Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-23
6. 0.P.Aims
Al 1853 in Last
Reqiona! Farley
BY GENE GOODWIN
Star stan Correspondent

TRENTON. N. j.. May a.
Seeking the key to congressional
control in 1858. Republican lead.
ers from the District Of Colum.
bia. Maryland and four othel
States met here today for q
three-day workshop.
1t is the last Of six regional
conferences being conducted By
the Republican National Com
mittee and the G. o. P. senatorial
and congressional committees
The other four States sending
representatives to this confer
ence are New York. New Jersey
Pennsylvania and Delaware.
Meade Alcorn, Republican Ma
tional Chairman. is scheduled to
preside over the conference,
which is aimed at acquaintine
national Republican leaders
with local problems in each
State. congressional districts and
precincts.
Adams Takes Part
Other national leaders taking
part include Sherman Adams,
assistant to President Eisen-
hover; Senator Schoeppel Of
Kansas. chairman Of the Re-
publican Senatorial Campaign
Committee. and Representative
Simpson Of Pennsylvania, chair
man Of the Congressional Cam
paign Committee.
President Eisenhower is to ad-
dress the workshop via telephone
at 1880 am. tomorrow.
Leading the Maryland delega-
ton is State Chairman D. Eldred
Rinehart. Gov. McKeldin, Re-
publican national committeeman
for Maryland, will not be here
because he is still touring Europe
with his family.
However. Gov. McKeldin's
name is apt to figure largely ir
the discussions regarding Re.
publican chances for 1858 in
Maryland.
Prohibited by the Constitution
from running for a third term
Gov. McKeldin has his eye or
the Senate seat now held By
Republican Senator Beall, OF
the office Of Mayor Of Baltimore
now held by a Democrat.
Senator Beall has shown nc
inclination to step down and
allow Gov. McKeldin to walk
away with the Republican SEN
atorial nomination next year
Yet, Republican leaders are try
ing hard to avoid q primary
fight between Gov. McKeldin
and Senator Beall, two of their
top vote-getters.
Mr.. Rinehart. a McKeldin
supporter. said as this conference
got underway today that he be-
lieves the Governor win pursue
a course In 1858 which will have
the complete agreement" Of
himself and Senator Beail.
Maryland Republicans, who
are outnumbered better than
two to one by Democrats on the
registration books. hold three Of
the seven Congressional seats. II
would be difficult to improve this
number.
The Republican Representa-
tives are James p. 8. Devereux
IN the I'd district, who re.
portedly is interested in running
for Governor: Edward T. Miller
in the LIST and Dewitt 8. Hyde
In the 9Th.
Strong Beyond Baltimore
In other words, the Repub.
licans now have control Of all
the congressional districts out
side Of strongly Democratic
Baltimore City expect the 5th
district. represented by q
popular Democrat. Richard e
Landlord. Democrats hold al
three Of the congressional seats
from the Sd, 4th and 7th dis.
tricts. located entirely within
Baltimore City.
Other Marylanders scheduled
TO participate In the workshop
here include Mrs. Vaughn
Richardson OF Salisbury. anc
George c. Warner, jr., Of Be.
thesda. State finance co-chair-
man.
Chairman George l.. Hart. jr.
y leading the delegation from
vote-less Washington. Otherl
who will take part from the Dis.
trict include Mrs. Howard A
Conn. national committee
woman; Lewis T. Breuninger
finance chairman, and Karl L
Shipley. assistant finance chair