Evening star., 1954-05-21
|Mahoney Sees
Primary as
Time 10 Scrap
Comments After
Byrd Tells Women
Party Needs Unity
BY Gene Goodwin


primary election is no place fol
"hugs and Kisses"
That's what he told the United
Democratic Women's Clubs in
College Park yesterday, after his
opponent for the Democratic
gubernatorial nomination in
Maryland, DR.. H. c. Byrd. had
declared:
There should be nothing in q
primary contest that will leave
us (the Democratic Party Sc
disturbed that we cannot fight
together in November
The two would-be Governors
appeared on the same rostrum
along with other Statewide and
congressional candidates in the
Democratic primary election
June %. at the UDWC's annual
spring rally luncheon in the
University Of Maryland dining
hall. More than 500 persons
attended.
Raps P0llack Endorsement.
Mr.. Mahoney. wealthy Balti-
more contractor, who has been
battling so-called organization
Democrats for the last three
elections. attacked last weeks
Endorsement of DR.. Byrd by Jack
Pollack. controversial Baltimore
City party leader.
Il wouldn't have him under
any circumstances" Mr.. Ma
honey said. referring to Mr.. Pol
lack, land I didn't take him.
Hes already arranged to be
with (Gov.0 McKeldin in the
general election" Mr.. Mahoney
continued. "He did that, too. to
Gov. Lane. But we don't need
him. Well win without him."
DR.. Byrd, in a short speech,
which likewise avoided any
specific issues, said Maryland's
Democratic Party is at a cross
roads, with unity and success
on one side. and disunity and
the kind Of failure we have
known in the last three elections
on the other"
Wants Party to Think.
He said the Democratic Party
must become a thinking party
Let US think not of what
would be nice to do with the
States money. but of what we
ought to do-health, education
law enforcement and those
things thatgare necessary for
the common welfare" DR.. Byrd
declared.
Mr.. Mahoney, as If to answer
DR.. Byrd's remark about dis
unity, said that after he lost
the 1850 gubernatorial primary
to former Gov. Lane, he then
helped Mr.. Lane in his general
election campaign.
1--WE should be one big family,
he declared, land we should
love one another.
There's been a lot of talk
about mud-Slinging. If you're
all right and you've got nothing
to hide, then you don't have tc
worry about mud-slinging.
Primaries are not meant fol
throwing hugs and kisses at one
another. They're to find the
best man-the man who car
win in the general election"
Lankford Attacks G. o. p.
Richard E. Lankford of An.
napolis, candidate for the Demo.
cratic congressional nomination
in the 5th district. attacked the
Republicans for being a party
of mere words" He said he
''was appalled, at the lack oi
action in Annapolis and Wash.
ington" since the Republicans
came to power.
Mr.. Landlords opponent
Walter L. Green of College Park
said he is a peoples candidate"
and called for "a system oi
international law and a court
Of international justice"
Paul Menk of University Park
another 5th district congress
sional contender. said he ad.
mired woman Democrats and
Adlai Stevenson. He urged ar
end to serious quarrels" be.
tween central committee in
dorsed candidates and unin-
dorsed candidates.
Irelan Raises Means.
Charles M. Irelan, candidate
for the 9Th district congressional
nomination. caused a minor panic
when he said that, "for the good
of the Nation and the good OF
the world, we must elect q Re-
publican administration" The
audience moaned. Mr.. Irelan
made a quick correction.
Edward p. Ryan of Cumber-
land, one of Mr.. Irelan's oppo-
nents, said the 9Th district needs
a more balanced representation
meaning that its Congressman
should come from one of the
Western Maryland counties
rather than Montgomery County
F. Byrne Rustin. the third man
in the race, who was not present
yesterday, also lives in Mont
gomery.
State Controller j. Millard
Tawes and two Democratic can
didates for attorney general
C.. Ferdinand Sybert and PhiliI