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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-05-01
Births Reported
tFrom D. c. Bureau Of vital Statistical

tFrom q. G. Bureau Of vital Statistical
BOYS.
william and Rosemary Day.
Raymond and Ruth Gicker.
William and Helen Johnston.
Benjsm and Mildred Murray.
Ronald and Mildred Norman.
Benny and Helen Smith.
Edward and Mabel Watts.
Georse and joyce Day.
Walter and Dolores Frazier.
Charles and Theodore Herbert.
Arthur n11. and md S sham auntley.
Robert and Catherine Miller.
Charles and Theresa Price.
Reuben and Ruth Thompkins.
Henry and Kathleen Wilson.
Roy and Nancy Gibson.
Monte and Margaret Glover.
Earl and Geneyieve Kennedy.
Willard and Millicent Martin.
Emmett and Helen McLane.
Joseph and Rita Walker.
John and Ruth Chase.
Anton and Dorothy Duncanson.
John and Alice Garner.
James and Selethia HUMPHREYS.
John and Blanche Jackson.
Walter and Irene Marshall.
Perry and Isabel Moseley.
George and Gretta Reed
Allen and Geneva Thompson.
Robert and Pauline Truesdale.
Dorthan and Iretha Williams.
GIRLS.
Ulysses and Doris Barton.
Charles and Elma Brandon.
willard and Inez Carter.
Odel and Mabel Daniel
Samuel and Dorothy Foggie.
Clee and Alfredo Greenlee.
Thomas and Magdeline Heron.
John and Carolyn House.
David and Memphis Jacobs.
Louis and Janice Kittrell.
John and Carrie Lewis.
Samuel and Ernestine Mcneil.
Emery and Martha Peterson.
Howard and Queen Prince.
James and Catherine Smith.
William and Oneida Smith.
Charles and Thelma stinson.
Henry and Ann Wadsworth.
Eppie and Liddie Wimbish.
David and Audrey BuckholtZ.
Clarence and Jeanne Henson.
Joseph and Evelyn Bobo;
Cleveland and Ruth Chavis.
William and Grace Dudley.
Fred and Annie Graves.
James and Lillian Hawkins.
Toney and Rose Hill.
John and Hortense jackson.
Maurice and Sarah johnson.
Willie and Hester Lee.
Clarence and Pearl Liverpool.
Rogers and Anna Perkins.
Augustus and Rita Pitts.
Frederick and Marion Smalls.
Henry and Otimay Smith.
Richard and Frances Stewart.
James and Fannie Taylor.
Douglas and Doris Washington.
Oneil and Lille Wooden.
TWINS.
Theodore and Edith Bean. boys.
Joseph and Mildred Smallwood, bows.
Luther and Mary Hicks. boy and girl.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-05-01
Tenth Of Cars

LOS ANGELES. - California
has nearly 10 per cent of all
the motor vehicles in the United
States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-05-01
Deaths Reported


fFrom p. g. Bureau OF Vital Statistics,
Mary T.. King, "a. 6O07 Southern ave. Sc
Jeanett Murray. %. 1887 Good Hope
Henry c. oosch, ~. Soldiers Home.
Clara M. Elliott. go, Washington.
Eulah M. Baxter. 81, sic Bird st. NV.
Doris J.. Undergoffer. 81. 1876 Daring
John 9. spratt. so, 1891 Utah ave. NV.
Jack Lyons, 20. 4S15 Georgia ave.
virginia A. Gray. 8. Triangle, Va.
Infant Spear Falls Church. Va.
Infant Mitchell. Washington.
Infant McConnaughey, Washington.
Infant Maughn, Washington.
Infant Christopher Koch. COL 23rd st.
Infant Robey, Arlington, Va.
Infant twins Antaya, Washington.
Infant Quinlan. Washington.
William H. Cawthorne, 81, 505 @ st. NV.
Mathew Sledse, 76. 742 New Jersey
John H. Mosley, 90, 1904 Bird st. NV.
Edward Matthews. So, 613 Florida ave.
NV.
Robert Hagins. So. 1903 3rd st. NV.
Clarence Baylor, 80, 1914 18th st. NV.
Evening star., 1954-07-06
Father and Daughter
HospitoIized by Injuries

