Evening star., 1938-10-26
NICE CAMPAIGNS !
F:ORDENT0N VOTES.
Challenges O'Conor to State
New Deal Stand in
Easton Speech.
BY JAMES E. CHINN,
Star stan Correspondent.

DENTON, Md, Oct. 26.-Into Den.
ton, the county seat Of Caroline, where
President Roosevelt spoke Labor Day
in futile effort to purge Senator
Millard E. Tydings Of his political life,
Gov. Harry w. Nice came today on
his Republican campaign tour Of Mary
lands historic Eastern Shore.
Carrying out his characteristic cam
paign custom, Gov. Nice stopped at
every cross roads gasoline station and
general merchandise store to greet
any persons who were willing to shake
his hand, and to admonish them mot
to forget" him November S-the date
of the general election.
Gov. Nice moved into Caroline
County after thorough tour of Talbot
County, where he spoke twice last
night at the county seat in Easton.
Calls for Opponents Stand.
In this first speech at the 1st Regi-
ment Armory. the Governor reiterated
a challenge to his Democratic oppo-
nent, Herbert R. O'Conor, to come
into the open," and definitely state
whether he is supporter of President
Roosevelt and the New Deal.
Later, at the music hall in Easton,
Gov. Nice, speaking to 500 colored men
and women, declared he had done
everything in his power to improve
conditions for the colored race in
Maryland.
To crowd that jammed the arnnory,
Gov. Nice said
Back in 1871 think it was July
10-Mr. O'Conor said, no one must
be selected as the nominee of the
Maryland Democracy who is not SIM
cerely behind President Roosevelt
Mr.. O'Conor said that IS months
ago. I take it that Is months ago
those were his sentiments. During the
present campaign, however, he has
failed to mention the New Deal. DEM
acrats and Republicans alike are forced
to wonder about that.
Calls for Explanation.
"A man is entitled to change his
mind. But if that man is candidate
for Governor. he should tell the voters
that he has changed his mind ana why
he has done it.
THE answer is up TO Mr.. OConor."
Throughout the morning and aft
ernoon, Gov. Nice spent a busy day in
Talbot County visiting the oyster
shucklng houses in Oxford and the
shops in Trappe, Barber and Thigh
mans Island. Immediately after lunch
con at the Aged Ladies Home in
Easton, the States executive visited
Martin H. Higgins, first Mayor of
Easton. Mr.. Higgins, 95 years old
was lnvalided in bed when the Gov
ernor called on him, shook his hand
and posed for photographs.
Mr.. Higgins, incidentally, has been
lifelong Republican. He takes credit
for paving the first streets in Easton
40 years ago, and the installation Of
the first sewage system, as we'll as
sponsoring the city's municipality
owned water, electric and gas systems.
Voices Gratitude on Bridges.
In his speech at Easton, Gov. Nice
said he acknowledged with deep graf :
itude" all that President Roosevelt
has done "in helping us with our
bridges at Havre de Grace and Nor
gantown." These bridges he declared,
help link together and make more
efficient the State roads program Of
my present administrations program
that will see much expansion during
my next four years at Annapolis"
And touching directly the natives
of the Eastern Shore, the Governor
declared:
Il am afraid that over here on the
Eastern Shore, the voters aren't very
enthusiastic about the O'Conor scheme
to buy all of Garrett County for use
for park. Over here on the Eastern
Shore they won't be very enticed about
Mr.. OConor's speech in Washington
County, in which he suddenly inter-
ested himself in medicine-particu-
larly in the eradication of social dis
eases and pneumonia. Maryland, after
all, has very excellent State depart
ment OF health the personnel of which
knows more about such matters than
Mr.. OConor can possibly know.
mo, am afraid the Little General
will not be able to avoid stating his
position on the New Deal by such
irrelevant talk"