Evening star., 1938-09-10

VoSAlCiOuSly. hIlU, III IlS farewell 10
the dock workers. Mr.. Lewis declared: !:
Il pledge you, that If I am elected
to the United States Senate, will not
be q Democrat in Republican clothes
like my opponent. but will continue
to support labor's greatest leader.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt"
Last night Representative Lewis de-
nounced Senator Millard E. Tydings,
his opponent in the Democratic SEN
atorial race. for doing him a rank
injustice" by charging in a radio
speech that he had approved the So
called Miller-Tydings price fixing
rider on the 1887 District Revenue
Act.
At the same time Mr.. Lewis dis
closed President Roosevelt had d
nothing whatever" to do with his
decision to enter the Maryland SEN
atorial contest.
New Dealer" Lewis, after listen
ing to Senator Tydings' criticism Of
him in a radio broadcast last night
for alleeedly supporting the much
discussion price fixing rider" declared
his opponent is Legislative sharp
shooter"
1t was pointed out by Mr.. Lewis
that the rider was attached to the
District tax bill in conference, and
that he, AS well as many other
House members, were unaware it had
been secretly" approved. He also
emphasized that the President an
nounced his opposition to the price
fixing rider" and signed the District
bill with the national price-fixing Iegis-
lation attached only because the Dis
trict needed the revenue that the tax
bill would produce to meet q serious
financial deficit
Denies Bid Into Race.
Mr.. Lewis condemned Senator Tyd-
ings for his radio speech in connec-
tion with the price fixing legislation.
and revealed in an exclusive inter-
view with q representative OF The
Star that the President had not in
nuenced him In his decision to enter
the senatorial campaign.
When the newspapers printed the
story I had entered the senatorial
race after conference with the
President, they were entirely wrong"
declared Mr.. Lewis. Il went to the
White House to see Mr.. Roosevelt be-
lore 1 decided to run against Senator
Iydinss, but I didn't see him. 1
didn't even see any OF his secretaries.
had made up nv mind then to get
into the campaign. but the Presi-
dent had nothing to do with it. In
fact, the President did not know it
until I phoned him about it the day
after I called at the White House"
I'm merely making these state
ments," said Mr.. Lewis, ito counteract
the false reports that the President
urged me to run against Senator
Tydings, and that he visited Maryland
at my request as a means of helping
my candidacy for the senatorial nom
ination. Nothing could be farther
from the truth.
Mr.. Roosevelt came into MARYLAND
on his own volition, to show the peo-
pie Of this State and the Nation he
wanted a man elected to the Senate
who would support his program of re-
construction 100 per cent. That Sen.
ator Tydings has not done. In fact, I
am sure the President would have
given his Endorsement to any other
liberal candidate who might have
been in the race. It was not David
J. Lewis he approved. The name
didn't mean q thing. He indorsed me
simply because represent his own
philosophy"
Retains Fitness
Mr.. Lewis made four campaign
speeches In Baltimore and vicinity
last night, but despite his 50 years
he apparently does not suffer physi-
cally from the nervous tension. It
was o'clock this morning before
he retired to his room In the Emer-
son hotel, his campaign headquar-
ters.
The first address was made over
station WBAL, an hour after Senator
Tydings had attacked him over an
other Baltimore station, WCAO. Mr..
Lewis broadcast was intended as An
answer to his opponent speech he
wrote himself in the Emerson hotel,
after Senator Tydings spoke, despite
reports that brain trust" writes all
Of his addresses.
In the radio broadcast, Mr.. Lewis
ripped into Senator Tydings and
charged him with bringing carpet
bag money" into Maryland to defeat
him.
After going all the way around