Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-03-12

AS the first step in that {
nnand has scheduled a series O
and May so national. State al
views and agree upon strategy
for the 1858 elections.
Plans for these conferences
were outlined to the press yes
terday by Meade Alcorn. G. o. p.
national chairman. They had
been approved by the President,
the National Committee and the
Republican congressional leader
ship.
Eisenhower Lauds Plan
Mr.. Eisenhower wrote Chair
man Alcorn that he was de
lighted" with the program. He
said further:
1T is truly encouraging to
know that your basic purpose is
to get personally acquainted
with local party leaders and to
make certain that the hopes.
aspirations and ideals of the Re-
publican Party as expressed
by the workers in the field will
be accurately reflected in all
party plans and programs.
The President declared direct
contact between national and To-
cal leaders will assure that the
peoples voice becomes the voice
Of the Republican Party.
This will be an auspicious
start in the all-important task
of electing a Republican Senate
and a Republican House of Rep
resentatives in 1885," the Presi-
dent said.
Your program has my whole
hearted Endorsement and I wish
you and every participant in
each conference all possible sue
cess"
Chairman Alcorn said con-
ferees at each meeting will in
clude members of the National
Committee. State chairmen. vice
chairwomen and finance chair
men: members of the National
Finance Committee, State chair
men of Young Republicans and
presidents of State Federations
Of Republican Women.
Mr.. Alcorn declared the pri-
mary purpose of the meetings is
to conduct a "grass-roots" move
ment looking to Republican con-
gressional victories next year.
The party is smarting badly from
the trouncing it took last No
vember from Democratic candi-
dates for Senate and House,
while President Eisenhower was
sweeping the national scene.
Denies Tndoctrination' Plan
In answer to a question, Chair
man Alcorn denied the purpose
Of the conferences would be to
"indoctrinate" local and State
workers in the new Republican,
ISM"
His explanation was accom-
panied by statements by Senator
6choeppel of Kansas, and Rep
resentative Richard Simpson of
Pennsylvania. chairmen, respec-
lively, of the Senate and House
@. o. P. Republican committees.
The regional conference plan
was made public in the midst of
q campaign strategy meeting
held here by the Executive Com |
mittee Of the Republican Ma
tional Committee.
The Executive Committee au-
thorized Chairman Alcorn to APP
point a subcommittee to examine
the proposal to build a new ma
tional headquarters building on II
Capitol Hill and report at its |
meeting in June. Under the pro-
posal. the stats of the National !
Committee and hte G. o. P. con- \
gressional committees, as well as 1
the Capitol Hill Club. would be
housed in one structure.
After holding closed sessions
yesterday morning and after 4
noon. members of the committee
called on President Eisenhower
to discuss campaign plans. They
said his enthusiastic Endorsement
encouraged them greatly.
Six Conference Places
The regional conferences will
be held as follows:
April 1918. in Omaha, Nebr.. /
for leaders in North and South
Dakota. Minnesota, Nebraska,
Kansas. Iowa, Colorado, Wyo-
ming and Oklahoma.
April 1921, in Providence.
r. l., for Maine. New Hamp-
shire. Vermont. Massachusetts.
Rhode Island and Connecticut.
May 3-4, in Salt Lake City,
for California. Oregon. WASH
ington. Idaho. Nevada. Utah,
Arizona, New Mexico and Mon
tana.
May 10-1l. in Louisville, for
Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina. Georgia, Florida. Ala
Dama, Louisiana. Mississippi.