The Washington times., 1938-08-24
LEWIS CHEERED
ON HIS SPEECH
At BRANCHVILLE.
Best Politics Is mo
Politics." He Says
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did not give him the support he
thought they ought to have.
"As for myself, l never at any
time in my public career have
attempted to build a political
machine. never will. believe
with Senator George Norris"
And here the crowd broke out
In a spontaneous burst of applause
indicating approval of progressive
viewpoints and independent atti-
tudes in politics
Il believe with George Norris
that the best politics is no poll
tics. The best politics is sincere,
straightforward. honest dealing
with the people"
It was evident the crowd
thought so, too.
MANY WOMEN ATTEND
AS for President Roosevelt's in
timation that he will come to
Maryland t. aid in the purge" OF
Senator Tydings as Democratic
Senatorial standardbearer, Mr..
Lewis reminded his attentive audi
ence, including a preponderance
of women, that the Constitution
grants even the President the
right Of ingress and egreSS and
likewise the right of free speech.
you tell 'em. Davey!" came a
masculine voice from the rear
ranks.
AS the Cumberland candidate
brought his fight to the doorstep
of the Capital, Senator Tydings
was making hay in eastern coun-
ties. and President Roosevelt, in
Hyde Park, was planning details
of his contemplated invasion" OF
the Free State, as the Senator
characterized it Sunday night.
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
The highlights:
/. President Roosevelt was shown
to have been misinformed by
Maryland advisers IN repeating
reports that Republicans in the
State were registering as Demo
Gratis to be able to vote for Tyd-
ings. The Maryland election laws
prohibit changes in party regis
tration within six months of pri-
mary elections, making it impossi-
bic for any switches of this sort
to have occurred since March.
2. Maryland postmaSters, in
convention today in Frederick,
heard a non-political "peech by
Representative Lewis, but had
plenty of time to talk politics with
him on the sidelines. They came
from all over the State. Senators |
Tydings and Radcliffe were in
Wted, but were not asked to speak, |
and TydingS sent his regrets.
There were clear indications that
the preference shown Lewis over
Tydings on 1he postmaSters' pro-
gram was deliberate. Postmaster
General Far.ey had planned to go
to Frederick for a dinner this eve
ming marking the close of the
annual gathering, but was called
to New York last night, forcing a
change in his plans.
GOLDSBOROUGH BUSY
3. On the Eastern Shore Rep
reSentative Alan Goldsborough.
who has represented the nine
shore counties in Congress for &c
years, was quietly setting the
stage for contemplated visit by
President Roosevelt to that Sec
tion between now and September
IL, in spite of assurances from
Tydings' headquarters in Balti-
more that he would remain neu-
tral in the senatorial fight.
4. All seven candidates for the
governorship, in both parties,
pledged themselves to appoint.
ment of experts on a non-political
basis to the Maryland State Roads
and Conservation Commissions.
TYDINGS DEFENDED
5. Hartford county officeholders,
In Senator Tydings' home CON-
munity rushed to his defense inI
answering charges by Lewis that
the Senator had profited from
WPA labor used in the construc-
ton of reads and a yacht basin
near his town and country homes
there.
6. Senator Morris Sheppard of
Texas, chairman of the Senate
Campaign Expenditures Commit
tee, said he would bring the Lewis
request for an investigation of his
own and his opponents campaign
funds to the committees atten-
ton. Tydings has charged the
CIO is financing the Lewis cam
paign. Lewis has charged non
Maryland business interests are
helping finance Tydings.
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