CUMBERLAND, Md, July 6
R.-Michael Condor. 40, and
his daughter. Patricia Ann, Is,
Of IL Manchester place. Silver
Spring, Md. are in Sacred Heart
Hospital with injuries suffered
yesterday in an automobile acci-
dent here.
The girl has a head injury and
her father several arm cuts.
Evening star., 1954-07-06
Caddington Heads
Montgomery Unit Of
Democrat Committee

Ward w. Caddington. veteran
deputy clerk of the Montgomery
County Board of Election Super
visors, is the new chairman Of
the Democratic State Central
Committee for the county.
He was elected at an organi-
zation meeting in Rockville
Saturday night and holds the
post formerly held by Warren
Browning. Mr.. Caddington also
is the Democratic member Of the
Board of Permanent Registry.
j. Forest Walker, veteran
treasurer, was reelected to Of
fee. Mr.. Caddington, Mr.. Walker
and Mrs. Alice Hostetler Of Po-
tomac, were the only three
members Of the former commit
tee who we're reelected in last
Mondays Democratic primary.
Other officers chosen are James
II. Mann. executive vice chair
men who was designated chair
man of the 7th and 10th Election
District: Willard A. Morris. chair
men Of the 18th and 5th Election
Districts and Milton r. Clogg,
chairman Of the other nine upper
county districts.
Neither Mrs. HoStetler nor Mrs.
Virginia Black. the only other
member elected, were present at
the organization meeting. It was
decided to wait until the end Of
this month before beginning fall
campaign activity for nominees
named June 80.
Evening star., 1954-07-06
Starlight Movies
Playground Film
Program for Tonight

Programs sponsored by The
Evening Star In cooperation
with The Film Center Of WASH
ington and the recreation de-
partments Of the following coun-
ties and cities: District Of
Columbia, Arlington. Prince
Georges, Montgomery. Fairfax
and Alexandria.
oeorgetoWn Ihirty-fourth street and
Txih oaks. Foarteenth and Taylor
ID ESsswood. NS Third and Evarss ssrests
Ridee. Ridge road and Burns street
JEFFERSON. Eishth and II streets s.w.
. psrk view. Otis and wardsr streets
sanay Aas g street NV, -. =.
Wissnlrs'FPS sarry Farms. 3aso iaso sumner road sR.
Arlington County. $50 Pm.
walter Reed, 1884 North Mckinley
Four Mile RUN. Four Mile RUN drive
and South Sixteenth street.
Prince Georges County. $50 r. u. Z
Forestviiie Community .PlayEround.
Community Center. Eorestville.
HOLLYWOOD Playground. Fifty-third ave-
nue. and ManguEn, HOLLYWOOD.
- Mentgemery County. $50 P.M. =.
cherry Tree lane. your Corners.
Forest Grove. 0806 DameI0n drive
silxer spring.
Evening star., 1954-07-06
I Held in Breakdown
On Holiday Liquor
Sales in Alexandra

Seven persons were arrested In
a holiday breakdown on liquor
law violators yesterday, Alexan-
dria police reported.
Five were charged with max
ing or aiding and abetting illegal
whisky sales.
The other suspects were ar
rested for illegal transportation
Of wine after police said they
spotted them carrying shopping
bags of fermented spirits from
Washington.
The series Of midday raids
were conducted by ABC Inspec-
tor M. K. Bryant and Alexandria
Detectives A. s, Benarick and
William Gosney.
Police identified those arrested
and the charges against them as:
David Mcdonald, So, colored.
1000 block Princess street. illegal
transportation: Sonny Hairston.
40, colored, 1000 block Princess
street, Illegal transportation:
Charles II. Shelton, 66, Of the 400
block Northwest street, two
charges Of illegal sale: Margaret
Jane Groves. 81. of the 400 block
Northwest street, one charge Of
Illegal sale; Bessie Rose Shelton,
"a 80 tl.n Am hlnnk NIn,-f t,xx,aek
Evening star., 1954-07-06
BY Joseph Byrnes
Star Staff Correspondenf

