Evening star., 1950-01-08
Democrats 10 Meet
In Raleigh in Move
To End Southern Rift
By Gould Lincoln

1elS,| National committeeman for
North Carolina, announced yes
terday through the Democratic
National Committee.
The conference obviously is in
tended to help heal the party rift
stemming from the 1948 campaign.
The breach denied the electoral
votes Of four Southern States to
President Truman.
Invitations to attend the meet
ing are being sent to all Southern
Governors, to all Democratic men,
bers of Congress and National
committee members from the
South, and to many other party
leaders"
Mr.. Daniels, publisher of the
Raleigh News and Observer, took
a strong position in support of the
Truman-Barkley ticket in 1948,
and North Carolina gave its vote
to Mr.. Truman by a large mar
gin. In a measure. the projected
meeting is to Offset the work be-
ing done in the interest OF the
States Rights Democrats, who
bolted Mr.. Truman in the last
election.
Barkley to Speak.
Vice President Barkley, it was
announced, will be the principal
speaker at the conference. Mrs.
Barkley will attend, too.
Three members Of the Cabinet,
Secretary of Agriculture Brannan,
Secretary Of the Interior Chap
man, and Secretary Of Commerce
Sawyer. also have been invited.
The conference will culminate
with Jefferson-Jackson dinner
the night Of January %. This
conference, it was explained, is
q continuation of the series OF
regional meetings held by the
Democrats, which began in Des
Moines, Iowa, last June. Other
meetings have been held in San
Francisco, Syracuse, N. Y, and
in Pennsylvania.
AS this plan for a get-together
Of Southern Democrats was made
public, Senator Taft Of Ohio,
chairman Of the 15-rnember COM
mittee OF Senate Republicans who
will aid in a new draft of Repub-
hcan principles and policies, an
nounced he had called a meeting
OF his committee for 4 pm. to-
morrow. Senator Taft said mat
ters OF procedure would be con-
sidered.
Il hope we can move fast"
Senator Taft said yesterday.
Martin to Name Committee,
Representative Martin, minor
ity House leader, is expected to
appoint a committee to represent
the House in drafting the COP
statement soon after he returns
to Washington tomorrow. He had
planned originally to appoint a
committee Of nine. as suggested
by Chairman Gabrielson of the
Republican National Committee.
However. since the Senate has
picked a committee of Is, and
the National Committee also has
a committee of IS, Mr.. Martin
may name the same number.
In the opinion of Senator Taft.
It should not be difficult for the
Republicans to agree on a state
ment OF general principles and
policies. He does not expect the
Republicans to take a stand on
specific bills and notifications of
bills now before Congress. For
example, they are likely to adopt
q statement favoring the contain
ment OF Communism within lin
its, without declaring party posi-
tlon on the Formosa issue. They
may also declare for a FEPC law.
without saying whether they favor
voluntary, educational legislation
or compulsory act.
Senate Committee Named.
The Senate committee is COM
posed Of Senator Taft, chairman
and Senators Aiken of Vermont.
Brewster Of Maine, Butler of Ne
braska. Gordon Of Oregon, Fer
guson Of Michigan, Knowland of
California, Lodge of Massachu-
sets. Mundt of South Dakota
Margaret Chase Smith Of Maine.
Smith Of New Jersey, Watkins Of
Utah. Wherry OF Nebraska, Young
OF North Dakota, and Ives of
New York. Represented on the
committee is every shade of con-
servatism and liberalism among
the Senate Republicans; Senators
who, for example, are strongly
supporting the socalled bi-parti-
san foreign policy and Senators
who believe that policy should be
thrown overheard without further
delay.
National Chairman Gabrielson
heads the National Committee
Policy Group. He may be ex-
pected to call his committee to
meet here January Is or 16.
II all the committees on the poll
icy statement move fast, the hope
has been expressed that the docu-
ment will be ready early in
February. In that case, there
may be a call for a meeting OF
the whole Republican National
Committee, to coincide with the
big Lincoln Day box supper party
which the Republicans are staging
at Uline Arena on February 8.
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