Evening star., 1934-01-17
MAI. LEE RESIGNS
DEMOCRATIC POST
Montgomery Chieftain Va
Gates Position to Devote
Time to Other Interests.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


SILVER SPRING, Nd, January IT.
Maj. E. Brooke Lee OF Silver Spring,
for the past Is years a figure in the
Democratic party of Maryland, an
nounced today that he is resigning as
Democratic leader in Montgomery
County and Withdrawing from his
present participation in the active af-
fairs Of the party organization in power
in the county.
At the same time 1t was made known
that States Attorney Stedman Prescott
of Rockville, who has been indorsed as
the county Organizations candidate for
State Senate in the party primary next
September. has been chosen by county
leaders as Lees successor
Maj. Lee, who in Withdrawing from
his position as leader relinquishes q
place handed down to him by his
father, former United States Senator
Blair Lee, explained that he proposes
to devote his entire time to his private
business interests and would not be-
come a candidate for any State or
county political Office in the coming
general election in November.
Mentioned for Governor.
His name frequently has been men
toned both in the press and political
circles as the next candidate of the
Democratic party in Maryland for Gov
ernor or United States Senator. 1t is
said that he has been offered the sup
port Of Gov Ritchie and other State
leaders for either of these nominations
should he care to make the race.
Mai. Lee declared in announcing his
withdrawal from active participation in
politics that he would be glad to serve
as member of the organizations Ad-
viSory Committee from his home pre-
cinct, but under no circumstances would
be candidate for any Office at the
coming election.
In addition to naming Prescott as
their new leader precinct heads
/ throughout Montgomery have created a
new set-up for the administration,
operation and continued functioning of
the county organization, 1t was said
They have formed an active county,
wide committee of 10 to direct the or
ganization and to conduct the coming
political campaign in the September
primary and the general election two
months later 1t will be known as the
Democratic Advisory Committee
Other officers besides Prescott are
Curtis Walker Of Chevy Chase. record
ing secretary; Miss Lavinia Engle of
Forest Glen, corresponding secretary.
and Lacy Shaw of Silver Spring. Mont
gomery County park commissioner,
treasurer.
Miss Engle, it was announced, will be
supported as the organizations candi-
date for county commissioner from the
Eastern suburban district next Septem-
Der. She served in that capacity for
| nine days recently, resigning as a re-
fa6
at the time she took oath Of office.
The new committee, under its by
laws. will hold three meetings each
month at Bethesda, Silver Spring and
Rockville, with the first listed at the
Bethesda County Building Monday
night at 7:30
County leaders also have elected the
following subsidiary campaign commit
tees to serve until January, 1885
Campaign organization: John B.
Diamond of Gaithersburg, president of
the Board of County Commissioners.
chairman; Shaw, vice chairman and
chairman of the Committee on Regis
tration; Prescott, ex-ofdcio, Rockville; /;
j. Bond Smith, Takoma Park, chair
man publicity and speakers bureau: j.
Donald Claget, Silver Spring, chair
man Finance Committee.
OIllCl uicIllUclS Vi lIlS StUeTal Cam-
pagn Committee are DR.. Benjamin c.
Perry. Bethesda; Chief of Police Alvie
A, Moxley, Damascus; Richard H. Lans-
dale, Sandy Spring; Curtis Walker,
Chevy Chase. and Miss Engle. Forest
Glen
Other Committee Members.
The Committee on Publicity and
Speakers, of which j. Bond Smith
chairman, consists of the following
members: Miss Engle, vice chairman;
Prescott. ex-officio; Walker, Shaw, Dia-
mond, Emory H. Bogley and Frederic
P. Lee.
The members of the Registration
Committee in addition to Chairman
Shaw are: F. Byrne Austin, Takoma
Park; DR.. George L. Edmonds, Rock
vile; Thomas E. Hampton, Bethesda;
James c. Pugh. jr., Chevy Chase; Clerk
Of Court Clayton K. Watkins, Gath
ersburg; Charles Y. Latimer. Takoma
Park. and Hugh F. ODonnell, Silver
Spring
The members Of the Finance Com
mittee. in addition to Chairman Clagett,
are: Charles Y. Latimer. Takoma Park;
James c. Christopher, Bethesda; Frank
I. Davis, Poolesville, and w. Ernest
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