The Washington times., 1922-11-06
c. 0.P. WORRIES
OvERFRANCES 5
CHANCESINMO.
Many Republican vstsrs Have
Left Western End
Of State.

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Notwithsta nding the greatly In
affiliated vote since the women have
leaders In Allegany county are much
concerned lest Senator Joseph !.
France make a poor showing TO-
morrow In his candidacy for re-
election.
II is admitted that scores OF Re-
publicans of conservative tendencies
win knife Frahce and at the same
time he will lose heavily because 80
many voters have left the Repub.
iican strongholds like Frostburg and
Barton and Homecoming In the past
year to take employment else
where.
These men will not return to vote
an the practice of furnishing carfare
for voters to return. home to vote
no longer obtains.
These two conditions with the
greater activity on the part Of the
Democrats and q proportionately
heavier gain In registration by them
give the opponents Of France hope
that they will hold his plurality away
below normal. One Republican
leader took q bet of $50 posted by
Democrat that Frances plurality
over Bruce would not be 1000. a
normal Republican plurality would
be between 5000 and 1000. Repub.
lican leaders also are worried over
the apathy. There In no interest
whatever In the campaign and an
unusually light vote would not he
surprising.
Friends of Bruce declare that the
support of France by Francis j.
Drum. district president of the
United Mine Workers. and president
Of the Maryland and District of Co.
lumbia Federation of Labor, will
have dual effect. that while men
OF radical tendencies may follow
Drum In his detection. others more
conservative will be swayed to
Bruce, Drum Is a Democrat who
has Held office in Washington and
who was once elected to the house
Of delegates on the Democratic ticket.
He will support Mish. the Demo.
cratic nominee for Congress. Drums
leadership in the strike, while pop
ular with some. has had the opposite
effect with others.
France and Mish have the in
dorsement of the Allied Trades Poll
tical Council. Congressman Freder-
ick N. Zihlman, the Republican can
didate for reelection estranged some
of the labor vote because Of his vote
for the Esch Cummins bill. but there
is every reason to believe. the cut he
will receive will be more than over.
come by the personal vote from
Democrats. Zihlman Is a good politi-
clan who plays the game every day
in, the year. and by his assiduous
attention to his duties has won u
following, regardless Of politics, that
cannot be weaned from him.
Senator Mish, the Democratic Con
gressonal nominee. made his first
visit to Cumberland Friday in the
campaign. He spent but few honrS
trail part of. the city and met as
many. citizens as possible In a few
hours. He said he had been unable
because OF the demands on his time
by business interests to visit Allie
gany or Garrett counties for any
considerable campaign work, but he
had made more or less thorough can
vases of Washington. Frederick
and Montgomery counties.
Mr.. Mish said he realized the at.
filiated Republican majority in this
Congressional district is much against
him. but he had, nevertheless, re-
ceived so much encouragement from
Republicans as well as Democrats
in the eastern counties that he ex-
pected to carry all three Of these
counties, and with only normal
Republican majority against him in
Allegany and Garrett, he would be
elected.
Senator Mish added that he was
confident Mr.. Bruce. the Democratic
as we'll as himself. would be given
a vote far above their party strength
in Washington county. where the
of Republicans as
well, as other citizens with Senator
France Is pronounced.