Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-02
|G..0.P.to Meet
Here 10 Plan
IS Campaign
By J. A. O,LEARY

ny y. n. OLEAMI
Republicans from all parts of
the country win gather here this
week to plan their fight to win
control Of Congress in the 1858
election.
It will take some planning.
since the Democrats now hold
the House by q count Of 234 to
200 and the Senate 40 to 46.
There is one vacancy in each
body. 1t takes 2l8 to organize
the House and 40 in the Senate,
Although the Democrats hold
10 bare majority in the Senate,
their chances Of retaining con-
Itrol Of that branch next year are
much better than the present
division indicates.
The reason u that Of the 80
Senate seats at stake next year,
81 are already held by Republic
cans, while only IL are Demo
cratic. Thus. the Democrats have
more targets to shoot at for pos
Isible gains.
II Wisconsin elects another
Republican later this year to Ill
the Mccarthy vacancy, the
%. o. p. would need a net gain
Iof only one in November, 1858
to take Senate control, with the
vote Of Vice President Nixon to
break the 48-48 tie that would
then exist.
Will Not Be Easy
But q glance at the distribu.
ton Of the II Democratic seats
lat issue makes it evident that
picking up one will not be easy
since the Republicans also would
have to hold all 81 Of Their
present seats.
Five Of the. Democratic seats
are in the South and are now
held by Senators Byrd Of Vir-
Iginia. Gore of Tennessee, Holland
OF Florida. Stennis Of Mississippi,
and Marlborough Of Texas.
The other six are held by
Senators Chavez Of New Mexico,
Mansfield Of Montana, Syming-
ton Of Missouri, jackson of
Washington. Kennedy Of Massa-
chusetts and Pastore Of Rhode
Island.
The 81 Republican seats in
clude contests in such battle
ground areas as New York, New
Jersey. Pennsylvania. Michigan,
Connecticut and California.
Democratic hopes Of gaining
a tighter grip on the Senate have
been raised by the fact that
Senator's Knowland Of California
and Payne Of Maine have decided
to retire from the Senate next
year. In California. particularly
Democrats feel they have a
better chance with Senator
Knowland out.
Eisenhower to Take Part
The Republican strategy con-
ference will be held at the Sher-
ton-Park Hotel Thursday and
Friday and will be participated
in by State and national lead
ers. including President Eisen-
hover and Vice President Nixon
In addition to the National
Committee, the sessions viii be
attended by State chairmen and
vice chairmen, members Of
finance committees, State chair
men Of the Young Republicans
and presidents Of the State Fed
CREATIONS Of Republican women.
Mr.. Nixon will address q meet
ing of the National COMMITTEES
Thursday afternoon and conduct
a question and answer period.
The President will speak to the
conference at 4:30 Friday after
noon.
The party leaders will review
the results Of six regional con-
lferences the Republicans held
during April and May at Omaha.
Salt Lake City. Louisville. Gin
cinnati. Providence and Trenton.
illustrates Division
Those regional conferences
served to point UP some Of the
differences which have developed
this year between the so-called
modern Republicans and the
more conservative party men,
bers over the Presidents budget
and some Of his legislative pro-
posals.
This situation also was ap-
parent last week when the ad-
ministration was unable to per-
suade the House to put back
part Of the cut its Appropriations