The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-23
Governors.
.uee Todoy
BY MALCOLM B. JOHNSON
Associated Press Staff Wrifsr

BY MALCOLM B. JOHNSON
Associated Press Staff Writsr
The last two weeks of the first
primary campaign for the COVER
norship Of Florida opened today
with the accusations flying fast
and piling up deep.
All three of the major candidates
for the Democratic nomination
swung freely at their opponents
with the bitterest words heard in
any statewide election contest in
many years.
Alto Adams said Dan McCarty
is talking privately on both sides
Of the proposed toll turnpike prof.
ect controversy, while publicly re-
naming non-committal.
He also said Tuesday Q secret
contract for construction Of the
road has been concluded and will
be unveiled as soon as McCarty
is elected. Estate Road Department
officials have denied the project
Is any further advanced than the
preliminary survey stage.)
McCarty said Adams was utter
ing the 'mouthings Of a deme-
gogue," saying things that had no
foundation in fact and that he u
unfit for public office"
He also accused Bradley Oldham,
the other candidate. of being reck-
less with the truth and commented
ANY man who spends most Of his
time talking finds it hard to stay
in line with the truth"
Oldham struck at both McCarty
and Adams in a 6-hour radio talk
athon at Panama City, but the big
feature of the show was his run
ming verbal battle with Panama
City's radio commentator mayor,
Carl Gray, In which they called
each other such names as bubble
head" and "blabbermouth." They
are old political enemies.
Oldham continued to question the
500 contribution McCarty formal
ly reported receiving from w. w.
Harbeson, Pensacola hotel man
and dog track president. Adams
also jumped on that issue to de-
clare McCarty was taking dog
track money willingly -under the
table"
McCarty's campaign manager
said the supporters who accepted
the donation were not aware Of
Harbeson's racing interest, and
the money was being returned
since the new state election ex-
pense law prohibits political con-
tributions from race track offic-
fals.
McCarty repeated his claim that
IL Is Adams who has the dog track
support. and that ID. c. Coleman,
former Dade County sheriff who
has been paid $4,000 in fees by
dog tracks in recent years, il
Adams right hand man"
Oldham recalled that McCsrty
said two former FBI men screened
contributions 10 his 1888 campaign
fund 10 keep out undesirable dona-
tons. and commented IF he still
has them On the job they'd better
get up a little earlier"
Adams told a Miami audience
that state employees. dog track
owners and contractors who do
business with the state are being
forced 10 vote for the choice az
the Warren administration for gov
errsor. Adams claims the admin
istration's choice is McIarty.
AeEarty. against whom Fuller
Warren successfully used almost
the same attack four years ago.
repeated ~ oeAla his insixsence
that &c has made no deal with
the Warren administration
Ny OpForerts know thas 70 De
true. bat they would uaisaead yuu. .
he said. They know that we
fcugAs this erpRd bitterly in isxs
end they also knew that I have
repeatedly stated that the so-SaIied
Little Cabinet and TIE tnp Warren
aprolnsees wuud not be inel1ded
IN my administrator
He said Adams is the shoSre al
I'd Bah. head Il the DApsni In
tsrssts which have cgg0ssa him
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