Evening star., 1938-09-01
Lewis Makes Bid
in Montgomery
, Tonight. .
BY JAMES E. CHINN,
Star sta6 Correspondent.

sentative OaVld y. Lewis Will move
into Montgomery County tonight fol
the first time to appeal to the New
Dealers in that area to support him ir
his campaign to defeat Senator Tyd.
ings for the Democratic senatorial
nomination.
He is scheduled to speak at 8 O'Clock
at political rally sponsored by the
Montgomery County "LeWis-fo Sen.
ate" Club in the Leland High School
1t will be Mr.. Lewis only campaign
speech Of the day. A portion of tn,
rally will be broadcast over Station
VOL, beginning at 845.
Representative Lewis made two
campaign speeches in PrinceGeorge
County last night-a county which i
regarded as his stronghold-and nat.
urally he was given a noisy reception
at each place
Again Denounces Tydings.
First. he addressed a Democratic
rally in Mount Rainier, only a few
hundred yards from the District Line
Then he motored to Seat Pleasant, les.
than 10 miles away, and before 8
crowd OF 1000 in Duffy Stadium re-
newed his frequent denunciation ol
Senator Tydings and appealed for thu
votes in that section to send him t
the Senate.
In Mount Rainier, Mr. Lewis spoke
to a crowd that packed Crowley,
bowling alley and overflowed onto tn,
sidewalk. He was cheered when h,
entered the building. and some womer
in the crowd even stood and shouted
1t was. perhaps. the most vociferou.
reception he has received since he
began his campaign for the senatoria
nomination.
The place didn't even look like &
bowling alley when Mr.. Lewis arrived
Long rows of chairs. filled with men
women and even children, covered The
area where the bowling alleys ough,
to be. All Of Mount Rainier's leading
Democratic political figures were
seated at long series of red-toppec
tables on >ne side CT ehe big room. Ir
the center was Conni4 Ryan. president
OF the Prince Georges "Lewis-for- Sen.
ate" Club. who introduced Representa-
tive Lewis as we'll as all OF the othel
county candidates who attended IN
rally.
Neglects Prepared Speech.
New Dealer Lewis was SO excited
over the rece ption that Mount Rainier
gave him he did not even refer to &
prepared speech he had in his pocket
Instead, he dwelt on the "cordiality'
OF the reception.
Il have been received here with
the cordiality and the hospitality
which could not be excelled in m,
own county Of Allegany." he sal,
Representative Lewis. however, die
reiterate some Of his previous attack.
on Senator 1ydings. He again &C.
cused his opponent of failing to co.
operate with the Presidents New Dea
program. and pointed out that tn,
principles of the Democratic party
as well as those of Jefferson anc
President Roosevelt would fail if thu
Democrats elected to Congress a mar
like Senator Tydings. who, he said
votes with Senator Vandenberg," on,
Of the leading Republicans in tn,
Senate.
Senator Tydings. Mr. Lewis charged
has not been loyal to the Democratic
party. Then, he said:
You. my fellow Democrats. asl
for the loyalty of the public servant.
in Maryland. My firm Judgment i.
that the great problems of democracy
that are yet to be solved must b.
solved by faithful Democratic func.
tionariss, not only in the Maryland
Legislature, but in tie Capitol ir
Washington"
Crowd Reacts to Foes Name.
Each time Representative Levi.
mentioned Mr.. Tydings' name. tn.
crowd showed its feelings. Particular.
ly when Mr.. Lewis condemned hi.
opponent for failing to support tn.
New Deal program, men and womer
cheered and many of them stamped
their feet on the floor.
As in other places he has spoken
Mr.. Lewis assured the Mount Rainier
Democrats he would not have entered
the campaign If Senator Tyding!
had kept faith with the Democratic
party"
Calling attention to tabulation O.
Editorial Research, which shows Sena
tor Tydings to be 20 per cent New
Dealer, Senator George of Georgia ,
6212 per cent New Dealer and Sena
tor Smith Of South Carolina a s:
per cent New Dealer, Representative
Lewis declared:
In other words. George and Smith
voted for about 6 out of 10 Of thl
bills on the Roosevelt program, whil'
Tydings voted for less than out O
10. And this is what Tvdings call
being punished merely because HI
opposed two bills. AS q matter o
fact, he not only voted against th'
Supreme Court and reorganiza tior
bills, but, according to Editorial Re
search, he Voted against II out of th'
rs major Roosevelt measures. II
other words, he was more effective
obstructionist than most Republicans
What mockery for Mr.. Tydings t.
weep in public because Presiden
Roosevelt visits Maryland to point ou
the record of an unfaithful Demo
cratic SENATOR"
Torchlight Parade Staged.
When Mr.. Lewis reached Seat Pleas
ant about $50, he found an immens
crowd gathered in Duffy's Stadium
awaiting his arrival. AS a prelude II
this political rally there was a torch
light parade through Seat Pleasan
with the Overseas Band of the Amer
ican Legion providing the musica
setting.
There Mr.. Lewis stood on a stan'
in the open and repeated substantially
what he had said in Mount Rainier
1t was a new story to the crowd, how
ever, and he was cheered repeatedly
But in Seat Pleasant Mr.. Lewis ha'
the opposition of beer stand tina
was dispensing beer free in tin cups
You couldn't say honestly there wer