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Show Democratic National Committee Plans Important Meeting The Democratic National Committee Com-mittee will meet in Washington , on Dec. 6 and an interesting gathering it is expected to be. Most attention will focus on the naming of a national chairman. chair-man. Present National Chairman Paul M. Butler is standing for re-election. No major opposition candidate has come forth, but this does not mean that Mr. Butler But-ler is without opposition. The present chairman has a forthright stand on civil rights and what should be done with party members who oppose a strong stand on civil rights legislation. leg-islation. Mr. Butler suggested that these people mainly in the south be booted out of the Democratic party. This view is in direct contrast to those held by such strong Democratic leaders, as Senator Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, Senate Democratic leader, and House Speaker Sam Rayburn. Other high party officials are also known to be opposed to Mr. Butler's civil rights views. And others oppose him on various other grounds. However, the outspoken chairman chair-man also has considerable support sup-port in other sections of the party leadership. Mr. Butler has not said what his personal plans are other than to seek reelection to the party chairmanship. |