Evening star., 1938-08-23
TYDINCS HITS YES MEN:
LEWIS TO RENEW ATTACK
New Dealer Speaks
at Branchyille
Rally Tonight.
BY JAMES E. CHINN,
STAFF CorrespOndent of The STAY


STAFF Correspondent OF The Star.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 23.-Representa-
tive David j. Lewis planned today to
carry his campaign for the Maryland
senatorial nomination in the Demo-
cratic primary into the States thickly
populated Prince Georges County.
The first stop on his itinerary Is
Branchville, where tonight he will con-
tinue his attack on Senator Millard E.
Tydings, his opponent in the primary
contest, at rally in the f1rehouse at
8 pm.
Representative Lewis latest criticism
of Senator Tydings came last night In
speech in Mayo in Anne Arundel
County when he charged his opponent
had profited personally through New
Deal acts.
Pointing out that Senator Tydings
was frequently at odds with New-Deal
legislation, Mr.. Lewis said that posi-
tion has made it clear his opponent
lis against President Roosevelt and
all that he stands for-unequivocably,
unalterably opposed"
Why" asked Mr.. Lewis, when he
has been in such thorough disagree
ment with the New Deal of the Presi-
dent, dating back to the early part of
Roosevelt's first term, has the Senator
taken personal advantage of almost
every benefit available through the
New Deal?
Charges Monetary Advantages"
I do not refer to the benefit of rum
ming as a Democrat while voting as
Republican, a tremendous political
advantage. I refer to personal and
monetary advantages which the SEN
ator has asked for and received from
the Roosevelt administration even
while he was denouncing it on the
floor of the Senate"
"Advantages' Itemized.
These personal advantages, Mr..
Lewis charged. we're:
l. He received a loan of $4,000
from the Home Owners Loan Corp. on
his town house at Havre de Grace.
The loan, he said, was subsequently
repaid.
2. Senator Tydings had free road"
built by the w. P. A. to his country
estate at Darlington. 1t cost $1,000
"out Of funds" he said, Mr.. Tydings
voted against"
Representative Lewis declared only
two persons lived near the road ana
one OF them, Henry A. Brehm, went
before the Circuit Court and protested
against construction of the road. Two
others, he said, sent letters to the
Senate protesting that the road was
being built on private land.
Robert Archer. a Tydings law part
ner and attorney for Hartford County,
Representative Lewis declared. pre-
sented a fee claim for $4,000 to the
county commissioners for pushing the
project and was paid $4,000.
Park and Yacht Basin.
5. A park and yacht basin was built
with sl5,937 of w. P. A. funds in
front OF Senator Tydings' Havre de
Grace home, Mr.. Lewis said, although
the yacht basin is exposed on three
sides and requires an expenditure Of
$1,000 yearly for dredging"
4. Senator Tydings obtained a loan
from the Farm Credit Administration
and through the Crop Reduction Bank,
Mr.. Lewis said, arranged for large
loan which was used for the purchase
OF steers for his farm"
Mr.. Lewis said after Senator Tydings
had connected his two houses by
road at the expense Of an admanistra-
ton which he 80 vigorously fought"
ne trled to obtain yacht chan
mel connecting his two houses. The
channel, he declared, was to cost S22 =
900 plus an annual expenditure by
the Federal Government OF $1,000.
senator Tydings managed to get this
project by the local Army engineers,
Mr.. Lewis said but when the report
got to Washington, the administration
balked-so down, down with Roose-
velt."
While Representative Lewis was
speaking In Mayo, Lewis for Senator
Club was organized in Mount Rainier
with its leaders predicting a victory
Tor the veteran House member in
Prince Georges, Anne Arundel, CAL
vert and eight other Maryland coun-
ties.
The club was formed by more than
100 Lewis sympathizers who met in
the home of Cornelius Ryan.
George Geddens, world war veteran
predicted victory for Mr.. Lewis on the
basis OF a survey of Prince Georges
and eight other counties.
Mr.. Ryan was elected president Of
the club. Vice chairmen chosen are
John G. Forsythe, Louis Lewis and
Bernard Miles.
Tydings Repeats Lie Charge.
Yesterday, Senator Tydings reit-
Grated his accusation that Repre-
sentative David j. Lewis was de
liberately misrepresenting" the trans
action in which the Government con-
tracted to sell 124 ships to the Boston
Iron & Metal Co.
In statement he said it was a
deliberate lie" that Morris Shapiro.
president of the company, had con-
tributed $4,000 to the Tydings CAM
paign fund
He asserted Mr.. Shapiro appealed
to Mr.. Tydings as his representative
in Congress and the efforts I put
forth in his behalf were made so that
| Maryland labor might have iohs"