Evening star., 1948-05-20
Martin Accuses
Truman Regime
Of 'Fumb|ing'
House Speaker Gives
Talk at Maryland
G. O. P. Convention
By John V. Homer
Stuv Stoff Correspondent

cratic Party OF 1dlluFe III DOIIl III
ternational and domestic affairs and
declared Americas hope for the
future rests in Republican victory
at the polls next November.
In an address before the Mary
land Republican convention at the
Lord Baltimore Hotel, the Speaker
charged the Truman admins
tration with "inept and fum-
bling secret diplomacy" and with
inability to deal eonstructively with
many domestic problems.
The Republican Congress, he as
serted, has kept faith with the
American people in the party's first
opportunity in Is years, and he
said the voters are now demanding
Republican administration.
|. After every war" the Speaker
said, "the people have called on the
Republicans to lead them into paths
of peace. We shall not fail. Our
victory at the polls next November
is sure if we fight the good fight, if
we keep the faith"
16 Delegates to Be Named.
Mr.. Martins address was the
high light of the one-day State
convention, whose principal busi-
ness is selection of 16 delegates to
the national convention in Phila-
delphia June 81. Each of the six
congressional district delegations
nominated two candidates for the
national slate and four at large
delegates were to be chosen from
the convention.
The 9Th district caucus, one of the
first to complete its business nomi-
mated as its delegates to Philadel-
phia Lester Aries of Montgomery
County and Neal c. Fraley of Gar
rett County.
1t chose as alternates Mrs. John
D. Dunn, Washington County; Mrs.
Emmett R. Bowlus, Frederick Coun-
ty, and George c. Warner, Mont
gomery.
A floor contest appeared likely
over the delegates from the Sd dis
trict, which is in Baltimore city.
The caucus nominated John ia
netzke. the Rpublican nominee for
the House, and Anthony Prince.
Speaker Martin declared the Re-
publican-controlled Eightieth Con-
gress stopped national trend to-
ward centralization of power and
broke the Democrats l6-year "po-
litical monopoly"
Favors Low Taxes.
He said Republican administra-
ton would meet imitation by en-
couraging cooperation, confidence,
production. work, thrift, saving
economy and efficiency. He said
taxes must be held as low as pos
Sible. < -, T.. ! III
| He said other party objectiyes are
curtailment of Federal governmental
powers in favor of State and local
governments, elimination of Com
munists from Government positions
prevention of 'any more deprecia-
ton of our currency" and careful
administration of foreign aid. He
said the party has an integrated
program for adequate national de-
fense" and would achieve "just and
lasting world peace"
The New Dealers can't do it,
Mr.. Martin said. The terrible Sc
crets of the conference tables OF
the past are still there to haunt
them"
Miller Temporary Chairman.
The convention was called to order
by Representative Miller of the Isl
district, as temporary chairman.
Maryland's delegation to the con-
vention in Philadelphia will go un-
instructed, with the delegates free
to vote their individual preferences
on the first few ballots. After that
however, the organization of Ma
tional Committeeman Jacob France
Baltimore lawyer and banker, is ex.
pected to solidify and cast the entire
State vote for the candidate who
then appears most promising to the
leaders.
| Some of the leading Maryland Re-
publicans are known to be favorable
to Gov. Dewey's nomination. These
include Galen L. TAFT Of Chevy
Chase, retiring State chairman, ano
former Mayor Theodore McKeldir
Of Baltimore.
Party members here for the State
convention also are interested II
decisions the national delegation
will make at a caucus scheduled late
today, particularly in the choice o.
national committeeman and nation.
al committeeWoman.
Frances Reelection Seen.
Mr.. France, now completing hi
first term in Office, is believed as.
sured of reelection. There was les!
certainty, however. that Mrs. Luls
Powell of Baltimore, the committee
woman, would be chosen again
She has served three terms, a tota
of IL years.
Another matter of interest II
party circles is the impending
change in the State organization
high command. Mr.. TAFT, the vet
eran leader, will relinquish th'
party craftsmanship at meeting O
the State Central Committee to-
night. The committee will formal.
elect State Senator Stanford Hof
of Westminster, 37-year-old law
yer and veteran of the Army.
In hotel rooms before the conven
ton, delegates were busy discussin,
the chances of carrying Maryland
for the Republican ticket in Novem
ber, and also canvassing the pros
poets of the party,s six candidate
for the House.
Garage Operator Burned
Severely in Silver Sprinq