Evening star., 1938-11-04
Nice Hints al Plan
For Superhighway
From Baltimore
Proposal Envisions
Route From D. c.
Toward Philadelphia
By JAMES E. CHINN,
Star STAFF Correspondent.

BALTIMORE, Md, Nov. 4.-Gov.
Harry w. Nice indicated today that
if the voters of Maryland re-elect
him Tuesday one of the first road
projects he would initiate would
be a superspeed boulevard between
Baltimore and Washington.
The first link in the proposed
new highway, it was said, would
be a bypass around Baltimore, ne
cessitating construction of toll
bridge across the Patapsco River
near the Baltimore Harbor. From
that point the road would connect
with the Grain highway at one
end and route 40 leading to Phil
adelphia on the other. Later it
is proposed to build an extension
from Grain highway to the Dis
trict line.
The plan contemplates a boule-
ward free of crossroads. The de-
tails are expected to be discussed
by him in a broadcast over WBAL
tonight at 8 o'clock Gov. Nice
spent one of the busiest days of
his campaign yesterday, speaking
over WBAL at 8 o'clock and fol-
lowing that with eight other speech
es at political rallies In Baltimore.
Visibly fatigued, he returned to
Annapolis after midnight, cancelling
a speech he was scheduled to make
this morning at 7 o'clock to the
longshoremen at Locust Point.
Attacks Probe Failure.
The Governors radio speech last
night embodied an attack on Her
bert R. O'Conor, his Democratic
opponent who as attorney general
of the State had failed to make
an investigation of charges OF vote
buying" in Queen Annes County
during the September primaries.
He declared:
LAS Governor of Maryland I want
to know why Mr.. O'Conor has not
investigated this matter. I am ask
ing Mr.. O'Conor, not as a Demo-
cratic candidate, but as the attorney
general of the State OF Maryland,
why he has not taken steps to in
vestigate these charges.
Unless Mr.. O'Conor wants to con-
tinue to suffer the belief by the
people that he has not investigated
this vote-buying charge because he
was the recipient of the primary
benefits therein-then he must act
now, before the people vote Noven-
ber 8. 1t seems odd that the people
must remind Mr.. O'Conor of his
oath of Office and his responsible
ties as attorney general
Reviews stewardship"
Gov. Nice devoted major por-
ton of the broadcast to a review
of his stewardship" of the State
since January, 1885. and the con-
ditions he found upon going to
Annapolis. He mentioned system
of narrow, winding, inadequate and
dangerous roads," teacher salary
cuts of 10 to Is per cent" bank
failures, and five days after I was
elected, in November, 1884, I discov-
cred that when I was to assume
Office in January, 1885, would have
to borrow s3,8OO,OO0 to provide for
current operating expenses and to
have a cash working balance
But let us see what has been done
to re-establish and to make sound
the fiscal affairs of your State" he
said.
Demands for relief have been, as
they should be, cared for through
taxation during my four years:
Saws Teacher PAY Restored.
Salaries of our public school
teachers have been restored in full.
because 1 do not believe, moi would
I ever believe, in letting anything
interfere with the progress Of our
public school system. Likewise, I
restored in full, the budgets of the
State Teachers Colleges and made
provisions for the employment OF
additional teachers, which are re-
quired each year"
Crowds that janmed halls and
overaowed onto sidewalks greeted
the Governor at all of the places
he visited last night. 1t was by far
the most enthusiastic series of dem
onstrations he has received in Bal
timore.
The outstanding demonstration
occurred at the Shiloh Baptist
Church, where more than 500 COL
ored men and women stood and ap-
plauded as he entered and choir
chanted, to the tune of an old hymn
Eve Are on the Battlefield for Gov.
Nice"
The Governor stood in the pulpit,
and like minister, delivered in soft
spoken phrases sermon on what his
administration had done for the
colored people of Maryland.
Chides O'Conor Appointment.
At the Ninth Ward Republican
Club Gov. Nice chided Mr. O'Conor
for failing to recognize women in
the appointments he made in his
office. But now, he declared, since
Mr.. O'Conor has seen the hand
writing in the sky, he opens his arms
and invites you women to join the
caravan into the world of the un-
known"
Judge Oscar Lesser, Republican
candidate opposing Senator Millard
E. Tydings; Dr. William G.. Jack,
candidate for controller, and E. Ray
Jones. candidate for clerk of the
Court of Appeals, also spoke at all
of the meetings attended by the
Governor
Judge Lesser continued to hammer
away at Senator Tydings for his
sponsorship of the Miller -Tydings
price fixing bill.