Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-01-27
Democratic Leaders
Gather for Southern
Regional Conference
By Gould Lincoln
Stor StoH Correspondent

RALEIGH, N. c., Jan. 27.-The
Truman administration is training
its big guns on the Southern
Regional Democratic Conference,
which opens here tomorrow for
one day. which is to be climaxed
with a Jefferson Day dinner.
Administration leaders who will
attend include Vice President
Barley, Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder and Secretary of Agri-
culture Brannan, Undersecretary
of State James E. Webb, Secretary
of the Army Gray. Director of the
Budget Frank Pace and Leon Key
serling, acting chairman of the
Presidents Economic Advisory
Commission.
The conference has been Or
ganiZed by Jonathan Daniels, pub
Usher of the Raleigh News and
Observer, strong Truman sup
porter and at one time an assistant
to President Roosevelt.
Administration Seeks Support.
The conference is the opening
gun of the campaign to win as
many supporters for the admins
tration as possible in the congress
sional and gubernatorial elections
in the South next November.
In four of the Southern States
in 1913. President Truman lost
out to Gov. J. Strom Thurmond
of South Carolina, the States
Rights presidential candidate.
More recently the Truman Fair
Deal has been challenged square
ly by former Secretary of State
James F. Byrnes, who has an
nounced his candidacy for Gov
ernor of South Carolina.
The Southern Governors have
accepted invitations to attend the
conference, and there is a pos
sibility fourth, Gov. Roy Turner
of Oklahoma, will put in an ap-
pearance. Several others have
sent representatives.
Two. Gov. Thurmond and Gov.
Fielding l.. Wright of Mississippi,
were not invited. They constituted
the States Rights ticket in the
last Presidential election.
Gov. Earl K. Long of Louisiana
is not coming, but Gov. James E.
Folsom of Alabama will be here.
Expect to Raise $4,000.
The conference, with it's JET
ferson-Jackson Day dinner will
bring into the Golfers of the Dem
ocratic National Committee some
good, hard cash. 1t is now esti-
mated that this $50-a-plate din
ner will be attended by more than
$50 persons and the total con-
tributions will pass $4,000.
Chairman William Boyle of the
Democratic National Committee,
Secretary of the Senate Leslie
Biff1e. Mrs. Walter F. George. wife
of the Senator from Georgia, and
many officials of the Government
and of the National committee
are expected to attend the con-
ference.
The delegations from the vari-
Gus States will include:
Alabama-Gov. Folsom, Mrs.
Lennard Thomas, National COM
mitteewoman, and Aubrey Will
lians, guest of Gov. Folsom.
Arkansas-Gov. Sidney Nc
Math and Henry B. Woods, execu-
tive secretary to the Governor.
Florida-Jerry w. Carter, Ma
tional committeeman.
Georgia.. Robert Elliott, Ma
tional committeeman: Mrs. Iris
Bitch, National committeewoman;
James S. Peters. ST., State Demo-
cratic chairman. and Benton
Odoms, State vice chairman.
MiSsiSsippi-Forrest B. Jackson,
representing National Committee
man Clarence E. Woods, jr., and
Mrs. John A. Clark, National
committeewoman.
North Carolina-Gov. Kerr Scott.
MIR. Daniels, Beatrice Cobb, ma
tional committeewoman; Everett
Jordan, State chairman, and Mrs.
D. A. Mccormick, State vice
chairman.
Oklahoma-H. w. Mcneil, re-
presenting Gov. Turner, Elmer
HARDER, national committeeman;
Maybelle Kennedy, national COM
mittwoman, and j. H. Arlington,
State chairman.
South Carolina-Ashton Will
1iams, representing Senator May
bank, national committeeman.
Tennessee-Jack Norman, State
chairman. and w. N. Mckinney,
State treasurer.
Texas - Woodville Rogers, re-
presenting National Committee
man Wright Morrow.
Virginia-G. Fred Switzer, ma
ton committeeman.
West Virginia-Odus Kincaid,
executive assistant to Gov. Okey
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