Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-21
Meet the Candidates
Meet the Candidates
Three ChoIIengers Oppose
in Governor Race
Marine, Farmer,
Used Car Dealer
Seek Nomination
Bv Gene Goodwin

Gov. Theodore Roosevelt Nc
Keldin is being opposed for Re-
publican denomination by a
Montgomery County farmer, a
retired Marine general and a
used car dealer.
The Governor. so far. has paid
them little attention-deSpite
One of a series obout principal condi-
dotes in the Maryland primory June 70.
their pointed attacks on his
character and his four-year rec
ord in Annapolis-and is al
ready laying plans to fight off
his Democratic challenger in
November.
Mr.. McKeldin's primary foes
are James w. Gum, the farmer;
1t. Gen. Pedro Del Vale, re-
tired Marine Corps veteran now
living in Howard County. and
Temus (Tim) Bright, Baltimore
uSed-car dealer.
Saved Seven Men From Moose.
The big issues in the cam
paign-if it can be called that
are Gov. McKeldin'S frequent
out-of- State speaking engage
mentS and his reluctance to let
condemned men hang. He has
committed seven death sentences
and allowed only two hangings
in his term of office.
Mr.. Gum, particularly, has
been attacking the Governor on
these points.
Biographical data on the Gov
ernor and his challengerS:
Temus (Tim) Bright, 37-year-
old Baltimore used-car dealer.
is conducting a bizarre cam
paign under the banner of 100
per cent Mccarthy American
ism, prosperity and bonus babies.
This isn't the first time Tim
Bright has raised political eye
brows. In the 1914 Roosevelt
Dewey presidential contest, he
hired several lovely models to
serve as precinct workers for
Gov. Dewey.
In 1913, he was State chair
man of the Gen. Macarthur for
President Club. Two years ago,
he ran for Congress, but was de-
feated in the Republican pri-
mary.
Worked in Coal Mines.
Born near Norton, Va, Mr..
Bright was a star football and
baseball player at Bluefield CIV.
va College and Milligan Col
lege in johnson City, Tenn. Be-
fore going to work in the coal
mines, he played professional
baseball for a part of a season
with the Class B johnson City
Cardinals.
He was in the Army for two
years as an Infantry lieutenant
at Fort Meade from 1889 to 1871
until he received a medical dis
charge. He came to Baltimore
then and worked for two years
in the ShipyardS as a rigger and
carpenter.
In 1943-aS he puts it-he
started trading cars. Today, in
addition to his used car agency,
he owns a finance company, a
sewing machine firm, an adver-
Using agency and a concrete
block companl. Married in 1914,
he has a 16-year-old stepSon.
Pedro Del Vale, 60, is a re-
tired Marine Corps lieutenant
general, now operating a TO-
acre farm near Elkridge in How
ard County.
A native of San Juan, Puerto
Rico. Gen. Del Vale is running
on an American First" plat
form.
Il don't~have any illusions
about my candidacy" the gen.
eral told The Star. my pur-
pose in filing was not for any
selfish ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
II feel that Gov. McKeldin is
nothing, but New Dealer in Re-
publican clothing. and the other
two candidates (Mr. Gum and
Mr.. Bright are almost Demo-
Gratis. I wanted to give the voters
an opportunity to vote for some
one who believes in America
First"