Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-15
Governor Says No
.ToDebate Demand
Tuwes Refutes
Earlier Report
Of Willingness


but their political paths
might cross before election
day, November s.
The Governor, who a week
ago ducked out of a Chevy
Chase meeting after he learned
G. o. P. candidate Frank
Small, jr., would be there, to-
day issued a bristling state
ment telling his opponent Ito
get his public attention on his
own merits. He will not be able
to use me for his own ends"
Mr.. Small has hurled re-
peated challenges for a debate
at the Governor, and in b
statement today gleefully noted
that they both were scheduled
to appear on the same plat
form at Greenbelt Junior High
School on october 20.
A spokesman for the Gov
ernor said it was understood
the Republican and Democratic
states were to appear at the
school, but at different times.
Not a Debate
"And besides, that is not in
the nature of a debate" the
spokesman added.
Last week, after he walked
out of the Chevy Chase meet
ing, Gov. Tawes said he would
be willing to debate his G.. o. P.
opponent if the proper time
and ground rules could be
established.
Obviously ranked by Mr..
Small's persistent pleas. the
Governor today served notice
there won't be any proper time
or ground rules for a debate
after all.
MY opponent, having no
program of his own to present
to the voters of Maryland, has
of late concentrated his press
releases on that old device OF
the political unknown the
challenge to debate" the Gov
ernor declared.
/ He said he would not accept
the challenge "for a very good
reason"
/ Gov. Tawes said he had a
j lrecord-"a record made during
) my four years ais Governor. The
: people of Maryland know that
record" And he went on to
J enumerate the accomplishments
of his administration.
ION the other hand, my OPP
ponent has no record of any
kind of which he can talk with
PRIDE" the Governor continued.
HE served in Congress for
one term in 1858, but his rec
ord there was one of complete
obstructionism. He fought
against public housing pro-
grams, pay raises for govern
ment workers aid to airports-
with Friendship in his own dis
trict, aid to public and veterans
hospital facilities. unemploy-
ment benefits, the Voice of
America and statehood for
Hawaii"
The Governor noted that Mr..
Small did serve 70 days of a
four-year term in the House Of
Delegates in 1927, but added:
His record is so lackluster
that even his own campaign
Literature avoids mentioning the
dates or the details of his legis-
lative service"
Gov. Tawes said his opponent
claims that he wants to ask
him questions.
, No Debate Seen
THAT is no debate. That is
simply a transparent effort on
: his part to get on the same
platform with me, on the theory
that as a virtual unknown he
has everything to gain and
nothing to lose by appearing
on the same platform with the
Governor of the State"
The Governor said his OPP
ponent will have to get his
public attention on his own
merits. He will not be able to
use me for his ends"
, IF my opponent has a cam
E paign to conduct. I suggest he
conduct it," the Governor con-
tined. IF he has a record, I
= suggest he publicize it. If he
!. has programs to put forth, I
: suggest he do so, other than
2 that, I can offer him no
! further assistance"
In Mr.. Small's earlier state
r ment about the possibility OF a
\ Greenbelt Junior High encoun-
= ter. the G. o. P. candidate said
: he wanted the Governor to
know we'll in advance that he
would be at the school.
st want our courageous Gov
ernor to know that these junior
. high school students are not
! trying to lure him into rugged
meeting with me-" Mr.. Small
said.
81 am sure these youngsters
) have gone to a great deal OF
trouble planning their meeting
, and would be extremely diSap-
, pointed if Mr.. Tawes treats
! them the way he did the repre-
sentativeS of the Bethesda
Chase Chamber Of Commerce
-" Mr.. Small said.
, After Gov. Tawes walked out
; of the BetheSda-Ch Chase
, Chamber of Commerce meeting
, he explained that he did so
i because an attempt had been
) made to lure him into a
rugged" appearance with Mr..
2 Small.
Meanwhile. Maryland Repub-
, licans announced today that
, former President Eisenhower
! would appear in Baltimore
, County in the closing days Of
the fall political campaign. No