Evening star., 1962-05-29

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original administration bills"
Leaders of the Committee
for Fair Representation were
actively working against the
amended version of the per-
manent plan. Their position
was that it would be better to
pass just the stop-gap bill at
present and take chances later
of getting better permanent
plan.
May Face Tough Shedding
There were indications that
the permanent plan. at least,
will have tough shedding in the
Senate. The Senators from
M ontg ON cry and Prince
Georges said they weren't sure
they would support it. and most
of the rural counties almost
certainly will vote against it.
Four delegates from Mort
gomery and two from Prince
Georges voted against the per-
manent plan in the House last
night. They were Blair Lee
III, Mrs. Edna Cook, Warren
Browning and Mrs. Alice Hos
teller Of Montgomery. and
Carlton r. Sickles and Paul
Garbelman Of Prince Georges.
Mr.. Hanson said the Gov
ernor apparently made no move
to push his bill, and nothing
was heard from him when it
was being chopped up in the
House committee yesterday
morning.
The only comment from the
Governors office was a state
meut by an aide to reporters
that the Governor would meet
today with legislative leaders.
1t appears 100 late, however,
to do anything about rescuing
the Governors bill.
CaStigates Hanson
On the House floor last
night. Delegate Thomas H..
Lowe, Democrat from Talbot
on the rural Eastern Shore,
caStigated Mr.. Hanson. He said
the chaos in the General As
sembly was caused by an i'm
migrant from Oklahoma (Mr.
Hanson) who came down here
and stampeded this House" I"
Mr.. Hanson, an American Uni
verSity professor who lives in
Montgomery, has been a Gen.
trail figure in the fight for
reapportionment.
One of the biggest battles of
the House floor last night was
over whether nominees for the
new House seats should be
named in special primaries or
by the Democratic and Repub-
lican central committees for
November's election.
! Delegate A. Gordon Boone,
Democratic floor leader, and his
colleagues from B altimore
County. held out for selection
by the party committee, but
they were overruled. Two Del
egates accused Mr.. Boone of
l favoring committee selection
because he would have a big
voice in naming the new Dele
gate since his faction controls
the Democratic committee in
Baltimore County.
Seeks to Avoid Blood Bath"
Mr.. Boone said his aim was
to avoid another Democratic
primary blood bath" in the
areas which would get new
! Delegates. He said he didn't
want to reopen the 'incisions'
Of the recent primary wounds.
Delegate Hervey Machen, DEM
ocrat of Prince Georges, agreed
' with Mr.. Boone.
After another lengthy fight,
, the House approved an amend
, ment which would have the
State pay half the estimated
$400,000 for holding the July
II special primaries. Delegates
from the smaller counties
, strenuously objected to the
! State paying for elections that
; would benefit only the metro
,, politan areas.
l Several times, delegates
: from the Eastern Shore, who
are leading the fight to give
the metropolitan areas as little
as possible, accused House
Speaker Perry o. Wilkinson OF
: throwing the rule book out
] the window"
Mr.. Wilkinson said the rules
lof the regular session don't all
: apply at special sessions, such
D as this. adding that he was
i "just trying to expedite mat
/. ters."
, Hassle in Senate
If the stopgap legislation il
' mot on the books before Fri
> dav there nr0ha hlv will he M