Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-27
Ma|1oneyAgain
Charges Butler
On School Aid
BY GENE GOODWIN


George P. Mahoney, scheduled
to tour Maryland today with
Senator Kefauver. refuses to let
the Federal aid to schools issue
lie.
He brought it up again at
Sandy Spring last night, accus-
ing his Republican opponent.
Senator Butler, of favoring
Federal aid for school construc-
ton only If under Federal con-
troll.
Senator Butler earlier had
branded this charge as "Mahoney
baloney." The Senator said that
in the last Congress he support
ed President Eisenhower's Fed
eral aid to schools bill as against
Ia Democratic measure because
the administration bill would
have required matching funds
from the State.
Hits Other Votes
Mr.. Mahoney also accused
Senator Butler last night of hav-
ing voted against funds for
hospital construction, against re-
search funds for cancer, heart
disease and TB. against public
housing, against Social Security
for people injured after so and
even against school lunches
The Democratic senatorial
candidate spoke twice last
night in the Washington suburbs,
f1rSt to a crowd of about 300
who turned out despite a cold
rain to attend a rally at a West
HyattSville drive-in theater and
then to about $50 persons at
Sherwood High School in Sandy
Spring
Today. Mr.. Mahoney planned
to attend luncheon buffet in
Silver Spring and then Join
Senator Kefauver at an OK roast
in Frederick. The Democratic
vice presidential candidate was
scheduled to campaign by car
in Hagerstown, Frederick, West
minister. Timonium and Balti-
more, ending up tonight at a
rally in the Glen Burnie Armory.
Sparkman Also Speaks
Senator Sparkman, of Ala
bama, the Democratic vice presi-
dental candidate in 1852, also
spoke at the drive-in rally last
night. From improvised speak
ers' platforms in front of the
refreshment stand, his remarks
were piped through the sound
system into the cars.
Representative Landlord. Dem
ocrat, seeking reelection in the
5th district, said Democrats in
Congress will seek tax relief for
all small businesses and fight
for graduated income tax. so
that small business will not have
to pay the same tax as big
business"
The Sandy Spring crowd heard
John r. Foley, Democratic can
didate for Congress in the 9Th
district. assail Republican Rep
resentative Hyde as a man who
is not in tune with the changing
times in Montgomery County,
FHis record shows this" Mr.. !
Foley added, land SO he is not
running on his record, but on
what he calls his experience.
say experience is no substitute
for accomplishment"
Fighting a Goliath"
In introducing Mr.. Foley,
Ward Caddington, chairman of
the Montgomery County Dem
Iocratic State Central Committee.
said the Democratic candidate
was fighting a Goliath none
tarily but not intellectually"
Blair Lee Sd. chairman of the
MONTGOMERY County delegation
in the Maryland House of Dele
gates and State director OF Vol
unteers for Stevenson Kefauver,
told the Sandy Spring gathering
that he had opposed Mr.. Ma
honey in all four of his State
wide primaries.
Sometimes I got pretty bitter
toward him." Mr.. Lee said, but
I'm Democrat and he is the
Democratic candidate and 1t is
immensely important that we
send Democrat to the Senate
from Maryland this year."
Mr.. Lee said the Democratic
campaign in Maryland. which
was going great guns in Sep
TENDER but seemed to flatten out
in October, is now beginning to
perk up again."