Evening star., 1938-07-11
SHOWDOWN DUE
|NM0N1COMERy
Move to Gust President Of
Democratic Clubs is
Expected Tonight.
d q Stan oorrsspsndent Of The Star.

d stan oorrsapsndent Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Nd. July 1.-THE
political situatin among Muhgomery
County Democrats seethed today as
opposing factions prepared for tests
Of strength.
4 move to es,st Eugene Casey, presi-
dent of the United Young Men S
Democratic Clubs Of Montgomery
County, is expected at the clubs
monthly meeting tonight in the Poto-
mac Elementary School. Supporters
Of the organization skate claim Mr..
Casey Is violating the clubs' constitu-
tion IN sponsoring an Independent
ticket in the Democratac primary.
A similar attempt to oust Mrs. Mar
gl,erfte Fisher. head of the Wonnen's
Democratic Clubs Of the county, failed
last week, however, and friends ~9
Mr.. Casey are oeaAAent his pesitsou
that he has undertaken IN iaadepenA-
ent ticket as an tndividaaal aaA not a
president of the Natted clshs, ~dH be
sustained. -
W0Us0 AOfVS19e P4ct.
A resolution demanding that the
Democratic County Committee abro-
gate the harmony agreement signed
10 days ago. by which anti -organisa-
ton factions were taken back into the
fold after 10 years Of bftter strife, win
be introduced by James w. Cummings,
tr.. 1t Was learned today Another
question to come before the meeting
Is to abandon further meetings until
after the primary In September.
Meanwhile. the Nominating Com
mittee Of the independent faction win
meet tonight Ia the home of John N
Beane, at Olney, to start drawing up
its slate.
The committee Is laeaded by James
d. King and Mrs. Helen Etchiaon, and
includes Roger Bagley. Harry Hos-
kinson. James Nea1, Mr.. Beane, Donald
A. DeLAshmutt. J. 6oa1efvell Davson,
jr.. Robert Dillhimer, Owen Ryan,
Mrs. Marguerite Fisher, George Evans,
Sheriff q. Eddington Bell. Wilson
Poole, Harry Darby, William T.
Thompson. W. Pierce Hunter. Ars.
Jane LAtimer. Wade Shaw, Wilbur
6tubbs, William Barnes, Wilton Dis
ney, David H. Tuohey. Charles Owenz
Fred Heine. Eugene Ruppert and Mx.
Myrtle watkins.
Csami4tees SesecaeA.
The Nominating Committee wa<
selected with others for the campafkn
Saturday night at . meeting at the
home Of Eugene Casey, who with Mrs.
Fisher heads the independent faction
The other committees are:
FtnAnoe-HArry Hosxtnson. ehair-
man; nail Mobley, Ralph B. Badler,
DR.. Bates Etchison, Paul Tagssrt, Bill
Barnes. Herman Rabbit.
Pubiicity-J. eomerven Dawson, r.,
and J. Henry Hiser
Advisory-Dr. Lleweilyn Jordan
Sheriff q. Z. Beil, Joseph A. Cantra,
Charles Allnutt, walter Magruder
James D. King. Mrs.. A. L. Reynolds,
Mrs. M. 3. Giueck, States Attorney
James n. fugh, Thomas Garrett, WI
liam Car1in.
Piatform-Basii Mobiey, Mrs. Law
son King, Mrs. Harry Hnskinson, Mrs
Myrtle King, Judge De LAshnantt. VIII
liam J. Jouvenal. DR.. Jordan, Joseph
A. Cantrel and Dr. hates Etchison.
Prpgrem-Nrz. John n. BeAne, Ars
Hoskinson, Mrs. e. G. Adams, Kirk
Griffith, Albert Wade, Douglas Wade
MrE. M. King, Mrs. Jane LAtiaer
Samuel Welsh, William Fitzgerald.
Membership -oiilis Owens, Lex
ccunselman, Bradley Woodfield, Judge
De LAshmutt. ytnson Peter. ". "
Evans, Mrs. Oscar Fulks, Mrs. Eugene
Casey, Mrs. James H. Pugh. Mrs
Fischer, Mrs. IAttmer. Fred Hine, Peter
Fritz, Paul curran. Eugene J. c. Raney,
Francis o. Day. Mrs. L. Hayes. John
Gassoway. ". Pierce Hunter. irving
Burdette. Carl snapp. Jerry Williams,
Richard echaffer, Mrs. Bess Linthi-
cum. Robert Chichester. Joseph Hut
ton. Can Mullinix, Charles Allnutt,
DR.. Jordan and Mayor Douglas Bland
ford Of Rockville.
observation-disclosures J. c. Raney,
Mrs. James King, Mrs. Garner Duva1l.
Mrs. B. 3. Jones and Nrs. A. L. Rey-
nolds.
Judge De Lashmutt was named
chairman of the Campaign Committee,
which viii be naQed at later date.