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Show E4UL MAUjON Republican Strategy Pays Profits HE Republicans brought themselves out of their first new I leadership session of congress in greater unity than any political party has achieved since long before the New Deal. Defections generally drew only three of their senators. This was accomplished by a peculiar inner system of organization. Normally steering committees are bossed by one .ir two men, but the Republicans made theirs truly representative of the party. For Instance, in the house Speaker Martin was boss, but he worked closely with Floor Leader Halleck (which is not unusual). They both cooperated genuinely with a steering comrrfittec, which made many decision to which both Martin and Halleck were opposed. Out of this system nf operating from the grass roots up, instead in-stead of from a top leadership down las Mr. Roosevelt did), came the dominant party characteristic of their first session. Now this guiding committee-leadership had an operating system which ivas kept completely under cover. They had a two-pronged base policy trom the start. They strove (A) to keep down the amount of legislation, selecting only the hare essentials for beginning a new policy era for the country, and (B to get Hway from emergency and "must" legislation. Their delay on the union reform bill was deliberate. Nothing was said about this yardstick. They kept the Democrats from knowing their formula. for-mula. But they feel rather good now about the way it worked out. |