Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-02
BY WILLIAM s. TARVER,

of the county. A dramatic element was
added to the situation by the long
standing rivalry between the Lee and
Peter families.
with the victory Of the Democratic
organization there was a distinct let
campaign, with Republicans striving to
gain control Of the government and
Democrats attempting to maintain their
traditional hold on the copntvs
Officials of the Republican party re-
gard their chances of Lfctory Tuesday
as better than has been the case for
many years.
They base this belief on an element
which both parties agree could be the
deciding factor in the election-the
Progressive or INTERPRETATION Demo-
Gratis. Even the most sanguine admins.
tration politician would hesitate to pre-
dict the success of his party If 1t were
sure the entire strength of the Prog
ressive faction would swing to the Re-
publicans. More than 1000 votes were
cast by the minority Democrats in the
primary election, and the wholesale de-
livery Of this block in all probability, II
Is recognized, would place the Repub-
hcans in ONCE.
Expect Inside split.
What both Democrats and Repub.
licans think will take place, however, Il
that the ProgresSives will split among
themselves, one section, including .
number Of leaders In the primary night
voting for the Republican ticket, an.
other, strongly Influenced by party ties
voting for the Democratic candidates
and still third group refusing to &c
TO the polls. 1t Is the number of votes
each Of these groups will contain which
leaves the outcome of the election q
matter of conjecture among the voters
In the face of otimistic reports Of rival
political leaders.
The Republicans, also, are having
their troubles inside their own party
They have had diff1culty in past years
in getting the vote out on election day
Many people have registered as Repub.
leans, but because Of indifference, lacl
Of urging or other reaSons have failed
to vote. A concerted effort Is beint
made this year to have a large pro.
portion Of affiliated Republicans at thu
polls.
In addition, there is the virtual GER
tainty that Q certain proportion o.
suburban Republicans win vote Demo-
cratic. Leaders Of both parties concede
this to be true. The Republicans sa!
the proportion viii be negligible, bu
MAI =. Brooke Lee, Speaker Of thu
House Of Delegates, county administra'
ton leader and Democratic State cam
paign manager. has stated publicly tha
40 per cent of the total number vii
vote the Democratic ticket.
1t Is because of this dissension with
in parties that the official registration
of voters is not indicative Of the rea
strength Of either side. The lates
figures show 1884 Democrats ant
e,743 Republicans qualified to vot,
Tuesday. Only 512 persons are regis
tered as independents and two a
Socialists.
Maj Lee and other Democratic lead
ers say that the administration candi
dates will win by majority Of 2,00(
votes. Republican leaders say they ex
pect to win but are hesitant abou
making . definite prediction as to tn,
number Of votes their candidates vii
receive.
Outside Influences.
The congressional, judicial and state
wide side 70 the approaching election
apparently has exercised little inhuenc
| on the political lineup within tn
! county. All candidates are expected I.
run nearly even with the county situa
ton determining how the voting vii
| go for ofices outside Montgomer!
| County
Two underlying motives will guild
| the voters at the polls. Democrats vii
cast their ballots to extend through an
other four years. the State and count.
! governmental policies of the past decade
while Republicans will seek to end tn
| 11-year political domination of Gov. Al
bert c. Richie and Maj. Lee.
This failure to agree on issues ha
been one of the features of the cam
| paign. Only in one respect do bot
| parties concur-proponents of each Sa
the issues in Montgomery County an
in the State are the same.
The Democrats point to their 11-yea
record and say they are willing 3
stand on 1t and take their chances tina
the voters will want them to continu
| what they have begun. In MontRom
cry County, the party points with par
ticular pride % the development Of tn
suburban area as one Of the chic
residential districts Of the Nations
Capital.
Mayor william F. Broening of Bal
timore, Republican gubernatorial can
didate. has saio the principal issue O
the State campaign Is the continuanc
miniStration. The Montgomery Repuh
licans have taken the cue and cen
tered their campaign around an attac
on Maj. Lee, who, although not q can
didate, is still the recognized head G
the Democratic party in the county.
/ Their attacks. particularly those {
Representative Frederick N. Zihlmar
who Is running for reelection, and ]
Barnard Welsh, candidate for State
Attorney, have been extremely persona
Maj. Lee Replies.
Maj. Lee has replied at length to eac
allegation, but throughout has endeav
ored to avoid becoming an issue as tn
Republicans have tried to make him.
was in appealing to the voters not I
regard the attacks on himself as a RI
Election on he county candidates ths
he announced for the first time thl
his name will appear again on q ballC
In Montgomery County Then, h
pointed out, his opponents will be abb
10 strike at him as q candidate. H
declined to name the ONCE for whic
he will run at some future date
Despite the bitter attacks on Maj. lie
there have been no attempts made |
discredit any Of the Democratic cand
dates.
The Democratic election campaig
has been conducted along less persons
lines than the Republican night.
The general tones Of the two can
! paigns can best be illustrated by tt