Evening star., 1938-09-02
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Georges County on trip to Morgan
town to inspect the site of a long
proposed bridge across the Potomac
to Dahlgren, Va She said all other
Lewis for Senate" Clubs in the
State would be invited to participate.
Every car in the caravan will carry
a banner displaying the legend, Wei
come to Maryland President Roose-
velt." The crowd at the District line
will have similar greetings.
The demonstration obviously was in
spired by reports from various sec
tions of the State of resentment
against a presidential invasion" de-
signed to aid Representative Lewis
in his campaign to defeat Senator
Tydings for the Democratic senatorial
nomination.
Lewis Approves Plan.
Mrs. Clapper's announcement was
greeted with cheers by about 500 Mont
gomery County New Dealers who at
tended the political rally. Mr.. Lewis.
who will accompany the President
smiled his approval of the plan.
New Dealer Lewis for the first IS
minutes followed the text of a pre-
pared speech because it was broad
cast over VOL. but after that he
spoke extemperaneously, repeating
substantially some of his former
charges against Senator Tydings for
"dlsloyalty" to the Democratic party.
First, however Mr.. Lewis strongly
defended the Presidents intervention
In Maryland's bitter senatorial race
and pointed out that Mr.. Roosevelt is
not establishing a precedent by his
purge" trip into Maryland.
Would you deny to any President.
whether he be Republican or Demo-
crat, the right to ask for loyal CO.
operation for his program in Con-
gress?" Little Davey' asked.
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes,
he pointed out, got his start when
President Theodore Roosevelt. the
Bull Mooser," reached" into the Re-
publican convention in Albany and
literally made Mr.. Hughes Governor
Of New York"
Recalls Other State Battles.
This. perhaps" he declared, was
Theodore Roosevelts most notable in
vasion,' though he took part in many
other State political battles"
Back in 1913 President Wilson, Mr..
Lewis said. also threw his weight into
4 Maryland senatorial primary, asking
he nomination of a candidate who
would be true to Democratic ideals
and would support his platform"
He did not mention any names but
quoted from an editorial in a Mary
and newspaper in 1918 which said
Why shouldn't the Democratic party
'e Democratic? Why shouldn't those
ories who wear its livery be driven
where they belong? In the party of
Jefferson and Jackson they are, to use
Wallis phrase, traitors who corrupt !
while they attempt to destroy it. In
his party of Hamilton they could be
honest men and valiant fighters. They |
'ught to welcome the opportunity to
discard their false cnlors"
But Maryland was not the only
State invaded by Woodrow Wilson in |
lis effort to nominate loyal Democrats, |
lor was this the only occasion on
which the Baltimore Sun supported
lim." Representative Lewis continued |
Again in 1918 President Wilson in
'aded' the States of Georgia. Missis-
ippi and Alabama in an effort to in
luence the Democratic primaries"
Obstructionist Charge Cheered.
Mr.. Lewis was cheered when he said
he President had made definite prog
ess with his great program in the
ace of "nagging. hostile obstruction
sts, many of them tory Republicans
nasquerading in the clothing of
Democrats" And then he added:
Would you deny to any President,
whether he be Republican or Demo-
rat. the right to ask for loyal CO.
peration for his program in the Con-
ress of the United States?'
Mr.. Lewis invasion of Montgom-
Sy County-a reported Tydings
tronghold-Was made under far diff
erent circumstances than most OF the
olitical rallies at which he has ap-
eared in the last 10 days.
AS he walked into the auditorium Of
he Leland Junior High School an
rchestra struck up "Auld Lang Syne.'
The crowd stood. Some cheered;
theirs applauded. It was the first