The Washington times., 1930-09-22
HOPE FACTIONS
IN PRIMARIES
MAY UNITE
Organization Leaders Claim
Election Victory Certain,
But Want Full Strength

But want Full Strength
SILVER SPRING, Md, Sept,
22.-The political eyes Of the
voters Of Montgomery county are
being directed toward the meet
ing Of county organization Demo
Gratis at Manor Club, near Nor
beck, scheduled for Thursday eve
ming, September rs, to which in
vitations to all antiorganization
leaders and workers have been
sent.
It is proposed to make this a
kind of Observation-Disclosures
hatchet - let's-kisS-and-make-up''
affair, and 60 in and beat the
tar out of the Republicans at the
polls In November elections. For
this reason Montgomery county
is watching the outcome Of the
rally with more than curious eyes
The principal thing county ctti-
zens are interested in Is to what
extent the ants viii attend the
meeting. in sincerity and good
faith.
Democratic organization leaders
throughout the county express no
fear Of. the outcome of the No
Vember election as far as the
whole ticket is concerned. Some
go so far as to say the ticket
will win without the support OF
the ants, for it is known that
Major E. Brooke Lee, Democratlc
"boss' of the county, has always
had the support of hundreds OF
Republicans when votes were
needed to put his ticket over.
Many nonprofessional Repub-
licanS, me nand women, who be.
believe iii improved county gov
ernment, have declared them
selves requested" with the Re
publican situation in the county.
Ii is said the activities Of Rep
resentative Frederick N. Zihlinan
outside of his duties as their rep.
resentative at the Capitol, around
whom the major fighting will be
done from now until November,
Will cause hundreds to protest
against such by voting the Demo
cratic ticket. Democratic leaders
declared yesterday that these
added to the number that has
been constant in its support ol
the Lee tickets in county eiec'
rionS will insure sufficient num-
Der of Republican supporters OF
the organization ticket to prac
tically guarantee its success.
Lee is known to be not salts
fled to win in just that way. He
is said to wish all OF the anti
organization Democrats to gel
back on the reservation. so as
to have body of voters that
will pull together in all elections
from now on.
Upon being interviewed, State
Senator Eugene Jones. of Ken
sinrtou, recognized leader OF the
ants. around whom the Septer1
her. 5 primary fight was waged
and who was defeated by Robert
q. Hilton, Rockville banker. for
denomination, refused to com
ment upon the situation. He said
he prefers to wait until laLer
after consultation with other anu
leaders. It was indicated by
other sources that the antior
ganization leaders and field n1er
will meet in a closed conference
one day this week. After tnal
meeting. it is said, a statement
of the Intentions Of the altl-Lee
faction will clarity the situation
Last Friday, Montgomery coun
tv Republicans met together a.
the Montgomery Country Club
at Rockville, under the leader
ship of Paul Sleman, Of Chew
Chase. The principal item OF In
terest that could be gathered g
the meeting is that the Repuh
lican group expects to register g
least 5000 voters before electloI
day, and that approximately ZOO
Democrats will be stricken iron
the registration books on accoun
OF having removed from th'
county. Another conference D.
the same group was held Satur
day. at which the Republican
situation in the county was care
fully surveyed. These meeting
were attended by nearly all o
the precinct chairmen and candl
dates. Many of these profeSseC
certainty ia, their belief that tn
Republican, county ticket will VIII
in November. They claim, also
heavy additions to the Republican
vote by antiadmi1istration voter
and by church members as a pro
test against Governor Ritchie'
wet program.
Il is certain that the admins
tration meeting at Manor Clnl
Thursday evening win be tn
principal object Of political atten
ton during the next two weeks.