Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-07
Alexandria Turns to G. O. P.
for First Time in History
to Give Hoover Margin, Re-
fIecting Other Sections.
PARTY MAKES CLEAN
SWEEP IN MARYLAND
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Give Goldsborough Lead-Zihl-
man and Gambrill Reelected to
House-Metzerott Carries the
Latter County.

AS Maryland ana virginia rolled
up substantial majorities for
Hoover and Curtis, throwing those
States definitely today in the Re-
publican column, the counties of
both States nearest to Washing
ton added their majorities to the
mounting Republican totals. Even
the independent city of Alexan-
dria gave a majority for Hoover
and Curtis, the first time it has
ever shown a majority for a Re-
publican presidential nominee.
Hoover and Curtis carried Mont
gomery County and Prince
Georges County in Maryland, both
adjacent to the District of Colum-
bia, and Arlington County, Va,
directly across the Potomac River
from the National Capital. The
majorities in each Of these coun-
ties were definitely and SubStan-
TALLY Republican for the national
ticket. Fairfax County, Va, only
a few miles from this city, was
also carried easily by Hoover and
Curtis.
The Republicans made a clean sweep
In Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties, Md. These two counties gave
majorities for Phillips Lee Goldsbor-
ough, Republican candidate for United
States Senator, and for the Republican
candidates for Representatives in Con-
greSS.
Moore Gets Big Vote.
Arlington and Fairfax Counties, Va,
and Alexandria city gave substantial
votes to Representative r. Walton
Moore, Democrat, of the eighth con-
Uressional district, directly across the
ed States Senator Claude A. Swanson,
Democrat, neither of whom had a Re-
publican opponent.
Montgomery County, Nd, complete,
gave a majority of 1881 to Hoover and
Curtis; CTS to Goldsborough, and 800
TO Representative Frederick N. Zihlman,
of the sixth congressional
district of Maryland, who is chairman
of the House committee on the District
of Columbia. With three precincts out
of % still missing in the count on the
amendment to the State constitution,
Montgomery County has given 1878
votes for the amendment and 1854
against it. This amendment proposes
to increase the pay OF members OF
the State Legislature.
The Republican sweep in Montgomery
County was regarded as highly sig
nificant in view of the fact that 1t
has been a rock-ribbed Democratic
County since the Civil War.
Metzerott Carries County.
Prince Georges County complete gave
the following majorities to the Repub-
lican ticket: Hoover and Curtis, 3,113;
Goldsborough, 2,S09, and Oliver Metz
croft, Republican candidate for Repre-
Sentative in Congress for the fifth
MARYLAND district, 567. This is Metz
erott's home county and his victory
there was expected, although he has
lost the district to his DEM
ocratic opponent, the present incum-
bent, Representative Stephen N. Gam
brill.
There were still out Of % pre-
cinctS in Prince Georges County miss
ing In the vote on the State constitu-
tional amendment, but this vote in the
county thus far stands as follows: For
the amendment, 3,456, and against the
2,943. 1t is estimated that
when the missing precincts are heard
from the amendment will have been in
dorsed in the county by about 300 ma
jority.
Representative zihlman's victory in
his fight for reelection seems assured,
returns from all of the coun-
ties of Western Maryland which are in
cluded in the sixth congressional dis
trict are not yet In. He Is leading his
Democratic opponent, David j. Lewis,
by about $500, with only normally Re-
publican precincts still unreported.
With returns in the fifth Maryland
district complete, except
for few missing precincts in Anne
Arundel County, 1t appears that Repre-
sentative Gambrill, Democrat, has
lead over Metzerott that Is not likely to
be overcome. The total unofficial re-
turns thus far received for the dis
trict give Gambrill lead of 3,449 votes.
Formerly Republican.
The fifth congressional district In
cludes, not only Prince Georges Coun- |
ty, but all of Southern Maryland. It !
extends also north of Prince Georges, |
Howard County and part |
of Baltimore City. This district was |
for many years Republican, until |
wrested from that party in 1924 by
Mr.. Gambrill, whose home is in |
Laurel. Md. 1t is known as the old |
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