Evening star., 1938-09-13
TYDINCS LEAD GROWING
TO LANDSLIDE in LATE
RETURNS In MARYLAND
Only 3 Counties
Appear to Be Won
by Lewis.
Bv JOHN H. CLINE.


President Roosevelt sought to read out
Of the Democratic party for "betray-
ing" the New Deal, was winning VIC
tory of landslide proportions in the
Maryland Democratic primary today.
With complete returns in from 789
of the States 1888 precincts, Senator
Tydings was far ahead of his Roose-
velt-indorsed opponent. Representative
David j. Lewis. The vote was 119, ,l68
to 81,199, giving Senator Tydings a
lead of 37,l69 votes. The third candi-
date, Arthur E. Hungerford, trailed
hopelessly with 7054 votes.
Senator Tydings' margin of victory
Increased steadily during the day, and
was considered certain to mount even
higher when tardy returns from the
Eastern Shore and Southern Maryland
counties come in.
The nomination of Senator Tydings
will come as a bitter blow to President
Roosevelt, who had placed the Mary
lander at the head of the list of those
to be 'purged' from the Democratic
party. At the same time. the vote
Ifldy Ut COllSlI uttt rs PAL lidt ICpltuld.
tion of the New Deal. for Mr. Roose-
welt placed his liberal philosophy of
government squarely at issue when he
when into Maryland to speak for Mr..
Lewis.
The President already had failed in
his effort to secure the defeat of Sem
ator Cotton Ed Smith of South
Carolina. and the Maryland result will
be hailed gleefully by Senator George
OF Georgia. the third Senator on the
purge list. who faces the voters of
his State tomorrow.
O'Conor Takes Lead.
In the hotly contested gubernatorial
race, Attorney General Herbert R.
O'Conor jumped into an Unexpectedly
long lead. receiving 99.147 votes from
726 polling places. Mayor Howard w.
jackson of Baltimore was second with
1s,115 votes, while State Senate Presi-
dent Lansdale G. Sasscer, with 1891,
and State Controller William S. Gordy,
with 1s.3o3, ran far behind.
The only incumbent Congressman
10 meet apparent defeat was Repre-
sentative Palmisano. chairman OF the
House District Committee Lieuten-
ants of his primary opponent. Thomas
D'Alesandro. jr.. claimed that an I'M
official tabulation of one missing pre-
cinct vote gave D'Alesandro a ma
tority in the district Of 4s votes, but
Mr.. Palmisano officially would not
concede defeat.
In the Republican primary. with
656 polling places reporting. Gov Nice,
seeking denomination, had 35,148 votes
to 5,649 for his opponent. former State
Senator Harry T. Phoehus In the
senatorial race, Oscar Lesser. former
Baltimore City Judge supported by
Gov. Nice. was leading Galen L. TAFT,
3l,085 to 1866.
TydingS Ahead in Is Counties.
In convention votes Senator Tydings,
on the basis of present returns, will
have 1T to 81 for Mr. Lewis. Seventy
five are required for the nomination.
Apparently Mr.. Lewis will carry but
three counties-Allegheny where he
lives: Washington and Garrett-and
two districts in Baltimore city. The
Baltimore returns are final, Senator
Tydings carrying four districts, which
gives him % Of the citv'S convention
votes, to IA for Mr. Lewis. The vote
in the districts won by Mr.. Lewis was:
First district II .495 to 1924, and, sixth
district, 8976 to 8.678.
Senator 1Tdings carried Prince
Georges County, which was regarded
as a Lewis stronghold The vote was:
Tydings, 6.767 Lewis, GAS, and Hun
gerford, rs.
Kent R. Mullikin, campaign man.
ager for Mr.. Lewis. DR.. H. c. (Curly)
Byrd, president of the University of
Maryland, who invited the President
to speak in the State for Mr.. Lewis,
and NJ Hampton Magruder. one Of
the political leaders of the county and
Maryland collector of internal revenue,
another Lewis supporter, all live in
4rPrince Georges.
Ahead in Montgomery.
Returns from Montgomery County
CdHlC III fCAy SAo"iy, DuG ClIC NOIC, Will
II of IS precincts reporting, was Tyd-
ings, 3.709; Lewis, 1,74l, and Hunger
ford. 64.
Hartford County, where Senator Tyd-
ings' home is located, was late in re-
porting its vote. but when returns
came in from of the II polling
places the Senator had received 5000
votes to 626 for Representative Lewis.
No other county in the State had
given Senator Tydings such big lead.
It appeared that Senator Tydings
also would carry Charles County,
where the President went to inspect
. bridge site across the Potomac. Two
days before the election Mr.. Roosevelt
directed Secretary 1ckes to do all in
his power to expedite approval of the
bridge project
From his home at Havre de Grace.
Senator Tydings early today issued the
following statement:
Nov that reports have come in
(See MARYLAND, Page A-5.)