Evening star., 1946-06-03
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GubernutoriuI RivoIs
Confident of Victory
In June "a Primary
By Alex R. Preston
Stor Stoff Corrssnondsnt


each of the three major Democratic
candidates for Governor today was
certain" he would carry most o1
Baltimore in the June "a primary
all, nevertheless, are planning an in.
tensive windup of their campaigns
during the final week or 10 days, q
survey of headquarters discloses.
In the meantime, Mayor Theo-
dore r. McKeldin of Baltimore, one
Of the two Republican candidates
for Governor, finds it impossible tc
intensity his appeal to voters any
more than his normal day-to-day
routine.
In his campaign against Herman
L. Mills, Hagerstown, he has avoided
serious issues and said he is saving
his ammunition until the general
election campaign which he is sure
he will be in. He is one of the most
active Mayors in Baltimore's his
tory and his daily schedule Il
crammed full Of mon political" ap-
pearances, speeches and public ap-
pearances, mostly in Baltimore, but
in other parts of the State and the
District of Columbia, as well.
Made Radio Talks.
The main Democratic guberna-
torial candidates who head up the
three party factions are Represent
ative Baldwin, Baltimore County;
w. Preston Lane, jr., Hagerstown
publisher, and State Controller j.
Millard Tawes, whose home on the
Eastern Shore Is at Crisfield.
Each ticket head has made peri
odic radio appearances and their
headquarters have active press re-
lations officers and clipping bureaus,
Although each candidate recog-
nizes the picture may change, this
Is what they claim today:
Mr.. Lanes headquarters at Hote,
Emerson says four Of the city's six
districts would vote his ticket If the
primary were held today. Western
Maryland is regarded as "in the
pocket" with the exception of Gar
rett County and they feel confident
OF all but Baltimore, Prince Georges
and Calvert Counties in Central and
Southern Maryland (these they con.
cede to Mr.. Baldwin,.
Since a plurality, instead of q
will determine the nomi-
nee, the Lane camp feels sure II
can safely count more than 81 o1
the 152 convention votes.
Mr.. Tawes, on the other hand. is
confident five of Baltimore's dis.
tricts are his today, which would
give him upwards OF IS votes. He
also, has "pocketed" the IS con.
vention ballots from the entire East.
ern Shore and has computed sure
support in other scattered counties
including Anne Arundel, Allegany
Garrett, Hartford, Carroll and Cal.
vert. .s...yes..,ssss,...a.a.,.s...- -
Won't Concede Baltimore.
Representative Baldwin makes nc
concession to others for Baltimore
and claims all districts here. Al
though he comedies Western Mary
land, with the exception of Fred
erick County. to Mr.. Lane, he has
reserved that county for himself
He not only regards the third dis
trict Baltimore City as a certain
supporter, but is equally confident
OF the fifth district which embraces
all OF Southern Maryland. He made
no claims for the Eastern Shore.
Thus far none of the Democratic
gubernatorial candidates have allied
themselves in the senatorial race
for the obvious reason that a non
committal attitude is better than
arousing the ire of those who other
wise would lend them support. Mr..
McKeldin, however, has officially in
dorsed the candidacy of State SEN
ator Charles A. Wilmer, La Plata
out OF a Republican field which also
includes Roscoe F. Walter, Derwood
and D. John Markey, Walkersville
Democrats are sharply divided in
the senatorial campaign of Senator
Radcliffe and Gov. O'Conor. The
third contestant is John E. La Week,
Catonsville.
Since Senator Radcliffe came to
the aid OF Senator Tydings when the
latter was the target of an unsuc-
cessful purge" campaign by the late
President Roosevelt seven years ago.
neutral observers have thought it
possible that Tydings would repay
the favor. So far, however, no open
commitment has been made by
Senator Tydings.