Evening star., 1954-10-07
President and Nixon
Chart Strategy for
Campaign Closing
BY Gornett D. Horner
Stur Stoff Covraspendsnt

level parleys here to map Re-
publican strategy for the closing
weeks Of the congressional elec-
tion campaign.
The immediate climax of their
efforts will come tomorrow night
in telecast talks to G.. o. p.
workers throughout the country.
during which the President and
Vice President are expected to
point with pride to admins
tration accomplishments in the
international field.
Senate Republican Leader
Knowland and House Speaker
Martin head a group of Repub-
: hcan congressional leaders fly
ing into Gen. Eisenhower's va
cation headquarters here tomor-
row to help plan the home
stretch administration effort to
- elect G. o. P. majorities to
Congress next month.
The plans may include more
appeals by the President. such
as he is expected to deliver to-
morrow night, for election of a
sRepublican-led Congress to help
complete his program.
: May Stress Diplomatic Gains.
There were indications. too,
that the President will seize on
the new accordS reached within
the last week for rearmament of
West Germany and settlement of
the Italian-Yugoslav dispute over
: Trieste as political campaign am
nlunition in the face of Demo-
cratic attacks on administration
handling of foreign affairs.
One official here remarked that
these two encouraging develop
ments, which make the world
look "a little brighter" this week,
hardly could help but provide
subject matter for the President
and Vice President.
Gen. Eisenhower and Mr..
Nixon will share a half-hour
television program tomorrow
night. speaking before a Colo
RADIO Republican rally in Denver's
City Auditorium. The telecast is
scheduled to begin at $50 pm.
EST.
The hard-campaigning Vice
President flew into Denver last
night and was scheduled for a
private conference with Gen.
Eisenhower this morning.
Hall Accompanies Nixon.
On his arrival, Mr.. Nixon said
the Republican campaign now is
"off the ground" and going in
the right direction.
Leonard w. Hall, Republican
National Committee chairman,
arrived with the Vice President
to take part in tomorrow's meet
ings.
Senator Knowland, Mr.. Mar
tin and other congressional lead
ers are due to arrive shortly after
noon Friday. They will join Mr..
Nixon and some White House
staff members in a luncheon at
the Brown Palace Hotel.
Gen. Eisenhower, who sum-
moned the congressional group
here for the strategy talks. will
meet with them in the Brown
Palace presidential suite two
hours before the scheduled tele-
vision program. The congress
sional leaders will appear with
Gen. Eisenhower and Mr.. Nixon
at the rally, and Immediately
afterward be the Presidents
guests at dinner.
Murray Snyder, acting White
House press secretary, said the
G. o. P. Senate and House lead
ers flying to the meetings here
include House Majority Leader
Halleck, House Whip Arends.
House Rules Committee Chair
man Allen, Chairman Ferguson
Of the Senate Republican Policy
Committee and Senator Millikin.
Senators Bridges. Republican.
Of New Hampshire and Salton-
stall, Republican, of Massachu-
sets, also were invited but were
unable to suspend enormous
campaign schedules" Mr.. Snyder
said.
Three of the Presidents ad-
ministrative assistants, Gerald
D. Morpan, I. Jack Martin and
!. Bryce Harlow, and his appoint
ments secretary, Thomas E.
Stephens. will join in the strategy
talks.
Before his meeting with Mr..
Nixon today, Gen. Eisenhower
scheduled a conference with
Robert Cutler, his special assist
: ant for National Security Council
affairs. Mr.. Cutler flew here
last night with a report on a
Security Council meeting In
Washington yesterday.
Mr.. Snyder said that a new
tabulation of security risks sep
arated from the Government
expected to be announced soon
to back up Mr.. Nixon's recent
statements that great numbers"
had left Federal jobs in the last
nine mOnths-WOlIld not be re-.
leased through the White House
or the Security Council, but would
come from the Civil Service Com
mission when it is ready.
Will Get Forrestal Medal.
Meanwhile, it was announced
today that Gen. Eisenhower will
receive the first Forrestal Medal
of the National Secur.ty-Indus-
trial Association at a dinner at
the Mayfiower Hotel in Wash
tngton October Is.
The medal, named in honor
of the late Secretary Of Defense
James B. Forrestal, Is being
awarded the President as the
person whom the organization
regards as having "done the most
for the national security Of our
country" the White House an.
nouncement said.
The awarding organization is