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Truman Regime
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House Speaker Gives
Talk at Maryland
6. O. P. Convention
BY John V. Horner
Stor Sioff Correspondent

Stor Sfotf lorresponcent
BALTIMORE, May 20.-Speaker
Martin today accused the Demo-
cratic Party of failure in both in
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, the
Speaker charged the Truman ad-
ministration with "inept and fun-
bling secret diplomacy and with
inability to deal constructively with.
many domestic problems.
The Republican Congress, he as
serted, has kept faith. with the
American people in the party's first
opportunity in l6 years, and he
said the voters are now demanding
a 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
N sure IL We llSIlt tilo SOoo AASAAo, -
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 l6 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.
Speaker Martin declared the Re-
publican-controlled Eightieth Con-
gress stopped national trend to-
ward Capitalization of power and
broke the Democrats 16-year "po-
litical monopoly"
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.
He said other party objectives 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-
tion 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 1st
district, as temporary chairman.
Marylands delegation TO the con-
vention in Philadelphia, VIII 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. Deweys nomination. These
include Galen L. TAFT OF Chevy
Chase. retiring State chairman, and
former Mayor Theodore McKeldin
of Baltimore.
Party members here for the State
convention also are interested in
decisions the national delegation
will make at caucus scheduled late
today, particularly in the choice OF
national committeeman and nation
al committeeWoman
Frances Reelection Seen.
Mr.. France, now completing his
first term in Office, is believed as
sured of reelection. There was less
certainty, however, that Mrs. Lula
Powell of Baltimore, the committee
woman, would be chosen again.
She has served three terms, total
of IL years.
Another matter Of interest IN
party circles is the impending
change in the State organizations
high command Mr.. TAFT, the vet
eran leader, will relinquish the
party craftsmanship at a meeting of
the State Central Committee to-
night. The committee will formally
elect State Senator Stanford Hoff
of Westminster, 37-year-old law
yer and veteran of the Army.
In hotel rooms before the conven-
ton, delegates were busy discussing
the chances of carrying Maryland
for the Republican ticket in Novem-
ber, and also .canvassing the pros
poets of the party,s six candidates
for the House.
On all sides. Representative
Beall of the 9Th district was con-
sidered an almost certain winner.
and most regulars appeared satisfied
with the outlook for Representative
Miller in the 1st. 1t was noted.
however. that the Eastern Shore is
normally Democratic and Mr..
Miller's opponent, S. Scott Beck. jr.,
Is known to be vigorous cam
paigner.
In these contests. as in the four
others for House seats now held by
Democrats, a Republican trend"
is counted on to help the party
nominees.
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