Evening star., 1938-09-08
SASSCER WARNS
OF MACHINE RULE
Identifies Self as County
Man in Speech Aimed
at city Rivals.
BY JACK ALLEN.

By JACK ALLEN.
State Senate President Lansdale q.
that consolidation Of the powers Of .
"city machine and the Governors
ONCE" would so well entrench the
machine that Maryland's 25-year rule
by city Governors will continue in
definitely.
Identifying himself a. "a county
man unafhliated with any machine"
the Senator from Upper Marlboro
issued his warning during four ad-
dresses made in Cecil County while his
rivals for the Democratic gubernatorial
nomination were busy In other sections
Of the State.
Mayor Howard w. Jackson Of Balti-
more, speaking at Towson, replied to
charges made by Attorney General
Herbert r. O'Conor, another euber-
material candidate, and asserted the
latter has no financial plan whatever"
and Is trying to mislead the voters"
Daley Backs O'Conor.
In another development IN the bitter
gubernatorial fight, Gilbert A. Daley.
collector OF customs and Democratic
leader in South Baltimore, indorsed
Mr.. OConors candidacy. Mr.. DALEY
also has Endorsed the administration
favored candidate for United States
Senator. Representative David J. Lewis.
III the people Of Maryland permit
the hackers Of my two city opponents
mayor Jackson and Attorney General
O'Conor) to consolidate the powers
OF city machine with the powers of
the Governors ONCE" Senator Sass
Ger said. 1T will not only turn our
primary election into a battle of dol
lars instead Of issues, but will build
up . city-dominated machine so DOW
erful that 1t will impose q dictator
ship no less brutal and un-American
than the modern tyrannies of the
Old World.
This city-dominated machine, in
the next four years, will become 40
well entrenched that the quarter of
century Of continuous rule BY city
governors will be continued indefinite
ly."
Reckless Speeding CHARGED.
He said that Jackson and O'Conor
forces are spending thousands of dol
lars recklessly to paid workers, hired
automobiles, billboards and expensive
Advertising in an effort to gain the
nomination.
The speaker told his audience that
in contrast with the domination of
our State government by a city ma
chine, the people Of Baltimore City
as well As all the other people of
Maryland-need State government
in which the counties have 4 larger
influence, II for no other reason than
IS . safeguard against the unwisdom
OF their own local politicians.
The necessity Of this was evidenced
some years ago." he continued, when
the people of Baltimore themselves
asked to have the law changed in order
to have the city's police commissioner
appointed by the Governor. rather
than by the local authorities"
Winding up his tour Of Cecil County
today, the Senator was scheduled to
speak this afternoon at Cecilton and
tonight at Ekton. The latter address
will be delivered as part Of q Sasscer
Night celebration arranged in connec-
ton with the Elkton Fire Depart
ment's annual carnival.
To Draft Final Speech.
He will return to his Headquarters at
Upper Marlboro tomorrow to begin
work on the final speech of his cam
paign. 1t will be delivered Sunday
night over a Statewide hookup. On
Saturday night he will address the
Seventh Ward Democratic Club in
Annapolis.
Mayor Jackson's speech at Towson
was in reply to one made the previous
night In which Mr.. O'Conor reasserted
his tax plan and said the mayor had
failed Ito state his program On taxa
ton" Mr.. O'Conor also promised to
reduce the budget by $750,00 by mot
putting political ward leaders in charge
OF departments, as Mayor Jackson has
done. ="
Il asked Mr.. O'Conor to tell where
he would cut the State budget by
S50.o00," Mayor Jackson said. II
asked him to say II he would cut the
appropriation from the schools, for
the health department or the welfare
department.
Mr.. O'Conor made q speech of ex-
planation, but he failed to explain. He
didn't tell where he would reduce
existing appropriations by l cent. His
promises are based on thin air.
Further Cuts Held Needed,
Mr.. o'Conor has been going around
the State promising new roads, new
forests and recreational areas, expendi-
lures for soil erosion and for various
purposes. In order to keep his
promises, O'Conor would have to cut
existing appropriations by q good deal
more than $750,000. - It is fair to
assume they would cost somewhere be-
tween $500,000 and and $4,000, 900 an
nually. He Is unable to tell the people
now he can reduce the State budget
by the $780, 900, 50 there seems to be no
hope that he can make the other re-
auctions necessary for the improve
ments he has promised
"Mr. O'Conor tries to make much
OF the fact At the end Of this year
the city (Baltimore) will have an
overdraft of approximately $4,000, 900.
MIR. OConor tries to make political
capital out Of the misery of thousands
4" Of unfortunate people who have
reached the end Of their resources
and are dependent upon public funds
to save them from hunger. took
the responsibility for spending that
money. would do it again. I shall
not be = party to any policy which
closes the door Of hope in the face
OF suffering thousands. The debt
will be funded or provided for in
stallment payments"
Mr.. Daley said in his statement in
dorsing Mr.. O'Conor:
Il have given q great deal Of thought
to the candidates Of the several CUB
ernatorial aspirants, bearing in mind
that the cardinal question Is which.