Evening star., 1946-12-04
COP. Committeeman
Arriving for Meeting
See Victory in 1948
By Gould Lincoln

Werner w. Schroeder, Republican
national committeeman from Tlli-I
nois and vice chairman OF the Re-
publican National Committee, ar
riving in Washington for the COM
mittee's victory meeting, predicted
today that Illinois and the Nation
will vote for a Republican President
In 1948.
The national committee meet
ing opens at 10 am. tomorrow at
the Hotel Statler.
Illinois Republicans in the recent
congressional elections gained five
House seats from the Democrats,
one of them membership at large
and the four others in Cook County,
which includes Chicago. Mr.. Schroe-
der said:
Not only will Illinois 60 Repub-
lican in the coming presidential
election, but so will Cook County.
Indeed, 1t is highly probable the
Republicans will elect a Mayor of
Chicago on April /, 1947. The Re-
publican candidate undoubtedly will
be Russell Root, who is chairman
of the Cook County Republican
Committee, which so successfully
handled the recent election.
Already we have slogan for the
mayoralty campaign: Root for
Chicago" s4Ef
Won by Getting Out Vote.
Whether Mayor Ed Kelly, the
Democratic incumbent, member of
the Democratic National Committee
and a recognized power in Demo-
cratic politics, will be candidate to
succeed himself in the Office he has
held for so many years has not been
disclosed.
Mr.. Kelly took a bad beating in
the recent election, for the Repub-
lioans elected IA out of II Cook
County officers.
1--WE did it," said Mr.. Schroeder,
because we got out the vote. More
than 100000 voters went to the
polls, which is as large a vote as
comes out in presidential election.
National Committeeman Clarence
Budington Kelland of Arizona said
at Republican headquarters here
that the Republican Congress which
comes in next month will necessarily
have to enact legislation to improve
labor management conditions in
this country
He said the time is past when
labor and management may be left
alone to fight out disputes which |
involve the public health and the
public interest. Just what kind of
legislation should be enacted was
a matter MIR. Kelland left to the
incoming Congress.
Kelland Sees 1948 Victory.
In the matter of the presidential
election of 1948, MIR. Kelland said
that as of today the Republicans
undoubtedly would win.
"It will depend" he added, ION |
whether the Republicans are sue
cessful in meeting the responsible
ties which the recent election placed
upon them"
The agenda of the committee
meeting tomorrow provides for an
open session at 10 am. which will
be addressed by National Chairman
Carroll Reece. Addresses also will be
made by Representative Brown of
Ohio, campaign director for the 1916
election; former Senator Townsend
of Delaware, chairman of the Re-
publican Senatorial Committee;
Representative Halleck of Indiana,
chairman of the Republican Con-
gressional Committee, and Miss Mar
ion e. Martin of Maine, assistant
chairman.
Dinner Tomorrow Night.
After luncheon at the Hotel Stat |
Ter an executive session will be held |
by the national committee. Chair
man and Mrs. Reece Will entertain |
at a reception in honor of the MEM
bers of the committee and State |
finance chairman at the -Sulgrave
Club from 4:30 to $50 pm. At z
pm. victory dinner will be given at |
the Statler with Representative |
Martin of Massachusetts,, Repub-
hcan leader of the House and pros |
pective Speaker, making the prin- |
cipal addresses.
The national committee, prepara-
ing to take the necessary steps to
keep the national organization in
well-running condition, is expected
to approve a budget of approximate