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Mudd district from the fact that ii
was represented in Congress for many
years by the late Sidney E. Mudd, ST.,
and Sydney e. Mudd, jr., Republicans,
of La Plata. After the younger Rep
resentative Mudds death the district
remainind Republican for several
terms, but when Thomas 3. r. Mudd,
brother of the younger Sydney, ran
four years ago, he was defeated by
a narrow margin by Mr.. Gambrill, who
has since increased his popularity with
| the Democrats and many Republicans
| in the district
TIE Gambrill victory, no matter
| how the district might vote for PreSi-
dent. was expected, unless the ma
! jority for Hoover should have been so
| overwhelming as to carry Metzerott
along to success Mr. MetZerott lives
in the Chillum election district OF
Prince Georges County, about 3
miles from the District of Columbia
line. He is a lawyer, practicing both
in Maryland and Washington, and has
an Office in this city.
The zilhman victory in the sixth
Maryland congressional district also
was expected Even many of Repre-
sentative Zihlman's Democratic op-
ponentS in Western Maryland indi-
Gated before the election their prefer
ence for him. This district was once
represented by Mr.. Zihlman's Demo-
cratic opponent, Mr.. Lewis, who
later ran and was defeated for United
States Senator from Maryland. MI.
Lewis also has served as member Of
the Tariff Board in washington.
Mr.. Zihlman has not only won friends
in the western part of the sixth dis
trict. by giving help whenever possible
to both his Democratic and Republican
constituents. but he has made himself
popular in Montgomery County and IN
this city among members of all parties,
especially by his interest in the welfare
of the District of Columbia and the
adjacent section of Maryland, in his
capacity as chairman of the House
committee on the District of Columbia.
He is sometimes styled the Mayor of
washington" which is an unofficial
title often also bestowed upon Senator
Arthur Capper of Kansas, chairman of
the Senate committee on the District
of Columbia.
Results Cause Surprise.
One Of the most surprising results in
nearby Virginia was the Hoover-Curtis
victory in Alexandria. Complete un-
official returns from all four wards of
showed that Smith carried only one
ward for President, and that the Re-
publican presidential and vice presi-
Dental nominees had won by ma
jority of 3l3 votes in the city.
Alexandria in 1924 gave Davis, DEM
ocratic presidential nominee, a vote
twice as large as the combined votes
for President Coolidge and Senator La
Toilette, who was running as an inde-
pendent candidate for President that
year.
The day before the election this year
the Democratic leaders of Alexandra
were very confident of carrying it for
Smith and Robinson, and the Repub-
lican leaders hardly dared hope for the
big turnover which occurred yesterday.
1t is believed that the so-called religious
question. with the activities OF the ku
Klux Klan, had much to do with the
big switch.
When the Republicans decided not to
put a candidate in the field against
Representative Moore of the eighth Vir-
ginia congressional district they be-
Iieved they were adopting policy that
would help them to carry the district
or many parts of it for Hoover and
Curtis. They hoped that many Demo-
Gratis. who are favorable to Mr.. Moore,
would be more inclined to vote for the
t2epublican presidential ticket if they
were not antagonized by having a fight
on their hands to re-elect Mr.. Moore.
It would seem, from the returns in
some parts of the district, at least. that
this strategy was effective, Further
more. Mr.. Moore is personally and po-
Ttically popular with many Repun-
licans of his district.