BETHANY BEACH, Del, July
s. Shovels. i1lops and elbow
grease were the orders Of the
day as 600 District National
Guard artillerymen cleaned up
after q torrential downpour that
battered the Delrnarva penin-
sula last night.
The citizen soldiers had barely
completed setting up a battery
Of ten 120-mm. guns and. radar
equipment before the downpour
struck.
Despite high winds which ac-
companied the heavy rains, little
damage was done. One large
tent was fiattened and q field
telephone Line connecting this
post with Fort Miles, at Lewes,
90 miles away, was knocked out.
Maj. Jarvis Braunstein Of the
260th AAA group said the com
munication line would be re-
paired by noon.
The remainder Of the 1900
guardsmen participating in q
two-week field exercise on the
Eastern Shore sand dunes are
stationed at Fort Miles.
The first serious exercise for
the artillerymen got under way
this morning as radarmen un-
limbered their electronic equip
ment and practiced tracking q
B-25 target plane. Other mem-
bers Of the 340th and 38Oth AAA
Battalions stationed here began
dry runs" on the artillery pieces
ret up on the beach.
Evening star., 1954-07-06
Five Virginia Areas
Use Gamma GIobuIin
After Polio Reports
BY The Associated Press

RICHMOND. July 6.--At least
five Virginia areas thus far this
summer have put to use gam
ma globulin as q preventive Of
q paralytic polio, the State
Health Department says.
The blood fraction, currently
available in quantities about
double the supply on hand for
use in 1858, is being admin
istered this year In groups much
larger than family units. which
was q ground rule" for the
last polio season.
The Virginia supply, appor-
toned according to population,
has been sent to the local coun-
ty and city health officers BY
the State Health Department.
The eight areas which partici-
pated In the field trials az the
Salk polio vaccine last spring
have been specifically excluded
from shipments of GO for polio.
These include Richmond and
the counties Of Henrico. Ches-
terfleld. Smyth. Washington,
Loudoun. Fairfax and Norfolk.
Proved In previous tests and
studies to be about 80 per cent
effective for q period Of i've
weeks against the paralytic eff
fects Of polio. GG has been ad-
ministered In the following Vir-
ginia areas after polio reports:
IN Accomack County on the
Evening star., 1954-07-06
Webb viii Go on ~
In House Campaign

John C. Webb. one Of four
candidates for the Democratic
nomination for the House OF
Representatives from Virginia's Z
10th district. win outline his rea-
sons for seeking that Office dur
ing o 15-minute telecast over
Station VITO at 8:45 pm. to-
morrow.
Mr.. Webb. 38-year-old Fair
fax attorney and member Of
Virginia,s House of Delegates. is
opposed by three other Demo-
Gratis Dean c. Brundage. C.
Louis Knight and J. Walter
White in next Tuesdays party
primary.
Each wants the post now held
by Representative Broyhill, who
- seeking reelection. I,
Evening star., 1954-07-06

Eastern Shore: Rockbridge, Han
over, and Scott Counties and
Warwick City.
The blood fraction. provided
by the National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis with March
|of Dimes funds. is getting earlier
and more widespread use than
was possible last year. health
officials said.
So far this year. Virginia's
incidence Of polio is running q
little below that Of 1858.
Through the week ended June
26. there were 35 cases reported
TO the State Health Department
compared to 81 during the COM
parable period last year.
Evening star., 1954-07-06
Warrenfon Explosion
Blows Out Wafer Main
BY the Associated Press /.

WARRENToN. va, July 6.
Warrenton's biggest Fourth Of
July explosion blew an 8-inch
water main out Of q new. 500
gallon-per-minute wen and
wrecked the pumphouse. :
Pump tender Albert Robinson
said that pressure apparently
built up in the main leading
from the new pump to the town
reservoir pumping station. When
the main let go. the force Of
the explosion lifted the roof of
the small building and hurled
cinder blocks so yards.
Mayor r. H. Marriott said the
town viii have adequate water
unless there Is 9 repeat Of last
years drought, which prompted
the town to drill the new well.
Evening star., 1954-07-06
Holiday Traffic Takes
4 Lives in Maryland !
BY The Asseeicssd Press

