Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-10-01


citizen rifiemen who are organized
to make every possible effort to
meet such trouble as may develop
in Montgomery County a similar
number are well organized and
equally ready in the adjacent
counties of Frederick and How
ard. This work has been part
of my current contribution to
what / believe is an increasing
requirement upon our citizens to
keep the government and the gen.
eral plan of life as nearly as
possible as when we entered this
war and to assure our return to
the hitherto accepted plans of
American government and life at
the end Of this war.
During the last 20 years my
name has already been on the
Statewide ballot twice, the con-
gressional ballot once, the Mont
gomery County ballot four times
and have either been elected
unopposed in the Democratic pri-
mary voting or elected in the
November voting.
after election to the Lower
House at Annapolis from this
County, / was elected Speaker of
the House and served as Speaker
four sessions.
II have served as an associate
and unpaid member of the State
Roads Commission, as Secretary
of State, as Chairman of the
State War Memorial Commission
while we were building the great
memorial building opposite the
City Hall in Baltimore, and which
memorial building is used by all
Veteran organizations of the State.
many of the service organizations
and is the military hall of rec
ords of Maryland. / served as a
member of the Board of Regents
of the University of Maryland, and
as Chairman of the building COM
mittee at College Park and be-
lieve I had more to do with expe-
diting the construction of the
first women's dormitory, the new
chemistry and the new library
buildings than any other one
member Of the Board.
"Going forward the three most
vital American detectives in my
opinion today are to win this war
as quickly and as decisively az
possible, to then do everything
that is necessary to secure and
enforce a lasting peace for all of
the world and against any peo-
pies who would break the peace
of the world, and then to return
to the American plan of life and
government which our people en-
joyed at the start of the war.
II belong to the generation of
Americans who went from this
country to the battlefelds of
France in 1918 and there helped
win the first World War. This
victory of the armed forces of the
Allies was as complete as victory
can be. In 20 years the Ameri-
can people, the people Of the
British empire and of the Repub-
lie of France have allowed that
victory of 1918 to be totally lost.
l am as determined as a man can
be that the victory that the armed
forces of America and our Allies
will win in the years ahead shall
not be so lost and to that end l
pledge my every effort and my
entire ability.
Il have a son in the United
States Infantry, and son in
the United States Navy. NY
daughter has just married a
young American infantry soldier.
Your sons and brothers are where
my sons are. l want to win this
war quickly and completely on
their account even more than
these young people do themselves.
II believe that 1 am more use
to the winning of this war and
the securing of a lasting peace in
the House of Representatives
than in any other place that /
can offer to serve and have so
offered"
II believe that / make this offer
in the same spirit and with the
same determination of willingness
to do effective and courageous
service, be the results what they
may. that the Young Americans