Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-09-03
Speech or e. Brooke Lee.

1925. held at the Congressional Club on
August goth. attended by over 700 repre-
sentative Democrats Of the county. Z.
Brooke Lee, one Of the organization can
didates for the House OF Delegates. made
the following remarks with regard to the
recent organization Of Democratic En-
forcement Clubs in Montgomery county:
AT several Of Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson's
law enforcement meetings, she has prom
ised the people Of the county the oppor-
tunity Of voting in the coming primary
election for complete State and county
ticket representative of her enforcement
clubs.
She has already failed in this promise
entirely from State standpoint because
the legal limit for filing Of State wide can
didates ended August l4th last and no
dry State wide candidate filed for the Office
Of Governor. U. S. Senator. Comptroller or
Attorney General. and we have not heard
whether the candidate for the Republican
nomination for the Clerk of the Court Of
Appeals Is running as a wet or dry.
Mrs. Nicholson has lately stated that
her clubs are not supporting candidates or
tickets but principles. This appears to be
a complete change Of position within the
last 80 days. and am led to believe it was
caused by her inability TO make" ticket.
(Note. 1t may also be noted that the time
Of fling nominations for the Democratic
or Republican primaries for Montgomery
county ended at midnight August oath,
and that no county candidates who admit
that they were brought out by Mrs. Mich
olson's law enforcement clubs filed in
either party.)
The attention Of the voters Of Mont
gomery county should also be called to the
fact that while Mrs. Nicholson's oreaniza-
tion in Montgomery county is called the
Montgomery Demo ratio Enforcement
Clubs. in the other counties Of the State
they are called Law and Order Leagues"
or merely Enforcement Clubs"
There seems to be no particular reason
why they should be called Democratic
Law Enforcement Clubs" in this county
both because the present Democratic coun-
~ administration has more effectively en-
forced the county prohibition law adopted
by direct vote by the people Of the county
in 1880) than any prohibition enforcement
law has been enforced in adjacent terri
tory. including the District of Columbia,
and because these clubs are not called
Democratic Law Enforcement Clubs" out
side Of Montgomery county The reason
for the adoption Of such name in Mont
somery county would then appear to be
special effort TO create Democratic discord
and friction in the Democratic party with
in Montgomery county.
In support Of the belief that this is the
real purpose Of the Democratic Law En-
forcement Clubs Of Montgomery county, il
should be borne in mind that these clubs
circulate at all their meetings a pledge,
the observance Of which will prevent any
Democrat signing it from voting for any
Democratic State-wide candidate who can
be nominated in the coming primary, that
is, while operating as Democratic club in
Democratic county these clubs only
actually operate, as far as their Democratic
members are concerned, to urge them to
sign pledge preventing them from voting
for Governor Richie or Mr.. Maloy, one of
whom must be the Democratic nominee
for Governor, or any Of the other Demo-
cratic candidates for State. wide Office,
whose names will be on the general cleo
tion ballot without opposition in the pri-
mary.
Mrs. Nicholson has been very sweeping
In her condemnation Of Governor Richie
as man, as an official and as Democrat.
She has based her opposition to him upon
what she claims to be non-observance Of
/, the Democratic State platform OF 1919 and
has severely criticized him for his stand
on law enforcement during the past seven
years. Notwithstanding this criticism of
Governor Richie over seven year period
Mrs Nicholson on November 80, 1925, or
after six Of this seven-year record had
been made. wrote the Governor as follows
Z Chevy Chase. Maryland.
November 80, 1925.
a Hon. Albert C. Richie.
!. Annapolis. Maryland.
= My Dear Governor Richie
I | am following up my verbal invitation
E with this note asking you to be my guest
: at dinner at my home any time in Decem-
{ Der. at p. NJ. Knowing how busy you
e are will be glad IL you will name the day,
. at which time would like to have you
E meet some Of our Democratic friends W HON
: you may find Of valuable assistance in
a your next campaign.
s Very sincerely.
e (Signed) MOLLIE E. NICHOLSON.
e Which invitation Governor Richie de-
J, clined as follows:
S Annapolis Maryland.
0 December 4. 1925.
d Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson.
! Chevy Chase. Maryland.
= Dear Mrs. Nicholson:
I have hardly been at Annapolis at all
= Tor the past two or three days so this is
= the first time have had to answer your
r letter OF November 30th. 1t is very kind
s and thoughtful Of you to ask me to dine
{ with you some evening this month and it
T would be pleasure II were able to do so.
r ! have engagements, however practically
, every evening until almost Christmas and
, know what the demands upon my time
: during the Christmas season are sure to
be. they really leave me hardly moment.
hope that sometime later, | may have
; the pleasure Of coming out to see you, and.
in the meantime. please believe me.
: Sincerely yours.
(Signed) ALBERT C. RICHIE.