Evening star., 1938-08-22
TYD|NGSG|VES[|E
T0L0BBY CHARGE
IN 124-SH|P DEAL
Lewis Contended Senator
Aided Big Business in
Sale of U. S. Vessels.
BOATS WERE BEING SOLD
TO JAPAN RIVAL SAYS
Interference Becomes Issue in
Primary Fight-Defended by
Representative.

A partial tert OF Senator
Tyding's address, his reply to
President Rooseuelt's purge effort.
may be found on Page A-6.
Senator Tydings, Democrat, Of
Maryland branded as a tissue of lies
and Misrepresentation" today a claim
by Representative Lewis, his primary
opponent, that Senator Tydings lob
bied for big business" in urging sale
of 124 Government ships to the Bos-
ton Iron & Metal Co.
"Just another red herring to
distract the peoples attention from
the real issue Of the campaign Sem
ator Tydings asserted.
The Tydings statement marked an
exchange of the lie" declaration be-
tween the two candidates in "a hours.
Last night Mr. Lewis described as
untrue" Senator Tydings' assertion
the New Dealer had been frightening
and bludgeoning" Federal employees.
Mr.. Lewis is radio address last
night claimed Department of Com
merce records showed Senator Tydings
became the crusading champion" of
the Boston iron company and de-
manded full delivery of the 124 ships
which the department was holding
up pending consultation with the
Navy.
"Mr. Tydings persisted" Mr.. Lewis
said. 1T made no difference to him
that this was deal consummated by
the Hoover administration two days
before its certain defeat - It made
no difference to Tydings that the
world was in perilous state 1t made
no difference finally that the ships
were being sold to Japan"
Charges that I lobby for big busi-
ness. or anything, or anybody else
are the most ridiculous thing in the
world,"' Senator Tydings shot back
today. Il have never lobbied for
anybody"
Answering other Lewis statements,
Senator Tydings denied Federal en-
ployes in Maryland were being solicited
for campaign funds with his knowl-
edge and consent.
With the Maryland primary date three
weeks away, the bitter fight between
Senator Tydings and Representative
Lewis entered its final phase today
with the issues sharply but differently
defined by the opposing candidates.
To Senator Tydings the issue was
interference" by President Roosevelt
and his invasion" Of State elections
was described in a radio speech last
night as "the biggest issue the voters
are going to decide in the primary
campaign"
Representative Lewis. who has re-
ceived several political pats on the
back from the President during the
campaign, replied over the air later
that the issue was whether Mary
land should be represented in the
Senate by one who runs as Demo
crat, but votes, acts and thinks as q
Tory Republican"
Pleading this is your fight as we'll
as mine," the senior Maryland Sen
ator told his radio audience the Con-
stitution gave the President mo right"
to intervene in the primary and that
the sovereignty of the people them
selves" depended upon final deter
mination" of the issue.
Running Against President.
He said he had been placed in a
situation where I am not running
against the candidate who seeks on
principle to represent the Democratic
voters of Maryland, but where I am
running against the power Of the Fed
eral Government directed against me
by the Chief Executive and his ad-
.visers'
What are you going to do about
it. fellow Marylanders?" he asked.
Are you going to submit to it? The
Constitution of the United States con-
templates that the people of Maryland
shall elect their own Senator"
Replying to charge by Mr.. Tydings
that he had been exercising political
terrorism" Mr.. Lewis challenged his
opponent to produce lone single en-
ploye" who has been threatened OF
even urged to vote for me-"
On the other hand, he asserted
Mr.. Tydings has written all Federal
employees, whether they got their jobs
through him or not-urging them to
support him."
Mr.. Lewis said he was glad Mr.. Tyd-
ings had decided that the issue in
this campaign is his charge that
President Roosevelt is bent on dicta-
torship."
Cites Hanna Domination.
1T is true that we have had dicta-
torships or near relationships in this
country" he said. mo later than the
days Of Mckinley we had gentleman
named Mark Hanna who sat alongside
the President and dominated the gov
erning machinery of the country"
I'VE have had three Presidents since
then who have been free from any
(see TYDINGs, Page A-6.)
MRS. HOE KILLED