Evening star., 1955-09-10
Democrat Unit
VIII Select New
|PresidenfToday
Mochen, PreIIer
Are Fuvored by
Morylonders.
By GENE GOODWIN
Star staf CORRESPONDENT

! 6thr 6thu NoIEcspouueut
OCEAN CITY, Nd. Sept. TO-
Hervey G.. Machen of Prince
Georges County and David j.
Preller of Baltimore shaped up
to-day as the leading candidates
for president of the Young
Democrats of Maryland.
The new president-who will
succeed Joseph D. Tydings,
member of the Legislature from
Hartford County and son of
former Senator Millard E.
jTydings--was to be elected to-
day in the closing session of a
itwo-day Young Democratic Con-
vention.
| Mary Ann Estey of Silver
Epring, Montgomery County
schoolteacher, was the leading
1candidate for Democratic ma
ltional committeewoman. She
WAS on the same slate with Mr..
Preller and was unopposed as
todays session prepared to get
under way.
Sam Barrick, Frederick County
States attorney was the Preller
slate nominee for national COM
mitteeman and was being op-
posed by William Burkley, Cecil
County member of the House
of Delegates.
Alse Boosted
Also being boosted for presi-
dent by what appeared to be
splinter groups were Mark Lecker
Iof Baltimore County and State
Senator John Clarence North OF
Talbot County.
| Mr.. ,Machen. 38 year : old
IHyattsville lawyer, was elected
Ito the House of Delegates from
Prince Georges County last year.
Mr. Preller is a Baltimore City
lawyer.
| Also high on the agenda today
was vote on two controversial
resolutions one condemning
State Democratic Chairman r.
Barton Harrington. and the Sec
Iond aimed at Clarence Miles,
Baltimore lawyer who is presi-
dent Of the Orioles baseball
team and one of a number of
Ibig-name Democrats being talked
about as a possible candidate for
1.-THE United States Senate next
'Iyear.
The anti Harrington resolution
was introduced by Lloyd Simp-
kins of Somerset County. present
Maryland Young Democratic
member of the national COM
Imittee and chairman Of the
judiciary Committee Of the
House OF Delegates.
i Charges Silence
1t charges that the State party
chairman has remained silent
in the face Of glaring examples
and evidences of waste, favor
itism and extravaganza" in the
administration of Republican
Gov. Theodore r. McKeldin. II
called for Mr.. Harrington, q
Baltimore City lawyer. to hold
an immediate meeting of the
State Central Committee 'tfor the
purpose of reorganization and
the selection of a new chairman
so that the party may face the
election of 1856 under fresh
vigorous, alert and positive lead
ership :"
I Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro OF
Baltimore, also q national COM
Imitteeman from Maryland. was
present today and was under
stood to be working for defeat
,,Iof the Simpkins resolution. He
was operating from the sidelines,
of course. since he is not a men,
ber of the Young Democratic
Organization. which is open only
to party members under 40. :.
Also on the sidelines working
I for passage of the Simpkirs
resolution was j.. Newton Brew
Ter. Washington investment
broker who lives in Bethesda
and who openly aspires Mr..
Harrington's job.
The second controversial reso-
Ilution was introduced by James
inc Closky of Baltimore City. an
unsuccessful candidate for the
House of Delegates last year
land an active supporter oi
George P. Mahoney.
/ MIR. McClosky,s resolution calls
Ion the Young Democrats to re-
|frain from supporting for pub
Ilic Office ANY of the Eisenhower
! Democrats who chose to attempt
to disrupt and destroy the DEM
, Iocratic Party by supporting
Eisenhower last year"
/ Asks Harmony
At a Young Democratic ban.
, Iquet last night, Mayor D'Ales.
Isandro made a plea for Demo.
cratic harmony.
, Main speaker was Representa-
. tive Thompson, Democrat of New
5 Jersey, who denounced Vice
/ President Nixon as a white col.
! lar Mccarthy"
: Representative Lankford
Democrat Of Maryland, gave
yesterdays convention key note
address. He said that wher
l former Democratic President
Truman Sought to improve oul
relations with Russia he was
called soft on communism anc
was practically accused Of
: treason"