Evening star., 1942-09-24
Opening Of COP
Office 10 Signal
County Drive
HilIund Fires First
BIost in BehoIf of
Candidates

Montgomery County's Republican
campaign for the November elec-
lions will get into full swing Satur-
day when campaign headquarters
are reopened at 7240 Wisconsin
avenue in Bethesda, 1t was an
nounced yesterday.
In the meantime, Arthur j.
Hilland Of Bethesda, who was
elected chairman Of the Republican
State Central Committee for Mont
gomery County at q meeting OF
the new committee Tuesday night,
wasted no time in firing his first
blast for the election Of Republican
of1ciak at the polls on November 3.
Mr.. Hilland yesterday issued a
statement in which he described
the achievements of COP candi-
dates and expressed his confidence
that his party would be victorious
in the State elections.
The new Republican county chair
man praised the COP candidate for
Governor, Theodore Roosevelt Nc
Keldin of Baltimore, as IAN inspira-
ton to all Of us who know him"
He also recounted the tax record
Of Gov. O'Conor Of Maryland and
pointed out that income taxes had
risen considerably since Gov.
O'Conor first took ONCE.
Points to Tax Rises.
when he took once" Mr.. HillAnd
declared, "the tax on both earned
and unearned income was "a Of 1
per cent. He increased the tax on
earned income to 2ih per cent-and
increase of 400 per cent. He in
creased the tax on unearned income
to 6 per cent-an increase Of 1,100
per cent. He made the Maryland
income tax one of the most oppres-
sive of any State in the Union"
The tax on earned incomes has
been reduced to per cent, Mr..
Hilland conceded. and the tax on
unearned income to per cent; but
both taxes are still higher than they
were before Gov. O'Conor took ONCE.
1.-The Republican platform" he
added. promises immediate reduc-
tions of so per cent in the Maryland
taxes on earned and unearned in
comes and pledges 100 per cent
reduction after the war"
Mr.. Hilland also urged the. elec-
ton of J. Glenn Bean Of Frostburg.
Republican candidate for Congress
in the 9Th Maryland district.
During his term as chairman"
Mr.. Hilland said, "the State Roads
Commission built more roads and
bridges in Maryland than during
any other equal period and he left
the commission with surplus Of
over 5000. 600.
Pledges War Effort Support.
'Mr. Bean believes that the win
ming of the war Is the principal
issue of the campaign. He has
pledged his full support to the Presi-
dent in the war effort. He has
promised to exert his influence to
curb improvidence and extrava-
gance in the various alphabetical
agencies In Washington not con-
nected with the war effort"
Mr.. Hilland recalled the efforts Of
| E. Brooke Lee, Democratic candi-
date for the congressional seat. to
obtain passage Of the jai-alai gam
bling bill in the Maryland Legisla-
ture. This bill to legalize the game
was withdrawn after civic ofgani-
zations protested its passage.
| The new county chairman also re-
minded the voters that it was 1t.
Col. Lee who introduced the bill
which placed the wholesale beer
business In the hands Of Montgom-
cry County. Mr.. Hilland said he
was convinced that the voters OF
the county were not sympathetic
with this action because ''they did
not want to steal their neighbors'
business" nor did they want ito 60
into the beer business" He also
pointed out that the people Of
Montgomery County do not favor
State socialism"