The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-07-28
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FAMOUS WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT
FAMOUS WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON.-Rep. David j.
Lewis, New Deal candidate IN the
Maryland primary against Sen. Mil
lard E. Tydings, is sure of just one
thing-he does not want Harry L.
Hopkins, or Harold L. Ickes, or any
other New Dealer to endorse him.
2 Actually he is running on Hooper
cent pro-Roosevelt platform. He is
running against a man, Tydlngs,
who has voted against the New Deal
as consistently as any other of the
so-called purge group. Not only
did Tydings vote against the Presi-
dent on the Supreme court packing
bill, but he has stood with Carter
Glass, Harry F. Byrd, Josiah w.
Bailey and Alva B. Adams on the
spending issue. He has worried
about the balanced budget, about
politics in relief, about federal In
trusion on state powers, in fact
about everything that any opponent
of the President has worried about.
On the contrary Lewis has voted
and spoken. when he had the OPP
portunity, for everything the New
Deal has stood for. Lewis has al
ways been a little in front of the lib
eral procession. Back in 1916, when
he ran for the senate before, that
time against DR.. Joseph l. France,
many Marylanders voted against
Lewis and for France because they
thought Lewis was a Socialist. Rea-
SOM Because Lewis was called the
father OF the parcel post. He and
Jonathan Bourne, then Progress
sive Republican senator from Ore
gon, pushed the bill through con-
gress which took the express bust
ness away from the railroads. 1t
seems funny, now, but that brand OF
radicalism was what kept Lewis out
of the senate % years ago. on an
election day when Maryland was go
ing strongly Democratic for the rest
of the ticket.
This time Lewis is making fight
for the senate again on the liberal
side. His not wanting any Hopkins.
or Ickes, or Jimmy Roosevelt en-
dorsements is not pussyfooting,
though naturally some of the New
Deal element SO regards it. 1t is q
clear-visioned view of his own state,
an appraisal of Maryland independ-
ence, an estimate of an electorate
which likes to decide its own prob
lens without outside interference.
Endorses New Deal
Lewis is not saying that the in
tervention Of Jimmy Roosevelt anc
Harry Hopkins in Iowa was blum
der, and that their endorsements O.
Otha D. Wearin actually helped Sen
Guy M. Gillette. But he knows the
same sort of thing, done in his in
terest, would be fatal in Maryland
would help renominate Senator Ty
dings. He has been having a lot O
trouble making the New Deal SET
this, and has been to the Whit,
House several times to make sur,
that no unauthorized endorsement
is issued for him.
Lewis is not pussyfooting abou
Roosevelt himself His first publ
statement of his candidacy not onl
praised the President to the skies
but endorsed the New Deal in tote
But that opening statement, rattle
curiously worded, also stated tha
his fight was being made exclusive
ly by Marylanders. Lewis knows hi
state fairly well, and knows tha
any outside interference would nc
be welcomed.
Incidentally, Gov. Harry w. Nice
the third Republican governor sine
the Civil war, is being importance
by friends to make the race thi
year for the senate, instead Of run
aing, as he has planned, for re
election as governor His friend
are pointing out that Lewis ma,
win the primary, due not SO mucl
to New Deal popularity as to tn,
fact that SO many Marylander
seem to be sore on Senator Tydings
New York Situation
New Dealers and Republican
alike view the situation in New Yor
precipitated by the death OF Ser
Hoyai s. Copeland with mixed emf
tons. 1t is generally conceded
those in the know that Gov. Herbel
I'll. Lehman can have the nomins
ton for Copeland's seat If he wishe
1t. Several other prominent Demo
Gratis would like it, but few if an
of them would want to take on Lei
man for a battle, especially as tn
contest will be, by rather hare
boiled party convention, lookin
with cold calculating eyes at tn
election, rather than in a primar,
where the individual voter mark
his ballot for whomever he please
without care as to what the effet
may be on carefully laid strateg
plans Of his party leaders.
But then whom to nominate fl
governor? 1t is curious fact tn;
the bigWigs of the Democratic pa
ty in New York were no little col
cerned about this two wears ago ar