Evening star., 1938-08-07
SASSCER DENIES
JACKSON CHARGE
Tells BIadensburg Rally
Comment on Relief Is
Based on Facts.

charge hurled at him by Mayor How
ard w. Jackson of Baltimore was
made by State Senator Lansdale G.
Sasscer before a rally of 1000 Prince
Georges County residents at a rally
In Bladensburg last night.
The Sasscer-Jackson tilt was the
only lively exchange to develop during
the day in Maryland's five-way DEM
ocrstic subernatorial contest.
Most of the candidates, including
Gov. Nice. who is seeking reelection
on the Republican ticket. are to attend
regatta at St. Michaels over the
week end The Governor. who is
cruising aboard the State yacht Du
Pont, visited the regatta yesterday.
The regatta also proved a drawing
card for the Democratic candidates.
Three Of them were scheduled to
visit 1t curing the day-Mayor Jack
son. Controller William S. Gordy, ir.,
and Attorney General Herbert r.
O'Conor.
Bruno TO Prepare Speech.
Herbert NJ. Brune. jr.. Baltimore
attorney ana self-styled independent
candidate" said he would spend the
week emo preparing an address on
conservation.
Meanwhile. in Annapolis. Thomas
A. DAlesandro, jr. fiery member OF
the Baltimore City Council, yesterday
filed with the Secretary of State his
certificate of candidacy from the third
congressional district.
Mr.. D'Alesandro and Representa- =
tive Palmisano are contesting for the
Democratic nomination.
Another candidate to file yesterday
was Edward =. Ryan. Frostburg. seek
ing the Democratic nomination in The
sixth congressional district, which has
been represented by David J. Lewis,
now running for the Senate.
Senator Sasscer was welcomed to
the rally at Capitol Airport. Bladens-
burg. with 'l9-eun" Governors sa-
Lutte, fired with "detonators" shot into
the air as he approached the field.
He was introduced by Henry H. O.Neil
The field day, a new departure in
crowd gathering for political rally,
started at pm. with boxing be-
tween members of the Prince Georges
County Police Club No. and those of
the American Legion Boys Club Of
Colmar Manor, a baseball game and
novelty contests
Forced 10 Reply.
Having had my first accusation Of
mud-slinging after many campaigns,
I must reply because do not approve
Of mud singing" Mr.. SasScer said.
Il have said several times we have
had too much mud and not enough
factual discussions. My comment on
the relief administration in Baltimore
was based on the records and facts
which candidates should frankly dis
cuss, and was brought forth by the
statement of the director of public
welfare of Baltimore that "a per cent
Of the people now on relief in Balti-
more come from other States
Having led the fight for the socia
security legislation in the last session
I would be the last person to want
any one, whether from Maryland Of
elsewhere, to suffer. We should pro-
vide adequate care for our needy. but
not have it so loosely administered
that one-third of our relief clients be
encouraged in from other States"
Mr.. Sasscer said it is generally
known and admitted that familie:
after families from the South At
lantic seaboard have flocked up te
Baltimore solely for the purpose Of
getting on relief. This = is largely
responsible for the $1,8OO,OOO relief
deficit and the 100000 deficit now
mounting in Baltimore"
"Only Recalls Facts"
Mr.. Jackson tried to get two pre-
vious Legislatures to assume the ST.
100000 deficit which he again die
not provide for in his recent budget,
Mr. Sasscer said
rs it mud singing for me to re.
call these facts and say that they
indicate an intention to saddle the
city's mounting relief deficit on the
State? II Baltimore city wants tt
allow itself to become a mecca for 8
constantly increasing flood of relie1
clients from outside of the State thai
Is its affair, but the counties Of
Maryland do not propose to let &
city Governor impose such a piled-ur
debt on the State through budget
appropriation"
The Sasscer field day was arranged
by the Bladensburg District Demo
cratic Club and the Ladies Democratic
Club Of the second election district
headed by Mrs. Betty Tayman.
Earlier in the day Senator Sasscel
outlined to several hundred Carol
Countians at Smallwood a plan fo
4 Ion1-rAnge consumers program
which, he said, would greatly wider
the farmers markets for their pro
ducts and increase their income, with
out raising the prices the householdeI
pays for food.