Evening star., 1926-04-21
WOMEN DEMAND
II EDITOR STEP OUT
Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson Tar
get of Montgomery Demo-
cratic Club Officers Attack.

Because of her assaults upon Gov.
lsitchie of Maryland and other Demo
Cratic leaders in the State IN a publ
rtetion sponsored by the Women 5
Democratic Cub of Montgomery
County, the leaders of this organlZa-
lion have forwarded to Mrs. Jesse w:
Nicholson of Chevy Chase n demand
that she resign as editor. The women
chargo that Mrs. Nicholson has used
his publication in f'rtherin gan or
sanitation which she herseT mas
ought to establish in opposition 10
csrtaiu interests within the Demo
cratic party. thereby hindering the
chances of party harmony.
Law Enforcement Issue.
Mrs. Nicholson. it is declared. has
ueen the stormy petrol" of women S
Democratic politics in Maryland ever
since She, as president of the United
Democratic Clubs of Maryland, forced
massage of q law-enforcement reSolu-
ION through that organizations meet
ing last year at HaVre de Grace ana
later lost her position as Democratic
r.ational committeewoman from Mary
land She later resigned as head OF
The State Democratic Women's Clubs
;,fter a majority element within the
ranks of the organization refused to
indorse her position on the laW-en-
forcement issue, which has brought
from her several sharp attacks upon
GOV. Ritchie and other State officials.
Mrs. Nicholson has gone ahead, how
ever, and organized Il body known as
The United Democratic LaW-Enforce-
ment Clubs of Maryland, and it is
charged by woman leaders in Mont
@omery County that she has used the
existing machinery of their organiza-
tion to further her own cause, conse-
Quently they have asked for her resig-
nation.
Demand Resignation.
The letter which has been signed by
the leading Democratic party workers
of Montgomery County and which has
been forwarded to Mrs. Nicholson fol-
lJES'
we. t'Y undersigned members of
the executive board of the NVoman's
Democratic Club of Montgomery
County, do Indignantly protest against
the misuse of the present issue of
lhe Woman Democrat which you edit
''F'irst-Because it does not repre-
.ent the sentiments of the under
signed; being partisan, misleading and
oOntrary TO Democratic principles.
Second-Because it is plainly an
tagonistic TO Governor Ritchie and
William Mines Maloy, who are the
only Democratic candidates for gov
ernor in the field.
''Third-Because it appears to be
the organ of the So-called United
Democratic Law Enforcement Clubs
of Maryland and not of the
Woman's Democratic Club of Mont
gomery County, which finances its
publication.
"Fourth-Because il is practically
IN Endorsement of small minority of
county democratic candidates, all Of
whom we have pledged ourselves to
give an equal and fair chance in the
primaries.
"F'ifth-Because we are Democratic
women, peaceably working for the
GOOD of our party in this county, and
do not care to be drawn into a contro-
versy over issues which are harmful
10 the best interests of our organi-
zation.
I'VE therefore, ask that you resign
IS editor of the Woman Democrat
IN order that same may be published
N the interest of our entire club, and
not for the personal interests Of one. !"
Signers of Letter.
me letter Is signed ty Lucy vi. OL-
iutt, chairman Woman's Democratic
Club, Rockville, Md; Nancy S. Ray,
Naomi NJ. Bogley, Ray W. Waters,
chairman Germantown Democratic
Club; Irene W, Christopher. chair
man LaytonsvilIe Democratic Club;
Ruth Shoemaker, treasurer; Mary z.
BOpp, secretary; Mary D. Lewis,
chairman Bethesda Democratic Club;
charlotte L. q. Tarquhar, chairman
Dlney Democratic Club; Anna II.
Kosch, parliamenarian; Jennie A.
Bogley. chairman Friendship Heights
Democratic Club; Shirley c. D.
Brookes, chairman welfare committee;
Georgie NJ. Skinner. chairman Ken