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Colls Lane Program
Extrovogunt' in ToIk
At Bethesda Center

Support for repeal of either
Maryland's sales tax or income
tax if he is elected was indicated
yesterday by George P. Mahoney.
a candidate for the Democratic
gubernatorial nomination.
Mr.. Mahoney spoke at a lunch
con attended by about so Mont
gomery County residents at the
Naval Medical Center'S Officers
Club, Bethesda. The affair was
sponsored by a group of Mahoney
supporters in the county.
His remarks on the sales and
income taxes climaxed a 45-min-
ute talk during which he also
attacked E. Brooke Lee, county
Democratic leader, and the waste
full" administration of Gov. Lane.
Hits Cost of Lane Program.
Charging that the Governors
program during the last four years
is costing the people 100 per cent
more than the preceding State
administration, Mr. Mahoney said:
IF we're going to have an in
come tax. let's not have sales
tax; or, if we're going to have a
sales tax, let's not have an in
come tax"
He said the Governor had
promised to reduce taxes before
he was elected in 1916. but after
he had been in Office a short time,
he increased the personal income
tax from one to two per cent, the
corporation tax from one and one
half to four per cent and the gaso-
line tax from four to five cents.
| During the last two years. MI
Mahoney said, Maryland taxes
have increased 80 per cent. He
pointed out that during the same
period, New York taxes increased
only 14.3 per cent.
"Extravagant" Road Projects.
The Baltimore contractor and
former racing commissioner also
criticized the "extravagant" State
road program.
1--WE can't afford superbigh-
ways that cost 81 million a mile -
he declared. Let's get away from
this $700 million road building
program-let's build highways
that cost only $25O,OO0 a mile
I'm an engineer and I know how
to do it. That would be the key
to reducing taxes"
! AS for Mr.. Lee. Mr.. Mahoney
described him as the most dan
gerous political leader in the
State"
At the same time, he praised
supporters of the county's char
ter government as fine, high
class people, who have only the
best interests of the county at
heart"
What happens when these peo-
Fple go to Annapolis?" he asked
Gov. Lane gives them a 'Notre
Dame shift to Lee. If I am
elected. there aren't going to be
any E. Brooke Lees telling me
what to do in this State"
Other Candidates on Hand.
Among those present were w
Prescott Allen, publisher of the
Bethesda Tribune, who is seeking
the Democratic nomination to
Congress from the 9Th district
and Robert w. Beall. Bethesda
attorney. candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination to the State
Senate.
Other Democratic candidates
introduced by Mr.. Beall included
Mrs. Marquis Childs, George Bro
derrick, Alfred Rinaudot and Mrs
John M. Nader. for delegates to
the State convention; John E
OXley, DR.. Leo Donovan and E
Austin Carlin, State Central Com
mittee.
Also, John McInerney, fol-
States attorney: Charles D. San
ger. R. Edwin Brown and Donald
A. DeLashmutt, for the House OF
Delegates; Leslie E. Sanders, fol-
sheriff, and James H. Benner and
George Moriarity, for the Orphans
Court.