Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-06-19
Tawes AssaiIs Lee
For 0ne-Man Control
lnMontgomeryCounty

Montgomery County antiorganiza-
ton Democrats today had the sup.
port of State Controller j. Millarc
Tawes, a candidate for the Demo.
cratic gubernatorial nomination, ir
their fight against "one-man rule
in the county.
In an address last night over Sta
ton VOL Mr.. Tawes bitterly at.
tackled E. Brooke Lee, Montgomery
County political leader, stating thai
his theory of government and mine
do not agree"
Meanwhile, creation of depart.
ment in the cabinet for the handling
of all veterans affairs was urged al
a rally last night by William F. Car.
lin, Silver Spring, a candidate fol-
the House of Representative from
the 9th Maryland district and presi.
dent of the Veterans Service Aic
Council of Eastern Montgomery
County.
Speak at North Four Corners.
At another rally, more than 10t
persons gathered at the North Foul
Corners School to hear talks by
Democrats and Republicans seek.
ing party nominations in Monday:
primaries.
Speakers included Arch Mcdonald
and Dawson HORNE, who are seek
ing the Democratic nomination t.
Congress from the 9Th district; Sen
ator Radcliffe, Democrat, of Mary.
land, who is seeking denomination
Roscoe Walter and Joseph A. Viii
mer, candidates for the Republican
senatorial nomination, and Mrs
Alice w. Hostetler, Democratic can.
didate for the State Senate.
Charging that Montgomery Coun'
ty has lived for the last 20 year.
under "one-man political rule" Mr.
Tawes declared:
He Gee) has sought by various
legislative acts to take the local gov.
eminent of Montgomery County a.
far from the people as he could ano
has centralized the government, Of
the county in the hands of the PEG.
pie appointed to various boards anc
commissions who are not directly
responsible to the people, thereby
taking powers which should be car
ried out by duly-elected officials OF
the county or counties to which they
belong and have been placed in the
hands of the chief executive of this
State"
Lee Defeat Cited
After relating that Mr.. Lee ran
for the House in 1912 and was de-
feated by his Republican opponent
by large majorities in all five of the
counties" of his district, Mr.. Tawes
said Mr.. lee had backed various
Government Capitalization meas
ures.
II. am against the Capitalization
Of governmental power in the hands
OF boards and commissions who are
only indirectly answerable to the
voters" Mr.. Tawes asserted. 81
further say and pledge to the
people of Montgomery County that
the man who is principally respon-
sible for the passage of the laws
which I have just enumerated will
have no influence whatsoever with
my administration when 1 am CHIEF
executive of this State.
Mr.. Carlin made his proposal of 9
veterans Office with cabinet rank al
a neighborhood rally at the home Of
William j. Jouvenal, 811 Sligo ave.
nue., Silver Spring.
The candidate also urged less
Government interference in private
enterprise, more vigorous methods
in providing homes for veterans and
the promotion of international
trade in such a manner that oul
country will benefit equally with
other nations"
A highlight of the program was
the presentation to Mr.. Carlin of a
scroll containing the names of a
number of veterans indorsing Mr.
Carlin's candidacy. The scroll
stated that Mr.. Carlin had advised
and assisted the veterans families
while they we're in the armed forces
and has been their friend and ad-
wiser since they were discharged.