Evening star., 1938-09-06
Committee Will Consider
Complaint of Influence to
Aid Lewis Thursday.
SENATOR TO COMMENT
ON ROOSEVELT SPEECH
Magruder and Postmistress at
Salisbury Alleged to Have
1ntimidated Employees.
(Other Maryland Political Nems
on Page Az

Chairman Sheppard of the Senate
Campaign Expenditures Committee
said today he would ask the committee
to consider Thursday complaint from
Senator Tydings. Democrat, of Mary.
land that M. Hampton Magruder. COL
lector OF internal revenue for Mary.
land, and the postmistress OF Salisbury
Md. had made notorious efforts" to
influence Federal employees In behalf
OF the senatorial candidacy Of David
j. Lewis.
senator Tydings' complaint to the
committee followed President Roose-
velt's Labor Day appeal to MARYLAND
democrats to nominate Mr.. Lewis in
the September IL primaries. Mr.
Tydlnss said he would have a state
ment later today in connection with
the Presidents speech.
Five Specific Charges.
Senator Tydings made five specific
charges in connection with a report
70 the committee on his campaign
receipts and expenditures. He reported
contributions OF $37,024.25 and ex-
penditures of s35,95764 by his cam
paign committee in addition to sll,-
S69.98 in unpaid bills and $500 in
personal expenditures.
Senator Tydings reported to the COM
mittee, lit is notorious that the collec-
tor Of Internal Revenue of MARYLAND
called in the non civil service employees.
during ONCE hours, and told them that
he was for Lewis. my opponent. and
reading statement. indicated by that
statement that their tenure of Office
in the future would be Influenced by
who was nominated"
He added. 1T is notorious in many
places on the Eastern Shore that the
postmasters have been told by the post
mi-tress of Salisbury. and by Others
to get out and work for Lewis"
President Roosevelt visited Mary
lands Eastern Shore yesterday and
asked for the nomination OF Repre-
sentative Lewis as Senator to help
make the Democratic party liberal"
The postmistress of Salisbury. Mr..
Tydings statement continued, rode to
neighboring counties with Lewis during
office hours and was "in fact the leader
OF the Lewis campaign In the county
where she resides
Other Charges.
Other charges by Senator Tydings:
"A man in Mr. Lewis headquarters.
namely. Eugene Casey. publicity direc-
tor for the Lewis campaign. issued a
statement in the public press as fol-
lows: They either vote for Lewis or
out they 60 referring definitely in
that statement to the Federal Office
holders.
The post Office at Havre de Grace
was invaded by man who does not
work for the Government. Mr.. Ho-
bard, one of Mr.. Lewis contact men.
who talked with the employees and
then went around town hunting for
new postmaster to take the place of
the postmaster, stating frankly that
he wanted to embarrasS me-"
Mr.. Tydings said he was prepared
to testify under oath to having seen
such instances.
When the committee meets to con-
slider Senator Tydings' charges, it
will also hear the report from two in
vestigators sent to Maryland at the
request of Representative Lewis, who
asked an investigation of newspaper
advertising, indicating that his cam
paign was financed by the Committee
for Industrial Organization.
Mr.. Lewis reported on September
that contributions to his campaign
totaled $7,725.27, while campaign ex-
penditures totaled $7775,31, with S.
1892 in unpaid bills.