Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-10
Democrat Unit
viii Select New
|PresidentToday
Moehen, PrelIer
Are Fuvored by
MoryIunders
By GENE GOODWIN
Star stan Correspondent

Quar- Guam NOAAtSbOuAShs
OCEAN CITY. Md. Sept. TO-
Hervey G. Machen Of Prince
Georges County and David ]
Preller Of Baltimore shaped ur
today as the leading candidates
for president Of the Youne
Democrats of Maryland.
The new president-who viii
succeed Joseph D. Tydings
member Of the Legislature from
Hartford County and son Of
former Senator Willard e
Tydings-was to be elected to-
day in the closing session Of 9
ttwo-day Young Democratic Con.
vention.
Mary Ann Estey Of Silver
Spring, Montgomery County
Ischoolteacher, was the leading
candidate for Democratic ma.
ltional committeeman. Shit
was on the same slate with Mr.
Preller and was unopposed a.
today's session prepared to gel
under way.
Sam Barrick, Frederick County
states attorney was the Prellel
Islate nominee for national com.
mitteeman and was being op.
posed by William Burnley, Cecil
County member Of the House
Iof Delegates.
Also Boosted
Also being boosted for presi.
dent by what appeared to bt
splinter groups were Mark Locker
Iof Baltimore County and STATE
Senator John Clarence North ol
Talbot County.
Mr.. Machen, SO year ole
iHyattSville lawyer, was elected
to the House Of Delegates from
Prince Georges County last year
Mr.. Preller is a Baltimore Cit!
lawyer.
Also high ON the agenda today
was a vote on two controversial
resolutions - one condemninf
State Democratic Chairman T
Barton Harrington, and the sec.
ond aimed at Clarence Miles
Baltimore lawyer who Is presi.
dent Of the Orioles baseball
team and one of q number o!
lbig-name Democrats being talket
about as a possible candidate fol
1.-THE United States Senate mex
year.
The anti-Harrington resolution
was introduced by Lloyd Simp
kins Of Somerset County, presen
Maryland Young Democrats
member Of the national com.
Imittee and chairman Of tn,
Judiciary Committee of thu
House Of Delegates.
Charges Silence
| It charges that the State part.
chairman has remained silen
in the face Of glaring examples
and evidences Of waste, favor
itism and extravaganza" in TIL
administration Of Republican
Gov. Theodore r. McKeldin. I
called for Mr.. Harrington. {
Baltimore City lawyer. to hole
an immediate meeting Of tn,
State Central Committee "for tn.
purpose of reorganization anc
the selection Of a new chairman
so that the party may face thu
election of 1856 under fresh
vigorous. alert and positive lead.
Iership =
Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro Of
Baltimore, also q national COM
mitteeman from Maryland, wa.
present today and was under.
stood to be working for defeat
lof the Simpkins resolution. He
was operating from the sidelines
of course, since he is not q men,
Der Of the Young Democratic
organization, which is open only
to party members under 40.
Also on the sidelines working
for passage of the Simpkirs
resolution was J. Newton Brew
er. Washington investment
broker who lives in Bethesda
and who openly aspires Mr..
Harrington's job.
The second controversial reso-
luton was introduced by James
NC losky Of Baltimore City, an
unsuccessful candidate for the
House Of Delegates last year
and an active supporter OF
George p. Mahoney.
Mr.. McClosky,s resolution calls
lon the Young Democrats to re-
frain from supporting for pub
lie Office ANY Of the Eisenhower