The Washington times., 1930-09-10
MAJORITY SEEN
SUPPORTING
TICKET

-
But Few Democrats There
Found Threatening to Bolt
SILVER SPRINGS, Md. Sept.
10.-The aftermath of the Mont
gcmery County Democratic pri-
n1aries, held Monday, brings to
the fore not the question Of the
size of the Lee organizations ma
5ority, nor to what extent politi-
cal patronage will be dealt out,
nor how E. Brooke Lee will use
his augmented power, but the
question as to whether the thou
sands who voted the Progressive
Democratic, or anti, ticket will
support the organization nomi-
nees in the November election.
This was the opinion expressed
BY several Montgomery County
political leaders yesterday
Some Bitterness
The situation was discussed by
several of the leaders of the anti.
Lee forces. While few of them
expressed some bitterness, the
general opinion seems to be, as
one OF them expressed it: +.
1T is long time until No
vember and ones feelings In
the matter may UNDERGO a
change. After all, IL ista mat
ter that each individual will 4
work out to his or her own
satisfaction. At this time, none
OF the leaders can speak for
the rank and fiIe."
queries among a number of
the rank anu file of actual vot-
ers brought out many expressions
q ral1tagOnis:-l to the Organiza.
tlon ticket, and declarations that
they do not now intend to vote
Tor those nominees in the No
vember election. although, In the
majority of those questioned pre-
ferred to wait until the heat of
the battle has been absorbed by,
q sober second thought before
making up their minds.
Two Of the anti-leaders said
they had ways been Democrats
and had always. up to last Mon
day. voted the Lee organization
ticket, and now that they have
been decisively defeated, they
have no political bed to lie in
except that furnished by the
Democratic .Jarty in the county,
as they can not bring themselves
to join the Republican ranks.
Bulk to Aid Ticket
These men commented upon
what they termed inferior char
acters" of many Of the nominees
on the regular ticket as compared
with their candidates for the same
offices. They insisted that the
Lee organization is composed, for
the most part, Of the reactionary
element Of the county Democrats,
and that the Progressive Demo
crat ticket was composed Of and
supported by real believers in JET
fersonian democracy.
From ali the evidence gathered
In Montgomery county, 1t appears
today that many of the antis will
refuse to support the Lee ticket in
the November election, while the
bulk will go along with Lee in
order to hold, as much as possible.
the county democracy in q safe
political position, and because
they have been lifelong Demo
Gratis and still have faith in the
party: or, as one Of them ex-
pressed it:
81 am T. Democrat, Lee or no
Lee"
Il Summing Up
With Montgomery county Re-
publicans leaderleSs and badly
stripped, Democrats believe that
even If the Republicans had a
leader his leadership would be
nominal only. If the two Demo
crat factions will unite. it is be-
lieved, they will 60 to an over
whelming victory in November,
Complete returns from the
county give the administration
candidates majorities averaging
1000. = The leading candidates
were given the following MAORI.
Robert G. Hilton, Rockville
banker, 1880 for state senator:
Preston B. Ray, Of Rockville, for
county clerk, 2,9O7; Associate
Judge John S. Newman, of Fred
erick. 2,160; David j. Lewis, OF
Cumberland, 6,711 for House Of
Representatives.