Evening star., 1937-03-19
GOV. NICE SAVES
DEMOCRATS Jobs
+ Refuses to Veto Bills That
Make $50 Safe in Two
Counties.
BY JACK ALLEN,
Stan Correspondent of The Star.


ANNAPOLIS, Md, March l9--The
bills to save the jobs of $50 Democrats
in Prince Georges and Montgomery
Counties became law today after Gov.
Harry w Nice refused a demand by
Republican Senators that he exercise
his veto powers regardless of the con-
sequences"
Eight members of the G.. O. P. mi
nority bloc in the upper chamber, de-
Gliding upon desperate eleventh-hour
stand against the measures called at
the executives home yesterday and
pleaded with him to disapprove them
and send them back to the Legislature.
Senator Harry M. Legore of Freder-
lex County, who led the movement,
told The Star Nice was urged to veto
the bills even in face of the threats
by the Democratic majority in the
Senate to scrap his biennial appoint
ments and kill off Republican measures
now pending.
The Governor, however, ignored the
request and adhered to the plan he
announced yesterday afternoon, the
bills thus becoming law automatically
at l2:Ol am. today by his failure to
sign veto on them.
Keep Office Until 1899.
Under the measures, which were
sponsored by the Prince Georges and
Montgomery delegates in the House,
members of the Washington Suburban
Sanitary and Maryland National Capi-
tai Park and Planning Commissions
VIII remain in office until 1899.
Simple in their function, the bills
nevertheless avert a complete change
that was due to take place in the two
commissions next May, when Repub-
means would have come into control
at the expiration of the Democratic
commissioners normal terms. We told
the Governor" Legore revealed, that
II was time for the Republican partv
10 TAKE stand and if necessary. to 90
uo"n flghtlng for its rights rather than
permit the Democrats to walk over
plm' out he declined to see it our vav,"
~ begore said Nice was given the as
@safance I'VE would stand back of his
Heto ana that we would pack our
soass and go home if the Democrats
attempted to block our local bills in
sreprlsal for our opposition to the lob
saving measures"
:, The Frederick County Senator ey-
pressed doubt that the people of the
state would stand for the Democratic
Senators killing local bills and refus-
ing to allow the Governor to reap
point many State officials who have
proved themselves to be capable exec
utives."
NICE, however, expressed uneasiness
not only over the fate of his biennial
appointments and the local Repub-
Ilcan bills, but also over the ranv ad-
mlnistratlon measures now before the
predominantly Democratic Legislature
and would not fall in line with the veto
plan, according to Legore.
Dismayad by Lack of Courage"
1egore said he and his colleagues
were dismayed by the Governors "lack
of courage" and pointed out in a final
but futile effort to change his mind
that he has in his possession "a
weapon as great, if not greater, than
that OF the Democrats"
we told him he could veto every
Democratic bill that comes to his desk
IN retaliation if the Democrats made
any move to avenge veto of the two
commission measures" Legore added.
All but of the II Republican SEN
etors called on the Governor and one
OF those three, Senator Harry T. Phoe-
bus Of Somerset was absent from An
napolis because of injuries suffered in
an automobile accident during Mon
days snoWstorm
The eight proponents of the veto,
Legore said, were himself, Senators
Melvin L. Fine of Baltimore City,
James B. Latimer of Calvert, Wilmer
Fell Davis of Caroline, Robert Vernon