Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-06

candidate for either Governor or the United
States Senate has been dimmed. Some believe
it is completely out, especially IL the COP has
plans to continue to beat the drums over the
savings and loan mess.
AS a matter of fact, Republican leaders
in Maryland are having terrible time trying
to get candidates to run for the two top Of
fees = that of Governor and us. Senate.
1t is almost unbelievable that in this fine
state there are not at least two Republicans
who could fire the imagination of the voters,
especially in this year of 1862.
A great opportunity for the COP in Mary
land will be lost unless the old guard does not
get behind two outstanding young men and
give them all of the support they are capable
of giving.
The people of Maryland deserve to have
a selection from which to choose in the No
vember election Hundreds will stay away
from the polls If two nothings happen to be
the candidates. IT is just that simple.
man - a completely unknown man
could become candidate today and be in
position to become known sufficiently to win
a Maryland election. Look at ]. Newton
Steers. few weeks ago we dare say that
very few voters had ever heard of him.
Thousands of them know him now and they
are impressed with his intelligence, his fresh
approach to important Maryland and national
problems and his enthusiastic desire to repre-
sent the State of Maryland in the House of
Representatives as Congressman-atlarge
There must be several young men in
Maryland who could do the same thing,
especially if they could get the support of the
financial wizards of the COP in this state.
1t is too late to moan about the complete
lack of organization within the Republican
Party but it isn't too late for some Of the old
selfish men to start thinking about the people
of Maryland instead of themselves. There is
no reason under the sun why the COP leader
ship should be satisfied to remain the minor
ity Party and just pick up the minority
crumbs that are left over.
Because the Democrats fought among
themselves mainly due to a tremendous
jealous wave toward George P. Mahoney -
the Republicans were able to win in at least
one Gubenatorial race and at least three
United States Senatorial fights.
Senator J. Glenn BealI is probably the
most fortunate politician who ever served on
CaDitOl HILL He Is also one Of the smartest
politicians simply because he took the trouble
to know the DeODle and to have sense enough
to take advantage of the Democratic splits.
1t is just too bad he didn't have the power or
the inclination to knock few old heads to-
gether so that a real Republican organization
could have been built in Maryland Then the
COP would not have found itself with such
dearth Of good candidates to present to the
people Of Maryland.
Senator ]. Marshall Butler a charming
man, did absolutely nothing to help build a
COP State organization. In fact he almost
forgot all of Maryland except Baltimore, in
between his elections.
And, of course it is known fact that
Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin is lone wolf,
more or less. And while it is true that he had
to contend with a powerful Democratic
majority in the State Legislature, and conse-
quently had to play little ball with Demo
Gratis, he could have been little more CO.
operative with local Republican politicians.
This could have been useful in building a
fairly solid Republican State organization
Many Democratic leaders are in a polit.
ical tangle because of the savings and loan
mess. And Republicans are in bad shape be-
cause no outstanding candidates seem avail.
able
1t isn't too late for either Party to take
some drastic and perhaps some politically
unorthodoX steps before the deadline for filing
rolls around March s. 1852