Evening star., 1938-10-07
NICE AND BACKERS
INVADE ST. MARyS
Sgt. Katz, Keeping Count on
Machine, Says 280 Hands
Have Been Shaken.

Have Been Shaken.
Gov. Harry w. Nice. seeking to be
the first Republican ever reelected
to Maryland's highest Office, moved
into st. Mary's County today with his
"stop-at-every-c crossroads" campaign.
Heading q cavalcade Of fellow office
seekers. the Governor drove for hours,
stopped, shook hands and talked with
storekeepers and farmers. oystermen
and others the party encountered in
its travels.
He followed pretty much the same
routine he pursued In visit to CAL
vert County yesterday. a visit marked
by warning In which Gov. Nice
served notice that summer residents
from Washington would be liable TO
arrest II they attempt to vote in the
general election November 8.
Making midday stop at Solo,
mons Island. he said he was in
formed Democratic leaders had boost
ed their total Of registered voters in
Calvert County by registering SUM-
mer boarders' who sometimes stay no
longer than two months If the State.
Says 500 Voters Added.
In North Beach, the Governor de-
clared, some 600 new Democratic
voters have been added to the books
by this method. He said he has is
sued orders to State Police to arrest
any person who attempts to register
next Tuesday-the last registration
day before election-f they arrive in
automobile bearing Washington tags.
Gov. Nice will spend the entire day
in Prince Georges County Tuesday,
making two speaking appearances, it
was announced by Republican party
leaders today.
Arriving in the county at about $50
am, the State executive will make
a tour of various sections in which
meeting with party chiefs have been
arranged.
At 2 pm. he will address a rally in
Upper Marlboro and then will 90 to
Hyattsville. where he will speak in
the Masonic Hall at pm.
The Governor took time out from
his tour of the crossroads today to
charges his Democratic opponent. At
torney General Herbert r. O'Conor.
with the responsibility for what Mr..
Nice termed confusion" in Baltimore S
recent primary election.
O'Conor Makes Reply.
Mr. O'Conor replied that the Gov
ernors accusation is "just political
clap-trap."
Il do not intend" he said, t'to have
the Governor mislead the public into
believing that there was any fragrant
error or misunderstanding of the law
in the opinion submitted . to the
Board Of Supervisors Of Elections.
The plain fact is that in rendering
the opinion we gave effect to the
explicit language Of the act which
provided for the elimination of clerks
in the polling places.
ITO show the Governors insincerity
in making the charge against me, l
want to remind him of fact which
he has apparently forgotten-that he
asked for the passing Of the voting
machine law ." He claimed that
If the law were passed. these saw
ings CLERKS salaries) would be ef-
fected
IF there were mistakes on the part
of election officials, as the Governor
seems to think, then his administra-
ton is responsible, because the election
machinery was in the hands OF the
Republican party go.
Katz Keeps Count.
Gov. Nice's visit to Calvert County
formally opened the gubernatorial
campaign. He swept through the
county visiting communities on the
main highways and on the back roads
as we'll. stopping long enough to shake
hands with everyone in his path and
say my names Nice-just wanted to
drop in and see you"
Sergt. Menash Katz, the Governor S
bodyguord, carried along a counting
machine. BY the time the party
reached Prince Frederick for the speak
ing, Sergt. Katz reported the Governor
had shaken no less than 280 hands.
Members of the party commented
that. If the first days pace held up
during the three-week county-by-
county personal contact" trek he has
planned, few others-Republican or
Democratic-would miss an opportu-
nifty of shaking at least one hand in
the gubernatorial party.
Nice is my name.' the Governor
would say. popping into store with
his retinue, then. while the store
keeper fumbled change or dropped
packages In surprise, he might rat
tie on:
I'm Gov. Nice, I'm glad to meet
you Came in to invite you up to the
meeting at Prince Frederick tonight.
I'm going to preach sermon up there.
Don't know what I'm going to say, but
thereH be plenty of words"
AL you brethren come I'D tonight
AVA eAAS oOi ftSCo. AUIl lOTkeU.
Others In Party.
The candidates with Gov. Nice were:
oscar Lesser, Baltimore, for the United
States Senate; Leonard Weinberg,
Frederick, for Attorney General; DR..
w. G. Jack, Port Deposit, for Comp
troller, and E. Ray Jones, for clerk to
Court Of Appeals.
At Prince Frederick, where the tour
ended, the candidates spoke to some
zoo persons who braved a driving rain
to attend the rally.
Gov. Nice urged, in the tradition
ally Republican county, that Demo-
cratic, free-thinking, liberty-loving
citizens of Maryland" send him back
to Annapolis.
Just as sure as you were born, I'll
be the next Governor of Maryland,
he said. II am deeply conscious of
the fact that I must have Democratic
support. One thing must not be dis
cussed-personalities I do not pro-
pose to say one unkind word about