Evening star., 1938-10-20
TORCH PARADES
MARK CAMPAIGN
Governor at Westminster
and Foe at Hagerstown
Follow Flares.
BY the Associated Press.

IoiltlCdl-Hlulueu MdIyldQQeTS are
literally carrying the torch for their
favorite candidates as the general cleo
tion campaign draws to a close
Colorful torch-light parades at sew
eral county seats have hailed the
Democratic and Republican caravans
touring the State in final roundup
of votes before the election, Noyem-
ber 8.
Gov. Harry W. Nice and his Republic
an encourage rode behind torch-light
procession last night in Westminster
before addressing a party rally.
A similar flare-lit escort was pro-
vided for the party of Attorney Gen.
eral Herbert r. O'Conor, Democratic
nominee for Governor, at Hagerstown,
where he wound up his Western Mary
land tour.
Mr.. O'Conor promised that if elected
he would inaugurate through the State
Health Department campaign for
greater control of pneumonia and
syphilis, pledging wider distribution
Of pneumonia serum and urging more
clinics to curb syphilis.
Gov. Nice attacked Mr.. O'Conor as
an obstructionist to the Republican
administration through his influence
on the Democratic Legislature and
accused him of having tried to obtain
$4,000 extra for a Baltimore paving
firm on a municipal street contract.
Noting that Mr.. O'Conor had as
serted the Republican State Roads
Commission killed bill to return
supervision of local roads to the coun-
ties, Gov. Nice asserted 1t was not
the commission, but "Mr. O'Conor's
legislature" that killed the bill.
Recalls Paving Case.
He then replied to Mr.. OConor's
charges of favoritism and ineficiency
in the Roads Commission by recall
ing the case of Mahoney brothers
against the Baltimore Mayor and City
Council in 1887.
The Governor said the Mahoney
brothers bid $34,24o on a street-pav-
ing job and that Mr. O'Conor acting
as their counsel, tried to get them
$50 900 more for extras" The courts
refused to grant the additional sum,
Gov. Nice added.
Although he confined the burden
Of his remarks to the Health De-
partment, Mr.. O'Conor did take one
thrust at Gov. Nice. He recalled
that four years ago in Hagerstown,
the late Gov. Albert G. Ritchie de-
clared Mr.. Nice could not carry out
his 81 auto tag pledge.
And" Mr.. O'Conor asserted, "he
still won't be able to do it."
The attorney general said mary of
the 1927 deaths resulting from 34,-
36l cases of pneumonia in 1887 could
have been prevented had pneumonia
serum been made available to the
patients in time.
obviously" he said, "the State can
not sit idly by and watch its citizens
pass away in death through the abb
sence OF treatment, which could be
provided at small cost"
If elected, he said, he would provide
the county units of the State Health
Department with reasonable quanti-
ties Of this serum for distribution to
physicians for the treatment Of pneu-
monia patients who are not able to
purchase the serum"
Maryland" he added, should also
participate to greater extent and take
a leading part in the Nationwide
movement for the control Of syphilis.
facilities for this purpose should be
Additional clinics and case finding
established"
Democrats Bury Hatchet.
Meanwhile, opposing Democratic
factions In Somerset County voted yes
terday to bury the hatchet and cam
paign for Mr.. O'Conor.
The Independent Democratic Club
members who worked for Mr.. O'Conor
in the primary and members Of the
Young Mems Independent Club who
supported Mayor Howard w. Jackson
Of Baltimore met and after hearing
harmony pleas. formed the Young
Mems Democratic Club.
At Frederick Republican bias was
charged to the board Of elections
supervisors in their demand for
s748.s5 from Mr.. O'Conor to pay the
expenses Of recount during his fight
for the Democratic nomination.
Francis Petrott. chairman Of the
Democratic Campaign Committee, said
the action Of the board was unfair,
unjust, uncalled for and was done for
the sole purpose Of taking advantage
Of the political situation"
He said the bill, which was reduced
from the original amount sought by
$l2725 provided 1t Is paid by Friday,
was "out Of proportion and grossly ex-
cessive."