Evening star., 1950-10-01
6. 0. P. Names
Candidates for
Maryland Race
MeKeIdin Heads Slate;
Platform Calls for
SuIes Tax Revision y
By ]. L. MichoeI

by acclamation and adopted s
platform which includes revision
of the sales tax and a referendum
on soldiers bonus.
Delegates from the % countie.
and Baltimore City's six legisla.
tive districts cast 1872 votes fol
Theodore r. McKeldin for gov.
ernor. William A. Gunter for at.
torney general and John M. Butler
for United States Senator.
The party has no candidate fol
State controller.
Democrats will open their con.
vention here Monday while re.
counts are being held in severa
counties and hearing on a cour
action challenging validity of thu
unit system is pending.
Democratic Split PIeases GOP..
Openly pleased at the split ex-
isting in Democratic circles over
the Lane-Mahoney primary argu.
ment. the COP apparently ended
major dissension in a few dra-
matte moments in the Lord Bal
timore Hotel
D. John Markey of Frederick
who received 1000 more popular
votes in the primary than Mr.
Butler for the senatorial nomina-
tion. but lost the convention unit
votes, started the harmony moves
Mr.. Markey requested from the
floor that no nominating speeches
be made for him.
II made my nominating speech
q few days ago." he said, when
I conceded Mr.. Buffers victory
and pledged my support to you
He asked that Mr.. Buffers nom-
ination be made unanimous.
Mudd, Davis Second McKeIdin
Miss Helen Elizabeth Brown OF
Baltimore. who lost both popular
and unit votes to- Mr.. Gunter
followed suit.
Mr.. McKeldin's name was
placed before the convention by
Thomas 3. r. Mudd of Charles
County. State Senator Roy Tasce
Davis Of Montgomery County. was
among those who made seconding
speeches. Both had been candi-
dates for the gubernatorial nom-
ination, but Withdrew when Mr.
McKeldin filed for the post.
Mr.. McKeldin, who was the un-
successful Republican nominee
against Senator O'Conor in 194f
and against Gov. Lane in 1916
told the convention in his accept
anee speech that he favored the
following: Ass ss a ss
l. A Maryland convention to
rewrite the State Constitution
This is on the November ballot
for decision by the voters.
2. A more equitable distribution
Of seats in the General Assembly
Baltimore, with almost half the
States population. has So of the
1913 seats in the House of Dele.
gates.
8. An overall study of the Mary
land tax structure. The State
sales tax adopted IT,: Gov
Lanes administration in 1947 ha.
been a campaign subject all year
Mr.. McKeldin previously had ad.
vocated some revision of the ia,
law
4. Retention of the Ober anti.
subversive law on the statutt
books. This 1949 act providing fol
penalties for subversive activitie
also is up on referendum i,
November.
In asking for Democratic sup.
port. Mr.. McKeldin told the GOE
convention that 1--WE stand unitet
and ready to receive the thousand
of Democrats who have grow
tired of the insolence in offic
practiced, by their leaders"
At another point he said tn
Democratic opposition, softene'
by too many years in office, ha
=. split itself wide open"
Mr.. McKeldin referred to Presi
dent Truman's recent letter con
corning the Marine Corps an
called it "a sad spectacle of
President belittling a great brancl
of the armed services, even thel
in battle, and the humiliatin
necessity for a public apology"
ut is folly" he contended, so
those who seek change in Wash
ington to continue their supper
in Maryland of those who are tn
local arms of the Truman ad
ministration."
Butler Indicates Strategy.
Mr.. Butler indicated the line hi
campaign will follow when h
called the Senate subcommitte
investigation of Communism Il
the State Department "a farce.
He claimed the investigation
conducted by Senator Tyding.
had turned out to be little NOR
than a lawyers duel over rule
Of evidence.
The convention adopted a plat
form which included the follow
ing points:
1. A revision of the sales ia
law to end the tax on all pur
chases under SO cents and ex
empting all food sales whethe
for home consumption or in res
taurants.
2. A pledge of a continuing re
view Of sales tax revenues wit
the aim of eventual eliminatio,
of the tax.
8. A call for abolition of tn
State tax on real estate and
reduction of the income tax.
4. Approval of a referendum
on bonus for war veterans.
S. An expression of disapprovs
of the system under which tn
Governor can veto Legislation
after adjournment of the legis
lature. with a promise of an "ef
sfective remedy"
Sufety Supervisor Named
Kenneth e. Crank, Bronze Sta