Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-25
Tydings, Lane
And GoIdstein
Are Mentioned
By CHARLES L. HOFFMAN
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George P. Mahoney from getting
the Democratic senatorial nomi-
nation by default Is having little
success here.
AS Old Guard party leaders
fought to come up with candi-
date, Mr.. Mahoney was conn.
IDENTIFY predicting his nomination
when the 152-vote State Central
Committee meets in Baltimore
Monday night.
The political scene shifted here
last night when party leaders
gathered for their private eau
cusing in connection with the
annual meeting of the United
Democratic Women's Clubs Of
Maryland.
Antt-Mahoney forces appeared
to be looking in three directions
lat cnce: To former Senator Nil.
lard E. Tydings who withdrew as
the senatorial nominee last Sum
day. to former Gov. w. Preston
Lane. jr., and to State Senate
President Louis L. Goldstein.
May Reject Resignation
/ There were reports that the
State Central Committee itself
may try to block Mr.. Mahoney
by refusing to accept the resig-
nation of Mr.. Tydings.
Reports last night, however
were that Mr.. Tydings was stili
declining to withdraw his resig-
nation although conceding his
improvement from the after eff
fects of the attack of shingles
was beyond his expectations.
The former Senator's son.
Joseph D. Tydings, said his
father had improved "a thousand
per cent" in the last two weeks.
Young Tydings said his own
telephone had been hopping"
all day with calls from through
out the State suggesting that
the committee might refuse to
accept his fathers resignation.
Young Tydings said his father
was not "a front porch type Of
candidate" and feared he would
not be able to wage q fighting,
campaign.
Hewitt Letter Quoted
| Meanwhile. Mahoney head
Quarters said Frank L. Hewitt,
ljr., Of Silver Spring, chairman
of Montgomery County's Demo-
cratic Finance Committee, had
written a letter to each member
Of the county's Democratic Com.
mittee.
The letter said: II feel that
you, as q member Of the State
Central Committee, are ignoring
q moral obligation to the Demo-
cratic voters If you do not sup
port Mr.. George P. Mahoney.
The majority Of the opposition to
Mr., Mahoney Is coming from 8
group who are expressing. DOS
stbly, their own selfish interests
and not necessarily the best in
terest Of the Democratic voters
or party"
Montgomery County was num-
bered among those which would
oppose Mr.. Mahoney.
The Mahoney forces also
claimed the support of Friend
ship Democratic Club of Mont
gomery County. Mrs. Lillian H.
McNish of Chevy Chase, the
president, said voters in Mary.
land expressed themselves as
favoring George P. Mahoney as
their second-choice nominee for
the United States Senate in the
primary election" To deny Mr..
Mahoney the nomination, she
said, would hurt Democratic
chances IN November.
Backing From st. Marys
And from st. Marys County
came a telegram stating: "One
hundred per cent with you. Tyd-
ings supporters Slye Miles, Buck
Briscoe, Kenneth B. Duke, Phil
Chapman"
l Key figures at a reception here
last night by DR.. Mildred Otena-
SEX, president Of the women's or.
Iganization and Democratic ma
Itional committeeman, we're ].
Willard Tawes and Michael j.
Birmingham.
It was the Mahoney- Birmine-
ham Tawes combine that won
control Of the State convention
lin May despite Mr.. Mahoney's
loss to Mr.. Tydings in the sera-
Itorial primary.
Since then Mr.. Birmingham,
now national committeeman, mas
split with the combine and is
bitterly opposing the Mahoney
nomination. He had served as
Mr.. Mahoney's campaign mana
ger.
Withdrew From Race
Mr.. Birmingham withdrew
from the senatorial nomination
race Wednesday night at a time
he appeared to have more than
lenough votes to carry him
Through the Central Committee
meeting.
Mr.. Tawes, however, who has
proclaimed publicly his neu-
trality. said he felt Mr.. Mahoney
was the choice Of the county
central committees throughout
the State because they believe he
deserves the nomination as the
runnerup.
Mr.. Tawes. who has his eye
on the governorship in 1858, is to
be the main speaker at the
luncheon Of the womenS or
ganization today at the At
lantic Hotel. Another speaker
will he Mr. Rfffnfnohona