Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-07

mary contest on the local level.
Z Eighteen aspirants-two full
states and four independents
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One Of q series about principal eondi-
dates in the nsofby Maryland
primaries Nay 70.
are In q wide-open race for the
Republican Central Committee.
Only seven viii be elected, with
the winners getting command
of the party.
There are 29,769 Republicans
eligible to make this selection,
but with the lack Of other con-
tests it is doubtful that the
central committee fight will be
! enough of a drawing card to
get many to the polls.
- One of the states is backed
by the present party leadership
and includes five incumbents.
The other is a United Repub-
lican Organization slate formed
this year to GUST the others.
The sides:
Present Leadership - James
s. Brady, jr., Merrill L. Harri-
son, Peter L. Moore, Mrs. Laura
e. Mulrooney and Earl H. Wiki
inson, all incumbents; STAN
leigh r. Bowers and Richard
H. Love.
United Republican Organi-
xation-George T. Curtis. jr..
Ira M. Farmer, Calvin D. john
son, John F. Lillard, jr., w.
Vincent Ryon, Woodrow A.
Shriver and Mrs. Elizabeth
Stephens.
Independents - Harvey c.
Beavers, Clayton B. Burton,
William r. Rice and John N.
Torvestad.
At issue are the past per-
formances of the central COM
mittee.
Mrs. Mulr0Oney, its vice
chairman, defends the commit
tees accomplishments and said
the group will stand on its
record" She said this slate rep
reSents people who came up
the hard way through the pre-
cincts" and who have worked
hard in the party's behalf.
She labeled the opposing
slate as mot the organization
they claim" and added. "if
they're claiming a united front.
they're sadly mistaken" She
said the contest stemmed from
"persons with selfish interests
who want control of the party"
Mr.. LilIard, chairman of the
United Republican Organiza-
ton, disagreed with committee
claims ttAt it represented an
"anti-organization" group. He
added, Were not anti-organi-
cation. We're anti-disorganiza-
ton. We do not believe the CEN
trail committee has done a
proper job"
He was critical Of the COM
mittee for mailing out a letter
to key Republicans which as
serted their leadership has
been challenged" by an anti
organization slate. The URO,
he said, was the only group to
file a full slate for county Of
fees.
From the independents:
Mr.. Beavers said the COM
mittee had mot one iota Of
organization" and was "far in
ferior" to the Republican or
ganization Of Montgomery
County.
Mr.. Burton said he is running
primarily because he believes
, the younger element needs to
be represented"
Mr.. Rice said he thinks it
Is a healthy condition for the
Party to have a primary"
Mr.. TOrvestad said both
sides are accusing each other
Of failure" and said he thought
1t wise to get some new blood"
The candidates:
Harvey G. Beavers, q WASH
ington attorney and immediate
past president Of the County
Republican Club. Lives at 5000
Queens Chapel road. University
Park.
Stanleigh r. Bowers, in build
Ing business, charter member
and past president Of County
Young Republican Club and
former national committeeman
for Maryland Young Republic
cans. Lives at 4207 Eastern ave-
nue., Mount Rainier.
James s. Brady, jr., a Bowie
farmer, on central committee
four years as secretary.
Clayton B. Burton. rs, young
est Of candidates, runs own
advertising agency in College
Park; helped found and was
president of campus Young
Republicans at University of
Maryland before graduating
last June.
George T. Curtis, jr., presi-
dent of Curtis Bros. Furniture
Co. in Washington. Lives in
Brandywine.
Ira M. Farmer, Washington