Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-09
Butler Carries
Campaign Into
Eastern Shore
Seeks to Overcome
Labor Endorsements;
Mohoney in Talbot
BY CHARLES L. HOFFMAN
Star STAFF Correspondent

ANNAPOLIS, Oct. 9.-Repub-
lican Senator Butler today car
ried his campaign to the Eastern
Shore and sought to overcome
Endorsements of his opponent by
leaders of organized labor.
He had breakfast at Easton
with Representative Miller, Re-
publican of the lst district, be-
fore going to Dorchester County.
"a dinner at the Republican
Women's Club in Hurlock is
scheduled for this evening.
His opponent, Democrat George
p. Mahoney, spent most of yes
terday in Talbot County before
returning to Baltimore last night
to attend a dinner sponsored by
labor leaders.
Tours Anne Arundel
Senator Butler yesterday
toured Anne Arundel County.
A statement was released from
his headquarters urging, rank
and file union members to lcok
at his labor record and at the
same time examine the labor
record of his opponent.
Mr.. Mahoney, who for the first
time in his bid for public Office
has received almost all major
organized labor Endorsements. is
a paving contractor in Baltimore.
Il realize that my opponent
has never held public Office and
that he therefore has no record
for union members to see," the
Butler statement said.
But he does have a private
labor record involving his own
construction workers.
Scores Reuther
by his own admission, those
workers were not completely
unionized until about six or
eight months ago, obviously
after my opponent had been
courted and became betrothed
to Walter Reuther'S CIO-PAC."
Senator Buffers statement
again accused Mr.. Reuther of
trying to take over the Demo-
cratic Party. He charged that
the labor leader was merely
using organized labor as a cats
paw to achieve his detectives"
At the Office of the Evening
Capital. daily newspaper here
Senator Butler was told by Pub
Usher Elmer Jackson of "per-
siStent rumors that the Re-
publican organization was not
throwing its full weight behind
his candidacy.
RumOrS Denied
The rumors were denied by
Mrs. Vera A. Willard. headquar-
tiers chairman; Jack Steffey
5th District Citizens for Eisen-
hover chairman, and Anne
Arundel Party Chairman Albert
I ClauSs.
Senator Butler contended that
he was completely satisfied with
the support party leaders were
giving him in the area, and
added that he had found a tire
mendous grass roots support"
Sheriff Joseph w. Alton, jr.,
who escorted Mr.. Butler on his
Anne Arundel tour, was optimis-
tic about the Senator's chances
in the county despite the lack
of the factional fight that usually
exists in Democratic ranks here
Mr.. Alton said Senator Buffers
popularity has increased sharply
/ in the heavily populated ship
yard areas in the northern part
of the county because of his
work on behalf of the Baltimore
Harbor.
Meets Airport Foe
Also expected to be an influ-
ence on the vote is his work tc
have the Naval Academy change
its plans for its new field house
which originally called for block.
ing off Spa Creek, a favoritt
yacht harbor here.
AT Davidsonville, the Senator
met BENJAMIN Watkins III, q
leading tobacco farmer and &
chief spokesman for opponent,
of a jet plane base there to serve
the Naval Academy. Senator
Butler had worked with the resi-.
dents to stave off the airport.