Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-10-02
MckeIdin Gets
'Byrd-Eye View
OF Residents
Governor Inyudes
Home Territory of
Democratic Foe
BY Gene Goodwin

By Gene Goodwin
Prince Georges County was
'McKeldinized' yesterday.
Setting hurricane pace,
Maryland's Republican Governor
wore bIisters on his right hand
introducing himself to hundreds
Of people in the home territory
of his Democratic opponent. DR..
H. c. Byrd.
From $3.50 am. until after dark,
he passed out matchbooks and
colored photographs Of himself
many Of them autographed-in
the bigger shopping areas of
Northern Prince Georges.
Then he told q dinner gather
ing Of local Republican candi-
dates, leaders and precinct
workers that the reason he
campaigns that way is that
people don't like to be taken
for granted.
When he was secretary to
Baltimore's Mayor Broening
some years ago. he said, the
Mayor found out that an old
friend had failed to support him.
Henry. why is it you didn't
vote for me?" the Mayor asked.
you never asked me-" Henry
replied.
Explains High Budgets.
Gov. McKeldin also had some
words of advice for the Demo-
Gratis. particularly concerning
DR.. Byrd's charge that McKeldin
budgets have been too high.
'"The reason the State budget
looks SO much bigger now" Gov.
McKeldin said, lis that now we're
putting in the Federal funds.
The Democrats never did that"
He said $50 million of the cur
rent budget is rediStributed to
the towns and counties in State
aid. THAT leaves only $1O4 mil
lion," he added. land SOS million
Of that goes for education"
The Governor said the Legis-
lature can cut his budget all it
wants to-
when the budget passes the
Legislature. it then becomes a
budget of the predominantly
Democratic legislature" he de-
clared.
$50 when he apparently re-
ferring to DR.. Byrd criticizes
the budget" the Governor con-
tinued, che actually is reflect
ing on the intelligence and abil-
ity of his own men in the Leg
iSlature."
Onto Campus.
Gov. McKeldin carried his
campaign yesterday right into
the University of Maryland
campus, where DR.. Byrd held
sway as president for II years.
He trotted into the admins
tration building to say hello to
DR.. Byrd's successor. DR.. Wilson
H. Elkins, but DR.. Elkins was in
California for last nights Mary
land-UCLA football game. In
his absence. the Governor was
escorted through the building by
DR.. Harold S. Cotterman. dean
of the faculty.
County Commissioner Edward
j. Waters, who led the Governor
on the College Park-Berwyn-
Beltsville portion of the tour,
told newsmen as he and the
Governor looked over the
campus:
You can say the Republicans
have landed and the situation is
well in hand" Mr.. Waters said.
In a West Hyattsville tavern
Mr.. McKeldin introduced him.
self to three men watching the
World Series game on television.
After he had gone, one of them
lamented that 'those Repub-
licans" had caused him to miss
key play.
If that had been Curley Byrd
I wouldn't have missed that
play" he said to his companions.
He would have sat down with
U.S."
Gov. McKeldin is a teetotaler.
Surprising Greeting.
His standard greeting to people
he approached was. I'm the
Governor. How are you?" Many
OF them were startled. And
many obviously thought he was
TESTING.
He even shook hands and
passed out his colored pictures
to children, telling each of them:
II want to be the first Governor
to shake your hand" The tots
may not have known what he
was talking about, but the
mothers beamed.
The only food he ate all day
was a sweet bun, given to him by
baker in the New Hampshire
avenue Coop shopping center.
Accompanying the Governor
were Attorney General Edward
Rollins and Representative Small,
Republican, of the 5th district,
both seeking reelection. A host
of local candidates also were on
hand