Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-08-10
Wick Byron's Column

Don't be surprised when you see the an
nouncement that Governor J. Willard Tawes
will not seek second term.
And while it is true that Governor Tawes
wants another term desperately, he Is practl-
cal enough to know when he can and when
he cannot win. He knows today that he could
not win any electiOn-nOt even for COmptrOl-
Ter, the job he got so easily for SO many years.
It is also true that Governor Tawes will
try everything in the political book in order to
bring about another victory for himself That
is the reason he offered Blair Lee spot on
the Tawes ticket. What he would have done
had Lee accepted the offer is anyone's guess.
Mr.. Tawes is prepared to do little more
manipulating before he gives up but when the
time comes, he will give reasonable excuse
for not seeking another term.
The man most likely to be tapped by the
Tawes' organization of Democrats is Tom
Finan, former Secretary of State and present
ly Attorney General of Maryland He has
been Tawes booster from the very begin
ming.
OF course, this breaks the chain as far as
Louis GOldstein is concerned. He has been
working for the Governorship for many years.
And had Tawes proven to be good Governor
and had not SO many Democratic leaders of
the Tawes clan not gotten into SO much trOu-
BILE, there is no doubt that Mr.. Goldstein would
have been in line for the big post by 1866.
Maryland Democrats voters at least
are aware of what has been wrong with
their party and they mean to do something
about it. They do not feel that the high post
of Governor, or u. S. Senator or U. S. Con-
gresham, should be passed out among little
group of Courthouse" politicians. They want
to be proud of the men who will represent
them. And they don't like the comments that
have been coming all the way from England
concerning the Chief Executives weaknesses
Furthermore don't be too surprised il
Danny Brewster decides to remain in Con-
gress and not try for the u. S. Senate spot
until 1864. This would leave Blair Lee in a
good spot as the chief Democratic candidate
for the U. S. Senate.
There are some other changes in the
making. They could change the Democratic
political picture several times before the prin-
airy next spring.
In the meantime, the Republicans in the
State are having difficult time trying to fig
ure out ways of presenting to the electorate a
young, intelligent and vigorous group of can
didates.
No one seems to know who thought of,
and who is continuing to say that Senator ].
Glenn Beall might run for the Governorship.
1t isn't plausible.
In the first place, Senator Beall enjoys
the Senate He must know that fighting
Democratic leaders helped him win his Senate
seat in the first place and that dissatisfaction
with the Democratic nominee in. 1858 did
more for his reelection than most Republicans
would like to admit. But Senator Beall is an
old hand at this political business And while
he would not have to give up his Senate seat,
he would lose prestige if he could not win the
Governorship in 1862
Furthermore, Senator Beall is realistic
enough to know that his vote-pulling power
would not be too strong against united DEM
ocratic Party. So you can make wager that
U. S. Senator j. Glenn Beall isn't going to
stretch his political luck too far.