Evening star., 1938-07-05
BOLTER REBUKED
BY PARTY LEADER
Casey Disappointed Over
Not Getting County Post,
Peter Declares.
ey Stan Correspondent of The Star.

ey Stan Core spondent of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. July 5.-Eugene
B, Casey of Gaithersburg, leader of
the revolt against the alliance of Or
ganization and anti-organization
Democrats effected last week, drew a
stirring rebuke today from Robert B.
Peter, jr., chairman of the organiza-
ton forces.
At the same time Mr. Peter de-
elared there is general feeling that
Mr.. Caseys opposition to the har-
mony move is the result of the latter's
keen disappointment over his failure
to be elected chairman of the or
ganization.
The rebuke was delivered in letter
to Mr. Casey in which Mr. Peter ac-
cepted the Galthersburg mans resig-
nation as a candidate for the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee on the
organiza ton ticket, drafted at coun-
ty-wide Democratic congress held here
several weeks ago
Meeting Called Tonight.
Mr. Casey has called meeting of
his forces in the Rockville Courthouse
at 8 o'clock tonight to begin prepa-
ration for placing an independent
Democratic ticket in the field against
the slate sponsored by the organiza-
ton.
In the same letter Mr.. Peter pointed
out that in the last primary election
Mr., Casey supported Clay Plummer
Of Gaithersburg in Mr., Plummer's
unsuccessful run to unseat David j,
Lewis as a member of Congress. Mr..
Casey's opposition to Mr.. Plummer,
former anti-organization Democrat,
for county commissioner is believed to
be one of Mr.. Caseys reasons for
opposing the alliance of organization
and ton Democrats,
Action No Surprise.
Mr.. Peter, in his letter to Mr..
Casey, said:
Il received your telephone call yes
terday, informing me that you desired
to withdraw from the Democratic
organization ticket for the Office OF
a member of the Democratic State
Central Committee, and of course,
If be your pleasure, it is hereby ac-
eepted.
1T was no surprise, as it has been
generally known for some time that
your sympathies have been elsewhere.
1t has also been generally known
and discussed that you have been
keenly disappointed since my election
as chairman of the Democratic Or
ganizations committee by county
congress consisting of approximately
500 Democrats from every section of
the county, feeling that YOU your
self would like to take over the leader
ship of our party in this county. My
understanding is that you are 80
years of age and have resided in the
county about six years, and it Is not
unreasonable to conclude that the
Democrats of this county desire lit
tie older and more experienced
leadership than you now possess.
Il notice in the press that you
severely criticize the harmony move
that has been made in order to
try to prevent united Democratic
party at the coming election, and it
appears that you foresee in it
possibility of trying to effectuate
yourself as the leader of the Demo-
cratic party in this county. The
man against whom you now express
opposition was supported by you in
the last primary election against
David J. Lewis, whom I now un-
derstand you are supporting
Prohibits Participation.
Il also notice that you always in the
press and otherwise refer to your
self as president of the Young Mems
Democratic Clubs of this county. Your
constitution, adopted by the young
men themselves, prohibits your parti-
clpatlon in the primary, and it is
apparent to the most casual OBJ
server that the primary has not as
yet been held. The purpose of the
provision is to promote harmony and
strengthen the Democratic party in
the general election. My predecessor
and myself have always and intend
In the future to cooperate in every
way with the Young Mems Democratic
Clubs and the Womens Democratic
Clubs in this county.
The recent harmony movement was
In no way a deal, but was an agree
nlent reached of the two factions pro-
noting feeling of harmony for our
party.
They who care to follow your
leadership IN place of mine will. of
course, make the choice themselves,
but intend to promote at every op-
portunity any movement that has as
its object getting the Democratic party
together in Montgomery County, with
out any feeling of hatred on my part
toward them who have not seen their
way clear to support our party in the
past"