Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-06-09
Anti-Tawes Voters
Wooed by COP.
Small Is Speaker
AS Baltimore
Session Opens
BY PAUL HOPE
Star staff Writer

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today for some of the Demo-
cratic votes that the Democrats
made a pitch for yesterday.
Both camps. meeting in con-
vention on successive days,
wooed the thousands of Demo-
Gratis who didn't vote for Gov.
Tawes when he won the Demo-
cratic nomination May IS.
In a speech prepared for the
Republican convention today
the COP. gubernatorial candi-
date. Frank Small, jr., noted
that Gov. Tawes won nomina-
ton with only 43 per cent of
the vote in the Democratic pri-
mary. He said the more than
256,0C0 Democrats who voted
for candidates other than Gov.
Tawes indicated they do not
consider him fit to be their
Governor"
In a ho-huIn Democratic con-
vention yesterday, Gov. Tawes
and his running mates and the
candidates they defeated in the
primary all pledged a united
front in November.
Go Along With Platform
The Democratic convention
was a far cry from the bitter
primary. AdmoniShed that the
primary wounds must be healed
by November, the 152 delegates
didn't offer a public dissent to
the platform. placed before them
by party leaders.
The platform contained a big
pat on the back for the past
programs of the Tawes admins
tration and several pledges for
the future.
Among the new goals are
enactment of legislation to end
racial discrimination in hotels
and restaurants, an auto in
spection program, improvement
Of secondary highways, and
passage of a permanent plan
for reapportioning seats in the
House of Delegates. The latter
would replace the stop-gap plan
approved by the General As
Sembly last week.
Democratic convention dele
gates from Montgomery tried
to get stronger reapportion-
ment plank and a pledge to
eliminate the unit vote system
in primary elections, but these
were quickly cast aside in the
resolutions committee. The only
support at the closed meeting
of the committee came from a
Prince Georges delegate.
David Hume, one of Gov.
Tawes' major opponents in the
primary. made a strong plea
for party unity.
MahOney Pledge
George Mahoney, who waged
a vigorous campaign against
Gov. Tawes. didn't directly in
dorse the Governor, but he told
the convention, 81 want to as
sure you 1 have always been a
Democrat and shall always re-
main a Democrat"
The Republicans met today
amid new rumorS that former
Gov. Theodore r. McKeldin
still will wind up as a candidate
for something or other. There
already has been speculation
that Mr.. Small might withdraw
and allow the @. o. P. executive
committee to select Mr.. Nc
Keldin as the gubernatorial
nominee.
Mr.. Small has strongly denied
any such deal. The latest spec
ulatlon making the rounds in
Baltimore is that Edward T.
Miller, candidate for United
States Senator, might withdraw
in favor of Mr.. McKeldin.
Francis x. Gallagher, who
placed Gov. TaweS' name in
nomination yesterday, chided
the Republicans for playing
musical chairs" with their
nominations.
Sees State Besmirched
The jibes of the Democratic
leaders didn't deter Mr.. Small
from declaring today that the
Republicans are answering a
call to duty which echoes from
the. mountains of Western
Maryland to the surf of Ocean
City"
Our States good name has
been besmirched around the
world. not only through the
savings and loan scandals but
also by the unfavorable pub
licity we have received for dis
elimination against minority
groups" Mr.. Small said.
I'VE must obliterate dis
elimination in hiring, in educa-
ton and in every other area
where the constitutional rights
OF individuals are being abused"
he said.