Evening star., 1938-10-27
DORCHESTER VOTE
DRAWS NICE PARTY
Governor Hailed by Salts
of Eastern Shore-Cites
Aid to Sea Food Industry.
BY JAMES E. CHINN,
Star stan Correspondent.

CAMBRIDGE, Nd, Oct. 27.-Gov.
Harry w. Nice and his encourage Of
Republican candidates went deeper
into Maryland's Eastern Shore today
in quest of votes November 8. follow
ing a schedule that called for 10
hour tour of Dorchester County, one
Of the principal sea food producing
centers of the State
The Governor and his party arrived
in Cambridge shortly before 10 O'Clock
and were greeted by scores Of men.
women and children who had stood on
the curbstones for at least half hour
to welcome them. Most of the men-
hardy old salts of the Eastern Shore
who earn their livelihood catching
crabs and fish in Chesapeake Bay and
the Choptank River-anchored their
boats for q few hours to come into
Cambridge to greet the Governor and
those in his motor caravan.
Gov. Nice stopped at numerous stores
and gasoline stations in and around
Cambridge. and took advantage OF
every opportunity to stress his efforts
to aid the men who make their living
IN the sea food industry.
Stresses Future Of Industry.
The Governor recounted time and
again the salient features of his speech
last night in Denton, where he told a
crowd that jammed the Masonic Hall
tnat Marylands great sea food industry
is headed toward prosperity, due largely
to the conservation and rehabilitation
measures he put into effect during his
three and half years in ofice
Il have no compunctions," the Gov
ernor said. about appropriations for
this rehabilitation work, because true
conservation is nothing more than re-
habilitation. thought the taxpayers
money could not be better spent than
in this form of development Of our re-
sources"
Before going into Denton. which
President Roosevelt put on the mar
Labor Day by speaking there in behalf
Of Representative David j. Lewis, his
ill-fated candidate for the Senate seat
now held by Senator Millard E. Ty-
dings, Gov. Nice stopped at all of the
small towns and villages in Caroline
County. shaking hands with the ma
tives and urging them mot to forget
him election day. The Governor and
his cavalcade were escorted through
the county by H. Phil Wright. magis-
trate Of Preston, who rode in red car
belonging to the town fire department
In Denton Gov. Nice responded to
the reception given him. declaring:
THE word conservation when ap-
piled to the natural resources within
our Chesapeake Bay is a misnomer
This great body of water with which
our State is blessed gives employment
to 10000 persons Potentially it is
Maryland's gold mine, and its shell and
f1n fish have spread Maryland's fame
throughout the world.
AS 4 practical proposition, the wa
ters Of the Chesapeake are an industry
an industry which for years was per-
mitted to run along on the theory that
since there always was an abundance
OF products from this industry. there
always would be. A number of years
ago it was found that this wealth was
not inexhaustible, but little was done
about it until took ONCE.
Cites Transplanting Policy.
Unfortunately you cannot rehabili-
tate great body of water overnight.
II you could our task would be q
simple one. The policy adopted by my
commission has been to transplant seed
oysters to the natural bars OF the State
where they flourish and grow rapidly
to marketable size, and of a finer
quality. This wise policy has resulted
IN an abundant yield, and has laid
the foundation for an increased supply
over the years to come.
During the past year a half mil
lion bushels of small oysters have
been transferred and 1.250, 900 bushels
OF shells have been planted in the
waters Of the State. Oystermen tell
me that the oyster business Is better
than it has been for the past 20 years.
Even my most severe critics cannot
vnd fault with that.
MY distinguished Democratic op-
Herbert Romulus O'Conor.
has stated that if he is elected he
will work out an agreement with Vir-
ginia to protect the sea food industry.
For the benefit of the little general,
may take this occasion to tell him
that I have already worked out such
an agreement. Apparently no one
has told him much about our con-
problems. At any rate, he
need no longer concern himself about
an agreement with the Common
wealth OF Virginia, for I took care
Of that matter = long time ago. Dur.
ing my next four years in Annapolis
my rehabilitation policies will be
pushed vigorously, not only for your
benefit, but for the welfare of the
State As . whole"
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