Four persons lost their lives IN
traffic accidents on Maryland
highways and streets over the
Fourth Of July week end. None
was from the Washington area.
State police employed an air
plane in their efforts to keen
traffic moving through hottle-
necks on homeward routes from
beaches. waterfront retreats and
mountain Fairgrounds.
Col. Elmer F. Munshower, SUI
perintendent Of the force, set up
an operating headquarters ct
College Park airport and took
to the air for a birds-eye view OF
the trouble spots. He had two
way radio communications avail
able in the plane to direct troop-
ers on the ground.
Last year i've were killed and
81 were injured In the holiday
period.
Evening star., 1954-07-06
Downpour Brings Sin1ilorities
|OfWdr to D. c. Guurdsnen

Those units stationed at Fort
Miles are scheduled to put on a
full dress parade on that post
shortly before. noon. Citizens OF
LeWes have been invited to
watch.
Test, firing Of the 122-mm.
anti-aircraft rifles win take place
tomorrow. The artillery pieces.
obtained from q Regular Army
battalion stationed in the Wash
ington area that has since been
converted to q guided missile
unit, have never been fred by
District Guardsmen. They were
turned over to the District Guard
early this spring,
Evening star., 1954-07-06
Weekend. Auto croshes
Kill Seven in Virginia
by the Assoeiased Press

Seven persons lost their lives
In automobile accidents in Vir-
gin1a over the three-day July 4
holiday week end.
Only one death was reported
yesterday on State highways.
Haywood Lineberry. "a, Of
Woodlawn. Carroll County, died
in a Galax hospital last night of
injuries received in an accident
on Route $40. a mile and a half
north of Woodlawn.
His death raised the 1854 Vir-
ginia highway fatality toll to 353
compared with $50 through July
5 last year.
During the two-day July 4
holiday last year 81 persons died
on Virginia highways. Police
credited the new radar speed
checking devices with keeping
the speed-and the death toll
down this year. Twenty-Five
vehicles were stopped yesterday
by the use Of radar.
Evening star., 1954-07-06
Fourth Victim Of Crash
In Maryland Dead

Wayne Baughman, 21, Of 1907
Wahler place Sc. died Sunday
at University Hospital, Balti-
more, of injuries suffered in an
automobile accident June 26.
He was the fourth person to
die after the accident on Route
2 near Lothian. Md, including
Mr.. Baughman's 19-year-old wife
Shirley. State police said at the
time that the car In which they
were riding went out Of control
and struck a tree.
The other victims were Robert
G. Williams, %, the driver, and
Vaughn D. Russell, %, both Of
Annapolis.
Evening star., 1954-07-06
Woman Killed,
Others Hurt in
Head-0n Crash
Arlington Residents
Curs Hit on Route 40,
Airmun Is Injured

An Arlington woman was
killed and another critically In
jured when their two cars
crashed head-on along the new
Route 40,. four miles east OF
Hagerstown. Md. yesterday.
Mrs. Martina ". McKeon. "a.
OF 3210 North Nineteenth street
was killed when her car collided
with one driven by Miss Mar
garet e. Conrad. SO, OF gaia
South Twenty-seventh street.
Maryland State police reported.
Both Of Miss Conrad's legs
were broken and she also SUI
fered rib and face bone fractures
and cuts. Doctors said her
condition was still too critical to
permit X-rays.
Her nephew. Air Force Sergt.
Ralph r. Little. 81, stationed at
Boiling Air Force Base, suffered
q broken leg. face cuts and
bruises. He was to be trans
ferred to Air Force care today.
Mrs. McKeon's husband, Fran-
els D. McKeon. driver Of the
other car, suffered q broken arm
and face cuts. He was listed
in fair condition.
All Of the injured were In
Washington County Hospital,
Hagerstown.
Evening star., 1954-07-06
New Home Rule Offices

The washington Home Rule
Committee has opened its new
Offices on the second floor Of the
La Sale Building. Connecticut
avenue and 1 street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Justice Department
Studies Condor Data
By the Associated Press


