Evening star., 1938-09-07
MAGRUDER DENIES
TYD|NCS CHARGE
Salisbury Postmistress Also
Issues Reply to
Senator.
(Storv on page A-1J

MdIylanQ feQeral once nOl0erS last
night denied charges by Senator Mil.
lard Tydings that they had sought t<
line up their subordinates behind the
senatorial candidacy Of Representative
David j. Lewis, New Deal opponent OF
Senator Tydings, in the Maryland
Democratic primary
The Tydings complaint was SUBJ
mitted to the Senate Campaign Ex-
penditures Committee, which will con-
duct an investigation tomorrow.
Hampton Magruder. collector of in
ternal revenue for Maryland, one OF
those named by Senator Tydings, said
at Upper Marlboro last night:
Il have not and don't intend to tell
any employees in my ONCE how they
shall vote"
A reply also was forthcoming from
second Federal official said by Mr.
Tydings to have sought to influence
the votes of Federal workers-Mrx
Maude Toulson, postmisress of Salis.
bury, Md.
Commenting on a statement that
she is leader of her home county
campaign for Representative Lewis,
she said: Il have taken no advantage
OF my position as postmistress.
Tydings Spends $4,000.
Senator Tydings in the report to the
committee also listed $37.O24 in con-
tributions and expenditures Of $35. .957.
a mi leo vs,,1l
investigators it sent to Maryland at
request of Mr. Lewis.
1T is notorious" Senator Tydings
told the committee, that the collector
of internal revenue of Maryland called
in the non-civil service employees, dur
ing Office hours, and told them that
he was for Lewis, my opponent, and
reading a statement, indicating by
that statement that their tenure of
office in the future would be Influenced
by who was nominated"
On the other hand, Mr.. Magrudel
declared. II have made no statement
except to show my employees the limits
imposed on them by the Federal regu.
lations." He added that he had tele.
graphed request to Senator Sheppard
to be allowed to appear before the
committee "in answer to the public
statement of Senator Tydings."
With regard to statement by Sen.
ator Tydings that she had ridden with
Mr.. Lewis to neighboring counties
Postmistress Toulson said: Il have
never been in an automobile with Mr.
Lewis.
Loyalty to Roosevelt"
my whole interest in the matter ha.
been my allegiance to President Roose.
welt. If this loyalty and allegiance te
President Roosevelt has caused me tx
do things which some persons may be.
| lieve irregular, while I deeply regret
1t, l am perfectly willing to pay tn.
price"
Senator Tydings made four othel
specific complaints in response to 9
committee QUESTIONABLE which asked
him to report any instances Of co.
ercion of Federal employees.
A Lewis aide, Senator Tydine.
charged, had warned Federal ofice.
holders "either vote for Lewis, or ou
you Co." He added that the Hayr.
de Grace Post Office was invaded" b,
man who talked with employees ane
then went around town hunting TO,
a new postmaster to take the place o.
the postmaster. stating frankly tina,
he wanted to embarrass me-"
Representative Lewis recently report.
ed contributions of $7,725.27, expendi.
lures Of $7,775.31 and unpaid bill,
aggregating $5,l4542.
! The committee sent Investigators tt
Maryland when Mr.. Lewis asked 1t tt
look into contributions to Senator
Tydings campaign and into newspaper
advertisements indicating that thu
Lewis campaign was financed by tn.
Committee for Industrial Organizat ton