Evening star., 1928-08-12
DEMOCRATS PLAN
MARYLAND DRIVE
Business and Professional
Leaders Named on Com
mittee.

Rnec.sl Dispatch 20 The Star.
BALTIMORE. August 1.-THE State
wide Democratic campaign in Maryland
got under way this week with the Sc
lection of an executive committee OF
80 men and women and a general cam
paign committee Of 1000 Democrats.
The executive committee was selected
by the State central committee AZ a
meeting without 4 discordant note
r3~vtle n Benson. state insurance
commissioner and former member ot
Concress. was selected as chairman, a
post which makes him the Democratic
campaign manager Of Maryland. He
Will serve in q similar post for Senator
William Cabeu Bruce.
In seeking this steering committee
the Democratic leaders made an effort
81 make II almost 100 per cent ProtoS-
tert. They succeeded not only in this
sim 0ut also IL eettins 4 committee
of Create prestige than ever before has
naneged : campaign in this state,
There ere nine bankers and a uni
verSitv dean among the group Such
members Of the committee as r. How
arc Bland. president OF the United States
Fl6eHay & Guaranty Co, Van Lee
Black capitalist, Or. Hugh H. Young,
internationally known physician, Waldo
Newcomer. banker; Donald Symington
an6 Dr. Joseph S Ames. dean of Johns
HOPKINS University. are known in all
parts Of this country. Many others arc
outstanding in the business and indus
trial life o. Maryland
Smith Has Aupeai
willingness of men Of this type to
serve on the steering committee for the
campaign 70 be waged in behalf Of Gov.
Smith signifies the appeal which his
Candidacy is making in Maryland.
which II must be remembered is nor
n1sny Republican in presidential elec-
tons
Before another week passes. accord
ina 10 Mr. Benson this committee will
have mapped cut tentative plan for
the campaign here. This campaign
will he pushed Immediately after the
psrtys presidential candidate makes
his speech Of acceptance.
The Smith Lawyers League also has
been organized with a membership al
ready III excess Of 500 attorneys. The
group was organized at a dinner at
tended ev more than 400 lawyers Or
John II. Latsne. professor OF American
history a. Hopkins. also has formed q
Young Peoples Smith T-President
League
Prohibition came suddenly to the
front during the week. A while back
Il was thought that the prohibition
spotlight would center in Baltimore
but for the last four days 1t has been
or the congressional campaign in the
Sixth District in which many Wash
tne.onians are interested.
Lewis Is Quizzed
Rev 2 Berry Plummer. militant dry
leader cf Hsgerstown. started the ball
Ening when he querisd David J Lewis
Democratic candidate. on his attitude
fcward prohibition and whether he
would favor legislation for rigid enforce
msnt
Mr.. Lewis came back with state
msnt that II elected he would support
every bill designed for enforcement Of
the Volstead act and all other laws;
that he personally vas dry. and since
the adoption Of the eighteenth amend
r1ent had obeyed 1t in letter and IN
spirit
Before stating his views As 70 the
feasibility Of prohibition. however. Mr.
Lewis wrote that he believed ii only
fair fer his Republican opponent, Rep
resentative Frederick n Zihlman, TO be
required to answer the following ques-
tion:
Have you. Mr.. Zihlman. given faith
fall obedience TO the Volstead act. for
which you voted or is 1t true. as gen.
orally stated, that you have been vio-
lating the act al pleasure since It's pas
ssze?"
Mr. Zhlman has not yet made for
mai answer. but 10 interviewers he has
said that there are lots Of ways a man
can take a drink without violating the
NosFtesd act / don't hold my personal
scts NJ as a model. he added.
Tha incumbent. however pointed out
that ne IS running on his record during
Il wars in fhe House during which he
slv,evs has voted with the prohibition
ssts IN major questions affecting the
dry laws.
Bruce Is Endorsed.
The Liberty Defense League. a wet
or9anizs ton. has indorsed the candi-
dactes Of Senator Bruce and Represent
ssives william p Cole and Stephen W
Gsmbrin. second and fifth districts, re-
suectiveIy The league. however, has
beer unable 10 choose between John
philip Hill and Representative Vincent
L Palmlsano 70 the third district. Both
are svowedly dripping" wets
The Association Against the Prohibit
ton Amendn1ent has not announced is
Endorsements In Maryland get. although
II has given publicity IN the reluctance
cf Phillip Lee GoldsboroUfh. RepUbll-
car candidate for the Senate. 70 answer
fts ouestionn2ue -Four times the asso-
clst3on has requested an answer from
Mr. Coldgborcugh. and on each occasion
Re has heen polite but eyasi"e
FRANKLIN T. wALTMAN, Jr,