The Justice Department has
obtained the transcript of a con-
gressional hearing into allega-
lions of Communist association
made against Representative
Condor. but has given no indi-
cation of any action.
This was reported today by
Chairman Cole of the Senate
House Atomic Energy Commit
tee, which heard Mr.. Condor
deny under oath that he was
ever a Communist or a Com
munist sympathizer.
The hearing was held after
Mr.. Condor was barred by the
Atomic Energy Commission
from witnessing last Mays
atomic tests in Nevada.
Mr.. Cole said the Justice De-
partment requested the tran
script several weeks ago, and
the committee forwarded it. He
said he has heard nothing about
the case since then.
MI. Condor. a first-term
Representative. has announced
his candidacy for reelection.
Chairman Stephen A. Mitchell
has said the Democratic Ma
tional Committee will give him
no financial aid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Mrs. Roger Paine,
Wife Of Retired
Admiral, Dies

Mrs. Roger Warde Paine, wife
Of retired Navy Rear Admiral
Paine. died yesterday at Be-
thesda Naval Hospital after a
long illness.
Since Admiral Paine retired in
1949 as inspector general of the
Western sea frontier in San
Francisco, the Paines had lived
at 221 Wardour drive, Annapolis,
Md.
The former Corine Malone of
Luling, Tex. Mrs. Paine was well
known in Washington, San
Francisco, Boston and San Diego
where her husband had served
various tours of duty. She was
raised in Austin, Tex, and at
tended the University of Texas
there. She was a graduate of
Boston Conservatory of Music.
The PaineS at one time lived
at 2737 Devonshire place NV
Besides her husband she is
survived by a son, Comdr. Paine,
jr., Arlington, Va; two daugh-
tiers. Mrs. William G. Whyte,
5602 Overlea road, Sumner, Md,
wife of the assistant vice presi-
dent of United States Steel;
Mrs. George j. Davis, Newport,
r. l.; a brother, Robert Malone,
DenniSon, Tex, and a sister,
Mrs. j. Lawson Biggers, Com
merce, Tex.
Services will be at 2 pm. to-
morrow at st. Andrews Chapel
at the Naval Academy, An
napolis. Burial will be in the
Naval Academy Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Wilkes-Barre Papers
Struck by Guild
BY the Associated Press

WILKES-BARRE, Pa, April
8.-The American Newspaper
Guild-CIO went on strike today
against Wilkes-Barre's two daily
newspapers. the Record and the
Times-Leader- Evening News.
The strike went into effect at
6 am, the usual starting time
for the staff of the Times
Leader-Evening News. Both pa
pers are owned by the Wilkes
Barre Publishing Co.
Picket lines went around the
newspaper office shortly after
the scheduled starting time.
Officials of other unions said
their members would refuse to
cross the picket lines.
Negotiations broke off yester-
day afternoon. There were no
plans for further negotiations at
this time. the guild said.
Robert w. Johnson, vice presi-
dent of the company, said UNI
resolved issues in the negotia-
tons involved wages, arbitration
and vacation The present wage
scale is $102.50 a week for re-
porters with five years expert
ence.
Mr.. Johnson said the guild
had asked for a wage increase
of up to ST. He said the COM
pany had offered SITS a week.
The two papers were shut
down for six and a half months
from September, 1898, to
March, 1939-in a previous guild
strike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Man Hunted in KiIIinq
Of Estranged Wife
By the Associated Press

NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, April 8.
"A 13-State alarm was out to-
day for Charles Spencer, 81,
sought in connection with the
savage hammer Staying of his
eStranged wife, the daughter of
a retired Yale botany professor.
Police said mast night Spen-
Ger was last seen in nearby WAL
lingtord at 9 am. yesterday,
before the body of Mrs. Mar
garet Spencer, 38, was discovered
by her mother in the parents
home. A blood stained claw
hammer lay on the floor beside
the bed on which the clothed
body was found.
Police said Mrs. Spencer ap-
parently was bludgeoned around
/ am. on her return from a
New York dinner date with John
w. Hurley, "a, of Branford, and
Richard Nagle, ST. of West Ha-
ven.
Mr.. Hurley and Mr.. Maggie were
ordered held as material wit
nesses. Bonds for each were set
at $4,000.
Police also disclosed last night
that a note signed by Spencer
had been found in his, North
ford home. But States Attor-
ney Abraham S. Ullman said
it could not Immediately be de-
termined whether it was con-
nected to the Staying, although
it did lead police to believe
possible motive was jealousy.
Police quoted the note as say
ing in part:
lam responsible for this-I
have reason to believe she was
unfaithful.
Police have issued a warrant
charging Spencer with murder.
Mrs. Spencer was the daugh-
ter of Alexander Evans, retired
professor. and Mrs. Evans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
Potomac Yields Body
OF Third Boat Victim

