chairman undoubtedly would have
many conferences with congress
sional leaders and convey to them
the views expressed by other mem
bers of the committee. tb
One problem to be considered at
the Indianapolis meeting is whether
there should be a full time, paid
chairman Of the committee, as has
been suggested An alternative is
to have a full-time chairman who
is not paid, and third plan would
be to have part-time chairman
with a paid full-time executive as
sistant.
Mr.. Brownell said the committee
has now about 100000 in its treas
ury and no bills to be paid. The
budget and its financing will be a
principal topic at the coming meet
ing. The Republicans have been
spurred on to perfect an effective
national organization because OF the
plans of the CLOS Political Action
Committee for permanent political
organization.