Evening star., 1938-09-12
MARYLAND RIVALS
CONTINUE FIGHT.
Democratic GubernatoriaI
Foes Battle Down to Last
Hours of Campaign.
~ the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE, Sept. 12.-It WAS up
to the voters in Maryland's primary
election today to settle . guberna-
torial battle which, on the Democratic
side ut least. has provided controver-
sizes no less heated than the embroiled
senatorial campaign.
The Democrats were given their
choice Of four candidates, and the
of determining whether
their nominee for Governor shall be
"city man" or county man." They
had two city candidates and two
county candidates to choose from.
Republicans, who elected Gov. Nice
were called upon to decide whether
they want him for another term.s or
whether their standard bearer shall be
former State Senator Harry T. Phoe-
bus Of Somerset County.
Gov. Nice, who has claimed he could
win the nomination from Mr. Phoebus
without = primary campaign and who
has hardly deigned to recognize the
latter's candidacy, Cancelled a radio
engagement on election eve and rested
his case without uttering q final word.
Lincoln Of Eastern Shore"
Nor was there any last-minute ac-
tivity on the part Of Mr. Phoebus, self
styled abraham Lincoln OF the East
ern Shore" who was ousted As Gov.
Nice's commissioner Of labor and sta
tistiGs and who Is a militant cam
paigher for lower utility rates.
But there was great activity among
the Democratic aspirants to the gov
ernorship In the closing hours of elec-
tioneering.
Mayor Howard w. Jackson Of Bal
timore and Attorney General Herbert
r.. OConor, the city rivals, carried
their personal feud down to the last
wire, and Senate President Lansdale
G. Sasscer Of Upper Marlboro made
. anal bid as county man"
The fourth candidate, State Con-
troller William S. Gordy, jr., OF Sails
bury, who does not campaign on Sum
day, ended his campaign Saturday
night, but Ferdinand c. Latrobe, his
Baltimore representative, said Mr..
Gordy was confident Of carrying the
Eastern Shore solid and OF getting
enough second-choice votes from the
Western Shore to win.
Sasscer Condemns Machine.
Mr.. Jackson. who has confined most
of his closing campaign fire to attacks
on Mr.. O'Conor. answered the attor-
ney generals final challenge last night
by announcing his Endorsement Of the
Baltimore Bar Associations nom
partisan city judgeship slate. He has
stood through the campaign on his
record as the city's chief executive.
Mr.. O'Conor, saying Mr.. Jackson
was his principal opponent" took q
parting shot at the powerful city
political machine" which he said the
Mayor had built up through patron
age over long period of years" Mr..
O'Conor has contended that he, alone.
has put forward a constructive fiscal
policy for the State.
Senator Sasscer, who with Mr.. Gordy
has condemned the machine politicx'
Of the city candidates and urged elec-
ton Of county man As Governor, as
serted todays results are going to be
q shock to the smart boys who have
been whistling the leading candidate
tune" He has stood on his record OF
Is years experience in the Legislature.
Herbert M. Bruno, jr, Baltimore
lawyer who withdrew from the Demo-
cratic gubernatorial primary to make
the race as an independent in Novem-
Der. nevertheless took to the air last
night to indorse seven candidates for
the State Senate and House Of Dele
gAts and to recommend election OF the
Baltimore Bar Associations n-parti-
san judgeship slate.