Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-02-24
Wick Byron's Column
The Democratic Ticket

Many of the rank and file in the liberal
movement in Montgomery County do not
understand why Ray Murphy, Margaret
Carpenter, Dick Abel and others sold Peggy
Schweinhaut down the river, so to speak. Or
did they?
They remember well how Ray Murphy
Rose Kramer, Margaret Carpenter and
others fought so hard to get Peggy Schwein-
haut appointed to the State Senate last Fall
when Senator Edward Northrop was sworn
in as Federal Judge Many Democratic
leaders thought Blair Lee, head of the Dele
cation to the House of Delegates, should
have been appointed But he wasn't mainly
due to the mitigating spearheaded by Ray
Murphy
II was assumed by the rank and file of
the liberal movement that Murphy, Carpen-
ter, Kramer, Abel and company would in
sist that any Democratic ticket they Joined
must have Peggy Schweinhaut as the head
of it in the position of State Senator. And
now that this did not come about, the lib
eral movement, whether Ray Murphy would
admit it or not, is very seriously split. Many
of the rank and file liberals in the county
now see Ray Murphy as the personally am
bilious dictator that he has always been.
They now know also that he Is willing to
use political figures as long as it suits his
purpose. And when he decides they are no
longer needed for his plans, he has no feel
ings about dumping them.
The liberal movement in Montgomery
County has had strength because it was a
solid well-discplined group No one got
out of line. 1t was truly one-for-all and
all-forone movement. Now it is not.
1t is doubtful at this point that the
Democratic voters in the county will have
the opportunity to recognize liberals, or
moderates by the individual tickets now be-
ing formed. However, it is our guess that
there will be concentrated effort on the
part of Democratic precinct leaders, official
or otherwise, to inform the Democrats in
their precincts who is who and why
There is one firm Democratic ticket that
has been made public. There are two others
in the forming stages.
In order that you may know what is
going on, it might be wise to give you the
names of the firm slate once again and also
the names of those being considered for
the other two Democratic states.
The Mahoney Lee. Barrick slate consists
Of the following:
For State Senate: William Hickey.
Members of the House Of Delegates would
include Mrs. Marit Thorsen (extreme lib
eraD, Edna Cook (moderate); Richard Abel
Ian extremely liberal school teacher), Walter
Hansen (extreme liberaD, Donald Clagett
(moderate) and Eugene F. Peters (moder-
ate).
Chosen for the County Council for this
slate are Mrs. Stella Werner Qiberal-mod-
erate), Jerry Williams (moderate), Grover
Walker (moderate). Frank Bliss (moderate),
Rose Kramer (extremist of liberas) and
Ed Collier (moderate).
The Democratic State Central Committee
1.-THE ruling force of the Party would be
composed of William B. Wheeler (moderate),
Frank L. Hewitt (moderate), Mrs Peggy
Mann Ciberalmoderate) Mrs. Doris Solo.
mon 0iberaD, Ray Murphy (extreme lib
erau and Mrs. Margaret Carpenter (extreme
liberal).
This is the ticket that has upset many
of Blair Lees friends. However, most of
them might slice up the ticket but they
won't forsake Blair who is by far the best
candidate for the United States Senate
Another ticket that is being formed will
not endorse candidates for Governor or
United States Senator. Those forming this