Evening star., 1950-10-27
Mcke|din Links
Lee and Lane in
Home-Ru|eFiqhl
z Deny Montgomery
Self-RuIe, Candidate
Says at Silver Spring
By Alex Preston


carried his campaign into Balti
more after charging that E
Brooke Lee is one of Gov. Lane.
political bosses who has prevented
Montgomery County from attain
ing complete home rule.
Mr.. McKeldin, the Republican
candidate for Governor, made the
charge in Mr.. Lees home territory
when he spoke at Montgomery
County rally in the Silver Spring
Armory last night.
with Brooke Lee using the
State House as his office ane
sleeping in the Governors man
sion," Mr.. McKeldin said, "it is NJ
wonder that the efforts of youl
(all-Republican) legislative dele.
CATION to restore to local contro
certain inherent rights have beer
defeated up until now."-
His talk, along with that Of
John Marshall Butler, who op-
poses Senator Tydings. Democrat
was broadcast. They spoke before
about 400 persons as a climax tc
an all-day tour of Montgomery
County.
Cites Baltimore Break.
The Republican. who carried
Montgomery County against Gov
Lane four years ago, 10000 to
14.8O0, tried to draw parallel
between Mr.. Lee. the Montgomery
Democratic leader and Jack Pol
lack. Baltimore leader with whom
Gov. Lane announced an open
break Monday hight.
"Voters who have experienced
the effects of Brooke Lees inf1u-
ence over the present Governor,
he said, can we'll appreciate that
the shuff1ing of political bosses in
Baltimore City is mere shadow
boxing.
"Mr. Lane did not attempt to
free himself from the shackles OF
the city bosses any more than he
has attempted to free himself
from the clutches of Brooke Lee
II I am elected, I will not be
controlled by any political bosses. ."
He said that because of the per-
sonal and political friendship be-
tween Mr.. Lee and the Governor,
1.-The will of the people of Mont
gomery County has been dis
regarded" with Republicans in
the General Assembly.
Butler Repeats Charges.
Mr.. Butler continued to assail
Senator Tydings with charges
that the latter "whitewashed'' the
investigation of Communists in
the State Department.
''1t is time to dry clean the
Government in Washington and
not whitewash it, he said.
"I pledge you that when I am
elected" Mr. Butler declared, Il
will do my level best to clean out
every Communist and fellow
traveller that has penetrated Gov
ernment departments and bureaus
in Washington.
"The whole problem began back
In 1888. when the socialists
swarmed into Washington. stole
the fine old Jefersonian Demo-
cratic Party, and began negotia-
tions for establishing diplomatic
relations with Soviet Russia.
Prior to that time, the Reds had
not been able to make any head
way on the American scene"
Mr.. Butler was introduced by
D. John Markey of Walkersville
Mr.. Markey recently polled $4,000
votes to $4,000 for Mr.. Butler in
the primary but the latter won
the nomination on the unit sys-
TEN just as did Gov. Lane in the
Democratic primary.
Davis Introduces McKeldin.
Mr.. McKeldin was introduced
by State Senator Roy Tasco Davis
of Montgomery, in another show
of unity. Mr.. Davis was in the
running of the Republican nomi-
nation for Governor up until the
last minute for withdrawing. He
said last night that he found
McKeldin's name on everyone s
lips" so he stepped aside.
Delegate r. Duncan Clark
opened the meeting and then
turned 1t over to John r. Reeves
another delegate, who served as
master of ceremonies and intro-
duced the local ticket as well as
the State candidates.
Throughout the day motor
caravan, preceded by a sound
truck, visited the smaller commu-
mites and made crossroads stops
in upper Montgomery County
Their longest Stops minutes
was in Rockville.
Mr.. McKeldin was guest speaker
at the annual banquet of the
Takoma Park Chamber of Com
merce last night. Another guest
was Joseph B. Simpson, jr., Demo-
cratic candidate for the Mary
land State Senate, and a resident
of Takoma Park.