Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-13
Party Sees
GOIdstein in
Senate Race
He Hopes to Test
Political Climate
Before Deciding
BY JOHN BARRON
Star staff Writer


BY JOHN BARRON
Star staff Writer
After weeks Of secret consul
tations and cajolery. the
Democratic hierarchy In Mary
land now believes 1t has hooked
Controller Louis Goldstein as
its c candidate for the United
States Senate next year.
Mr.. Goldstein tentatively has
decided to run, and already is
comforting with contributors
and confidants about the race
which not long ago few
thought he would consent to
enter.
He is withholding 9 final
commitment until he assures
himself that increasingly re-
ported resentment against
President Kennedy does not
portend heretofore unexpected
trouble for other Democratic
office seekers.
In Maryland, as elsewhere.
Democratic strategists are dis
turbed by the affect the racial
issue may have upon the next
elections. Some Of their con-
Germ results from fear that
many people viii not truly dis
close to pollsters, politicians or
even friends how 1t will in
fluence their vote.
Polls Predict Win
But independent polls and
initial soundings by Mr.. Gold
stein continue to indicate that
Mr.. Kennedy will win Mary
land in 1864.
Several developments have
combined to divert Mr.. Gold
STEMS ambitions. at least tenn
Iporarily, from the governorship
which he openly has coveted.
One was q private poll ar
ranged by lobbyist George
Hooker, who is probably the
best political friend Of Gov
Tawes. Thus far, the explicit
Findings have been better
lguarded than have the Nations
lcryptographic procedures.
! But according to two infor-
mants, they showed that Mr.
Goldstein is the Democrat most
likely to succeed in q senatorial
campaign.
Another factor was o cate
gorical, emphatic pledge by the
Kennedy administration that II
would not intervene. even subj
~, in q party primary.
Personal Friendship
United States Attorney Jo-
lseph D. Tydings enjoys q per.
sonal friendship with the Pres.
Iident, and administration rep
resentatives in the past pr.
vately have left no doubt that
he Is the man from Maryland
they would most prefer to have
In the Senate.
However, they recently sent
urgent assurances that they dc
mot intend to risk losing lone
vote" in Marylan d and that
they are determined not to an
tagonize any competing party
faction.
The greatest inducements to
Mr.. Goldstein, thong h, have
been offered by the Tawes or
lganizatlon.
It would like to perpetuatC
Its tenure by eleeting Attorney
General Thomas B. Finan gov.
Iernor in 1865.
Fear Primary Fight
It Is tormented by the spec.
tire of a Finan- Goldstein guber-
material primary which coulc
leave the party in SIN toxins
shambles and hand the COVER.
norship to q Republican.
Thus, In the hope Of remov-
ling Mr.. Goldstein to sinecurC
In the Senate, 1t has promiset
him massive support a gainst
the Republicans and, If neces.
sary, against Mr.. Tydings in
primary.
Mr.. Tydings never has beer
o member Of the prevailing
political club in Maryland
Furthermore. in the judgment
Of many politicians, he has
behaved rudely by prosecuting
other politicians and actual!
threatening to put some o.
them in jail.
Bereft Of Kennedy assistance
and confronted by o hostile
effective party organization, Mr.
Tydings, whose political life 1
just beginning, might decide II
forego q bid for the Senate sea
next year.
For the record, Mr.. Goldsteil
at the moment says only tina
he is seriously considering" {
senatorial campaign and tina
he is receiving encouragement
from throughout the State.