Evening star., 1952-02-12
Gore Aide Hits
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|BeaII Speech
AS Unfair
Predicts Protest Of
Advantage Given
RivuI at Dinner

A storm Of protest was predicted
today as a result Of charges Of
Iunfairness last night at the Lin.
coin birthday dinner of the Mont.
lgomery County Republican Party.
An enthusiastic overflow crowd
Iof more than $50 persons jammed
1.-THE Congressional Country Club
to hear State and county party
Headers denounce the administra-
ltion and urge a return to honesty
lin Government"
It was the 20-minute introduc.
ton Of Representative j. Glenn
Beall, candidate for the Repub-
lican senatorial nomination. that
touched off resentment Of support
ers of one of his opponents, H.
Grady Gore. widely known Mary
land businessman.
The introduction of Mr.. Beau
lhy Toastmaster William A. Gum
tier, Cumberland attorney. delved
infinitely into the Representatives.
record in Congress and described
him as an Outstanding Republic
can" and leader in county party
activities in 1912. when "the party
was on its back"
Statement Issued.
Immediately following Mr..
Beall's address, Henry j. Danil.
wicz. assistant State executive
campaign director for Mr.. Gore,
issued the following statement to
the press: .,..
II believe that tonight, in the
proceedings, an unfair advantage
was taken of H. Grady Gore be-
cause the Hon. J. Glenn Beall was
called upon to speak. disregarding
1.-THE fact that Mr.. Gore, another
outstanding Republican and can
]didate for the United States, was
not permitted to speak.
II predict by tomorrow there
will be a storm of protests from
those who attended this meeting
tonight"
Another Gore supporter said
that, within a week, there would
be a decided split in the county
party organization. One diner
called the celebration a "Bean-
Ifor Senate" rally.
/ Willard A. King, general chair
man of the dinner, told a reporter
later he had hoped such an Incl"
dent would not occur.
But it did," he added and
there is nothing we can do about
lit. I can assure you. however, 1t
Twas not rigged deal"
/ McKeldin Cancels Trip.
i Maryland's Gov. Mex eldin,
scheduled to sound the party bat
tile cry at the dinner. at the last
minute Cancelled his engagement
because of the fight in Annapolis
lover his veto of the $500 teachers
Ipay raise.
Senator Butler Of Maryland.
lcharged that the administration,
Including President Truman, have
never seen fit to frankly ex-
pose and denounce the horrible
lgrip that corruption now has
upon certain vital departments in
|Government."
I The Senator said 1t must be a
shock to the honest taxpayers to
,'tlearn that privileged persons are
allowed to make deals with tax
collectors or that businessmen get
Ibig Government loans through
personal and political influence"
/ In brief address, Representa-
tive Beall posed the question,
'I"What will the Republicans do if
they get in power?" For his an
lswer he recalled the work Of the
80th Congress.
i Mr.. Beall asserted the 80th
] Congress reduced taxes, balanced
the budget, reduced the national
.1debt, created the Hoover ,Reor-
lganization Commission, increased
benefits for veterans, passed the
Taft Hartley law and appropriate
led funds for a number Of social
land welfare programs.
j Others on the speaking program
Included Walter w. Dawson.
chairman of the Senate Central
Committee for Montgomery Coun-
lty, and John r. Reeves. Maryland
secretary of state.