Evening star., 1948-06-12
Discord Clouds
NondayPriinlar
For Democrats
Hearing Set Some
Morning on Court
Order Boring Poll
By ChoImers M. Roberts


Charges and counter charges
naked the local Democratic Party
today with q resulting uncertainty
over whether there will be a primary
election Monday to name delegates
to the Democratic National Conven-
tion.
District Court Judge T. Alan
Goldsborough yesterday granted
temporary restraining order de-
signed to prevent the scheduled
Monday vote. But, later In the day
at the request of attorneys for the
Democratic organization here, he
scheduled q hearing for Monday at
ISIS an.
The Democratic Central Com
mittee, which is fighting a move
by four candidates backed by the
liberal anti-C Communist Americans
for Democratic Action to gain q
place on the local ballot, has sched-
uled the election for Monday from
4 to 8 pm. Newspaper ADVERTISE
ments yesterday carried this notice
with locations of the six polling
places.
Polls Opening Claimed 2 PM.
Hence, If Justice Goldsborough
should throw out the restraining
order, the election could be held
within a matter Of hours. However,
the ADA-backed group claimed to-
day that earlier newspaper adver-
tisements by the Democratic Central
Committee had stated the polls
would open at 2 pm. instead Of 4
pm.
In the furry Of conflicting state
ments, these are the latest:
The Democratic Central Commit
tee announced it has retained Leslie
c.. Garnett and Samuel F. Beach
to represent it in the court action.
The committee said it feels that
Representatives of the CIO-PAC
and Americans for Democratic Ac-
ton would be representing not the
District Of Columbia but the policies
of an outside organization" The
statement added:
1.-THE Democrats of Washington
further believe that people whose
first political loyalty is to organiza-
tions outside of the Democratic Party
obviously are not entitled to partici-
pate in our convention deliberations
as Democrats. Neither the Ameri-
cans for Democratic Action nor any
other political group has right to
demand place for representatives
On a Democratic ballot"
Rauh and Dudley Comment.
The references to ADA and CIO-
2AC we're to two of the anti-organ-
.zation candidates who brought the
;ourt suit. Joseph L. Rauh, jr., is
ADA's National Executive Commit
tee chairman and Tilford Dudley is
assistant national director of PAC,
the vote-gathering wing of the CIO.
This morning Mr.. Rauh pointed
out that Approximately 100 men,
bers and officers" of ADA chapters
in the several States have been
elected delegates or alternates to
the Democratic National Commit
tee.
Mr.. Dudley stated that C1O-PAC's
national director, Jack Kroll, is an
elected delegate from Ohio and that
Phillip Murray, national president
of CIO, is delegate to the conven-
ton from Pennsylvania.
ADA issued a statement saying
that the action of local party
politicos" such as Melvin D. Hill
dreth, chairman of the District
Democratic Central Committee, in
stunning or ignoring progressive
groups and individuals will bring
certain disaster next November" to
the Democratic ticket.
McGrath Views on Seating
Democratic National Chairman
McGrath, in message to ADA, said
that Mr.. Hildreth's action in bar
ring the ADA-backed group from the
local ballot "is not in accordance"
with the Senator's previous telegram
to Leon Henderson, national ADA
head. Senator McGrath added:
"1I1C nave Az POWCl w AItCl
fere in the District of Columbia, if
they send delegates to the con-
vention in accordance with their
announced procedure, and another
group also chooses delegates, I will
recommend to the Credentials Com
mittee of the convention that it
seat these delegates most demo-
critically elected"