Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-09-01

X hODefC FeCer, chairman OF the Dem-
ocratic Organization in Montgomery
County and candidate for the State
Senate this week issued statement
Clarifying the situation in regard to
marked sample ballots which will be
distributed by precinct workers
throughout the thirteen election dis
tricts. His statement follows in full:
ss0n the 23rd of February last, the
600 delegates to the County Congress
of the Democratic County Organiza-
ton met at duly advertised public
meeting in the Courthouse at Rock
vile and endorsed candidates for the
Democratic nominations for Governor
of Maryland, for United States Sena-
tor, for Congressman and for all
county offices.
Prior to that date all the candidates
so endorsed had requested in writing
these endorsements from the County
Congress of the Democratic Organi-
cation and these letters asking en-
dorsement included letter from SEN
ator Willard E. Tydings asking en-
dorsement for nomination for a third
term in the United States Senate and
a letter from Congressman David j.
Lewis asking endorsement for re
nomination for an eighth term in the
House of Representatives.
For the preceding six years of the
present national Democratic admins
tration Senator Tydings has repre-
sented Maryland in the United States
Senate and Congressman Lewis the
sixth or Western Maryland district in
the House of Representatives.
This Court Organization has been
required by the rules promulgated by
the Democratic National Committee
to clear all of our political recommen-
dations of any nature through the
Offices of both the Democratic Sena-
tors from Maryland (Tydings and
Radcliffe), as well as the offices Of
the Democratic Congressman from
this District (Mr. Lewis). Further
we have observed in the counties OF
MARYLAND that have received special
Federal appropriations or grants It
appeared advantageous to have the
endorsement of both the United States
Senators as we'll as that of the Demo
cratic Congressman from the District
in question.
When the Democratic County Con-
gresham met on the 23rd Of Febru-
ary there had been no announcement
of opposition by the leaders OF the
National Administration to the re-
nomination of either Senator Tydings
or Congressman Lewis.
The Democratic County Congress
endorsed Senator Tydinngs for re-
nomination by vote of approximate
" 585 to Is and also voted to sue
coed himself in the House of Repre-
sentatives.
That is, Senator Tydings, on his re-
cord as a Senator for the past twelve
years, and Congressman Lewis, on his
record as Congressman for the past
eight years, both received nearly I'M
animous endorsements from the dele
gates of the County Congress who
proportionately represent all the cleo
ton precincts of our County.
Later a harmony program was an
nounced between the reorganized
leaders of the Democratic County Or
ganization and the Democratic-Anti
Organization, or the two organized
factions of the party in Montgomery
County. Since the leaders and workers
generally favored the state candidates
Of the Democratic-Anti Organization
who Joined in this harmony program
that had already been endorsed by the
County Organization, this harmony
agreement did not change but in fact
strengthened the earlier endorsements
Of the County Congress.
Since June we, have, Of course, OBJ
served that a strenuous fight has
been initiated by leaders Of the Ma
tional Administration against the re-
nomination Of Senator Tydings.
Still no one has attempted to argue
that, when II was decided that Mr..
Lewis should stop running for Con-
gress and switch to the Senate race,
that this change Of objective by Mr..
Lewis rescinded Reimbursement o
Senator Tydings for denomination as
voted by the delegates Of our County
Congress.