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as such have filled ail vacancies. Caflb Statèmment Uutrue Mr* Snyder's statement that six- teen -of the regular elected, Precinct Gommitteemren volunteered >to hielp unm is untrue and le refuted by the fact that *with the exception i of six disgruntled Committeemen, who did not do their work and who have.,al- ways been opposed to, meais District Leader,' the o thers', were comnpelled. under the whip' of the Kelly-Nash machine to attend his meeting and',al ofthem except those would be openlY. sU,. Pportiflg me were it not for the pressure brought upon. them by the Kelly-Nash machine* through' the threat of forcing them out of their employmfent. Mr. Snyder states.that he did not seek office but the fact remains that he had his petitions Printed before and presented them at -the first meet- ing Of the. so.çlkd New Democratic club held on january 30, 1936. T'his speake for itself. Mr. Snyder has never taken an active interest lu the work of thc Democratie orgauziation and yel seeks to head it. In 1935, the elected Democrati( Committeemefi at a regular meetinî voted for a resolution and publicit; uias had thereon to bring into thi 1 n ýbqustions anud - hie answers to such qcatinidte or on be only his duty as a cniaefras public office. bei My public record speaks'for itsrelf cot and I leave it to: the voters to - de- termine whether. I am mrecoin- petent to represent the- Demnocratic party in this.townhship than hie is. 1 have been' Commander of Win- netka Post No. 10, American Legion, President of Winnetka Chamber of Commerce, duly elected' District ~ Leade r of New Trier township, suc- ceedinùg the late Honorable Roswelil Fc B. Mason, and now secretary and Iii trustee of the North* Shore Mosquito g1, Abatement district (which offices pay ki no compensation). Itncidentallyi le- might mention that when I became. s<i associated .with. that district, as trustee aùdsecretairy, Decembier, 1932, ha following a Republican adifinistra- da ton, the district had outstanding over th $?0,OO0 in tax antiipa1tÔinwrrnt. i( It now bas no *warrants' outstanditxg ai Iand bas cash on hand of over $44,00. er ë The district bas. just cut the 1935 ai 1 tax rate lu haif and, expects to hold li the 1936 tax rate to that samne basis ri cwhile at the camne timé completiiig 1 g90 per cent of ïts permanent work pi y this year. se PI.a For Harnmony la I hope that when 1 am elected that ýing opposed by .theellxiy mnbi.ne, Thomas J. Lynch, Democrati.c Township mnitteemnan, New Trier. Coin- TRICèKERY The supporters of MXr. Henry A. rowler ln his campaigli for Repub- kan, Township Commiitteemnan have ,yen an eXCellent exhibition of the zd, of campaign which. we have :artied to expect f romn the most un- :rupulolis type ofpohitical mnachine. The ouly issue> upo .n whichL they ave attàcked -Mr. Gardner's candi- acy, is. the utterly .false' statemerit Iiat. he is an Ickes candidate. Mr. iatdner, hius eif, his campaign mnan- ger, Mr. Harve Badgerow, the lead- rs of the Womnen's Republican ldut and the long list of staunch Repub. icans who are endorsing Mr. Gard. ner, unequivocally deny that Mr Ickes or any member of the group oý >recinct committeemeli to which hq once belonged, bas any connectioi with Mr. Gardner's candidacy. Obviously, Mr. Ickes' influence oi Pi..j-nfil n ffairs in this townshil wittl tfl criaacerai= - ai -, .community. He was not sufficiently interfsted in the Democratic party to vote i the last prinlary. Laud Sayder Record 2.. M4r, Snyder, as a lawyer o f 22 years' 1experience and high standing, is in a position to fulfihi. with a-high. degree of intelligence and discrimina- tion the important duties of the Dis- trict 'Committeemant in helping to. choose judicial candidates to repre- sent the Democratic party. in the County, Circuit' and Superior court elections. 3. As one who served on the, non- patsnWinmietka Village counicil for sixk years, hie has had fine.experience, in efficient, public-spirited govern- ment. 4. He is not identified with any faction.in, the party; the Nash-Kelly Lgr Loup or any other. He wi11 cooperate with any group to work, in the, in- -terest of public welf are through the -Dernocratic party, lHe will coo peràte )with any individual or group only -insofar as hie believes that individual: -or group to be using the DemocratiC, Party for public welf are. 4. Ralph Snyder is the type 'of ecitizen tliat Democratic residents of" New Trier warit to represent them» in the councils of the party. Above aIl, hie has not sought office andis n~ neither the creature of a machine nor ?, ambitious tîo build a machine of bis. iowin New Trier;hle i free f roin r- f% Mah-Kelv.Honor and his pockret, made any suggestions al, . Uemocrconclusion UICIÇ.tic yylLal .-- - % 5 - any meeting of the ôîd regular or- I It seeme a forgfecnluinta to which we are unalterabiy opposeci. ganizatiofi, for any changes ln its Mr. Snyder's electioli would mean the Lauretta Taylor (Mrs. Ira C.) Keller. "Slo UpAutoJ,~COMMEND MR. SNYDER U p A to D wý4& àA7It is essential. to effective main- ~ ~ ~*with tenance of DemocratiC governflelt ~ Dr Water .. Iouureu that côntrol of party policies and Dr. alte L.Blomren activities be brought into the bauds nr- WaterV L. Blonigren, o h oesthemeelves. Iu order James L. Houghtellflg Frederic 0. Mason MIrs. William Gold H-ibbard Mrs. 1-alph Hamill William 1. Westervelt Thoma.s S. Ejiot Wni. 1-. King, Jr. Lewis M. Wiii.fis Jasper S. King ,Ur$. Beverly 1B.>Vedder Hayes McKinneéY William C. Connor MWrs. Robert Fontharn *EdwiHedrick 1936 CcgW001ns Club the Ilis lSState Soclety for nav AFfi1s-,3SPeUtheAdvaflcGmfeft of Science. wiI h agaii m ee, othtye o itn sh%-'I-ip tatve of the "Kelly-Nash" rmachne1 lutt e N e . tie itz nsi , told coiunty eriployees resident in re bn ewievtht.neoponent la New Trier, including elected precinct inst the Nash-KeIy machine, note (Continued on page 74) 1