Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-21
BY GENE GOODWIN

Adlai Stevenson took his bag
Of quips to Silver Springs last
night and gave $500 Democrats
something to laugh and cheer
about.
Things began to liven up as
soon as the Democratic pres
1dential candidate stepped out on
a balcony overlooking the foot
ball stadium of Montgomery
Blair High School to say a few
words to the shivering hundreds
who hadn't been able to get in
side the auditorium.
Il don't know what's happened
to the Washington weather: it's
usually warm at this time of the
year." he said. Perhaps it's the
chilling atmosphere of that adj
ministration downtown"
Inside the auditorium, he said
that a kind lady oustide had
told him. Governor. you're
better looking than your pic
lures"
II never felt BETTER" he said,
until she added. Thank
Heavensp
Four Years Late
He recalled that, during his
1852 campaign, prison riots in his
home State of Illinois had caused
him to cancel an appearance in
Silver Spring.
This is rsle first time I've ever
been four years late for a meet
ing" he said.
I'VE kicked off our campaign
just week ago." Mr.. Stevenson
said at another point. THE Re-
publicans started theirs a few
days late, as usual.
Although I'm glad that this
campaign is finally official, ! can't
for the life of me figure out what
I have been doing for the past
IL months.
"The most interesting part of
the kickoff of the Republican
campaign was President Eisen-
hower's sending off Vice Pres
ident Nixon and his associates
with the admonition = almost
wistful. I thought that they
should stick to telling the truth.
He couldn't have chosen a better
audience for that advice"
Suburbanite Also
Mr.. Stevenson said he thought
he could qualify as a suburbanite.
Back home" he said, II catch
the 7:55 along with all the men
in the gray flannel suits"
At another point he said: 1.-THE
more I see and hear these Re-
publicans in Washington, the
more I'm reminded of the man
who knew the price of everything
and the value Of nothing. and the
happier am to belong to the
party of Mark Twain and not
the party of Mark Hanna"
Mr.. Stevenson also devoted a.
considerable portion of his much
cheered and applauded address
to an Endorsement of all the
Maryland Democrats who will
be on the ballot with him in the
nearby area.
In urging support for the
senatorial candidate, George P.
Mahoney. Mr.. Stevenson at
tackled the Republican campaign
of 1850 in which Senator Butler
defeated former Senator Ty-
dings.
Sees Deceit. Smears
your State was invaded by
the politics of deceit-by faxed
photographs. scare words
smears, all the arsenal of trick
cry and falsehood." Mr.. Steven
son said.
These methods have no place
in a democratic society, any
more than the man who profited
by them has a place in the
United States Senate.
"A vote for George Mahoney
Is a vote to right the wrong done
to one of the most beloved
Americans of all times, Willard
E. Tydings, and the people Of
Maryland in 1850. 1t is a vote
that says to political charlatans
everywhere: You shall not de- I
grade free elections in America. y"
Mr.. Stevenson urged election.
in addition, of John r. Foley
seeking to become Representa-
tive from the 9Th District; Re-
preventative Landlord. in the 5th
District, and the two Democratic
candidates for Circuit Court
judge of MONTGOMERY County
Charles Irelan and Alfred D.
Eoyes.
Praise for Caddington
He also praised the county
leadership Of Ward w. Cadding-
ton chairman Of the Democratic.