Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12
Both Parties
Rush Planning
For 1858 Race
ny GOULD LINCOLN
star star Writer

1no Ncpuoucau ana Oemo-
cratic National organizations
are rushing plans for the 1858
political campaign.
The Democrats count strong
~ on increasing their majority
control In both House aud Sem
ate. and the Republicans are
ready to battle strenuously to-
reverse the political trend.
Today the House Democrats
number 2sl to 400 for the O..
o. p. The first of four vacancies
in that body viii be filled in a
special election In New York's
S7th Congressional District
Tuesday. That seat has been
held for more than twenty
years BY w. Sterling Cole, Re-
publican, who resigned to be-
come director general of the
international Atomic Energy
Agency. A bare-fisted row
among the Republicans over q
candidate to succeed Mr.. Cole
has raised Democratic hopes
that their candidate will make
. far better showing in that
strongly Republican district,
even II he does not win.
Georgia Elects
The Democrats had their
first victory Of the year last
Wednesday. filling a vacancy
In the It'll Georgia congress
siopal district--a foregone con-
clusion. For the first time in
the memory Of politicians here,
the Republicans put up q can
didate in that district, and he
was sunk without trace.
Both the Republicans and
Democratic National Commit
tees are to meet here soon.
The @. o. P. Committee Isl
expected to gather for a two
day session at the end OF this
month. The Democrats are to-
be here February 81.
In the interim. the fund
raising United Republican Din
ners win be held January 20
the anniversary Of the begin
ming Of the second Eisenhower
term in the White House. Re-
publican National Chairman
Meade Alcorn and Republican
National Finance Chairman
Charles S. Thomas. in a Joint
statement issued yesterday. said
these dinners will focus atten-
ton on the Importance Of elect
ing a Republican House and
Senate In the November 4 elec-
tons"
President Eisenhower win
speak from Chicago IN q special
program that viii be carried
by television to each dinner.
Vice President Nixon win speak
from New York.
These Republican dinners
viii be held here and in a.
other cities in 81 States, and
are expected to raise substan-
tial campaign funds. The
Washington dinner will be in
the Sheraton-Park Hotel. and
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge
1r.. win be the speaker.
Democrats Slate Meetings
The Democratic Advisory
Council announced yesterday a
series Of meetings to be held
here during the next three
weeks. The council, composed
Of "a leading Democrats, in
GLIDING former President Tru-
man. Adlai Stevenson, Cows.
Hartman Of New York and
Williams Of Michigan, Senators
Kefauver Of Tennessee and
Humphrey Of Minnesota. and
Democratic National Chairman
Paul NJ. Butler. Is developing
q number of policy state
ments" for the Democrats in
Congress and for use in build
ing up the party campaign.
The councils announcement
called for o meeting of the
Advisory Committee on Eco
nomic Policy. OF which DR..
John Kenneth Galbraith Of
Harvard Is chairman. on jan
uary II; a meeting Of the Ad-
visory Committee on Foreign
Policy, headed by former Sec
Rotary Of State Dean Acheson,
on January 20, and a two-day
meeting Of the whole council
February and 2.
Asenda Given
The Council is preparing to
deliver new attacks on the
Eisenhower administration and
its conduct Of both domestic
and foreign affairs. The agenda
for the Economic Committee at
its Friday meeting will include
the Presidents budget message
and the economic outlook for
1858. the domestic economic
programs required for national
defense. the capacity Of our
economy to meet defense needs,
metropolitan and suburban
problems and national tax
policy.
The meeting Of the Demo-
cratic National Committee
comes the day before a big
Embarrassing dinner in WASH
ington in honor Of Mr.. Truman,
which viii be attended by DEM
ocratic leaders In Congress and
other important party figures.
The meeting OF the Repub-
lican National Committee which
was to have been held In No
vember but was called of when
President Eisenhower suffered
o mild stroke. will take UP the
problems Of the coming cam
paign. There will be meetings
with President Eisenhower. Vice
President Nixon and Republic
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