Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-24

Draws Heated
Retort by Hart
District 6. o. P.Heoe
Insists He Wants
Big Vote Moy ]
By JOHN v. HORNER

|DlSLflcG SUlInuldCeQ lIlJeIcSG IOetdS
in the voting here on May /.
The barbs of George P. Lamb,
Ia candidate for Republican Ma
tional committeeman and dele
gate to the G. o. P. Convention,
drew hot retorts from George L.
Hart, jr., chairman of the Re-
publican Party locally.
Mr.. Lamb, who describes him.
self as a real Eisenhower Re-
publican" has been highly crit
|ical of the conservative "Old
Guard" leadership in his cam
paign to GUST Clyde D. Garrett
las national committeeman and
to win election as a delegate to
the party convention in San
Francisco. Among other things,
Inc charged the party bosses
don't want a large vote here
May / because that would make
lit more difficult for them to con-
troll the political organization.
Mr.. Hart said Mr.. Lamb
doesn't know what he is talking
about and doesn't know what is
going on in the Republican Party.
Cards Sent to $4,000
Mr.. Hart said the G. o. P.
committee has worked hard for a
large registration and is doing
everything it can to assure a big
vote May /. He said:
1--WE sent cards to all $4,000
Republicans who registered in
1852 and asked them to register
now. AS fast as anyone registers,
we write to thank them and ash,
them to get relatives and friends
to register. We have 200 per-
sons telephoning people 10 regis
ter"
Mr.. Hart also said the Repub-
lican Party. like the Democrats,
donated $1,000 for the nom
partisan campaign being con-
Quoted by the Junior Chamber
of Commerce to boost registra-
ton and to get out the vote. He
said the G. o. P. helped process
more than 100000 pieces of lit
erature on registration, which
were distributed through the
schools. Furthermore. he added,
the party printed about 10000
leaflets informing residents how
to register.
Mr.. Hart caustically inquired
about the extent of Mr.. Lambs
devotion to the Republican Party.
He said he had been unable to
find any record of voter regis
tration for Mr.. Lamb anywhere
in 1852. The chairman also OBJ
served that Mr.. Lamb failed to
attend or contribute to the Sa-
lutte to Eisenhower dinner in
January and other Embarrassing
events of the Republican Party.
Native of Indiana
Mr.. Lamb, a native of Indiana
who came to Washington in 1881,
conceded he did not vote in 1852.
He said He tried to re-establish
legal voting residence in Indiana,
where he owns property. but was
unable to do so. When he re-
ceived the final ruling, he said,
it was too late for him to qualify
for the convention-type voting
then conducted in the District.
Mr.. Lamb also said he did not
attend the Salute to Eisenhower
dinner because he was in Florida
and that he did not contribute
because he was asked to take
$1,000 table. He said he conSid-
cred this more than he could at
ford. Had he been in town, he
added, he would have bought a
seat for 500.
Mr.. Lamb said he worked in
1852 for the National Citizens
for Eisenhower Committee and
considers he made a major con-
tribution in terms of time out
from his law practice and in per-
sonal funds spent travelling.
He said he is for home rule
in the District and full racial
indignation in an orderly process.
He declared it is time for the
local Republican leadership. in
Guiding the candidates for Ma
tional committeeman and the
convention, to state their views
on these issues.
Mr.. Hart, who said he had not
originally to comment
on Mr.. Lambs charges, declared
the list of candidates Endorsed
by the Republican committee for
election on May l included vir-
tually every leading local Eisen-
hover supporter of 1852. He said
Mr.. Lamb was not then known
to be in that group.