The Washington times., 1938-07-06
'TYDINGS LEWIS
RACE MAY HINGE
ON WHITE HOUSE.
President Undecided
On Taking Hand
By THEODORE HUNTLEY

President Roosevelt has no
shown his hand in the Maryland
senatorial campaign. There have
been rumblings of an Administra
ton purpose to put everything II
has back of Lewis, and to turn al
the big and little Berthas loose
on Tydings. But it hasn't hap
pened yet.
Davey Lewis has the Presidents
complete moral and political sup
port-but none can say what Is
going to be done about it.
MUST WAIT
This much seems to be certain
Maryland will have to wait, so far
as the Roosevelt strategy is con
cerned, until the President returns
from the West. BY that time he
will have learned the response Of
Kentucky and Oklahoma to his
appeals in behalf of Senators Bark
ley and Thomas. If the reaction is
favorable, from the Roosevelt view
point, he can pitch into the fight
for Lewis with enthusiasm and
confidence. II it isn't, he may
think twice.
Word has been carried to the
White House that Tydings is un-
beatable in Maryland. The Pres
ident so far doesn't believe it,
though some of his advisers do.
The dyed-in-the-wool New Dealers
don't like either of the Maryland
Senators.
"Tydings is bad enough, but
Radcliffe is worse" they say.
Hes just a double-crossing poll
tician. When Tydings got in
bad the appointments were
given to Radcliffe. Now it ap-
pears that TydingS shot his
recommendations through Rad
cliffe, and Radcliffe simply
o. KID them and passed them
on. Tydmgs made the balls
and Radcliffe threw them. And
now we find Radcliffe manag-
ing Tyding's campaign"
NEW PLAGUE FOR TYDNGs
AS another by-product Of a fast
stepping senatorial C a m p g n
which finds the rival candidates
making speeches every night more
than two months before the prl-
mary, a bit of Maryland's political
past has risen to plague the Tyd-
ings camp. It is the feeling that
he did not stand by the late Gov
ernor Ritchie in his final msuc-
cessful campaign for reelection.
"Tydings' own county went
against Ritchie," this story goes.
TT was Tydings who elected Harry
Nice"
And four years later some Of
the old-timers who loved Ritchie
like brother are out to get even
by licking the senior Senator.
There are rumors, too, that he
will not get a solid veterans vote,
in spite of his bravery on the bat
tlefield. Some Of the veterans
happen to be 100 per cent New
Dealers.
NEW DEAL COMES FIRST
They're putting the New Deal
ahead of their liking for the man
who served with them in the AEF
In Prince Georges county anti
Tydings veterans are openly out
for Lewis.
If all this worries the Tydings
following, they don't show it. The
best evidence that their bland
smiling front is just a front and
nothing more, however, is found In
the Tydings campaign plans
which take nothing for granted.
At his Baltimore campaign suite
today Senator Tydings said he
would start out over the State
about the end Of next week
on a regular campaign itin
erary. He's sp aking daily
and nightly now. From that
time on they will hear him
in places like Tangier Island
Ocean City and up at the heac
of the creek.
SOUND TRUCKS GROOMED
A blue and white campaign but
ton is already in evidence among
the Tydings supporters. The sounc
trucks will take to the road a lit
tie later.
Lewis campaign is expected Il
take a squirt following appointment
of State campaign manager
scheduled for announcement toda!
or tomorrow.