Evening star., 1952-09-28
|Mcke|din Pins
Illinois Mess
On Stevenson
Hyde and BeuII ToIk
At Republican RoIIy
On Rockville Estute
Bv Alex R. Preston


On Rockville Estate
By Alex R. Preston
Maryland Republicans swung
hard at Democratic candidates
'or both National and State Offices
yesterday.
In Baltimore, Gov. McKeldin
charged that Gov. Stevenson had
et political bosses dictate the
Of crooked officials"
n Illinois.
At a rally near Rockville, State
Senator Dewitt S. Hyde sought
70 place period" after a running
debate with Mrs. Stella B. Werner.
MS Democratic opponent for the
5th District House seat, on the
question of his vote on teacher
pay raise legislation.
Gov. McKeldin. who nominated
Gen. Eisenhower at the G. .. p.
National Convention. made his
charge in a speech prepared for
radio broadcast last night.
"The big mess in Washington
must look like the smaller messes
into which his administration was
led by the Chicago political ma
chine and the Illinois bosses Of
his party" Gov. McKeldin said.
Hits Illinois Mess.
He is thinking, no doubt, Of
theh 10-cent shares of stock in
the Chicago Downs Race Track
Association and of the immediate
dividends that were paid, follow
ing an amendment to the racing
laws. to Illinois politicians. includ-
ing the Governors own executive
secretary, James w. Mulroy.
Fresh in the Governors mem
ory is the very recent guilty plea
Of another appointee. Charles w.
Ray, charged with accepting bribes
in the Illinois horse meat deal.
He surely has not forgotten the
cigarette tax stamp scandal of
last year which cost Illinois $l3
million. Why were there such long
delays in prosecuting those in
volved?"
Il dare say" Gov. McKeldin
said, "a scanning of the record of
the past four years would reveal
more members Of Stevenson's Ilh-
nois administration involved in
bribery and other improper con-
duct than could be found in any
other State. or anywhere in the
United States outside Of the Ma
tional Government"
MIR. Hyde. along with Repre-.
sentative Beall, of Frostburg, can
didate for the Senate, spoke at an
outdoor rally and barbecue on the
farm Of Delegate Anders r. Lof-
strand, former chairman Of the
Montgomery County delegation to
the General Assembly.
Hyde Replies to Werner.
State Senator Hyde replied to
Mrs. Werner's charge that he, as
a State legislator, voted against
pay raises for teachers and later
sustained Gov. McKeldin's veto Of
a pay raise bill.
II am forced to conclude" he
said, that my opponents position
on this subject has been hypo-
critical and her arguments have
been sheer sophistry designed to
mislead the teachers in particular
and the public in general.
"Her position has been hypo-
critical because the Montgomery
County Council. of which she is a
member. took this bill under ad-
visement in executive session and
decided not to urge the members
or the Legislature to pass it; and
she. personally. never sent ono
word to Annapolis to me nor to
any member of the Montgomery
County delegation advising us to
vot one the bill. :. AS a matter
of fact. I never heard anything
from her about the bill until she
and I were nominated for Con-
gress.
"Her arguments have been sheer
Sophistry because she has con-
tinued to argue that I am opposed
to the equalization principle of
State aid for schools when she
knows. or should know, that this Is
not true"
Mr.. Hyde said that he voted
against the bill because in Mary
land there is a lack of uniformity
of assessments, resulting in some
areas bearing an unfair share Of
the tax burden.
"She knows. or should know.
that the whole Montgomery
County delegation together with
the County Council worked hard to
get somelaw which would enforce
uniform assessments" he said.
Blames Tax Commission.
He said there is a law now re-
curing uniform assessments but
blamed the result on 'the failure
or the State Tax Commission to
execute the law uniformly"
Mr.. Beall did not make a direct
reference to his Senatorial oppo.
nent. George p. Mahoney, Demo.
crat, Of Baltimore. He spoke, in.
stead, for the election of Gen. Els.
enhower and MIR. Hyde.
Truman" he said, "is following
his usual policy with his captive
didate-blaming all the bad
things on the Republicans"
Ten years ago." he told his
listeners, I'VE used to hold our
Republican meetings in a phone
booth. Now look at us today"
More than 1000 persons came
and went during the five-hour
rally on the Lofstrand farm. The
gathering was sponsored by the
various Eisenhower, Beall and
Hyde organizations and women's
Republican clubs in Montgomery
County.