Evening star., 1954-10-10
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McKe|din on
U.
Former School Head
Says Rival Shows
'Abysmul Ignorance
By Gene Goodwin
S,cr Ssoss covrsspenders

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CHESAPEAKE BEACH. Nd,
Oct. 9.--Gov. McKeldin today
was accused Of displaying
abysmal ignorance" Of the affairs
of the University Of Maryland by
the man who formerly headed
that institution.
DR.. H. C. Byrd leveled this
blast at his Republican opponent
in the gubernatorial campaign
In a speech before the United
Democratic Women's Club Of
Southern Maryland at lunch
con here.
Gov. McKeldin, meanwhile,
was campaigning on the other
side of the Patuxent River, shak-
ing hands and passing out pic
lures of himself at the Charles
County Fair in LaPlata.
Cites Auditors Report.
A short time before, he had
questioned DR.. Byrd's fitness to
become Governor and cited an
auditors report on the university
saying there were several sources
of revenue over which there was
no control while the Democrat
was president of the institution.
"If Gov. McKeldin can't find
anything better than that to
criticize me for, he is in sad
shape" DR.. Byrd told his audi
ence here.
He said Gov. McKeldin was
talking about such items as the
sale Of eggs at the university's
Salisbury poultry plant.
While Gov. Keldin made no
speeches and issued new state
ments from his office, DR.. Byrd's
headquarters in Baltimore asked
the Governor to explain his con-
nection with q lawyer doing
business with the State of Mary
land"
Other Candidates Speak.
At the luncheon here, the
women also heard from others
on the Democratic slate, C. Fer
dinand Sybert for Attorney Gen.
eral: j. Millard Tawes for con-
troller. and Richard E. Lank-
ford. for Congress. They aso
heard State Senate Majority
Leader Louis L. Goldstein and
former Representative Lansdale
G. Sasscer boost the campaign.
Mr.. Lankford said his oppo-
nent, Republican Representative
Small. has adopted "a campaign
policy of hedge hopping because
every time ! raise an issue he
attempts to create a smoke
screen of double talk and dis
torted facts to hide his record. :"
He said Mr.. Small does not
indicate anywhere in his cam
paign literature that he is o
Republican.
"I can't say that I blame him. +"
Mr.. Lankford added.
The Democratic candidate
again hammered at Mr.. Small
for what he called the Repre-
sentative's failure to stop an in
crease In the Federal tariff on
Swiss watch imports. Mr.. Lank-
ford maintained that since the
Swiss are the largest purchasers
of Southern Maryland tobacco,
the higher tariffs will have an
adverse effect on tobacco farm
ers.
Praises Lane Administration.
Senator Goldstein cited the
accomplishments of the admin
istration of former Gov. w.
Preston Lane, jr.. Democrat.
Mr.. Goldstein said the Repub-
licans like to boast of their anti
communism "but Maryland
passed it's Ober anti-subversion
law in 1949," during Mr.. Lanes
administration.
Byrd headquarters in Balti-
more issued q statement saying
Gov. McKeldin owes it to the
people of Maryland to make q
frank and full disclosure of his
tie-in" with William Addison.
1.-THE people of Maryland
should be made familiar with the
fact that Gov. McKeldin and
Mr.. William Addison have offices
in the same suite and their names
on the same door; they have the
same telephone number, and the
same Office force. and 1t is q
fact known to hundreds Of law
yers that Mr.. Addison is acting
as lawyer for numerous persons
and interests doing business with
the State of Maryland as at
torney for persons seeking au-
thority or privileges from State
agencies"