Evening star., 1938-11-07
Final Election Pleas
To Be Made Tonight
In Maryland
O'Conor and Gov. Nice
Will Deliver Radio
Talks to Voters
BY JAMES E. CHINN,
Star Staff Correspondent.

Attorney General Robert r..
O'Conor planned two broadcasts to-
day and was to continue the fight
almost until the polls open. Gov.
Harry w. Nice will close his inten-
sive campaign for reelection with
q broadcast tonight directed par
ticularly to the women of the State.
The Democratic candidate, who
was accorded best wishes for much
success" yesterday by Mayor How
ard w. Jackson, defeated by Mr..
O'Conor in the primaries, is to speak
. over four-city hook-up at pm.
to Salisbury, Frederick, Hagerstown
and Cumberland, and to make a
final broadcast to Baltimore voters
at 8 pm.
Meet by Accident.
Although Mayor Jackson failed
TO keep a late afternoon engagement
yesterday with supporters of Mr..
O'Conor, the two men met by acci-
dent last night at the Southern
Hotel. where the Mayor offered the
attorney general his moral support.
The mayor explained that he did
not keep his date with Howard
Bruce and Clarence w. Miles, the
OConor supporters, because he
thought he had made his position
clear and didn't think a conference
was necessary outside a $500
campaign contribution to Mr..
OlConor, the Mayor had taken little
part in the gubernatorial race.
Mr.. OConor spent comparatively
quiet Sabbath. He confined his
speech making to broadcast appeal
/ for support of the Baltimore Bar As
sociationS slate of candidates for
| the Supreme Bench of Baltimore
City.
| Two of the six candidates, Judge
j. Abner Saylor and J. Craig Nc
Lanahan. are Republicans.
The Governor decided to direct
his plea TO the women since he has
been told some of them. at least,
intended to vote for Mr.. O'Conor
because he is handsome and re-
sembled Robert Taylor of the
movies.
I'm not handsome" said the
/ GoVernor-a jolly rotund man of
6l-"but l don't believe the women
would refuse to vote for me for
that reason. Anyhow. l intend to
talk to them personally in my final
campaign speech" Mr. Nice spent
a busy day in Baltimore yesterday
despite the fact it was Sunday.
1t was not a day, however, that he
would want to record in his diary
He was heckled and booed for the
first time since he started his cam
paign for reelection a month ago
Bo0ed by Transfers.
The heckling and booing first
dinned Mr.. Nices ears early in
the morning when he spoke at a
joint meeting of Baltimore building
| tradesmen and teamsters. And the
reception he was given last night
at the second charity ball of the
Royal Sisters of Baltimore at the
Alcazar Club was certainly not be-
fitting a governor
And also at an oyster roast at
the 5th Regiment Armory in the
late afternoon he was greeted
with a deafenlng chorus of "boos, .
but Mr.. O'Conor was welcomed the
same way when he arrived a half
hour later. So there is only one
conclusion to draw from these DEM
OnStrationS--the men and women in
the armory, who were drinking beer
eating oysters and shrimp-were
about equally divided as to their
favorites in the gubernatorial race
Although it was early in the
morning, tap dancer was going
through his routine when the Gov
ernor arrived at the auditorium
theater to tell the building trades
men and the teamsters he is a
firm believer in the rights of the
laboring man.
Wanted to See Dancer.
The crowd obviously wanted to
see the dance. rather than hear a
political speech. Nickels and dimes
were being tossed to the dancer on
the stage when the time came to
introduce the Governor.
Let him dance came cry from
the center of the hall. Let him
pick up his money
1 One of the hecklers was rushed
outside the hall by police detail
and when the din subsidized the Gov
ernor explained how the laboring
man in Maryland finds himself in
very, very fortunate position
because of his activity in settling
labor disputes.
Governor Is Kissed.
Later Gov. Nice visited the Fifth
Regiment Armory, about two hours
after the start of a so-called oyster
roast. Several men rushed up and
kissed him, but others booed. and a
group of women yelled I'VE want
| O'Conor."
Shortly afterward Mr.. OConor
arrived. His reception was similar.
However, he wasn't kissed by men.
On the other hand, a group OF pretty
girls wearing Mexican sombreros
escorted him about the large hall
where men and women were eating
oysters and shrimp, drinking beer
or taking chances at 10 cents spin
on wheels that paid the winners of
with a pint of whisky or basket
of fruit.
During the dinner hour the Gov
ernor went to his Office in the Union
Trust Building and dictated state
ment to the press, denying he is any
way responsible for the flood of
printed matter circulated among the
voters of the State with respect to
Mr.. o Conor and others on the DEM
ocratic ticket. This statement read !:
During the Democratic primaries
unsigned, printed handbills and cir
culars were distributed freely over
the State. in which bitter and vicious
allegations were made against
all the candidates opposing Mr.
OConor. I was fearful at that time
that similar tactics might be con-
tinued in the general campaign. It