Evening star., 1948-07-28
Mary|andG.0.P.
Leaders Discuss
Campaign Plans
Loyalty Of Women
To State Organization
Is Open to Question

Republican eyes in Maryland
turned today toward Baltimore,
where party leaders assembled to
launch a campaign in behalf of
the Dewey-Warren ticket and their
six nominees for House of Repre-
sentatives.
AS county and city chairmen
gathered for a meeting of the Re-
publican State Central Committee
they found campaign organiza-
ton already spinning under the
direction of Chairman Stanford L.
Hoff, but there was uncertainty
regarding the loyalty of women in
the forthcoming political battle.
Committee members who will at
tend the conference from the Wash
ington area include States Attorney
Walter w. Dawson of Rockville,
chairman of the party organization
in Montgomery County: John Ray
mond Fletcher, chairman in Prince
Georges. and C. Maurice Weide-
meyer of Annapolis. Anne Arundel
chairman and the 5th District cam
didate for House.
Women Pose Questions.
Questions regarding Republican
womens loyalty to the State organi-
Zation were posed this week at the
summer meeting of the Federation
of Republican Women of Maryland,
held at Aberdeen.
Miss Helen Elizabeth Brown of
Baltimore. the federation's general
counsel, said the recent selection
of Miss Bertha Adkins. daughter of
a Salisbury political leader, to be
Republican national committee
woman for Maryland, was huge
Joke" She said Miss Adkins had
not voted in at least eight years,
even in the elections last May, in
which were elected those men who
selected her to be the national COM
mitteeWoman."
Miss Adkins. former dean of
Westminster College, was selected
by the Jacob France organization
to succeed Mrs Lula Powell, ap-
parently without consulting the
womens federation.
Mr.. Weidemeyer said he was in
clined to minimize reports OF re-
bellion within the women's ranks,
although effort was made at the
Philadelphia national convention
to prevent Miss Adkins seating.
He pointed to last weeks indorse-
ment of Miss Adkins by the Repub-
lican women's federation of Prince
Georges County as evidence OF the
drift toward harmony.
Hoff Holds Similar View.
Chairman Hoff, member OF the
MARYLAND Senate who has tenn
porarilv suspended the practice OF
law in Westminster to direct the
MARYLAND Republican campaign.
held a similar view. He expressed
belief the womens fight soon would
be forgot. .
e Chairman Hof announced the
appointment of George Elerman,
former chairman of the Board OF
Election Supervisors in Baltimore
and long a Republican worker. as
his administrative assistant at state
campaign headquarters. The head
quarters were opened this week at
1918 North Charles street, Baltimore.
Mr.. Hoff said the chances are
good for carrying Maryland for the
Republican ticket He said the
organization would concentrate on
getting results at the polls on cleo
ton day and probably would forego
some of the display normally
associated with campaigns.
Each of the Republican House
candidates will be responsible for
district campaign headquarters. Mr..
Weidemeyer indicated he would open
Offices for the fifth district at
Annapolis, and Representative Beall
is expected to conduct his sixth
district campaign through the Offices
of the various county chairmen.