Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-27
Top Democrats
Tackle Problem
of Debt PayOff
BY GOULD LINCOLN

The Exeedtive committee Of
the Democratic National Com
mittee today tackled the problem
of paying off the party's $815, O0C
debt, growing out Of the 1856
campaign, a deficit in the pub
LEGATION of the Democratic Digest
land a deficit coming over from
the Democratic National Con-
vention in Chicago last August.
Meeting in the Mayfiower
Hotel for its second day of con-
ferences, the executive commit
tee is expected to deal also with
future plans for the party's ma
tional organization. 1t also may
consider the ACCESSIBILITY of a
general statement of party pro-
gram and policies.
The executive committee
adopted a resolution yesterday
authorizing Democratic National
Chairman Paul M. Butler to
appoint a committee to plan a
major Democratic gathering to
Ibe held in the West-preferably
lat San Francisco-early in 1857.
The committee is to be composed
Iof Western governors, members
of Congress and members of the
national committee.
Western Session Possible
Mr.. Butler said that if it ap-
peared feasible a meeting of the
full Democratic National Com
mittee might be held during this
Western conference. He would
have no disposition, he said, to
avoid such committee meeting
at which the question of elect
ing a new chairman could be
preached.
Mr. Butler reiterated his in
Itention of retaining the chair
manShip when questioned about
a memorandum sent by Stephen
y. Angland to members of the
national committee, urging that
Mr.. Butler resign and permit the
committee to re-elect him or
elect new chairman, at a ma
tional committee meeting before
Congress meets in January.
II would not quit at the sug-
gestion of Mr.. Angland, who is
not member of the committee. Z"
Butler said, nor at that of
George Rock who is a member
from Colorado"
It became clear. therefore,
that any opponents of Mr..
Butler, or supporters of candi-
dates for the Office of national
chairman, will have to battle
with Mr.. Butler.
Members Praise Butler
/ Several members of the COM
Imittee, including Paul Ziffren of
California and Camille F. Gravel.
'Ijr. of Louisiana, declared Mr..
Butler has done an outstanding
IIjob. and should be retained as
.ichairman.
Il The executive committee also
adopted a resolution offered by
ICol. Jacob M. Avery of Illinois
Ito provide for appointment of a
icommittee to draft rules for the
,{operation of the Democratic Ma
ltional Committee. No such set
dof rules now exists, and the
Ieommittee is governed by a
iserieS of presidents. The rules,
it is expected, would provide pro-
cedures for calling meetings of
the national committee. The
lcall of the committee now rests
entirely in the hands of the
national chairman. The rules
could fix a term for national
tchairmen, too, it was said.
Seek to Cut Digest Deficit
A third resolution adopted by
the executive committee had to
do with the Democratic Digest,
the party magazine which has
been published monthly since
August. 1858. 1t authorizes the
chairman to select the staff for
the publication, which may
change its formal and content.
The publication rolled UP a
deficit of 100000.
The new Digest is to be 16
pages, the same size as some of
the leading news weeklies, with a
three-color cover. The plan is
to make the magazine more APP
Dealing to party workers and IN