Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-16
Republicans
Of Maryland
Hear Leaders

AAAt4OAA0A AAASOAAAC VAAd1L WHICH,
Democrat Harry S. Truman was
President.
When the self-styled friends
of the common man were in
power" Mr.. Hall said in speech
prepared for the Maryland
G. o. P. convention. labor got
less, and busineSs-hig business
if you like-got more than under
the Eisenhower Administration"
Some Democratic leaders, in
Guiding presidential hopefuls
Adlai Stevenson and Senator
Estes Kefauver of Tennessee,
have characterized the Eisen-
hover administration as inclined
toward big business and as un-
friendly to labor.
Labor Gets More Income
Replying, Mr.. Hall said:
''Labor's share of the total
national income amounted to
IS per cent during the Truman
years. but has risen to SO per
cent in the first three years Of
the Eisenhower administration.
"And corporation profits. after
taxes, which averaged 7.8 per
cent of the total national income
during the seven Truman years.
dropped to 6 per cent in the first
three Eisenhower years"
Bearing down on the peace.
prosperity and progress" theme.
Mr.. Hall said that "a million
Americans are employed at the
highest wages in history" and
that national income has risen
to 1887 billion in 1862 bill
lions more than in 1852. at the
height of what Mr.. Hall called
"Mr. Humans Korean War"
The G. o. P. chief put in q
plug for the reelection of Sena-
tor Btuler-"a fine Republican"
Sees Buffers Victory
/ Gov. McKeldin told the Nary
land Republicans they have an
excellent chance to capitalize on
continuing bitterness" in State
democratic ranks in the Novern.
iber election.
Il will state, here and now.
that am fully confident that
the people of Maryland will re-
elect John Marshall Butler to
the Senate" he said in a speech
prepared for the Republican
State convention.
i consider, too, that our
chances are excsllent to increase
our Republican representation
from Maryland in the national
House of Representatives"
He said the Democrats are
torn by "a bitterness and a divi-
sion, persistently fostered in the
State as in the Nation, by q
clique of control which has de.
creed that none outside its mar
row membership shall be noni-
mated by that party for high of.
flee in Maryland"
Gov. McKeldin suggested that
former Senator Willard E. Tyd-
lngs, who will be Mr.. Buffers
opponent by virtue of a hairline
victory over George P. Mahoney
in the Democratic primary, was
the choice of this Clique"
Raps Ring of Dictators"
1T is a well-known and estab.
lished fact that, in the clioue'a
seeking of its senatorial candi.
date prior to the recent primary
campaign, its expressed purpose
was not to obtain a man who
would serve well in the Senate of
the United States. but rather to
obtain the candidate who could
defeat the man who defied the
CLIQUE" Gov. McKeldin said.
He pictured Mr.. Mahoney as
the man who has the support
OF a vast number of his party's
members, but who is blacklisted
by that little ring of party die
tatorS, a majority of whom have
been repudiated by the voters
in a series of general elections.
Yes" he continued, "it is
as important to the Democratic
Party as 1t is to the Republican
Party and the people of Mary
land in general that the CLIQUE
and its candidates be defeated
again in 1856, for the Democratic
Party never can regain a voice
that is representative of the
public wish until control ia
wrested from the ring of die
Jtators.'
Predicts G. o. p. Winners
Gov. McKeldin said Mr.. Butler.
who defeated Mr.. Tydings in 4
controversial 1850 election. "has
been most diligent in his atten-
ton to his great Office"
The Governor said he also
had mot the slightest doubt"
that Maryland Republican Con-
gressmen Miller, Devereux and
Hyde would retain their seats.
And if we wage the CAM
paign, not alone on the basis of
the Presidents popularity and
ability, but on that of party
responsibility and the Importance.
of our party's organization OF
the House, we can gain one or
more of the Maryland seats now
held by the opposition" he add
ed
Besides formally nominating
Mr. Butler, the Republicans also
we're to choose "a delegates for
the national party convention
in San Francisco August 20.