Evening star., 1954-10-09
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on Audit
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Governor AssuiIs
Failure to Control
Revenue ChunneIs
BY The Assoeioted Press

NCNSuuS SIOttSbStS p
BY the Asseeioied Press
BALTIMORE, Oct. 9.--After
weeks of speaking softly Of his
a d m ini tration's accomplish
ments, Gov. McKeldin grabbed
up the big stick and turned on
his Democratic opponents rec
ord while president of the Uni-
versity of Maryland. y
Gov. McKeldin challenged the
fitness of Democrat H. c. Byrd
to occupy the chief executives
office.
Meanwhile, Dr.. Byrd may stir
up a bit Of dust today in his
campaign for the Governors
chair.
Byrd in Three Counties.
He is to campaign in three
counties. Following luncheon
with the United Democratic
Women's Clubs of Southern
Maryland at Chesapeake Beach.
he was to appear at q Lisbon
Lions Club picnic at the Howard
County fairgrounds.
Tonight, DR.. Byrd will ad-
dress Democratic rally at the
Timonium fairgrounds.
Gov. McKeldin said, when it
becomes necessary to show DR..
Byrd's lack of fitness for the
governorship, I shall resort to
no mongering in rumors. no
fabrications of figures and no
innuendo. I shall turn to the
record"
Check University Accounts.
In this case, the record was q
State auditors report on IAN ex-
animation Of the accounts and
records of the University Of
Maryland for the fiscal year of
1858" when DR.. Byrd was presi-
dent of the College Park institu-
ton.
And then last night, Gov. Nc
Keldin turned back to his soft
spoken campaign policy. In a
flve-minute recorded speech over
five Maryland radio stations just
before President Eisenhowers
Nationwide address, Gov. Nc
Keldin said his program-like the
President's-is based on faith
in the future.
Your continued support is
needed-now and at the polling
places-to assure the success of
your program" he said. G.
Not once in that talk did the
Governor mention DR.. Byrd.
Uncontrolled Revenue.
Earlier, Gov. McKeldin quoted
from the auditors report to the
effect that there were several
sources of revenue over which
there was no control, either be-
cause it had not been established
or, because that provided was
imperative. :"
The Governor said he would
leave it to the voters to Judge
whether the man who headed
the university when that report
was issued should be intrusted
with the administration of the
business of the State of Mary
| land"
Gov. McKeldin also COM
mented on DR.. Byrd's accusation
that two Baltimore real estate
firms made profits of up to So
million for acquiring rights Of
way for the Baltimore Harbor
Tunnel.
One of the firms is headed by
former Roads Commissioner
David M. Nichols.
Cost Figure slumps.
my opponents high and
startling figure of $40 million
as the cost of rights of way to
be acquired for the crossing
dwindled by more than two
thirds to an outside high Of
$9,772,000, which probably will
be considerably less when nego-
tistions are completed" said the
Governor.
He cited State Roads Com
mission figures that the real
estate firms fees would be at the
most about $733,000 instead of
the SO million mentioned by DR..
Byrd.
In Hartford County yesterday.
Gov. McKeldin had a mo COM
ment" on his rivals question as
to whether the Governor had
ever profited from State business
handled through a private law
firm he was formerly associated
with in Baltimore.
Segregation Up to Mayor.
He was confronted with the
segregation issue IN Rock Hall
where a woman worker in a
clothing factory asked him
about it.
"Segregation?" he asked.
you've got segregation in your
county schools now. It's in the
city of Baltimore that there's no
segregation.
I'm the Governor. don't
have anything to do with schools
in the city. That's for the
Mayor. I only have something
to do with the county schools,
he said.
While he was meeting voters
in Washington County yesterday
DR.. Byrd issued another state
ment from his Baltimore head
quarters.
Hits Shipyard Neglect"
He charged that the Repub-
lican administration in WASH
ington "has treated the Mary
land shipbuilding industry like
a stepchild, with the resulting
loss of income to the thousands
of loyal workers who man the