Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-08-20
In Sixth Try
For Office, Hits
TuWes' Record
By ALEX r. PRESTON
Star Staff Writer

nomination in the primary next
May Is.
He said Gov. Tawes, whom
he once supported and who
once supported him, has al
ready wasted three precious
years" in office.
Mr.. Mahoney's announce
ment projected George H.
Hooker, close confidant of Gov.
Tawes and longtime lobbyist
for the beer industry, as an
issue in the campaign.
Without mentioning Mr..
Hooker by name, Mr.. Mahoney
asserted, 1--WE have had the
weak Governor and the strong
Rasputin lurking in the back
ground" since Gov. Tawes took
office.
Il shall be a candidate for
Governor of Maryland from
this day forward until the con-
test is decided by the people
of the State" said the 59-year-
old paving contractor whose
enemies have accused him of
being the chief factor in split
ting the Democratic Party in
his past attempts to win either
the Governors chair or a seat
in the United States Senate.
Sees McKeldin in Race
Taking for granted, too, that
former Republican Gov. Theo-
dore R. McKeldin will make an
expected announcement for the
G. o. P. nomination, Mr.. Ma
honey declared:
1T is quite apparent that
some of the old leaders of both
major parties are trying to limit
the voters to a choice between
the incumbent Democratic
Governor and his Republican
predecessor. I do not believe
that the people of Maryland
want to be caught in a trap
where they will have to choose
between Mr.. Tawes and Mr..
McKeldin in the general cleo
ton. next year."
Mr.. Mahoney is expected to
head a ticket which includes
Montgomery County Delegate
Blair Lee III, a 45-year-old
Silver Spring businessman, for
United States Senator, and
State Senator Samuel w. Bar
rick of Frederick for attorney
general.
Both Mr.. Lee and Mr.. Bar
rack have formally announced.
The only other candidate for
Governor officially in the race
is David Hume, Charles County
and Washington attorney and
former Democratic Party treas
urer.
Comedies Accomplishments
Mr.. Mahoney said it would be
ridiculous" to charge nothing
OF value has come from the
present administration.
Il am fully prepared" he
said, ito recognize and to
strengthen that which is con-
and helpful.
1T is noteworthy, however,
that most of the meager &C
complishments of the present
administration have been initi-
ated by alert legislators or alert
newspapers rather than by the
man charged with affairs of
state. The root of the trouble
has been indecision, evasion
and even insincerity on the
part of the man who should
have been providing fortnight
IeaderShip-the Governor of
Maryland.
He promised to present Every
shortly" a statement of his po-
sition on many subjects, as we'll
as to announce formation of q
ticket.
OutpOlled Lane
In 1850 Mr.. Mahoney chal-
lenged Gov. William Preston
Lane for the party nomination.
Although Mr.. Mahoney polled
the most popular votes, he lost
the unit votes - Maryland's
nominating system which is
comparable to the national
Electoral College.
In 1852 he defeated former
representative Lansdale G.
Sasscer of Upper Marlboro, for
he senatorial nomination but
vas defeated in November by
Republican j. Glenn Beall.
Two years later he ran for
governor against DR.. H. C.
Byrd, former president of the
University of Maryland and
low director of the Maryland
Tidewater Fisheries Depart
nent. After several weeks, the
Court of Appeals de-
Jared DR.. Byrd the nominee,
'ut Mr. McKeldin was re-
lected in November.
In 1856 Mr.. Mahony tied
ormer Senator Willard E. Tyd-
ngS in unit votes for the SEN
torial nomination, but Mr.,
7ydings was declared by the
Democratic State Central Com
1ittee to be the winner be-
ause he polled the highest
opular vote. Mr.. Tydings be-
anne i'll and the committee
hen nominated Mr.. Mahoney,
tho lost in November to Re-
uolican John Marshall Butler.
In 1858 Mr.. Mahoney lost the
democratic primary to former
Iayor Thomas D'Alesandro, jr.,
Baltimore for the senatorial
in a seven-way
ace. Senator Beall won the
lection that fall.