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ner had exacted fee from Hartford
County in connection with this and
other projects in 1896. 1 listed all
this as specification of facts and
not as oratory 1t is matter of re-
cord, not gossip. I need no ghost
writer
What was Mr.. Tydings reply? That
I used a ghost writer.
Il also showed that he sought a
yacht channel between his country
estate at Darlington and his town
house in Harve de Grace, and that the
latter property had benefited through
the dredging Of yacht basin few
yards in front of his town house.
Mayor George Pennington replied
that this was voted by the people of
Havre de Grace, but he does not point
out that the yacht basin was tied in
with the entire plan of sewage, side
walks, cutters and city Improvements
SO that the people could not very we'll
reject the yacht basin alone. In front
Of Tydings' town house there was a
semi-swamp, and thanks to Mayor
Pennington and Tydings' other mu-
nicipal friends, this has now been filled
in with dirt from the yacht basin. so
that the Tydings place benefits not
only from the yacht basin but from
the filled-in dirt.
Insincerity Charged.
Many other people in Havre de
Grace. am informed. wanted the
yacht basin in a more sheltered loca-
ton, where it would not silt I'D
easily. In the present location it is
necessary to spend $1,000 annually to
keep the basin dredged. But the
Mayor, the city engineer and the city
attorney are political associates O.
Tydings, so the yacht basin and park
improvement went in front of his
house.
Yet Tydings' reply is that used
a ghost writer.
May l, in reply, point out that one
most important issue in this cam
paign is the relative fitness of the two
Democratic candidates, and under the
heading of fitness. comes sincerity
One cannot accept the advantages
OF the New Deal while voting against
it, without incurring the charge of in
sincerity.
Mr.. Tydings did not merely get a
loan on his house, as the Baltimore
Sun would have you believe Ge got a
series of loans, plus various w. P. A.
benefits, at the same time that he was
voting against w. P. A. funds on the
floor of the United States Senate.
The Sun naturally would like to
have us forget this record. but it is an
important part of the issue in, this
compaign."
Postmasters Predict Defeat.
Representative Lewis will continue
his campaign in Baltimore tonight with
two speeches at Democratic clubs.
Senator Tydings will lick" Repre-
sentative Lewis, in the opinion of
many of the more than 100 Maryland
postmasters attending the annual con-
vention of the Maryland chapter of
the National Association of Post
masters at Frederick. Nd
Close to the political situation in
every section of the State, the post
masters, who for obvious reasons
would not allow their names to be
used, said the gossip they had heard
among the plain folks who call for
their mail indicated that Representa-
tive Lewis would lose out in the Demo-
cratic primary September II for the
senatorial nomination.
Even though Dr. H. c. Byrd, presi-
dent of the University of Maryland,
sent a telegram inviting President
Roosevelt to come to Maryland and
defend" before the people his philoso-
ply Of government, the majority Of
the postmasters believe Senator Tyd-
ings will win, despite the Presidents
opposition.
Byrd Help Not Enough"
The postmasters admit Dr. Byrd's
apparent definite alignment with Mr..
Lewis will help him, especially in the
farming sections of the State. They
do not believe. however, his strength
is strong enough to overcome Senator
Tydings' organization opposition.
The postmasters predict Mr.. Lewis
will carry the western part of the
State, in which he was born, but don't
give him much chance elsewhere ex-
cept in Prince Georges County, bor-
dering Washington. There the Lewis
supporters are confident of victory.
Bat Mr.. Lewis, even though he spoke
to the postmasters, doesn't believe
their story.
Il don't make predictions" he de-
clared, but know I have received
more enthusiastic support in this con-
test than in any fight in which
have ever been engaged"
Held Weak on Eastern Shore.
Mr.. Lewis, according to the post
masters, is very weak" on the Eastern
Shore, which traditionally votes strict
ly in accordance with the dictates of
the Democratic organization.
For that reason Mr.. Lewis support
ers are understood to be preparing to
request President Roosevelt to 20 to
Ocean City Labor Day to make =