Evening star., 1945-07-22

it is too early to say how effective the
Truman touch will be In 1916 and 1948.
In Truman the Democrats have the
advantage Of knowing who their 1948
presidential candidate will be and can
plan accordingly. The Republicans
don't know whether their candidate viii
be Comdr. Harold Stassen, Gov. Thomas
E. Dewey, Senator Taft or some one at.
present nationally unknown.
Voting Record Mixed.
The Republicans also lack clearly
defined congressional program, and
nothing annoys Chairman Brownell so
much as questions by reporters whether
Representative John Rankin, the Mis-
sissippi Democrat, is their real leader in
the House. The Republican voting rec
ord in the House is mixed enough to
give the questions some pertinence as
well as sly impertinence.
To balance the Democratic advantage
of being in Office with popular Presi-
dent the Republicans are counting
heavily on organization. On paper the
organization list, headed by Chairman
Brownell, is impressive. For liaison with
Congress there is former Senator John
Danaher of Connecticut, who receives
$40, 900 a year: for public relations, Will
liam c. Murphy, jr., former head of the
washington bureau of the Philadelphia
Inquirer; for foreign relations, Hugh r.
Wilson, former Ambassador to Germany
and career diplomat; for research,
Floyd E. McCaffree; for radio, John Nc
Cormick; for finance, James S. Kemper
of Chicago; for women's activities, Miss
Marion Martin and her able assistant,
Mrs. Anne Wheaton, and as executive
assistant to Browneil and Kemper, Ed
ward L. Bacher.
In addition to the national headquar-
ters, the Republican Congressional Com
mittee is headed by dynamic Repre-
sentative Charles A. Halleck of In
diana, aided by the veteran Earl Ven-
able, and the Senatorial Committee is
headed by former Senator John G.
Townsend, jr., of Delaware, an expert
fund raiser.
Missouri Names Dominate.
Missouri names dominate the Demo-
cratic Committee headquarters. Chair
man Hannegan's executive assistant is
Richard Macy of jefferson City, and
the public relations position Is filled
by Sam OgNeal of Boonville. Mrs.
Charles A. Tillett of North Carolina
is vice chairman In charge of the
women's division, and Mrs. Dorothy
Vredenburgh of Alabama is secretary.
The treasurer is George Killion of Cali
fornia, and Charles Nicholson, who
made political history in 1880 and 1892
in his attacks on the Hoover admins
tration, is associate director of pub
hcity. The Democratic Senatorial Com
mittee is headed by Senator Scott
Lucas of Illinois and the Congressional
Committee by Representative Patrick
H. Drewry of Virginia.
Chairman Brownell spends about two
days week in Washington and the
remainder of the time in New York or
in travelling about the country on party
business. Chairman Hannegan, now
Postmaster General, is following Jim
Farley's tested procedure. The post
master generalship is big job, but
Hannegan, like Farley, will find time
to combine postal inspection trips with
political palayers.
Each party has virtually completed
its organizational staff. Necessary funds
are said to be available. The Iogistic
time table is about ready TO be put in
motion for 1916 and 1948
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