Show SINCLAIR HACIN A n ACK BALTIMORE B March March 22 CAP CAP- AP Disbarment of ot Harry f Sinclair's horses from Maryland race tracks because of the oil magnates magnate's connection connection connection con con- with Teapot Dome Dotie assumed political al significance today with state party leaders supporting anti and condemning in turn the action of the racing commission Galen n L L. Tait Talt collector of Inte in- in te tenal nal revenue and recognized Republican Re Re- publican leader of Maryland In iii a aletter aletter letter to to Governor GovernorS Ritchie flitchie Democrat Demo Derro- crat toOl took Issue with the state ad administrations administration's administrations ad- ad ministrations ministration's ministrations lons action In refusing to permit entries from Rancocas stable owned o by Sinclair to start in Mar Mai j land turf classics Mr 1 Tait claimed that the Democrats w were r attempting to overshadow o recent state scandals 1 which tIIS disclosed a a 40 shortage in sl state te roads funds C In reply Governor Ritchie l came caine cameto to the support of the thc ra racing ing commissions com cent missions mission's indefinite suspension SIon of C the Sinclair stables stableS' with th the assel asset lon Ion that he believed it was tile the commissions commission's duty to kc keep p racing racin O on a a. clean lean and highs high plane Mr 1 Tait Talt wrote that altho although thIs liis sudden venture of the rac racing u commission into into n affairs is most moat inter interesting sting p rh i wonder onder wonder the thoughtful ul citizens w If if unusual mane mer in pointing an an accusing finger fingel- outside the state i is is- meant to divert attention n from th present trials confessions ns and acquittals acquittals ac ac- ac- ac with to 10 the recent disclosures of a 40 shortage inthe in ir the tho accounts of of- the tha state state- roads commission j Declaring that h he- he had no knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge of the racing commissions commission's I mOve until he had hacI seen reports of It pu published ll Governor Ritchie added The commissions commission's dut duty under the law is to lo do what they think is right in order to keep lacing on ona on ona ona a clean and high plane lilane in Maryland Mary Mary- Mary Mary- land far they hav have succeeded In in do doing Ing this I assume this Is theil IF object now and and I 10 shall leave the matter mutter to their judgment C |