Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-10-03
Richie Attacks Platform OF
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Two thousand county Democratic workers
assembled on Thursday Of last week at the
Manor Club. Norbeck. heard Maj E. Brooke
Lee. county organization leader. issue an
ulIimatum to Republicans that if there are
any campaign charges against the present
administration. the mud singing will not
all be on one side.
Referring TO Frederick NJ Zihlman, Re
publican. member of the House Of Repre-
sentatives from the Sixth Congressional
District. and F. Barnard Welsh. Republican
candidate for States Attorney. Maj. Lee
offered them immunity from attack in the
political campaign only IF Freddie and
Barney leave US alone"
IF the Republicans want dirt. well give
it to them. he declared vehemently. IAN
they have TO do is to open up"
The meeting Thursday night opened the
campaign against the Republicans pre-
paratory TO the November 4th elections.
Gov. Albert c. Richie was the principal
speaker. Others who addressed the large
audience included David J. Lewis. cand-
date for the House of Representatives from
the Sixth Congressional District Judge
John s. Newman. of the Sixth Judicial
Circuit, candidate for election: Robert
Peter. IT,. States Attorney: Andrew j.
"Cy" Cummings. who represented thecoun-
ty in the House of Delegates for four terms.
and Berry E. Clark. chairman Of the State
Central Committee for the county.
Each speaker urged the Democrats to
forget their party differences and present
q united front In the general election.
Two hundred and fifty Progressive work.
ers, as well as all candidates who we're
unsuccessful in the primary elections.
were invited to attend the meeting.
An effort was made by several speakers
TO smooth over the bitterness Of ths pri-
maries. Mai. Lee saying that the 'only
disagreement we now have with the antics
is the truth Of their charges against the
administration.
He said: The antics are four times as
strong and four times as responsible as the
Republicans. and II they give us any sup
port at all every candidate on our ticket
will carry the county by majority Of from
5000 to 5000 votes.
I'VE could sit back and do nothing and
win by a small margin, but we don't want
TO do that. We want to make things sure
and score a sweeping victory. Our Gov
ernor has been good to us, and we want TO
be good TO him Also we want change
Of Congressman. and it is up to Montgomery
County to see that there is a change"
Our Governor next spoke
The Republican State platform for the
Gubernatorial campaign was called docu-
ment Of personal abuse by Governor Richie
in an address which he devoted TO a denial
of the charge that he had used the execu-
tive power to develop political machine
20 further his ambitions.
THE Republican platform is nearly all
built around the statement that since
have been Governor have used my power
20 develop political machine. and il Is
rather hard to separate the policies which
the Republicans advocate 10 their platform
from their personal abuse OF me" the
Governor said.
The Governor agreed that the Republi-
can charse that he is setting up q dynasty
is serious. Il true. and added that glance
would reveal that political machines where
they exist in other States are built in much
the same way as he is accused Of con-
structing one here in Maryland.
THE great influence Of the school system
is used politically or the physicians and
nurses OF the State health service use their
influence politically OF the superintendent
Of State institutions do the same or State
employees are engaged for political consid-
creations: or there is favorirism Ia buying
State supplies: or political considerations
influence the building Of the State roads