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number OF others and he added that
Ill Of the facts he stated could be
@aGily proved and verified.
The laying bare of these conditions
invited by Noes own hypocritical
attacks-oaused more than m sen1a'
tior in Baltimore. That Nice had been
tho beneficiary of Kelly did not cause
more amazement than that the Re
publican gubernatoriA candidate had
been guilty or gross ingratitude In At
lacking the man-hig old-time neigh
bor-who had befriended him In times
past when he needed aid and when
Kelly had proved better friend to
Nice than the people in the latters
own party.
The Republican leaders, II Is known,
were without knowledge of these con.
dittons when Nice was picked up and
handed the gubernatorial nomination
almost overnight by the select little
group headed by the boss trio OF
WellerJ ackson and France. Else they
would never have permitted Nice to
attempt to make Kelly the issue, espe-
ctally had they known that their can
didate during the recent city mayoral.
ty fight had sent word to Kelly that
he (Nice) was not responsible for the
attacks then being made upon the
Democratic city leader.
The laying bare OF Nice's real rela-
tons in the past with Kelly caused
dismay among the Republicans and an
allday conference was held last Sat
urday in Baltimore by the G.. o. P.
bosses In an effort TO prepare some
sort OF an answer A rejoinder was
finally made but it carried no denial
Of Labs statements. Instead it mere
Ivy attempted to belittle Lab when as
matter OF fact the latter always
occupied as important a place as Nice
In public life until Nice was handed
the gubernatorial nomination. The re-
joinder stated that Kelly did not have
Nice appointed assistant States Attor-
uey, this is something that Laib did
not claim
On the other hand Nice did not deny
visits to Kelly's home, Kelly's visits
to his home or that Nice had appealed
to Kelly for support for appointment
to the State Tax Commission, the
Public Service Commission and the
State Industrial Accident Commission
Hence Labs letter-undenied and un-
controverted-stands out a record OF
Nicets intimacy with Kelly virtually
up to the time he realized that he
might have chance to win the gov
ernorship and before which he would
have been content with minor ap'
pointment incidentally the statement
swept aside the buncombe which the
Republicans have been trying to hand
the people of Maryland.
Mr.. Richie and his running mates,
Thomas J. Heating, Major E. Brooke
Lee and G. c. Magruder, have virtually
completed their tour of the counties
and the remainder OF the campaign
will be devoted largely to Baltimore
City. where the outlook is daily grow
ing brighter for big Democratic ma
Jor1ty.
The counties undoubtedly are in ex-
cellent shape from Democratic stand
point taken as a whole. Richie and
his fellow candidates on the state
ticket have created an excellent i'm
preston in Western and Southern
Maryland and on the Eastern Shore.
With the Republicans forced to grope
at the last minute for new issue the
Democratic candidates will canvass
the city during the Anal days. Indica-
lions are that the Democratic state
ticket will receive a good majority
both i'm the counties and from the
hands of the city voters.