Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-28
Foction Leaders
Urge Harmony
In Maryland
By GENE GOODWIN

persuade some Of the National
Democratic Convention delegates
loyal to George P. Mahoney to
give up their seats to q few party
stalwarts bypassed at the Mary
land State Convention.
The Star learned attempts are
being made by leaders of both
major factions in the State
Democratic Party to obtain ma
tional convention seats for for
mer Gov. w. Preston Lane. jr,;
former Solicitor General Philip
B. Perlman. former Representa-
tive Lansdale G. Sasscer of Up
per Marlboro, former Senator
Herbert r. O'Conor. E. Brooke
Lee Of Montgomery County and
possibly others.
Although these men have ira
lditionally represented Maryland
Democrats at national conven-
tons, they were not elected dele
gates this year because Of a
party split at the State conven-
ton in Baltimore on May %.
Under Mahoney Control
Willard E. Tydings defeated
lMr. Mahoney for the senatorial
nomination in the May z pri-
mary, but the convention was
controlled by Mr.. Mahoney and
his two top supporters, Michael
j. Birmingham and State Con-
troller j. Willard Tawes.
Consequently, all but two or
three of the SO delegates and SO
alternates elected were Ma
honeyites.
The Democratic National Con-
vention is scheduled to begin on
August Is in Chicago.
Feelings were running very
strong at the State convention.
but things have cooled down
now" Mr.. Birmingham said to-
day in confirming a report that
some of the Mahoneyite dele
gates are being persuaded to
step down.
Mr.. Birmingham. who is pres
Iident Of the Baltimore County
Commissioners, was elected by
the convention delegates to re-
place Mayor D'Alessandro Of
Baltimore as Maryland's Demo-
cratic National Committeeman.
4 Places For Some
! Mr.. Birmingham said he feels
The will be able to make room in
1.-THE delegation for such party
stalwartS as Lane, Perlman. Sas-
seer, O'Connor and Lee" Mr..
lTydings and Mayor D'Alessan-
Idro already are delegates. being
1.-THE only members of the Tydings
camp permitted to make the list
lin the steamroller-style conven-
Ition.
Mr.. Birmingham, who has
made several harmony pleas
since the convention, said some
lof the delegates and alternates
chosen "are not really too con-
cerned about going to Chicago"
Some others are finding that
they can't afford the trip" he
added.
Many of the Mahoneyites put
on the delegation list are persons
little known outside their own
communities. Mayor D'Ales-
sandro declared bitterly Tuesday
night, when asked what the
| Maryland delegation would do
about a civil rights plank in the
Democratic platform, that half
of these delegates don't know
what civil rights are"
10 Counties Ignored
The selection of the So dele
Igates at the State convention also
Ignored 10 of the % counties. in
lcluding Montgomery and Prince
Georges. The latter county even
failed to get an alternate, Two
Montgomery residents = Mrs.
Margaret Schweinhaut and
Frank L. Morris-were named sl-
lternates.
Mr.. Birmingham said he still
plans to call together all leaders
lin both the Tydings and Mahoney
factions in harmony meeting
"just as soon as Mr.. Tydings Is
physically able to attend"
Mr.. Tydings is due to be re-
LEASED from Johns Hopkins
Hospital in Baltimore tomorrow.
He has been confined there for
about two weeks for treatment Of
shingles near his left eye. A
spokesman at the hospital said
today that Mr.. Tydings had "im-
proved tremendously" and the
skin infection had not harmed
lfha ave