Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-10-11
Tawes Shuns
Political
Rally Here


with his Republican oppo-
nent, Frank Small, Jr., at a
Bethesda-political rally Mon
day night.
1--WE learned about an hour be-
fore the meeting that it was to
be a free for all debate with no
rules laid down and the COVER
nor had no knowledge that this
would be the case" an aide to
the governor told the Sentinel.
$50 we Immediately sent word
to the governor where he was
attending a reception near Rock
vile and advised him not to
CO." the aide said. HE said he
had some work to do in Anna
polls, anyway, so he returned
home"
Tawes had spent the after
noon in Prince Georges County
and toward late afternoon Off
ciated at a groundbreaking of a
new home in Colony North, sub
division of w. Evans Buchanan.
The message reached him about
Ills pm. at a party that fol
lowed and he left Rockville at
once, about As minutes before
the Bethesda rally was to begin.
''NOne of us had any idea
that 1t was going to be free
debate-an open forum type
of thing-aIthOugh we learned
the governors opponent had
known it and was ready" the
aide said.
Before leaving, Gov. Tawes
dispatched an aide, Edmund
Messer, to read his prepared
talk at the rally sponsored in
the Woodward & Lothrop audi
torium by the Bethesda Chevy
Chase Chamber of Commerce.
''This is an effront to the peo-
pie of Montgomery County" OBJ
served William Kloepfer, Jr.,
co-chaiIman of Srnall's Montgo-
merry County campaign commit
tee, when word came that Gov.
Tawes would not appear.
The affair had been billed as
q joint appearance-first in the
campaign-of the two guberna-
torial hopefuls. Small has ang-
rily lashed out at Tawes' re-
fusal thus far to enter into pub
lie debate.
But on Tuesday Tawes said
for the first time he would
consider debating Small on
TV "if time can be worked
out and the proper rules laid
down."
1.-THE people have a right to
know what Assistant Governor
Tawes has been doing and not
doing for the past three and a
half years" Small said.
ION Sept. 81 I invited Mr..
Tawes to debate the issues and
/ have not yet received reply.
I am willing to meet him for a
debate or a series of debates,
but it is very apparent that he
is afraid to debate the issues.
He is content to hid behind the
press releases of his puppeteers.
Broadcast stations have Of
fered us the air time for de-
bates, but so far George
Hooker, Little Herbie OCOnOr
and his other behind-the-
scenes manipulators have not
seen fit to permit him to come
out Of his cocoon of silence
where they feel he is will in
sulated against the public"
They want to field a second
stringer against me, but l re-
fuse to debate anyone but the
man who bears the personal re-
sponsibility for the miserable
government Maryland has had
for the past three and a half
years"
Mondays audience of more
than 300 was preponderantly
Republican. Two Democratic
candidates for the County Coun-
ell, incumbents Stella Werner
and Stanley Frosh, faced a hos
tile audience and their remarks
were greeted by polite applause
and scattered boos.
Henry Hiser, Republican and
longtime Bethesda theater own
er trying to unseat Mrs. Wer-
ner, was given a near ovation
as talked about waste and ex-
travagance" by the current
Democratic County Council and
the elected school board.
Republican COngr essman
Charles McC Matthias drew
loud applause when he talked
while his Democratic oppO-
nent, former congressman
John X. Foley, drew only
scattered, token applause.
Both Frosh and Foley told the
audience they were aware the
listeners were Republican" and
hostile" but put forward their
arguments, anyway. Mrs. Wer-
ner, sensing the crowds hos
tility, vigorously defended the
Democratic County Councils
achievements during the past
eight years