Evening star., 1938-07-27
TYD|NCS TERMED
CHAMELE0N-L|KE
Lewis Attacks Changes in
Senator's Attitude Toward
Administration.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, July 27.-Senator
Tydngs was likened today by his No.
! opponent for the Democratic sena-
torial nomination Representative
Lewis, to a chameleon which has the
ability to adapt its color to its en-
vironment.
Mr.. Lewis, the veteran Western
Maryland Representative, who has
embraced the New Deal heart and soul
and seeks to unseat Senator Tydings
on that issue, accused the Senator in
an address last night of "chameleop-
like changes in his attitude toward
the Roosevelt administration.
For" said Mr.. Lewis, after en-
bracing 80 per cent of the New Deal
at Annapolis and Bel Air last week.
my opponent again reversed himself at
Frederick Monday night and opposed
the Roosevelt administration"
Would Push Canal Plan.
Arthur E. Hungerford, former State
National Emergency Council director.
another Democratic senatorial aspirant
entered the campaign oratorical battle
with the announcement that he would,
IL elected, make a real effort to push
development of the old Chesapeake e.
Ohio Canal as recreational waterway,
Mr.. Hungerford, whose development
plan also calls for construction of a.
bridge across the Potomac River at
Great Falls and highway in Vir-
glnia to connect with the Mount Ver-
non Memorial Highway. said, Twice
have l made canoe trips down the
Potomac River from Cumberland to
Georgetown, portaging around the
dams and rapids = =. If elected,
will devote real efforts to seeing that
this entire project be carried
out ="
Preliminary Outline Of Plan.
He sent preliminary outline of
the plan to officials of Western Mary
land cities.
Mr.. Hungerford coupled the outline
with a comment that 1T will be fool
ish" to send either of his opponents
to the Senate if the Chesapeake g.
Ohio project is to be completed.
Neither has done anything along
these lines and we cannot expect them
to do anything in the future" Mr..
Hungerford asserted.
Cities and towns which he said
would benefit from the project were
Washington, Baltimore, Frederick,
Point of-Rocks. Brunswick, Weaver
ton, Harpers Ferry, w. Va; Williams
port, Hancock and Cumberland.
Attacks Nice and Lesser.
Meanwhile the furore over Gov.
Nice's Endorsement of the Repub-
lican senatorial candidacy of Judge
Oscar Lesser continued, with Leo Wein-
berg, Frederick attorney, who as
pires to the G. o. P senatorial nomi-
nation blasting at both.
Mr.. Weinberg asserted last night
Judge Lesser should either resign from
the Baltimore City Supreme bench or
quit the Senate race.
1T is part Of the tradition of the
bench, as we'll as the ethics of the
bar, that judges should not partici-
pate in politics." Mr.. Weinberg de-
clared.
IA Wiz AeS PbbAiNdil bdtliS lIOIiU llle
developments also included an asser-
ton by Galen L. TAFT, anti-Nice can
dldate for the Senate, that o. E.
Weller, Nice adviser and G. o. P. Ma
tional Committeeman, was playing ball
with Democrats. and a suggestion by
the Governor that City Councilman
Daniel Ellison enter the fourth district
congressional race.
The latter development was inter-
preted by observers as an effort on
the Governors part to strengthen the
Republican front in Baltimore. Repre-
sentative Ambrose Kennedy, fourth
district Democrat, faces a primary
night against Francis A. Michel and
Walter " Wentworth.
Predicts O'Connor Support.
In broadcast address State Senator
Arthur H. Brice, Kent County Demo-
crat, asserted last night Eastern Shore
voters would support Attorney Cen
eral Herbert r. O'Conor for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor in
preference to Mayor Howard w. Jack
son.
Senator Brice said Our people
resent the attempt made last summer
by jackson and group of self
styled Western Maryland leaders to
stampede the Democratic nomination
Tor the Baltimore Mayor"
He added, The rank and file of our
party on the shore are apprehensive
OF making Jacksons Baltimore CITY
machine the head and front of the
next State government"