Evening star., 1946-06-23
Vote Tomorrow
Ends Hot Fights
In Maryland
Introporty Strife
More Marked Than in
Any Recent History
By Alex R. Preston

by Alex Il. PRESTON
Maryland primaries tomorrow, in
which Democrats and Republicans
will nominate candidates for the
Senate, Governor, other State and
local offices, will bring to an end
campaigns which have created more
intraparty strife than at any time
In recent history.
Republicans are faced with a de-
cision between two gubernatorial
aspirants, but the main interest for
this Office centers in the Democratic
races which are divided between
three leading candidates out of
field of seven. For the first time in
its history, there is good possibil-
ity that Maryland will have
Democratic candidate running in
November who has not obtained
vote in the primary be-
cause plurality, instead of a ma
jority, is all that is needed to nomi-
nate.
An equal interest is focused on
the Democratic campaign for the
Senate between two State party
leaders.
Senator Radcliffe, who is COM
pleting his third term, is opposed by
Gov. O'Conor, twice elected chief
executive with powerful organization
support behind him.
Democrats Split Three Ways.
The three-way Democratic con-
test for Governor is between w.
Preston Lane, jr.. Hagerstown pub
Usher, and the late President
Roosevelt's campaign manager in
Maryland in 1914; Controller j.
Millard Tawes. Crisfeld, and
Representative Baldwin, Baltimore
County, who has conducted an
anti-CIO campaign.
Republicat interest centers on
the governorship races of Mayor
Theodore R. McKeldin of Baltimore
and Herman l.. Mills, Hagerstown
merchant.
COP aspirants for the Senate
have conducted much quieter CAM
paigns in a three-way race between
State Senator Joseph A. Wilmer.
of La Plata; D. John Markey, OF
Wslkersville, and Roscoe F. Walter,
of Derwood.
Senator Tydings. who is not up
for election this year. has vigor-
ously supported the Tawes candi-
dacy.
Mr.. Lanes State ticket includes
James j. Lacy. Baltimore, for con-
troller and Hall Hammond, Balti-
more County. for attorney general.
Running mates of Mr.. TaWes are
Charles II. Robson, jr., Baltimore,
for controller, and w. Earle Cobey,
Cumberland. for attorney general.
Representative Baldwin has in
dorsed State Senator John B. Funk
of Brunswick for controller and
Speaker of the House of Delegates
John s. White of Hyattsville for
attorney general.
District Watches Vote.
Mr.. White is but one of several
candidates who have particular sig
nifcance to voters in communities
near to Washington.
Representative Sasscer. head OF
the Prince Georges County Demo-
cratic organization, is opposed by
Richard E. Lee, Beltsville. for the
5th district nomination. The Re.
publicans have only one candidate.
Edwin A. Glenn, Suitland, and
therefore will not hold primary
for this Office.
Similarly, in the 9Th district,
which includes Montgomery Coun-
ty, the States only Republican
member of the House, Representa-
tive Beall of Frostburg is unop-
posed. Democrats seeking to oust
him are Arch Mcdonald of Burnt
Mills Hills, who has the support of
E. Brooke Lees organization; Will
liam F. Carlin, Silver Spring real
estate man, and Dawson j. HORNE,
Myersville.
Here are some last minute claims,
counterclaims and Endorsements of
various tickets as cleaned from
broadcasts, political rallies and
statements:
Representative Baldwin says Mr..
Lane, has cornered the sound truck
market.
While admitting that each candi-
date has "one or two sound trucks
in cneration in his behalf" Mr..
BALDWIN, declared in a prepared
radio address:
Preston Lane, however. is not
content to share what equipment is
available. He is afraid that I, or
the other Democratic candidate,
might rent another truck. I am in
formed, on unimpeachable authority,
that he has rented all remaining
trucks, declaring. that whether he
needed them or not. he would rather
pay the rental and have them gather
dust ip garages. than have any one
of them made availabk to one of
his opponents. What a reckless,
desperate use of money to achieve
his ambitions!"
100 Votes Claimed for Q'Conor.
Gov. O'Conor's campaign man
ager, Hilary w. Cans. claimed Mr..
O'Conor will get more than 100 OF
the 152 Democratic convention votes
for the nomination for the senator
ship.
Forces supporting Senator Rad
cliffe, who seeks to return to Wash
ington, expressed confidence that
their candidate would defeat Gov.
O'Conor by healthy margin.
Mf. Baldwin, aspirant for the
Democratic gubernatorial nominal
ton, said that "the true, the only
issue of this campaign" was where
does Mr.. Lane stand on the infiltra-
ton of our party by the anti-Ameri-
can Communistic elements of our
country?"
Mr.. Baldwin said that he did not
charge Mr.. Lane with being a Com
munist, but + do charge that he
and too many others in our party
compromise with those elements
Mr.. Lane said that 11th-hour
'.trickery' would not keep him and