Evening star., 1938-08-14
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CHEER TYDINGS
Roosevelt Says He Won't
Call Names in Talk
Tomorrow Night.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Uncertain as to where the Roosevelt
party primary lightning may strike
next gives an atmosphere Of breathless
expectancy to the two weeks Of cam
paigning Immediately ahead. Other
wise, this period in which four States
pick party tickets seems politically
featureless.
Although the Presidents radio ad-
dress tomorrow night, observing the
third anniversary of the Social Secur-
ity Act. affords him an opportunity to
carry into Maryland the crusade he
began against Senator George Of
Georgia. the White House has an
nounced that the President would be
brief and mention no names of in
dividuals or States.
That announcement served to re-
Heve supporters of Senator Tydings
IN Maryland of apprehension that
presidential Intervention, as direct as
that Senator George experienced, was
Immediately impending against their
man. 1t does not preclude Roosevelt
party primary activity there or else
where in line with his thrust at SEN
tended to make an exception in Sem
ator Georges case for reasons he did
not fully disclose. That would be the
biggest surprise Of all.
Situation Dull Elsewhere.
Representative Lewis, who is run
SSty,y ouoiY1cf Snnofnr Nd
Democratic senatorial nomination in
Maryland. had big hand in framing
and passing the social security law
Senator Tydings voted present" when
the act passed the Senate.
Elsewhere. the political situation
seems devoid of national interest and
possible thrills until the California
and South Carolina primaries August
50. In which Roosevelt pressure will
Be a factor in senatorial contests. The
President came out strongly for Sena-
tor McAdoo's denomination in Cali
tornia. BY implication, in a South
Carolina train-stop talk, he seemed
to frown on Senator Smiths candi-
dacy. calling on his South Carolina
hearers to send New Dealers to WASH
tngton to help rehabilitate the South.
White House disfavor for Senator
Smith has long been indicated.
Before August 80, nothing Is on
the primary schedule to warrant ma
tional interest except a Texas run
of August ~ in which administra-
tion hopes ride with Representative
McFarlane's last-chance effort to re-
verse anti-New Deal trends which
have been read into his failure to
win a first-heat nomination. A run
of victory would improve the New
Deal score in Texas.
Will Name Senate Candidate.
There Is only one senatorial selec-
ton slated between now and August
30. A Socialist convention will pick
. candidate in Connecticut on Au-
gust a. Delaware Democrats name
their House ticket that day. Party
selections for Governor as well as
House seats will be made in Wyom-
ing August 16. and on August 23 Mis-
sissippi virtually elects its next dele
cation to the House in Democratic
primaries. None Of these contests has
attracted much attention outside the
States involved.
But the echoes of President Roose-
velt's breath-taking surge into Georgia
politics. to urge the defeat of Sena-
tor George, are still reverberating
The one thing Washington politicians
agree on Is that no one can predict
certainly where or when he will strike
again. He exhibited in Georgia the
flair for political surprise tactics
which has marked his public career
from the start. He has liking for
keeping even most Of his official FAM
uy circle guessing.