The body of a third Prince
Georges County youth who
drowned in the Potomac River
while duck hunting last Deem
Der 18, was recovered yesterday
near Dahlgren, Va, about 10
miles downstream from where
their boat capSized.
The body was that of Alton P.
Burgess, jr., II, whose parents
live at 5000 Branch avenue,
Camp Springs.
A fisherman caught the body
in his net some distance from
shore and then notified authori-
ties. The dead youths father and
parents of the other two victims
went to the scene before the
body was pulled from the water.
Bodies of the first two victims
were recovered on February 6
and 7, some S miles upstream.
They were Richard Ryon, II,
son of Mrs. Thelma Rice, 5311
Kenwood drive, Camp Springs,
and Merle Folsom, Is, son of
Mrs. Robert Johnson of Danger
field drive, Clinton, Md.
The Burgess youth was one
of five children. Funeral serv-
ices will be held at 1920 am.
tomorrow at Old Durham Epis-
copal Church, Ironsides, Md,
with burial in the church ceme-
terry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
u. S. Kangaroo
Population to Jump
Tor Maybe 3

Two Cor more) kangaroos will
soon become the priced possess
sions of the children of America
because Of an American woman's
curiosity about the hopping
cutieS.
Right now two kangaroos are
en- route from Sydney, Australia,
due to arrive in Los Angeles
April Is.
Mrs. Esther Van Wagner
Tufty, who started the whole
thing. hopes they'll soon be
mama and papa. She said:
Bill Mann CDR. William A.
Mann, Zoo directory told me
that of all the animals, none
gives children so much joy as
the mother kangaroo carrying
the little one in her pouch. DR..
Mann said the Zoo will be happy
to take the kangaroos.
Mrs. Tufty's curiosity about
kangaroos got the better of her
last fall while she was on a
speaking tour of Australia under
joint auspices of the State De-
partment and the Australian
government. She went many
places. but surprisingly, saw no
kangaroos.
Near the end Of her tour the
Lord Mayor of Perth decided it
was time she met a kangaroo.
Thus her introduction to Topsy,
a female with a pleasing per-
Sonality.
They hit it off so well, the
Aussies decided to make Topsy
a present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-04-08
California Democrat
Asks BrowneII Action
On Condor Rumors
BY The 1Assoeia.ed Pres.

SAN JOSE, Calf, April g.
The President of the California
Democratic Council, Alan Gran
ston. yesterday demanded that
Attorney General Brownell IDEAL
forcefully and swiftly" with ru-
morS that the Justice Depart
ment plans to indict Democratic
Representative Robert L. Condor
lin a manner designed to serve
Republican campaign strategy"
In wire to Mr.. Brownell,
Mr.. Cranston said:
''It has been rumored for
weeks. and is now publicly re-
ported that the Department of
Justice plans to indict Condor
In a manner designed to serve
Republican campaign strategy.
g.. You should divulge what
ever facts you possess and reveal
your plans for action, if any. :"
Mr.. Condor, barred from an
atom bomb test on charges of
Communist association, has de-
MED under oath that he or any
member of his family was
Communist or that he is a secur-
ity risk.
Mr.. Cranston said public re-
ports show the Justice Depart
ment plans to serve Republican
campaign strategy by:
81. Delaying the indictment
until after the June primary in
the expectation that Condor will
win the Democratic primary and
thus be on the party ticket in
November.
%. Seeking the indictment in
october on the eve of the gen.
eral election in order to destroy
Condor and smear all Demo-
cratic candidates everywhere
through guilt by association"