Evening star., 1938-10-26
0'CONOR ANSWERS
NICE ON JACKSON
Charges Crocodile Tears to
Win Votes at Expense
of Party Harmony.
BY J. A. O'LEARY,
Star stan Correspondent.

OF Party Harmony.
BY ]. A. OLEARY,
Star statY Correspondent.
CAMBRIDGE, Md. October 2e.I
Herbert r. O'Conor, Democratic can
didate for Governor brought his East
ern Shore campaign into Dorchester
County today. after charging In two
speeches last night that Gov. Nice is
shedding tears over Mayor Jackson Of
Baltimore in an effort to divert atten-
ton from the shortcomings of his ad-
ulinistration."
Mr. O'Conor won the Democratic
nomination from Mayor Jackson in a
close primary contest. The attorney
generals speeches last night at Ches-
tertovn and Centreville were intended
as an answer to complimentary re-
marks Gov. Nice made few days ago
about the Baltimore Mayor.
In his most recent effort to divert
attention from the shortcomings of
his administration and from the real
issues Of the campaign" said Mr..
O'Conor, "the Governor has put on
q tear-shedding act in behalf Of Mayor
jackson which is ludicrous in the ex-
treme Mayor jackson needs no de-
fense from Harry Nice.
Charges Crocodile Tears"
Had failed in the primary election
and had Mayor Jackson been NOM
mated, am sure that Gov. Nice would
be shedding the same crocodile tears
for me that he Is now shedding for
Mayor jackson. The same flattery.
the same sobs and the same insin-
cerity that he sets forth concerning
Mayor Jackson in an effort to win
the votes of his friends would have
been displayed toward me with the
same effort to win the votes Of my
friends had Mayor jackson been the
successful candidate in the primary
election"
Coming in the midst of considerable
speculation over whether Democratic
primary differences will be forgotten
on election day, Mr.. OConor's speech
last night gave added interest to the
campaign.
In a new move for party harmony,
Mr.. O'Conor pointed out that Mayor
jackson already had announced his
support of my candidacy at the Demo-
cratic State convention and he had
made it abundantly clear that Gov.
Nice does not deserve reelection as
Governor of Maryland"
Quotes jackson.
"As evidence of this" Mr.. O'Conor
continued, Il wish to quote from
Mayor Jackson's statement in an
bouncing his candidacy for Governor,
which shows that the attitude Of
Mayor Jackson and myself concerning
Cove. Nice is the same. Here is what
Mr.. Jackson said:
"'Due to the election of Repub-
Ecan administration. the task is much
more difficult than it would have been
three years ago. Going into office
with the pledge to reduce expenses,
the present Republican administration
has made large and unnecessary in
creases in the number Of State off,
cials, has added to the State debt by
many millions, and has been guilty, in
numerous instances, Of extravaganza
and waste inexperienced and unquali-
fea persons have in many cases been
tntrusted with important administra-
tive powers, with the result that inef-
hcient operation is the rule rather
than the exception.
Funds dedicated to a particular
use, notably in the case Ct the State
roads system, have been diverted into
the general treasury and used for al
most everything except the purpose
originally intended. Fifteen-year bonds,
with interest charges to be paid by
the taxpayers, have been authorized
tor the purpose Of paying current ex-
penses, and the proceeds of bond issues
have been used to increase salaries
and expenses appropriated in the
budget bill, so that the budget bill was
actually used to disguise rather than
reveal appropriations made to the va
rious Offices and departments of the
State
Seen "Perversion" of System.
1.-THE failure of the Governor to
take the responsibility imposed by law
and send to the Legislature a proper
budget bill containing only the
amounts necessary and advisable to
operate the State government-instea
Of budget with tentative appropria-
tions OF many thousands of dollars to
be determined by the Legislature, as
submitted by the present administra-
lion, is a perversion of the intention
and spirit Of the budget amendment,
If not fiat violation. and must be
stopped If any semblance of order in
The State governments program is to
be preserved
The Democratic nominee asserted
again that Gov. Nice is not discussing
his own record as head of the State
or his plans for the next four years
He prefers" Mr.. O'Conor said,
ITO discuss the shortcomings of the
Ritchie administration, to praise Pres
ident Roosevelt one day and to con-
denim him the next, to engage in
such clap-trap as promising the crab
bers Of the Eastern Shore that as
result Of his wise administration OF
the State government there will be
30 many crabs in the Chesapeake Bay
you won't be able to row a boat
through it within few years"
Brings Up Lotteries Issue.
Commenting on Gov. Nice's an
nouncement Monday night that he is
opposed to constitutional amend
nent to legalize lotteries, Mr. O'Conor
replied that "the Governor has taken
long time to decide where he stands
on the subject" Mr.. O'Conor sAid
he had come out against lotteries in
April, and that Gov. Nice had sent a
message to the Legislature suggesting
that bookmaking and dog racing be
legalized
The Democratic caravan spent yes
terday afternoon touring Kent and
Queen Annes Counties, visiting Sud
lersville, Crumpton, Barclay, Temple