Evening star., 1936-08-23
RALLIES ARE TOLD
| LAND0N IS NEEDED
D. c. and Montgomery G. o.
P. Gatherings Hear Nice
and Guyer.

Election Of Gov. ALI M. Landon as
President was urged yesterday by Gov.
Harry w. Nice Of Maryland and
Representative Ulysses S. Guyer, Re-
publican, of Kansas. as a means of
preserving the American Government
under the Constitution. Each spoke
at two Republican rallies.
Last night Gov. Nice and Repre-
sentative Guyer addressed the Lam
don-Le Gore Club of Montgomery
County, Md, at Silver Spring, after
having spoken In the afternoon before
the Landon and Knox Campaign Club
of the District. The latter meeting
took the form of q garden party at the
home of Edward F. Colladay, Re-
publican national committeeman for
the District. The Colladay home is
at 1915 Holly street.
There never was q time when Re-
publicans were SO united in the West
as they are now" Guyer told the Lam
don and Knox Club In predicting q
Republican victory in Kansas.
Gov. Nice spoke briefly and after
ward, with other prominent Repub-
licanS, was dinner guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Colladay before going to Silver
Spring to address the meeting there.
Kansas Showing Praised.
Criticizing the present administra-
ton. Guyer said: I'VE have been
spending money just like drunken
sailors" He then pointed to the rec
ord Of Landon as Governor Of Kan
sas. declaring the Republican candi-
date had balanced the budget In that
State and reduced taxes by Is per cent
during his term Of office.
After expressing the belief that
Landon, II elected, would do away
with the tendencies toward to great
q Capitalization of Government and
collectivism, he declared the Pepub-
lican candidate would do away with
the balls and chains" which hamper
business.
In his address at the Silver Spring
meeting, attended by approximately
900 Montgomery County residents in
the National Guard Armory, Gov.
Nice said:
"In my opinion the Republican
party cannot afford to pissyfoot its
way through this campaign. The con-
test must be waged militaItly, ag-
gressively and the truth must rise as
upon eagles wings from the dead
ashes Of political propaganda"
lie Gore for Merit System.
State Senator Harry w. lie Gore of
Frederick County, Nd. nominee for
the House from the sixth Maryland
congressional district, also spoke at
| the Maryland meeting. advocating the
| merit and civil service systems as
they existed prior to the New Deal. "
| The Maryland meeting was opened
by Earl Whittier Shinn. president of
! the Landon-Le Gore Club, after which
| Walter w. Dawson of Rockville, chair
man of the Republican State Central
Committee for Montgomery County,
introduced the speakers.
At the Colladay garden party, Mrs.
Virginia White Speel, Republican ma
tional committeewoman of the Dis
trict. in a brief address classed the
Republican cause as a fight to save
| America"
I'VE are fighting to save the United
States as we have known it," she am
plified.
The guests at the garden party in
cluding many prominent Republicans
OF the District and Maryland. were
welcomed by Mr. Coiladay, who was
| introduced by Paul E. Lesh, president
of the club. Other speakers we're
Diller B. Croft. in charge of the down.
town voters bureau, 1413 H street,
who told of the work of furnishing
information to absentee voters, and
Thorntown w. Owen, chairman of the
Club Membership Committee, who out
lined plans for enrolling more men,
bers.
| Miss Mildred z. Reeves. secretary of
the Landon and Knox Campaign Club
was chairman Of the garden party
Reception Committee.