Evening star., 1951-12-09
ommttees Picked to Arrange Republican CHICAGO Convention
By Gould Lincoln

By Gould Lincoln
Makeup of the committees
which are to handle all arrange.
ments preliminary to the opening
of the Republican National Con-
vention next July Z was an
nounced yesterday by Guy George
Gabrielson, chairman of the Re-
public National Committee.
Representatives Of each of the
leading potential nominees fol
president have been placed on the
executive committee of the ar
rangements on committee and or
the other committees. For ex-
ample. included in the executive
committee are former Senator
Harry Darby of Kansas. chairman
of the National EisenhoWer-for-
President organization; Mcintyre
FAIRIES of California. supporting
Gov. Earl Warren; Mrs. F. Peavey
Heffeldinger of Minnesota, sup
porting Harold E. Stassen. and
Representatives Carroll Reese of
Tennessee and Clarence Brown of
Ohio, who are strong adherents
Of Senator Taft, of Ohio.
Other Taft supporters on the
executive committee include Har-
rison E. Spangler of Iowa and
John E. Jackson of Louisiana.
The explanation for the pre-
ponderance of Taft supporters is
that Senator Taft has the great
ist following among the members
of the national committee.
Mr.. Gabrielson will head the
committee. with Walter S. Hall
anan of West Virginia as vice.
chairman.
Three Other Committees.
Three other committees named
by Mr.. GabrielSon are the con-
tests committee. headed by George
T. Hansen of Utah. a Taft sup
porter: the rules committee
headed by Harlan I. Peyton of
Washington. and the call COM
mittee, headed by Roy E. Dunn,
also a supporter.
The Republican National Con-
vention, which will be held in the
International Amphitheater in
Chicago, will write a party plat
form and nominate candidates for
President and Vice President. The
tentative number of delegates is
1.199, representing the 48 States,
the District of Columbia and
the Territories. The amphitheater
seats 10000 to $4,000 persons, as
compared to 10000. the capacity
of the Chicago Stadium, where
the national conventions of 1914
were held.
The Democratic National Con-
vention, which is scheduled to
meet July 81. will use the same
hall.
The Republican National Com
mittee will receive reports from
its call and arrangements COM
mittees at a meeting in San Fran
cisco in January.
The executive committee of the
arrangements committee usually
selects keynote speaker. who be-
comes the temporary chairman of
the convention and whose address
is supposed to outline the theme
and set the tempo for the con-
vention. Usually a keynoter not
aligned closely with any of the
presidential candidates is sought.
In 1910 Harold E. Stassen, then
Governor of Min1esota, was
picked. He later became floor
leader for the Wendell Wilkie
forces. One of the suggested key
noters this year is Gen. Douglas
Macarthur, regarded as a backer.
Reece Committee Treasurer.
Rep. Reece of Tennessee, will
be treasurer Of the arrangements
committee, and Mrs. Charles P.
Howard of Massachusetts,, Sec
retary. Former Governor Ralph
Gates Of Indiana will be general
counsel for all committees, and
the official hosts of the conven-
ton will be Mrs. Bertha D. Bauer
and Werner w. Schroeder, both
Of Illinois.
Here is the complete list of
members of the arrangements
committee, divided into subcom-
mittees:
Subcommittee on Badges
Harrison E. Spangler of Iowa.
chairman; ]. E. Broyhill of North
Carolina; Mrs John B. Cooley of
North Dakota: Mrs. E. L. Moulton
Of New Mexico. and Arthur E.
Summerf1eld of Michigan.
Housing-Bailie w. Vinson of
Oklahoma. chairman; Ralph H.
Cake of Oregon; Representative
Cecil M. Harden of Indiana; Mrs.
Margaret A. Rockwell of Arizona.
and j. Russell Sprague of New
York.
Music and Decorations-Mrs.
F. Peavey Heffelfinger of Mime
siota, chairman: Mrs. Ralph D.
Keeney of Connecticut; Mrs. Roy
F. Priest Of Utah; Mrs. A. c. Rem
mel of Arkansas, and Mrs. EstelleI
D. Tanner of Missouri.
Program and Concessions.
Program and Concessions-John
E. jackson of Louisiana, chair
man; Jacob France of Maryland;
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