Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-10-20

Herbert O'Conor, with his Demo-
cratic running mates, will invade
Montgomery County Saturday, MAX
ing appearances at rallies in Rock
vile, Bethesda and Silver Spring.
Ten major planks are stressed in
the 1888 platform released yesterday
by the United Democratic Organ
ization of Montgomery County. In
the platform also is an answer to the
Republican county platform which is
branded as ga patent fraud on the
public.
Opening with a statement ex-
pressing confidence that the Demo-
cratic candidates will be swept into
Office by an overwhelming vote No
vember 8, the platform pledges ade-
quate schools, consolidation of well.
fare activities, an outside survey of
the county government, increased
park and recreational facilities, an
immediate reassessment, a reduced
tax rate, expansion of the police
force, adjustment of the Justice of
the Peace system in favor of police
justices, strong efforts to maintain
and improve public transportation,
and the employment of local citizens
on local public projects.
In its answer to the Republican
platform, the Democratic Party "con-
dennis as futile, inefficient, extrava-
giant and leaderless, the Republican
county administration of Montgom-
cry County.
The Democratic document also
couples with what it terms "the
shameless reputation by the Repub-
licans of their 1884 platform" a
statement declaring that for Is years
preceding the present Republican
county administration, Democratic
office-holders provided all needed
public improvements at tax rate go
cents lower than that imposed by the
present Republican administration
since 1884.
AS a final thrust, the platform ac-
cuses Republican leaders of having,
with'H the past two weeks, attempted
to force school bus drivers and jani-
tors to contribute to the Republican
campaign fund.
Committees which will have charge
of the Bethesda rally of the Mont
gomery County Democrats Saturday
were announced yesterday by B. Pey-
ton Whalen, general chairman. The
Bethesda rally will be held in con-
junction with two other rallies, one
at Rockville in the afternoon and an
other at Silver Spring National
Guard Armory at night. The speakers
will travel between the Silver Spring
and the Bethesda rallies, both of
which begin at 8 p. m.
Speakers at the rallies will include
Attorney General Herbert R. O'Conor,
Democratic candidate for Governor of
Maryland; Senator Willard E.
Tydings, candidate for reelection;
Judge William C. Walsh, candidate
for Attorney General; J. Willard
Tawes, candidate for State Comp
troller; James A. Young, candidate
for clerk of the Court of Appeals;
William D. Byron, candidate for Rep
resentative from the Sixth Maryland
District, and local county candidate.
The following program will be pre-
sented at the Rockville meeting in
the Richard Montgomery High
Schools:
1. Opening remarks by the chair
man of the meeting, Lacy Shaw, who
will preside because of the illness of
Robert Peter, county chairman and
candidate for the State Senate.
2. John E. Oxley, candidate for
county commissioner, will act as the
permanent chairman of the meeting.
8. The candidates for county COM
missioner will then be introduced
after which chairman Oxley will pre-
sent James Pugh.
A. Mr.. Pugh, present States At
torney, will have the honor of intro
ducing Herbert r. o'Conor.
5. Candidates for the House Of
Delegates will be presented.
James ID. Buscher
James w. Gill
Charles c. Jones
Stanton c. Peelle, Jr.
Miss Ruth Shoemaker