Evening star., 1938-08-24
Tydings
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Dred Pearson is writing the Lewis
speeches. he said Drew Pearson be-
ing the son of the deposed Governor
OF the Virgin Islands. l don't care to
dignity this second hand attack with
notice"
Mr.. Pearson's father, the late Paul
Martin Pearson, was removed from
Office after Senator Tydings demanded
an investigation of island affairs.
Mr.. Lewis headquarters issued a
statement denying that Mr.. Pearson
was responsible for the accuse tions
made against Maryland's senior Sem
ator.
In the fight for Baltimore City's
coveted ~ votes in the convention that
will follow the September II primary.
Senator Tydings tonight will address
the Eleventh Ward Democratic Club
at $50, and the Associated Democratic
Clubs an hour later.
Most observers expect the city's six
voting districts. with seven votes each
to be split, but opinions vary as to
the portion each of the two leading
Senatorial candidates will capture.
Strength Measured.
The Tydings supporters are conf
dent the Senator will run strong on
the Eastern Shore, which has "a con-
vention votes, and that he will get q
substantial number in Southern and
Central Maryland On the other hand.
Mr.. Lewis is rated strong in Western
Maryland, in addition to parts of Bal
timore. and at certain other points
All of which, If borne out would mean
a close finish. with IS of the l49 con-
vention votes needed to win nomina-
ton.
The campaign has nearly three
weeks to run and conflicting claims
and counter-claims as to how this or
that section Of the State will 20 are
expected to fill the air as the race
draws nearer to a close.
In his statement last night. Senator
Tydings reiterated the charge he made
over the radio last Sunday that Mr..
Lewis is now seeking help from the
national administration, after stating
on June Is that he would manage his
own campaign without the aid of the
Federal administration.
Charges Diverting Tactics.
Continuing, Senator Tydings stated:
Having blown both hot and cold
on outside interference in a Maryland
primary election. and confronted with
his contradictory positions, Mr.. Lewis
did not attempt to answer these ques-
tions, but instead sought to divert the
attention of the people of Maryland
from them, by the age-old device of
all political losers; namely, mud-sling-
ing, so as to obscure the real issue.
Now let us look at the mud which
Mr.. Lewis has thrown. He stated on
the air that had interceded in Wash
ington for foreign corporation, about
the scrapping of some discarded ships.
That was untrue and Mr.. Lewis now
knows that it was untrue The corpo-
ration for which I interceded wasn't
foreign corporation, but Maryland
corporation which had made a bona
f1de contract with the Government Of
the United States, and which, be-
cause the Government had broken it,
asked for my aid, saying that the cor
poration was not getting a square
deal. There-Mr. Lewis was totally
in error
Appeal TO Prejudice Charged.
Mr.. Lewis, in the same address,
next stated, in order to arouse Mary
land prejudice, that the discarded
ships to be scrapped we're to be broken
up in Pennsylvania. That statement
was likewise untrue, and Mr.. Lewis
knows it is untrue. for all of the ships
were broken up at Curtis Bay near
Baltimore, Md, where work was fur
nished in scrapping them for AZ
years for 300 Maryland men who would
otherwise have been without employ
ment. Again Mr.. Lewis was totally
in error.
Mr.. Lewis neglected > state, also,
that the same ships that were taken
from this Maryland concern, in spite