Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-10-17
Charges Fly
In School Board
Vote Contest
Montgomery County
RivuIs Hit Politics in
Non-Purtisun Election
By chorIes [. Hoffman

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Extreme bitterness is high
lighting the current fight for
three seats on the first fully
elected non-partisan school
board in Montgomery County.
Primarily involved In the fight
are Lathrop E. Smith and his
running mate, Mrs. Rose c.
Kramer and william F. Bulls,
Mrs. Leila Edwards and Mrs.
Helen B. Quayle.
On Friday. Stanley M. Levy.
opposing both Mrs. Edwards and
Mrs. Kramer, entered the tussle
by calling on them both to with
draw for involving the cam
paign in politics"
Beginnings in Doubt.
Just who started the fight, no
one is willing to say.
But Mr.. Smith, who entered
the race late after being defeated
for denomination to the county
council on the Republican ticket,
says he believes Mr.. Bulls ac-
tivity came because ''he was very
much surprised when became
aggressive and began attacking
his record"
Mr.. Bulls. present board mem
Der who describes himself as q
conservative, has said he feels
group of liberals" are attempt
ing to gain control of the board.
He bases this in part. he said,
on the fact that Sam Jacobs,
head Of the Montgomery Ameri-
cans for Democratic Action, is a
member of a three-man advisory
group fer the Smith-Kramer
team.
Has Big Organization.
Other members of the advisory
committee include Mrs. Elizabeth
French. member of committee
to select qualified board candi-
dates, and Henry Redkey. presi-
dent of the Twinbrook Citizens
Association.
The Smith Kramer team has
q big organization with about
1000 workers beating the bushes.
: But a column in the Maryland
News by Drew Pearson. a county
resident and prominent national
columnist. may backf1re on the
two candidates.
Mr.. Pearson, who earlier had
sought to show a link between
Mrs. Edwards. Mr.. Bulls and
Mrs. Quayle. alleges that addi-
tional evidence has turned UP
regarding the Chicago Tribune
Minute Women influences that
seek to lay hands on Montgom-
cry County education by electing
three members to the school
board"
Denies the Link.
Mrs. Quayle yesterday said she
had never heard of the Minute
Women and her only connection
with the Tribune was that she
has read it when 81 am in Chi
cago."
Many observers believe Mr..
Parsons allegations against the
Smith-Kramer opponents may
unite Republicans and Old-Line
Democrats behind Mr.. Bulls,
Mrs. Quayle and Mrs. Edwards.
The Republicans, although
taking no official stand on the
school board election, were urged
at precinct chairmen's meeting
several weeks ago to support the
three las Republicans"
Part Of the trouble, residents
say, stems from attempts to hold
a non-partisan election in a
partisan election year.
Democrats Stay Out.
The Democratic State Central
Committee chairman has issued
orders to party officials, even at
precinct levels, to stay out of
the school board fight.
Nevertheless there is evidence,
produced by Democrats. to show
that some precinct organizations
have thrown their weight behind
Mr.. Smith and Mrs. Kramer.
Mrs. Kramer stands to lose
most by union of forces behind
Mrs. Edwards. Also in the race
for the 5th district seat is Mrs.
Jeanne D. Anderson of Wheaton.
New residents in that area are
insisting on representation on
the board and most agree that
her votes will be drawn from
Mrs. Kramer's strength.
Mrs. Quayle is one of four
candidates seeking two at-large
seats on the board. She is OPP
posed by incumbent Wylie w.
Barrow, and by Mrs. Ruth c.
Smith and Wayne Birdsell.
Incumbents Harrison c. King,
Willard G. McGraw and Mrs.
Helen M. Scharf are unopposed.
Glen Law TO Speak