Evening star., 1948-06-18

OsS'
Hearing Called Off
After Committee and
ADA Come to Terms
The District Democratic Party
primary tight was settled today Is
both sides agreed to end court ac-
ton and to hold the primary elec-
ton.
District Court Justice T. Alan
Goldsborough had scheduled hear
ing on the dispute for this morn
ing, but it was called oil after
Samuel F. Beech, attorney for the
District Democratic Central Com
mittee, and Gerhard, van Arkel, at
torney for the group backed by the
Americans for Democratic Action,
filed terms Of their agreement.
Justice Goldsborough last week
blocked the primary, originally
scheduled for June IA, at the re-
quest Of the ADA-backed group be-
cause names of their candidates
were left Of the ballot by the CEN
trail committee.
Election June rs.
The election now is slated for
June %, according to the agreement
reached last night.
The Democratic Central Commit
tee, in line with the settlement,
agreed to drop four Of its candidates
for delegates to the national con.
vention in favor of the four backed
by the Americans for Democratic
Action.
A joint statement, which acknowl-
edged this as acceptable, was re-
leased last night at an ADA meet
ing in the YWCA, Seventeenth and
< streets NV. 1t was issued by
Melvin D. Hildreth, chairman of the
central committee, and BENJAMIN
c. Sigal, chairman of the Wash
ington Chapter of ADA.
I'VE are gratified to report that
the controversy in regard to the
conduct of the Democratic primary
in the District Of Columbia has been
amicably settled on the basis of
sound democratic principles" the
statement read.
"The Washington Chapter, Amer
leans for Democratic Action, and the
Democratic Central Committee re-
gret the inconvenience which this
controversy may have caused Dis
trict Democrats, but feel that it will
result in maximum participation of
all eligible citizens which is an OBJ
jective of both groups.
Space for Write-in Favorites.
THE election has been set for
Monday, June %. The Democratic
residents of the District of Columbia
who do not vote elsewhere wiz
have an opportunity to vote for
Democratic nominee for President.
President Truman's name will be on
the ballot as the only announced
candidate for the nomination, but
there will be ample space for write
ins for other presidential possibil-
tiles. Both groups urge all resi-
dents to exercise this limited
franchise given to the residents Of
the District"
The statement added that the
ballot will list as candidates Joseph
J.. Rauh, jr., national executive COM
mittee chairman for ADA; Tiford
Dudley, assistant national director
of the CLOS Political Action Com
m1ttee; Mrs. Ernest K. Lindley, wife
of the columnist, and Mrs. Walter
Louchheim, the original ADA-spon-
sored candidate.
On the ballot for election to the
Democratic Central Committee will
be Mr.. Sigal, Gerhard Van Arkel,
former general counsel of the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board; J. C.
Turner, Mr.. Rauh, Mr.. Dudley and
Mrs. Lindley.
Hildreth Withdraws.
"Since a number of candidates
previously listed on the ballot have
withdrawn, the main focus of the
election will be on the instructions
which the delegates will receive
with regard to casting their votes
for a presidential nominee" the
statement declared.
Both sides are extremely graft
fied at the outcome and are anx-
ious to get on with the task of Sc
curing home rule for the District
and other important problems fac
ing District residents"
Mr.. Hildreth, who will 60 to Phila-
delphia as the Districts national
committeeman, was one of the four
organization candidates who with
drew. Others were Mrs. Almlra
Bramhall, secretary-treasurer of
the committee; Frank Cahill, who
has been a convention delegate sew
eral times, and Mrs. j. Borden Har-
riman, who also will go to Philadel-
phia as national committeewoman.
Mrs. Hartman has denied she filed
for the delegate post, as announced
by Mr.. Hildreth.