Evening star., 1938-10-02
By WILL p. KENNEDY.
Star stan Correspondent.


SALISBURY, Nd. Oct. 1.-Repre-
sentative T. Alan Goldsborough is cam
paigning. undaunted by threats several
weeks ago that he would find this the
hardest Of his 10 consecutive runs Tor
Congress, after inviting President
Roosevelt to invade" the Free State
Of Maryland"
A Salisbury newspaper editorially
accused Mr.. Goldsborough Of buying
himself judgeship by that invitation.
Party leaders denounced him as having
double crossed" them by promising
strict neutrality and hands of" in the
senatorial primary contest, and then
as soon as no one was entered against
him, taking an active part In the drive
to prevent Senator Tydings from being
renominated.
Large groups Of voters were ex-
tremely bitter and there were em-
phatic threats that thousands Of DEM
ocratic votes would be cast for his
Republican Charles H. Glib
son Of Church Creek.
There are just two things that can
beat Mr.. Goldsborough this year
and they must be In conjunction:
There must be = strong candidate
against him, and the bitterness ex-
pressed when the President invaded
Maryland on Mr.. Goldsborough's invi-
tation must be carried into the voting
booths in November. In the southern
most four OF the nine counties on the
Eastern Shore, comprising the Colds
borough district, there Is no pro-
nounced evidence that the voters have
been impressed by the rival party
candidate. or that they are treasuring
their resentment.
The Republican Congressional Cam
paign Committee has taken a special
interest In the Eastern Shore district,
because 1t is one Of sthree Maryland
districts in which they thought they
might make a gain-the others being
the sixth district, formerly held for
tour terms by Representative David j.
Lewis. who was the Presidents car1di-
date In the contest to purge" Senator
Tydings, and the third district where
Ihomas d'Alesandro, jr, won the NOM
lnation by the narrow margin Of SO
votes from Representative Vincent ].
Palmisano. In this district the Re-
publican Congressional Committee will
give strong support to Mr.. d'Alesan-
dros Republican opponent, John A.
Janetzke, jr. The sixth district was
formerly strongly Republican and held
Tor many years by the late Represen-
tative Fred N. Zihlman, who came
within 1,400 votes Of recapturing the
district in 1884. and in 1895 State
Senator Harry w. lie Gore made a
valiant effort to defeat Axr. Lewis. In
the November election William 3.
Byron, Democrat, Of Wuliamsport
again will endeavor to Win this seat
for the Democrats, while A. Charles
Stewart Of Frostburg will try to place
It back again in the Republican COL
umn. He will have considerable sup
pert from the Republican congression.
al Committee.
Name Is Prominent.
The name OF Goldsborough has been
powerful one on the Eastern Shore
for nearly 200 years, since Robert
Goldsborough great great great =
grandfather of the present candidate,
served in the Continental Congress
1t is not too much to say that the
name Of Goldsborough is more potent
With Eastern Shore voters than anv
party label-Federalist Whig, Demo-
crat or Republican.
Mr.. Goldsborough's Republican op-
ponent, Mr.. Gibson, although actively
campaigning, seems to be making little
headway in getting a substantial part
OF the votes He has never been active
IN local or State politics-in fact. is
little known throughout the district
and IN recent years has not lived in
the district. He had a position In the
Virgin Islands.
through the four counties of Dor
CHESTER. Wicomico, Worcester and
somerset. political leaders and the
0ankers' business men, newspaper men.
and the working men all make the
same reply-they are going to vote for
Goldsborough because he has done so
much for each community-hundredx
Oh thousands in New Deal projects. in
providing employment, and during the
olsmal days of the banking debacle he
is credited with having been "most
help1ul.' He holds the important post
Oh ranking Democrat on the Banking
and Currency Committee.
These testimonials come from, s,,.h
recognized leaders in their respective
communities as State Controller Wi
nam s. Gordy of Salisbury. recent
candidate for the gubernatorial nom.
.natlon, and former Gov Emerson G
harrington IN Cambridge. The rank
and flle OF the voters will tell VOL
we never write him a letter but we
set prompt reply. He tries to do
anything We ask him to-"
Canny Shore PEOPLE.
And the Eastern Shore people are
canny. They say: I'VE have a man In
congress who has proved he can do
much for us. II we vote against him
now 1t would only be biting of our
nose to spite our face. A new man.
especially Republican. could ret
nothing for us. It would take him
years to win advancement to q position
OF power such as Mr.. 0oldsboroueh
already holds and We can't wait-we
want things right now. Besides It
doesn't hurt us that he Is 80 close to
the President"
Mr.. Goldsborough has taken no part
IN Statewide politics. although the
late former Gov. Ritchie, actively cam.
paigned against him. Mr.. Goldsbor.
ough has been a lone wolk, sticking to
his own congressional district. doing
things day in and day out at the Na-
tional Capital for his home folks and
lifelong neighbors on the Eastern
Shore. They are strong for him. He
Is not obligated with any State organi-
cation. He gives the people an audi
ence whenever they ask for one. They
say. with feeling, that he has made
their intereSts his 1{fa u,orL IL ~.