Evening star., 1938-07-11
SENATOR TYD|NGS
SILENT ON DARE
Huneerferd Challenges Him
to Oemaaad Probe of
Wehb's Removal.
IN the Associated.Press.

We00 5 He1nOv2i.
EH the Asseciated.Press.
BALTIMORE. ,uiy IA. - Senator
Niilard L Tyaines, Maryland Deaao-
cnat runnalg 1nr rp-electinn, ayairnf
tMo New Denaen, rnmadnsd silent to-
Ay On 1 'Anre" tlat Wouid. II ac-
oepted, asb3ect the eace to scrutiny OF
the AenAte Campaign Expenditures
Com1nittse
0oe a Mr.. Tvdings' opponents, Ar
thur E. Mlrnues1srd, former N. r. A.
and N. e C. oAcial, challenged the
Senator Yesterday to demand . COM
0ittee investioEtirn Of the removal Of
Henry w. Wet0 - State director OF
the Federal faouaing Administration.
Il dare him TO DO so," said Mr..
Mumeerford IN . statement issued at
Cumberland.
II have no comment to make" said
TyAines at his Cecn County home.
Ryan to Seek Lewis Seat.
Aaeanx.hile Edward j. Ryan. Cum
heEaand and Frostburg attorney. an
nounced be would seek the Demo
cratic nomination to the House OF
Representatives from the sixth Mary
land district. TO succeed Representa-
tive David J. Lewis. who aaso Is rum
ming for the seat of Senator Tydings
On the gubernatoril campaign
frcut Attorney General Herbert r
OCsnor. candidate for the Democratic
nomination, said in . St. Marys
County speech that II he were elected
Governor he wonld seck . national
park and better roads for scenic South
ern Maryland. while State Controller
william g. GM,dy, jr.. another candi.
date, Expressed approval in Salisbury
Il . proposed law to allow sportsmer
and water men to manage their owr
conservation activities.
Mr.. Tydings has charged Mr.
Webb's removal was part of 'politica
persecution" against his appointees
The plot" he said, was to open the
way, after the election, for Represent.
ative David ]. Lewis to give the ap-
pointment to some one supporting his
campaign for the Senate
F. H. A. officials have said Mr.
WehbS removal was q routine mat
ter. Mr.. Webb represented himself
as victim of the political warfare
which the national administration /,
waging against Senator Tydings."
Calls for Facts.
Asserting there had been "a lot oi
huMbug IN the senatorial campaign
Mr.. Huneerford branded rs tommy.
rot" reports Mr.. Lewis had White
House support and Mr.. Tydings
charges concerning Mr.. Webb.
Let us have the facts" he said
let Senator Tydings request tn,
Senate Investigating Committee t.
80 into his charges regarding the dis.
missal of Mr.. Webb In detail. at once
and to make the facts public.
Il dare him to do so.
II Senator Tydings' charges arr
found true, Congressman Lewis shoule
get out Of the primaries at once. q
they are not true, Senator Tyding.
should get out at once for making Z
false statement
Mr.. O'Conor, Mrs. Elizabeth r
Menefee, candidate for clerNpf th<
Court Of Appeals, and P. Watson
Webb, Cambridge attorney running
for State controller. spoke yesterda,
at . rally Of OConor Clubs ut At
Clements
The attorney general said that Il
he were elected, he would give special
consideration" to the codstruction oi
roads and "endeavor to enlist the aid
Of Federal authorities In establish
ing national park IN this region. ~
He reiterated his promise to effect
government economies and reviewed
his proposal for repeal Of securities
taxes and constitutional amendment
Tor q graduated income tax.
In his statement on conservation
Mr.. Gordy said:
The coming Legislature will he
asked to permit the sportsnaen to set
up management Of their own activi-
ties; and, likewise to allow the water,
men, for the first time since con-
servation was established in Mary
land. to improve the oyster, crab ant
finish industries under a manage
ment of their own.
The representative sportsmen Of
both the Western and Eastern Shores
will have introduced into the Iegisla-
ture bin divorcing the inland game
fish and fisheries from the Tidewate1
fisheries by creating a game ana IN
land fish commission to care alone
for sporting activities above Tfdewater
They have become disgruntled with
the management of their affairs beirl
conducted continually under the con.
servstton department. upon which
those who pay the gunners and an
gaers' licenses are not represented.
The proposed bin -" retains the
present game warden organization ant
will put 1t under state>wide commits
sion composed Of licensed anglers snt
g,mnen. In addition. the adoption O,
this program applies only to uplant
game and frexh-xater fish above tide.
WatH.