Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-26
C. 0. P. CHALLENGED
| ON MUD-THROWING.
Montgomery Republicans Are
Threatened With Retalia-
ton by Democrats.
BY WILLIAM S. TARVER,
stan Correspondent Of The Star.

Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
NORBECK, Md, September 26.-Two
thousand Montgomery County Demo-
cratic workers, assembled last night at
the Manor Club, heard Mai. E. Brooke
Lee, county organization leader, issue
an ultimatum 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 H. Zihlman,
Republican, member of the House of
Representatives from the sixth con-
gressional district, and F. Barnard
Welsh, Republican candidate for States
attorney Maj. Lee offered them I'M
munity from attack in the political
campaign only 'if Freddie and Barney
leave us alone"
Get "Dirt" If Wanted.
IF the Republicans want dirt. wen
give it to them" he declared vehem-
emily. "All they have to do is open up"
The meeting last night opened the
campaign against the Republicans pre-
paratory to the November 4 elections
Gov. Albert G. Ritchie was the principal
speaker. Others who addressed the
large audience included David j. Lewis,
candidate for the House of Represent
atives from the sixth congressional
sixth judicial circuit, a candidate for
election; Robert B. Peter, jr., States
attorney; Andrew J. ICY" Cummings,
who represented the county 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 a united front in the general
election. Although the rally was plainly
an attempt to heal the breach between
the two factions of the party In Mont
gomery County, the great majority of
the audience was composed of admin
istration workers, with but a sprinkling
Of Progressives.
Fifty Ants Present.
Mai. Lee announced from the plat
form that there were so anti-organiza-
ton men present.
These included Richard r. White,
defeated Progressive candidate for reg
lister of wills, and Willard Peake, who
ran for the State Central Committee.
Two hundred and fifty Progressive
workers, as well as all candidates who
were unsuccessful in the primary cleo
lions, were invited to attend the meet
ing. The comparatively small attend
ance Of the snti-organization faction Is
taken as an indication that most of its
leaders do not intend to lend their
support to the Democratic ticket.
An effort was made by several speak
ers to smooth over the bitterness of |
the primaries, Mai. Lee saying that the |
"only disagreement we now have with |
the ants is the truth of their charges |
against the administration
He said: THE ants are four times |
ss strong and four times as responsible |
as the Republicans, and If they give |
us any support at all, every candidate |
on our ticket will carry the county by
9 majority Of from 5000 to 5000 votes |
Want Sweeping Victory.
I'VE could sit back and do nothing
and win by small margin, but we
don't want to do that. We want to
make things sure and score a sweeping
victory. Our Governor has been good
TO us, and we want to be good to him.
Also We want change of Congress-
men, and 1t Is up TO MONTGOMERY
County to see that there is a change"
Gov. Richie confined himself in his
address principally to a refutation OF
the charge that he has used the power
OF the executive to develop a political ,
machine and that this machine can lie
broken only by the election Of the Re-
publican nominee.
When other speakers lauded him as
OF presidential timber and pledged their
support to help him to the White House.
Gov. Rttchie jokingly replied that II
am willing to let you of from that If Won
VIII only help me to get back to An
napolis next year"
He emphasized the Importance of
elect1ng each of the Democratic candi-
dates from Montgomery County.
The Republican platform then came
IN for an attack. Nothing in it, the
Governor declared. is entitled to any
respect, since many of its planks are
misleading, many are meaningless and
some are false.
In reply TO the allegation that he had
built up a political machine, Gov.
Richie called attention to what he said
was the excellence and non-political
character of the State schools, the
Health Department, the State institu-
tons, Purchasing Department and
Roads Commission.
Pleads for Harmony.
States Attorney Peter discussed the
record during the past 10 years of the
present county administration and made
plea for party harmony.
I'VE have Just come through a very
hard primary fight" he declared, "but
that is no new thing for Montgomery