Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-08-13
Major Political Parties In
Early Maryland Drive; Young
People Show Big Interest
Roosevelt At Secret"
Meeting; Smoker Is
Planned August 10

President Roosevelt this week
stepped into the Maryland campaign
for his reelection by attending q Sec
ret meeting Of Maryland Democratic
leaders at Oxon Hill.
About 80 Democratic chieftains in
Maryland. called for q conference In
the retreat, are reported to have
greeted Mr.. Roosevelt upon his ar
rival, and joined him in conference,
which had been designated as 'se-
cret."
President Roosevelt spoke extern
poraneously and informally. He 70
ceived reports and asked questions
about prospects for the campaign.
At the conclusion of the meeting he
expressed himself as pleased with its
outcome, asserted one of the partici-
pants, who refused to allow his name
to be used.
The meeting was called, he said,
to "take stock" and find out what
energizing steps would be necessary.
Paul v. McNutt, former national
commander of the American Legion
and now Governor of Indiana, villa
speak at Hagerstown from the same
platform with Col. Frank Knox, Re
publican Vice Presidential candidate,
August 10. McNutt was chosen By
the spakers' bureau of Democratic
national headquarters in New York.
The selection Of McNutt came aft
ter furry of political activity
among the members of the United
Retail Merchants Association, which
is holding picnic on that day. The
association, whose annual picnic usu-
ally draws from 10000 to 10000 per-
sons, invited only Knox to speak.
There was criticism Of allowing
only one side Of the campaign issues
to be presented. Democratic leaders
in the State said that the party or
CARNATIONS had not asked that q
Democratic speaker be invited. The
merchants, one Democrat said, de-
cided to have no speaking at all. Be-
fore the invitation to Knox could be
withdrawn, however, he had accept
ed. At this point, the association
asked the Democratic State central
committee to invite Vice President
Garner. The request was forwarded
to the Democratic speakers bureau,
which selected McNutt.
There will be Countrywide meet
ing of Democrats at the Rockville
Courthouse Tuesday evening, August
rs, when definite plans will be made
for the Roosevelt-Lewis campaign m
this county. A prominent speaker
will be present.
The Young Mems Democratic Club
of Silver Spring will hold smoker
at the National Guard Armory in
Silver Spring, on Tuesday, August
18th, at 8:15 PM, as the first Of
series Of affairs in the interest Of
the reelection of President Roose-
welt and Representative David J.
Lewis.
Charles N. Irelan, Jr., President
Of the Young Democratic group from
Silver Spring has announced that
special attention Is being given TO
have the newly registered voters in
the county attend the Smoker with
a view to interesting them in the
Party and County affairs.
A committee on arrangements has
provided an entertaining program
and refreshments will be served TO
all those attending the conclave. J.
s. Dawson, Jr., President Of the Unit
ed Young Democratic Clubs to which
organization the Silver Spring Club
belongs has stated that large num-
Der Of Young Democrats from all
sections Of the County are planning
to be present at the Smoker which
is the first stag affair the Young