Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-04-06
Mahoney Hits Charge
OF Party Wrecking'
AS Shameless Lie
By Alex R. Preston
Stor Stoff CORRESPONDENT

BALTIMORE. April 5.-Georgt
p. Mahoney, Democratic candi.
date for senator, today branded
as "a barefaced and shameless
lie a charge that he had threat
ened to wreck the party if he die
not get support for the guberna-
torial nomination in 1854.
The charge came from H. Street,
Baldwin, Baltimore County Demo
cratic leader who supported Mr.
Mahoney for governor in 1850
Mr.. Baldwin told a political rally
in Essex that Mr.. Mahoney en-
tered the Senate race only after
he failed in a political holdup'
designed to put him in the execu-
tive's chair at Annapolis two
years hence.
Mr.. Mahoney. who is Demo-
cratic national committeeman, is
sued his statement at Union
Memorial Hospital where he has
been treated for a virus infection
since Monday.
1.-THE desperation of the bosses
who are seeking to force Lansdale
G. Sasscer on the Democratic
Party as a candidate for the Sen
ate is revealed by the vicious and
untruthful attack made on me
Thursday night by H. STREET.
Baldwin" Mr.. Mahoney said.
Baldwin's Version.
This is the version of Mr.. Bald
win, former member of Congress
and now chairman of the Balti-
more County Board of Commits
SionerS:
Before Senator O'Conor, Demo-
crat. announced he would not run
again, Mr.. Mahoney came to Mr..
Baldwin and offered to support
Representative Sasscer for the
Senate if Mr.. Baldwin would sup
port Mr.. Mahoney for Governor.
Senator O'Conor and MI. Maho-
ney are close personal and politi-
cal friends.
Later, according to Mr.. Bald
win, MI. Mahoney sent several
mutual friends to me with the
threat that unless definite assur-
ance was given him as to the gov
ernorshlp in 1854, he intended to
file for the Senate and would con-
Duct a . Scandalous cam
paign just as he has been doing
up to this date"
Mr.. Mahoney has charged that
crime and corruption run ram
pant in Mr.. Sasscer's home county
OF Prince Georges.
Mr.. Baldwin said Mr.. Mahoney
has begged, pleaded with and
even threatened every one of those
men he now calls bosses in an
effort to gain their support for
his candidacy"
AASSuC % TdlSenOOO.
Mr.. Mahoney polled more popu-
lar votes than did Gov. Lane in
the 1850 primary but lost the
nomination under Maryland's unit
system. He said Mr.. Baldwin
entire statement was a tissue of
falsehood."
1T is true" Mr.. Mahoney said,
that went to see Mr.. Baldwin
early in the fall of 1851 before
there had been any talk of Mr..
Sasscer or any one else being a
candidate for the Senate.
Il went to see Mr.. Baldwin be-
cause I had heard rumors that he
was bitterly criticizing and con-
demning me for the Statewide
tour I was making in an effort to
restore harmony in the Demo-
cratic Party"
He said he called Mr.. Baldwin
several times but found Mr.. Bald
win avoided meeting him until he
stopped in the Baldwin Office I'M
announced.
i have come here simply to
ask you whether or not this is
true" Mr.. Mahoney said he in
quired.
Mr.. Baldwin was said to have
replied, mo. George, I haven't
said a word against you" and
he kept protesting his friend
ship"
Il have not called upon him
SINCE" Mr.. Mahoney said. AT
that meeting no mention was
made of Mr.. Sasscer, Senator
O'Conor or any other political
figure.
apparently Mr.. Baldwin will
stop at nothing in his vindictive
effort to have his own way po-
litically. 1t is apparent that he
is trying to establish himself as
the political boss of Baltimore
City and the % counties of
Maryland"