Evening star., 1952-03-20
:
Maryland Fight
For Senate Seat
Nedrs High Gear
Candidates Line Up
Organizations for
April 5 Primary
By Alex R. Preston
Stur Stof Correspondent

Ssot SioIt SOVtOsPoUoS"
BALTIMORE, Mar. 20.-Mary-
lands senatorial campaigns still
are moving along in second gear
but the time has just about come
for a shift into high for the final
squirt to the May 5 finish.
A tour Of State headquarters
Of candidates in both parties
shows there is q varying amount
Of organization to be completed
before the primary little over
five weeks away.
Only four Of the eight candi-
dates have put up banners outside
hotels and Office buildings marking
their official State headquarters.
They are Representative Sasscer
Of Upper Marlboro and George p.
Mahoney. Baltimore contractor,
both Democrats; and Representa-
tive Beall Of Frostburg, and H.
Grady Gore. Montgomery County
businessman, Republicans.
Also In Fight for Seat.
Also in the drive for the seat
now held by retiring Senator
O'Conor. Democrat. are Mayor
Herman L. Mills Of Hagerstown.
who has been making a "shoe
leather" campaign out Of that city.
Royden A. Blunt and Thomas
Hankinson. all seeking the COP
nomination. and Stephen B. Ped
dicord. Baltimore's perennial can.
didate for one Office or another.
So far. only one presidential
headquarters has appeared. That.
spanked by q group Of well-to-do.
Democrats. is for Gen. Dwight D.
Eisenhower, whose name will not
even appear on the primary ballot.
But plans are afoot by a group
of young Democrats to establish q
center here in behalf Of Senator
Kefauver of Tennessee, presiden-
tial aspirant whose name Is listed
on the ballot.
The largest array Of political
figures observed at any Of the
headquarters so far appear to
show up in the Emerson Hotel
suite of Representative Sasscer.
It appears that he has more nearly
completed his campaign organi.
zation. And he has drawn some
figures with potent political back
grounds.
Lindsay in Command.
James j. Lindsay, Baltimore
lawyer and former president Of
the Maryland State Senate. has
been placed in overall command.
The important Baltimore city and
Baltimore County drives are head.
ed by Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro.
and County Commissioner H.
STREET. Baldwin, respectively, both
Of whom had served with Mr.. 4
Sasscer in Congress.
w. H. Bishop, jr., secretary Of
the Maryland Democratic State
Central Committee, a veteran in
directing headquarters affairs in
all Of the party's top-level cam
lpaigns during the last six years.
manages the Sasscer headquarters.
Chairman Robert B. Ennis Of the
State Central Committee fre.
quently Is seen in conference here.
A large placard bearing the Ma
honey likeness is erected outside
the Knickerbocker Building and
faces Mayor D'Alesandro's city
hall. Inside, headquarters oper-
Iations are under the general
supervision Of Frank Bush. ST..
administrative assistant to Mr..
Mahoney in the candidates pri-
vate contracting business.
McClayton Has Own Race.
William R. McClayton, Balti-
more businessman. had been
billed as the Mahoney State cam
lpaign manager few weeks ago.
But a few days later Mr.. Nc
Clayton dropped out to enter the
race against Delegate Gordon
Boone of Baltimore County, for
the Democratic nomination to the
House from the End district. Mr..
Boone is said to have the support
lof Mr.. Baldwin in the Sasscer
camp.
The closest evidence Of q
SLATE" observed anywhere was
in the Mahoney Offices. There,
stickers bearing the name Of
George c. Wagner for the Sd dis
trict nomination to the House,
were displayed. Mr.. Wagner is
trying to win the seat of Repre-
sentative Garmatz, who also has
the backing of Mayor D'Alesandro
jim the Sasscer organization. Mr..
IGarmatz succeeded Mr.. D'Alesan-
dro in the House Of Representa-
tives in 1947.
More states are expected to
develop as the campaigns pro-
lgress.
Representative Beall Is set up
LII V4lC LII VI 0d1UklIlUIC 11OtCl HIlQ
has as his campaign manager, w.
Rae Dempsey, prominent Balti-
more insurance man.
Davis Serves as Agent.
Former State Senator Roy Tasco
Davis Of Montgomery County,
who Withdrew from the Republic
can primary contest for Cover
nor in 1850, serves as Mr.. Beall's
political agent and treasurer.
Mr.. Cores banner went up on
the marquee Of the Congress Ho-
tel on Tuesday. Directional signs
Reading to his Offices have just
been installed.
H. Irving Merger. Baltimore at
torney. bears the title Of State
Executive director in this organi-
cation. The candidates daughters.
the Misses Mary and Louise Gore
|of Potomac, are organizing wo-