Evening star., 1938-09-03
TYD|NCS RECALLS
ROOSEVELT VIEW
Promises to Give Presidents
Views on 1880 Federal
Interference.
BY ]. A. O'LEARY,
Star Stan CORRESPONDENT

BALTIMORE. Sept. 3.-Before
Marylands hot senatorial primary
fight ends. Senator Millard E. Tydings,
fighting for denomination against ad-
ministration opposition. plans to call
attention to statement by President
Roosevelt in 1880, while he was Gov
ernor Of New York, protesting against
Federal interference in a New York
election.
During whirlwind tour of this
city last night the Senator told one
of his audiences that you will hear
me a little later quote Franklin De-
lano Roosevelt in 1880 denouncing
Federal interference in a New York
election"
He announced also that he would
cite the words of George Washington
and Thomas Jefferson as having been
likewise opposed to Federal partici-
patton in State elections.
On the eve of the 1880 elections,
when Mr.. Roosevelt was standing for
reelection as Governor of New York,
press reports quoted him as critici1ing
the Republican national administra-
ton In that 1t presumed to send into
this State campaign officers of the
cabinet itself to instruct us how to
manage our State affairs"
Precedes Roosevelt Invasion"
The reference by Senator Tydings
to MIR. Roosevelts 1880 position came
almost on the eve of the Presidents
trip into Southern Maryland and the
Eastern Shore, on which he will be
accompanied by Representative David
j. Lewis. New Deal candidate in the
senatorial primary.
Before starting on his speaking tour
last night Senator Tydings was asked
by newspaper men if he cared to COM
ment on the Presidents statement
that he would have not the slightest
objection to the election of liberal
running for Office on the Republican
ticket. Senator Tydings said:
I'm Democrat personally and
IN let the Republicans attend to their
own affairs
Addressing five Democratic rallies
in widely scattered sections of Balti-
more during the evening. the Sena-
tor told the gatherings that turned
out to hear him that Maryland is on
trial before the country in a test
OF the right of the States to select
their representa- tiveS without outside
| interference from any source. After
sounding this appeal in a section of
the city where heavy labor vote is
expected, he moved on to Mount
clubs had assembled for joint meet
ing.
First Personal Primary"
This is the first time, in spite Of
statements to the contrary. that a
President has entered a primary in
person." the Senator declared. Sup
pose it works? What will happen in
the future? Who knows but that the
day will come when no man will want
to run because he will say you can't
win unless the President is with you
And if that happens democracy
will be as dead as Hectors goat and
you won't be able to revive it."
Charging that bridges are being
dangled and judgeships thrown" Mr..
Tydings continued:
Tell me about machines in big
| cities-why, your present speaker is
fighting against the biggest machine
in all history. but we are going to
smash it, bet your bottom dollar"
In other parts of his speech the
Senator declared that my opponent
has quit running. He is no longer my
opponent. He is sitting down on a
box hoping George can do it for him."
In conclusion the Senator said the
thing he would hate most to see would
be to have the people of the Al other
States think that Marylanders had
forgotten their tradition of local self
government.
The people of the United States
would say" he added. that Maryland
used to be the free State"
At one of his later meetings Mr.
Tydings again turned his verbal FIRE
on Drew Pearson, Washington column
ist, who, the Senator indicated, is CO.
operating with Mr.. Lewis in the cam
paign. Mr.. Tydings asserted that Mr.
Pearson has been attacking him since
Senate committee of which Mr.. Tyd-
ings was chairman conducted an in
vestigation of the Virgin Islands while
Mr.. Pearson's father was Governor Of
the islands
In several of his speeches last night
the Senator reiterated his prediction
that another big war may start in Eu-
rope soon. adding that he would not
vote to take this country into another
such war unless he can find no de-
cent or reasonable way of avoiding it,
Il will not vote for war merely be-
cause somebody asks me to-" the Sen
ator added.