The Washington times., 1938-09-13
NEW DEAL HIT
HARD BY maine
and MARYLAND
Crushing Blow Awaited
Tomorrow in Georgia
BY GEORGE r. HOLMES

G.N.S) The New Deal was set
back hard on its heels today in
two directions.
The Republicans of rock-bound
Maine attended to the first set
back by rejecting their Governor
and three incumbent Republican
Congressman.
MARYLAND REAL JOLT
But the real jar to the New Deal
was furnished by Maryland Demo
Gratis, next door to the capital,
who convincingly renominated
conservative Senator Millard E.
Tydings, who was No. man on
the New Deal elimination list.
A few more such set-backs-one
of which probably will come to-
morrow in the denomination OF
Senator Walter F. George in
Georgia-and Mr.. Roosevelt will
be confronted with not only an
active and influential anti-New
Deal bloc of Democrats in the new
Congress, but in the 1910 conVen-
ton as well.
Two years ago, in 1885, Mary
land gave President Roosevelt the
greatest majority it ever gave any
presidential candidate, $4,000
votes. And a curious aspect Of
yesterdays primary was that even
the Tydings people conceded that
if an election were held tomorrow
Mr.. Roosevelt would carry the
State easily, although probably by
no such majority.
POLITICIANS GUESSING
In the primary, it seemed sim
ply a question Of Mr.. Roosevelt
being unable to transfer his own
strength to a candidate Of his
choosing. The same thing hap
pened in South Carolina. where
Senator E. D. Cotton Ed" Smith
was denomination over q White
House favored candidate.
What this may portend in terms
Of 1910 had the politicians guess
ing today.
Most of the practical politicians
do not believe that Mr.. Roosevelt
will seek a third term. They do
believe that Mr.. Roosevelt will en-
deavor to choose his own success
sor, assuming he is not a candl-
date.
At the rate he is piling up re
verses in these Democratic pri,
maries, it seems reasonably GER
tain at this early date that the
1910 Democratic convention will
| be plentifully sprinkled with anti
Roosevelt delegations.
OUT TO GET TYDINGS
So far as the White House is
concerned, George in Georgia is
in the same class with TydingS,
except that in appealing for the
nomination of one Of his rivals,
Lawrence S, Camp, President
Roosevelt did say month ago
that George was "a gentleman and
a scholar"
He made it clear he opposed
George solely because of his con-
servative political and economic
views.
But he paid no such compli-
ment to Tydings. He was out to
get the lantern-jawed Mary
lander. That he failed was as
cribed by politicians today to lack
of organization in behalf Of Lewis,
and the adroit use which Tydings
made of the invasion" issue as
applied to Mr.. Roosevelt.
From the crab-catching hamletS
of the Eastern Shore to the mines
of Cumberland in the west, Tyd-
ings thundered about Presidential
invasion" and interference" in
the political affairs of people who
rejoice and take pride in the name
of Maryland as the Free State.
KEEP STATE FREE
"FIe can't tell us how to vote!"
was the theme song of .Tydings'
campaign, especially after Mr.
Roosevelt made his 500-mile motor
tour of the grass roots section of
rural Maryland where it is no un-
common sight to see oxen still
plowing the fertile fields.
Evidently, the TydingS theme
song tickled the risibilities Of the
Free Staters," for they turned out
in lusty fashion to keep the Free
State free"