The Omaha guide., 1956-10-19
COP. Saws
Democrats
Desperate
P. Bernard Young, Jr.
Director of Information
Minorities Division
Republican National Committe

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WASHINGToN-The absolute
ly false statements made by Rep.
resentative William L. Dawson
Democrat, of Illinois, shows the
desperation to which Democrats
are driven to defend their party
against the Eastlands and Davises
are doing il.
Val ]. Washington, director Of
D1inorities for the Republican
National Committee, made thai
statement after he had been in
formed of statements made by
Mr.. Dawson at a mass meeting IN
ST. Paul. Minnesota. Sunday night
Mr.. Washington called sheer
nonsense" the statement made hy
ssr. Dawson that Senator Jane:
o. Eastland, Democrat, of Missis
sippi, is handling patronage for
the Eisenhower Administration.
Senator Eastland belongs &c
the Democrat party" said Mr.
Washington. "and the Republican
Party would not have him on .
silver platter.
IF there was shred of truth
In Mr.. Dawson's statement, Sena
tor Eastland never would have
as chairman, conducted fllibust
er to bottle up in the Senate Ju
diciary Committee the Admins
tration's civil rights bills.
The truth Is that the most i'm
portant job Of any importance
landed out in Mississippi went tt
en- appointee named by Perry W
How ard. Republican National
Committeeman for Mississippi -
the appointment of Ben Cameron
As a Federal District judge Ii
Mississippi.
Mr.. Dawson's statement tina
the disgraceful hearings on into
grafton Of. the District of CoIum
bia Committee which ordered tks
investigation by a vote of II to 0
with two absententions.
Mr.. Dawson was either absent
or did not vote. Nor did he al
any time while the hearings wer,
In progress protest against theil
conduct or seek to halt them, al
though the NAACP urged Demo
erat party leaders. Speaker San
Rayburn and Representative JOIN
W. Mccormack of Massachusetts,
the Democratic floor leader, tc
stop the hearings which we're aim
ed at discrediting integration Of
the public schools here. Nor die
ne attend single session of ths
hearings, although he was In
Washington at the time and. Al
member Of the full committee
ne had a right to do so.
"on the other hand. two of tn,
three Republican members. Rep
resentatives Dewitt S. Hyde o,
Maryland and Joel T. Broyhill o.
Virginia, tried unsuccessfully Il
set the hearings postponed unit
after the election. The other Re
publican member, Representativ,
A. L. Miller Of Nebraska nevel
attended single session.
Mr.. Dawson in no way busiec
himself about the hearings unit
the damgae became apparent I,
him that Representatives Jamei
c. Davis Of Georgia and John Bel
Williams, both Democrats, wer.
doing the Democrat party amonJ
negro voters.
"on September 20, when ther,
was only one witness remaining
TO be heard, Mr.. Dawson issuet
his first statement, saying tina
Congressman Davis was 'makinl
the best case for integration
ever heard
"Then on Monday, October
after the committee had grilld
Dr. Hobert M. Corning, Superin
tendent OF Schools. and had a
least temporarily concluded tn
hearings. Mr.. Dawson issued hi
second statement calling In
hearings Illegal.
The question Of legality or Il
legality Of the hearings at tina
time had become moot or mean
ingfess. The Congress was not Il
session and will not be in sessio
until next January.
"The Democrats are saddle
with Eastland. Davis and Wi
Iiams. There is nothing they IL
tend to do about them and othe
Southerners who hold key Grail
manships Of Congressional CON
nittees. They will again be chail
men OF the committees and opel
ating from the same importar
stands II a Democrat Congress