Evening star., 1950-01-29
Southern Democrats
Hear BarkIey Toll
Death Of G. @. P.
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tng on the very type of govern
ment he helped to create"
Way Out for Dissenters.
Mr.. Daniels, however, in closing
the final session of the conference,
inferentially told his audience
that Democrats could fight civil
rights legislation and still remain
in the party. He did not mention
civil rights by name.
when we move against the
old enemy, the Republicans" Mr..
Daniels said, 1--WE are all fixed and
forward. My father was a good
Democrat. He was also a pro-
hibitionist, and it was a matter
of religion with him. He was
ready to fight the battle of pro-
hibition every day. He saw it
win and he saw 1t lose, and the
party divide over the issue. But
he never left the party"
His father was the late Jo-
sephus Daniels, Secretary of the
Navy and Ambassador to Mexico.
Avoid Intra- Party Row.
In the main the speakers at
todays conference kept away
from any discussion of the intra-
party row in the South. although
there were one or two references
TO the "Dixiecrats.
And they kept severely away
from the Presidents civil rights
program. These pro-Truman
Southern Democrats are as hos
tile to a compulsory Fair Employ
ment Practices Act as are the
''Dixiecrats." SoEae of them gag
at the Brannan farm plan, COM
pulsory health insurance and re-
peal Of the Taft-Hartley Act but
they go right along with Mr..
IL Qu1du III GlGCGlOIlS.
The conference today was pro-
Jected to represent Is Southern
apd Border States. Louisiana,
however, had no official represen-
tation. Those invited to the con-
ference were. indeed, selected
list of party leaders. Included were
governors, National members COM
mittee. Democratic state chair
men, and Democratic members of
Congress from these states. Gov.
]. Strom Thurmond of South Car
olina and Fielding L. Wright of
Mississippi, the States Rights tic
ket in 1948, were not invited. Of
the 13 invited only three attended.
They were Gov. James Folsom of
Alabama, Gov. Sid McMath of
Arkansas and Gov. Kerr Scott of
North Carolina.
Folsom Backs Truman.
All three of these governors, in
reply to questions, insisted that
the States Rights movement was
weaker in their States than in
1948. Gov. Folsom said flatly that
II President Truman was running
In Alabama today he would carry
the State overwhelmingly.
II intend to do all in my power
to bring about the election of a !
Democratic State Executive Com
mittee," he continued. The Ala
bama State committee has been
controlled by the States Fighters,
whom the governor called "Re-
publicans. $50
The sessions of the regional
conference were held in the House
President: Frank Pace, Director
a luncheon at the Carolina Coun-
try Club. The Jefferson-Jackson
Dinner was given in the Sir WAL
ter Hotel-a $50 a plate affair,
to bring about $50, 600 |
into the Democratic treasury.
The administration sent some
OF its highest officials to sell its
program at Raleigh. including in
addition to the vice president,
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder,
Secretary of Agriculture Bran
nan, Undersecretary of State
James Webb and Secretary of the
Army Gray.
Others at Conference.
Others were Leon Keyserling,
acting chairman of the Council
of Economic Advisers to the
President; Frank Pace, director
Of the Budget, and Assistant Sec
retary Of Labor John Gibson.
With the exception of Secre-
tary Snyder, these speakers were
from the South themselves.
The Democratic National Com
mittee was representated by Will
liam Boyle, at tonight's dinner,
and Mrs. Charles w. Tillett, vice
chairman of the National COM
mittee, and Mrs. Dorothy Vreden-
burgh, secretary Of the committee,
both delivered addresses at the