Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-08-01
Lewis UrEed To REs AKsin For
C0sgress.

The DeDoe-stir leaders 10 thfss .estrfn
hsrfas.f'e eolSlisef 59iisso 10 esn upon
David }. Lewis % enter the hsss a. ttse
psffyis esDol GATE e 5sfesf Frsderes \.
Zshanlsn. KsDvbliesa Representative. 10
lesiss macs public % the zSth u July.
Sasnso ~ f~enfy i've nsen. srn9ns whom
are sach sSs8.srts u the parry a. e. Beooke
Lee, Montgomery o0gntY Enory L Cob-
lensz. frsossset uo0niy. and william P
Lsns. b. ana u. J. Hubrr MADE. q VAST
inston county. the letter ~ss made yubhc
b Dss8e c. sinsbenBef 3fc. Secretary II
State. shs also sst oBe u The sifoers.
Ofefins their support - they urged kr.
Lewis 70 enter tbs primaries the leaders Of
thess co8Dtles declared the people u the
SIXTH distinct insisted up1n chsnss IN
their representation and expressed tie
teiisf thar NJ Lewis -ss better qualified
than any other Democrat in the district %
maze Winning hsbt for Consress this year
Beside the three e0aaties from which the
cal came the SiHth Consfessionsi district
incaooes ABessny and Garrett counties.
Although NJ. Zihlmsn bss hep, a sfnns
srip On The seat IN Congress since be be-
gar his service IN 1917. Democratic lead
ers have ieli that conditions this year gave
them bettes than ordinary chsDoes Of
brinEjns the district into The party column
and more than ordinary interest attaches
a.. 80 rf,sr,. 81 = A -. -. -. .....
The fact that Lanes signature sppean
among those on the iettes 70 Mr. Levin had
pau ocular significance. since il had been
reported . sifoDe current IN the party had
been TUNED toward inducing the Washing
ton county man 70 declare himself az
candidate
Mr.. Lewis. ~bOss home 10 IN Cumberland.
served three terms IN Congress befose Mr..
Zihlmsn's election and during that service
earned fos himself the title Of the father u
the parcel pest system. He sss a csndi-
date sssin in the last Congregational cleo
ton. but was defeated b. the Republican
incumbent So far there has been no an
nOuDcement Of candidacy for the Demo
cratic nomination in the district. but M
Zihlmsn is 40 syo~ed candidate to succeed
himself. with 10 probability Of any primary
opposition.
Beside Speaker Lee Montgomery county
sieners 70 the letter for Mr. Lewis we're Blair
Lee. ST.. Roben G. Hilton. Dr. Benjamin c.
Perry. Lacy Shaw. d.. J. " Bird. Robert
Peter. IT,. BowieF Waters. Josiah ". Jones
and Benjamin G. Davis.
Ia Frederick county. besides Mr. Cobientz
and Mr. Winebfenner. the signets include
Dr.. Charles H. Connolly. James II. Cambria.
IT,. Jacob Rohrbsck and William J. Grove
Washington county sieneis included Geo.
A. Reed. Jesse o Shyder. Barry ". Hsrle
Jacob N. Nidoleksuf. J. Vincent Jamison.
Jr.. d. c R. Miller and Harry Z. Bester. as
well a. Major Lane and Dr.. Wade
The letter said
The undersigned believe that the people
Of the Sixth Congressional district Of Mary
land are insistent upon . change in the
character Of the Representation which
hucg nave Had ~ AnN tiS~pI " hSpNsch1a-
lives for the last fourteen years
1T IL natural that Ia this connection our
thou, Lls should turn 10 you. We believe
VIC sOice the sentiments u the great
rnsjodiy Of the counties in which ne live
when We ssy 70 you that re believe that BY
character. training and general ability you
are better qualified than any other avail.
able Democrat Of the Sixth district TO make
a winning fight for Congress this year.
we are Furthermore confident that II
you accede TO this request you will carry
washington. Ffrderick and Montgomery
coonsies by a substantial majority.
NE briieye that your candidacy would
be- pushed siIh the NgDf and constructive