The Washington times., 1938-08-18
OFFICE HOLDERS
SMOKED OUT TO
HELP REP. LEWIS
U. S, Marshal to Lose
Post in Purge
BY THEODORE HUNTLEY

BY THEODORE HUNTLEY
Federal officeholders in Mary
land were being smoked out" to-
day as New Deal higherups pre-
pared for a new purge of those
who fail to fall into line for Repre-
sentative David j. Lewis, opposing
Senator Tydings for the Demo
cratic senatorial nomination in the
bitterest political fight the Free
State has seen in many years.
United States Marshal August
Klecka, of Baltimore, was def
nitely slated for removal following
his announcement that he and the
Young Mems Bohemian Demo
cratic Club, which he heads, will
support Tydings. A holdover ap-
pointee. he has been carried along
In recent months in the absence
Of agreement on a successor.
STILL NO CANDIDATE
Lewis managers were still with
cut an acceptable candidate for
the place today, following tenta-
tive proffer of the job to Thomas
D'AleSandro, opposing Representa-
tive Vincent l.. PalmiSano for the
Democratic congressional nomina-
ton in the Third district. D'Alesan-
dro was understood to have
0purned the proposal, preferring to
remain in the congressional race.
]. Hampton Magruder, of Prince
Georges county, collector of in
ternal revenue for Maryland and
one of the leaders of the Prince
Georges Democratic organization,
was reported on the verge of an
announcement for Lewis.
Il have made no commitment
Of any kind" he said when
asked today If he expected to
come out for Lewis.
But you intend to do SOP"
II do, definitely"
FLYNN, TYDINGS MAN
United States Attorney Bernard
Flynn, of Baltimore, third of the
''big three" in Federal posts in
Maryland, who is in the midst Of
the prosecution of Police Commits
sioner Lawson in Baltimore, will
not be disturbed or put on the spot
by the New Deal provided he
keeps out Of the Tydings cam
paign, according to the current un-
derstanding.
He has moved out of his former
district in Baltimore and officials
Of the Department of Justice here
were said to have insisted that he
be allowed to 60 through with the
Governments case against the
Republican police commissioner,
Notwithstanding that he, too, is
TydingS man and a holdoVer.
Senator Tydings made no reply
today to a rhetorical demand by
his opponent last night that he
quit the Democratic ticket and run
0S a Republican.
LEWIS STATEMENT
IT am glad that President
Roosevelt has brought so clearly
and emphatically into the open
the fact that Millard TydingS is
running as a Democrat but vot-
ing as Republican" Lewis de-
clared. 81 propose that he with
draw from the Democratic
ticket and run as an outright
Republican.
Maryland voters can be
Justly proud Of their reputation
for frankneSs. I think they
would respect Mr.. Tydings more
If he were frank with them to-
day, admitting that he was out
OF step with the Democratic
party and its leader, and ran
as a Republican"
Mr.. Lewis, here today for confer
Onces with campaign aides, plan
ned to return to Baltimore to-
night for speech before the In
dependent Voters League of the
Fourth legislative district. Tomor-
row he will follow the Tydings
trail to Cecil county, in line with
the growing belief that the issue
in the Senatorial campaign will be
decided on the Eastern Shore. His
schedule called for speech Sat-
urday night before labor audi
ence in Anne Arundel county, just
over the Baltimore line.
Senator Tydings was also on the
Shore today, planning to follow
the Lewis trail to Wicomico coun-
ty tonight. He was to be a dinner
guest of the Rotary Club Of Sails
bury at $50 and speak in Court
House Square there at 7:30. He
planned to return to Baltimore to,
morrow and march in Legion
parade there tomorrow night"