Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02
PARTIES MAP OUT
MARYLAND DRIVE
Democrats Progress Further
With Program tor
0ratory.

BALTIMORE, September ] fSpeciah
Until the holiday period. which Is at
tendant on Labor day, is over, Mary
land political activity will remain dor
rnsnt However, during the past week
plans for the Democratic and Repub-
lican campaigns were tentatively made.
Both parties still have sore spots
from recent diseordS. Every effort is
being made to heal these disturbances
and energy expended in that direction
has caused actual work toward the
campaigns to be slowed up.
Although the Democratic difficulties
appear to be the greater. discord IN Re-
publican ranks has had the more
sveepine effect. While Democratic
leaders have mapped out their CAM
psiSn almost in entirety. the Fepub-
icans. due mostly 10 these discoros,
have been holding back and have made
little progress.
Carville .. Benson. chairman Of the
Democratic advisory committee for
MARYLAND. has decided that the cam
paiSn should be opened in four parts
of the State. Therefore from Septem-
Der II to about September IS the party
will be firing big guns in launching
its offensive.
Dinner is Planned.
The first formal opening will be
at Hagerstown September II. This VIII
take the form of a formal dinner OF
about 500 persons. including all Demo-
cratic leaders of the State.
Gov. Albert c. Richie. Senators VIII
liam Cabell Bruce and David J. Lewis.
the latter candidate for Congress from
this district, will do the talking on that
occasion.
The next day Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross,
former Governor of wyoming. VIII open
the campaign on the Eastern Shore.
She will speak at Centerville. Summer
home of John J. RasSon. Democratic
campaign manager, and September -
1t Salisbury She is scheduled TO make
addresses in several ether towns.
Franklin .. Roosevelt, former AS
sistant Secretary of the Navy and con-
fdant of Gov. Smith, will be the prlr1-
cipal figure at the launching of the
campaign in Baltimore. This will BE-
September Is. Efforts viii be made TO
obtain a theater or one of the larger
halls for this meeting.
Within the next few days, Senator
Caraway of Arkansas, confidant OF
Senator Joseph T. Robinson, will open
the southern Maryland campaign o.
feonardtovn. He also will speak
several days later on the Eastern Shore
Out for Ncn-voters.
One of the reasons for this accunu-
istic1 of talent within the State durir1g
September is 70 arouse rlon-voters 10
Gov. Smiths qualities in order that
they viii register. The first registrs-
ton day is September Is.
The Republicans will open their cam
paign September Is. and word has been
received that Senator Curtis. Republi-
can vice presidential nominee, wiz
speak at least once in Maryland. 1t IS
not known whether Herbert Hoover
win be able to include Maryland in hi;
trip. but Gov. Smith definitely VIII
come to Baltimore for speech.
Meantime the senatorial and con-
rressionai campaigns also have gone
into a iuli. Phillips Lee Goldsborough.
Republican senatorial candidate, VIII
broadcast his first appeal for votes Sep
tember Is. He is expected to of1er SUN
opposition to Senator Bruce, Demo-
cratic competitor.
The Zii1iuan-LeWE ngnt IN ths siAss
district still holds the hnlehght as the
most spirited combat in the State. Re-
norris from western Maryland are to fns
efect that Mr.. Lewis is making some
progress although his opponent, Repre-
sentative zihlman, has won the lndorse-
ment Of both the Anti-saloon Leagae
and the Maryland State and DISTRICT o.
Columbia Federation Of Labor.
The latter organization also indorsea
Mr.. Golcsborough in his senatorial
FRANKLIN MAILMAN, Jr