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vigorous campaign speech here
Friday night. when talks by him
and Mr.. Nixon to a Colorado
G. o. P. rally will be televised
nationally on a half-hour pro-
gram beginning at $50 pm.
EST.
The Eisenhower Nixon speeches
will climax Republican Precinct
Day." which acting White House
Press Secretary Murray Snyder
describes as the party's most
important single campaign
event."
Considering Other Talks.
Gen. Eisenhower only other
political speech scheduled so far
is an election-eve "ge-out-thge-
vote" appeal on November l. But
Mr.. Snyder told reporters yes
terday he is considering "sev-
eral" invitations for other cam
paign talks, with nothing def
mite" ready to announce about
them yet.
Two Of the top strategists in
the G. o. P. battle to retain
control of the House who al
ready have conferred with the
President this week - Repre-
sentatives Halleck of Indiana,
House majority leader, and
Simpson of Pennsylvania, Re-
publican Congressional Cam
paign Committee chairman
made it clear they would like to
see him take more active role
in the fight.
Mr.. Snyder announced yester-
day that the President is in
viting all the Republican Senate
and House leaders-the group
that planned legislative activi-
ties with him in weekly meet
ings during the last session of
Congress-to a conference here
Friday just before the Precinct
Day" TV program.
He said the purpose was "a
general exchange of views on
the political situation" and
other matters, including a re-
view of "the latest information
the President has" on interna-
tional affairs.
Gets Conflicting Views.
If their news conference re-
marks are a reliable gauge of
what they reported to Gen.
Eisenhower. he received conflict
ing reports on Republican pro-
spects in the campaign for House
seats from Mr.. Halleck and Mr..
Simpson.
Mr.. Halleck told newsmen aft
er a Sunday luncheon with the
President that he believed the
Republicans would about hold
our own" in the House, saying
he could not go along with pre-
dictions the G. o. P. would gain
Is to Is seats.
On the other hand, Mr.. Simp-
son insisted yesterday that a
tour of marginal Congressional
districts makes him feel better"
about his consistent" forecast
Of q Republican gain of Is to
20 in the House.
But both these spokesmen
agreed the G. o. P. campaign
needs more pep talks by the
President to convince the voters,
as Mr.. Simpson put it, that they
"have far more to gain" by elect
Ing Republican Congress.
Praises Bowl Speech.
Mr.. Simpson said Gen. Eisen-
hower's Hollywood Bowl speech
''has strengthened our campaign
immeasurably" and that he ex-
pected this impetus to be con-
tinued by further statements and
speeches" by the President.
Mr.. Nixon, on a flying cam
paign tour of his own, was due
here late tonight. 1t was uncer-
tain when he would meet with
Gen. Eisenhower. The Vice
President is scheduled to ad-
dress a G. o. P. rally and barbe-
cue luncheon at Greeley, Colo.
Friday afternoon in advance OF
his public appearance with she
President here that night.
Amid all the pressures bearing
on the political side of his duaI
role as Republican Party leader
and Chief Executive of the Gov.
ernment. Gen. Eisenhower still