Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-02
useof Liquor
To Buy Nearby
Votes Charged
COP Leaders Claim
In Montgomery Called
Ward HeeIer's Trick

to buy votes in tomor-
rows election has been made by
Arthur J. Hilland, chairman of the
State Central Commit
tee for the county.
The liquor charge was contained
In a letter from Mr. Hilland to
States Attorney Ben G. Wilkinson.
q Democratic candidate for the Leg
stature
The final oratorical salvos of the
will be fired over WASH
ington, Baltimore and Frederick
radio stations tonight as State cam
didates and leaders of the factions
involved in the Montgomery County
charter battle take to the air.
Voting Hours Listed.
Polls will open in Montgomery
at 6 am. tomorrow and in Prince
Georges at 7 am. Balloting will
cease in both counties at 7 pm.
In Virginia the polls will be open
from 1885 am. to sos pm.
Saying that his Office always in
vestigates all complaints, States At-*
torney Wilkinson issued the follow
ing statement in regard to the liquor
complaint:
This charge is in the nature of a
political complaint rather than a
bona fide Reinforcement COM
plant. In connection with anything
of this sort, regret very much that
Mr.. Hilland, who I thought was a
distinguished member of the bar,
would stoop to a last-minute ward
heeler's trick"
In his letter Mr. Hilland said he
had evidence that three or more
cases of whisky were purchased
Friday in the District by two DEM
ocratic workers and transported into
Montgomery County in violation of
the law which permits a person to
bring into the county only one
quart of whisky per month.
He added that he had informa-
ton that the liquor was purchased
for the purpose of ''corrupting
voters" in tomorrow's election in
violation of the Maryland Corrupt
Practices Act and that it is being
so used at this time.
Speeches on Charter Issue.
Leaders in the charter contro-
versy who will wind up their CAM
paigns in radio talks tonight in
clude Washington l. Cleveland and
Ray Tucker, who will speak in favor
Of establishing a, charter board at
6:l5 o'clock over Station WJSV:
Allen H. Gardner. president Of
the County Charter Committee, will
speak at Z pm. over Station WIND
in Frederick, while Marquis w.
Childs and Frederic P. Lee will speak
at 7:45 pm. over Station WRC. Mr..
Lee is one of the five nominees Of
the Charter Committee for a char
ter board.
At 1890 o'clock, Roger j. White
ford, one of five persons nominated
by the county commissioners tor a
seat on proposed charter board,
will speak over Station WRC. Mr..
Whiteford has consistently opposed
establishment of such a board.
Several candidates will wind up
their campaigns tonight in talks
over Station VIDAL in Baltimore.
Gov. O'Conor will speak at $50
and again at 10 o'clock His Re-
publican opponent, Theodore r..
McKeldin, will speak at pm.
Lee-Beall Fight Is Hot.
Interest in the nearby Maryland
elections centered on the fight be-
tween 1t. Col. E. Brooke Lee, Demo-
cratic leader of Montgomery County,
and J. Glenn Beall, Republican. of
Frostburg. for election to Congress
from the 9th district.
The Maryland ballot will con-
tain seven proposed constitutional
amendments.
One of them will give the voters
another opportunity to increase the
pay of State legislators
The amendment up for considera-
ton tomorrow would revise the pay
schedule set up when the Maryland
basic law was adopted in 1867. It
would establish fiat 81 900 per year
salary for legislators.
Now Get IS a Day.
At present the legislators are paid
on a per-diem basis, getting S. per
day. With two 9O-day regular ses-
sions. that adds up to 5000 per legis-5
lative term for each member of the,
General Assembly.
Other proposed revisions in the
State constitution, which will also
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would.
Enable the General Assembly to
establish regulations for requests to
religious institutions and orders in
stead of being obliged each year to
consider them individually.
Permit the State Roads Commits
sion to avoid lengthy condemnation
proceedings before beginning high
way projects. Acquisition of rights
of way would be made renewable
by the courts.
Make 1t mandatory that one Of
the three Judges in the third circuit.
including Baltimore and Hartford
Counties, come from Hartford.
Permit the Assembly to stand
ardize fees for clerks Of court and
registers of wills.
Authorize establishment Of juvenile
courts as courts of record and raise
their jurisdiction in criminal cases
from Is to 10 years. -
Change the requirements for pub
LEGATION of proposed amendments to
the State constitution, eliminating
the requirement that they be printed
in one German-language newspaper,
cutting the period over which they
must appear from three months to
three weeks, and provide for pub
LEGATION Of the proposals In pamphlet
form.
In Virginia, where one of the
lightest votes In the history of the
State is forecast, Harrie Byrd Con-
lin, Republican candidate for
Congress from the 9th district,
ended hts campaign yesterday with
/ An aDrAal for n "chan0e in thu