Evening star., 1950-09-09
Candidates Fire
Big Guns in Race
For Governor
Lane Is Principal
forget of Democrats
In Primary Joekeyine
BY the Associated press

Exceptionally heavy firing b,
Maryland guhernatorial candi
dates and their hackers echoet
today.
Ten days before the primary
yesterday was a particularly bus,
round in the campaign that hal
some aspects of a free-for-all.
The main front was at lunch.
con of the League of Won1er
Voters, where five of the six can.
didateS for Governor were to.
gether for the first time. The
skirmishing continued last night
when supporters for the two main
Democratic foes, George p. Ma
honey and Gov. Lane, took to
the air.
Targets for the day were many
but Gov. Lane as the incumbent
was the most fired on, entirely by
members of his own party. Theo-
dore r. McKeldin, the lone Re-
publican candidate, withheld his
fire, content to wait until the
general election when he will
know his opponent.
Veteran Neglect Charged.
At the luncheon, Stephen B.
Peddicord and Herbert Larrabee
both charged Maryland had neg
lected its war veterans. This
brought from Gov. Lane an an
nouncement he planned to dedi-
cate the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
to the veterans.
Mr.. Larrabee and Mr.. Mahoney
also declared the State is being
rur by political bosses" Mr.. Ma
honey, however, mentioned his
backing by William Curran. Bal
timore leader, and said, "I'll accept
any ones support"
Mr.. Mahoney cited E. Brooke
Lee in Montgomery County, Will
liam c. Walsh in Western Mary
land and James H. (Jock) Pollack
in Baltimore as among those who
dictate to the present admins
tration."
IF I am elected Governor" de-
clared Mr.. Mahoney. Il will be a
free Governor. I won't have peo-
pie of that sort debating to me-"
Gov. Lane replied, Il am neither
for sale nor am I dominated"
Lane Favors Convention.
The Governor was the only one
of the candidates to say he favored
a convention for revision of the
State constitution.
During the day Mr.. Mahoney
also issued a statement in which
he asked the Governor how he
plans to raise $500 million the
State Roads Commission needs to
complete its present building pro-
gram.
Mr.. Mahoney asked Gov. Lane If
he proposes to get the money By
raising taxes or to charge tolls on
the new roads.
Continuing the campaign of
telecasts were Hugo r. Hoffman,,
manager for Mr.. Mahoney, and
Mayor D'Alesandro of Baltimore
and Representative Garmatz,
Democrat. of Maryland, in be-
half of Gov. Lane.
Mr.. Hoffman, continued the
debate on tax charts. Mr.. Ma
honey first used such a chart
purporting to show that Maryland
taxes had increased 8o.3 per cent.
the highest in the Nation. during
Gov. Lanes administration.
The Governor said the chart
was misleading and produced one
of his own. MI. Hoffman, claimed
Gov. Lane was resorting to de-
ception by leaving out certain
facts.
Mayor D'Alesandro declared
Mr.. Mahoney can carry out his
campaign promises "only by re-
ducing teachers salaries and by
sabotaging schools and hospitals.
He praised Gov. Lane for inproy-
ing the conditions of all these.
Representative Garmatz asked
for support of Gov. Lane as a
man who has always been and
will always be a friend of labor"
Today the ladies will have their
day in politics. More than 1OC
women candidates for office
throughout the State will be at 6
luncheon sponsored by the Mary
land Women's Council.