Evening star., 1950-04-23
Open Cabinet Session
To Feature Meeting
OF Democratic Party

+ - ~ns~~s ~
A Report to the American
People" by the members of Presi-
dent Truman's Cabinet, with Vice
President Barkley presiding, will
be a feature of the three day
National Democratic Conference
and Jefferson Jubilee in Chicago
on Sunday, May IA. it was an
nounced yesterday by Democratic
National Chairman william M.
Boyle. jr
The Cabinet members-all ex-
cept Secretary of State Acheson,
who will be in London-will meet
In the Chicago Civic Opera House.
which seats 5000. Undersecretary
Of State Webb will represent the
State Department. Their discus
sions of the days problems and
report will be broadcast-the first
time a Cabinet meeting has been
open to the public. House Speaker
Rayburn will conclude the session
with a report on congressional
activities.
Chairman Boyle also announced
that II Democratic Governors and
145 Democratic members of Con-
gress have so far accepted invita-
tions to attend this conference,
which will be the greatest Demo-
cratic gathering since the National
Convention of 1948.
President Will Speak.
President Truman will climax
the meeting with an address at
the Chicago Stadium Monday
night, May Is. Delegates will at
tend the gathering from every
State in the Union.
Governors who have accepted
invitations are: Ebert Carvel,
Delaware; Sid McMath, Arkansas;
Roy O. Turner. Oklahoma; Tom
Mabry. New Mexico; Earle Gle
ments, Kentucky; William Pres
ton Lane, Maryland; John c. Pas
tore, Rhode Island; Ernest Gruen-
ing, Alaska; John w. Bonner,
Montana; Herman Talmadge,
Georgia: Fuller Warren. Florida;
g. Mennen Williams. Michigan;
W. Kerr Scott. North Carolina.
Gov. Adlai N. Stevenson of Illi-
nois is'honorary chairman of both
the Conference and the Jubilee.
which celebrates the 150th an
niversary of the founding of the
Democratic Republican Party in
1900 and the election of Thomas
Jefferson to the Presidency.
Labor leaders and representa-
tives of farm organizations and
business are expected to attend
the conference. which opens Sat-
urday. May 13. with meeting
Of the Democratic National Com
mittee at the Blackstone Hotel
Panel Discussions Daily.
Panel discussions of the impor-
tant issues of the day. which will
90 into the coming congressional
campaign, will be held daily dur
ing the conference.
Speakers at the meeting of the
Democratic National Committee
will be Senator Anderson Of New
Mexico. chairman of the Sena-
torial Campaign Committee; Rep
resentative Kirwan of Ohio. chair
man Of the Congressional Cam
paign Committee, and Chairman
Boyle OF the national committee.
At noon Saturday, the women's
division of the national committee
will give a luncheon, with Mrs.
India Edwards, director, acting as
hostess. A dinner in honor of the
Governors and other distinguished
guests will be given in the Black
stone Hotel.
johnson to Participate.
On May Is, a panel discussion
on the Freedom Budget-Why
National Defense and Interna-
tional Cooperation are Good In
vestments." is scheduled also for
the Blackstone Hotel. Partici-
pants will include Secretary of De-
fense Johnson. Secretary of the
Army Pace, Secretary of the Air
Force Finletter, Secretary of the
Navy Matthews, Under Secretary
OF State Webb, Director of the
Budget Lawton, and National Sc
curities Resources Board Chair
man Symington.
Federal Security Administrator
Oscar Ewing will discuss the ad-
ninistration's health program, So
cial security and Federal aid to
education. Secretary of Labor To-
bin. Secretary of Agriculture Bran
nan, Secretary of Commerce Saw
yer. Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder and Acting Chairman
Keyserling of the Council of Eco
nomic Advisers will hold a panel
discussion on "An Expanding.
Economy for Growing Nation"
Presumably the Brannan farm
plan will be a. principal item in
the proposed program.