Evening star., 1932-10-28
Sci.
MARYLAND BATTLE
Hoover 1923 Victory After
Smith Enthusiasm Ar .
gued by Leaders.
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els King Carey, president Of the Ma
tional Sugar Manufacturing Co.;
George Jackson, vice president of the
Fairfield Western Maryland Dairy; Al
bert D. Graham, chairman Of the board
of the First National Bank Of Balti-
more; A. r. L. Dohme. president of
Sharp g. Dohme, and w. Bladen
Lowndes president of the Fidelity
Trust Co. One hundred business and
professional men in all are listed. and
among them are said to be nearly .
score of Democrats.
Democratic headquarters and other
supporters of Roosevelt made light Of
this publication. They, the Democrats,
plan to make answer to it through a
statement signed by prominent Demo-
Gratis favoring Roosevelt. But what
ever may be said In this connection. 1t
Is quite true that large part Of the
business element in Baltimore today Is
backing the Hoover candidacy and will
do all in its power to bring about q Re-
publican presidential victory. I talked
with a number Of business men. who
frankly said that they intended to vote
for Senator Tydings, Democrat. up for
intention Of voting for Hoover. found
money that Hoover would carry the
State.
The big problem Of the Republicans
in this State is to get the farmers and
industrial workers into line for the
Hoover-Curtis ticket. The farmers in
Maryland have suffered from the low
prices OF farm products as have the
farmers in Iowa and Kansas. There
has been much unemployment In Bal
timore, too though because of q great d.
verSifcation Of business and manufac-
turing this city has been by no means
as hard hit as many other cities. Re-
publicans say that in recent weeks
there has been a distinct upturn In
both business and employment. Demo-
Gratis deny this. I had 1t from a num-
ber of business men today. however
that conditions have improved slightly.
Recent Swing to Hoover.
There has been a swing to Hoover in
this State recently. Even Democratic
leaders admit this, although they has
ten to add that the men now coming
out for Hoover have been for him all
along. A poll was taken in a broker s
ofice here a day or two ago Of the
clients and visitors. Out Of total Of
70. 55 announced their intention Of
voting for Hoover and Is for Roose-
velt. The obvious answer to this from
Democratic sources IS that the great
bulk of voters do not visit brokers' Of
fees in this third year Of the great de-
preston, no matter what they did in
1928
Candidate Roosevelt drew q great
the close Of his recent swing through
the Middle West and the South.
Whether he actually gained himself any
votes is a question His remarks on
the liquor question brought him much
applause. Baltimore Is a wet city. But
outside of that part of his speech. the
Roosevelt address did not seem to reg
ister.
1t is estimated that Baltimore casts
about one-half OF the total vote of
Maryland. The Eastern Shore. gen.
orally speaking has been Democratic
and dry. Western Maryland has been
Republican, although two years ago 1t
swung into the Democratic column and
sent Representative Lewis to Wash
ington in place Of zihlman. Republic
an. The city has a Catholic popula-
ton. many of them followers Of Alfred
E. Smith. Some Of these Smith fol-
lowers have been resentful because the
Democrats in national convention turn
ed down Mr. Smith and nominated
Roosevelt last June. Democratic lead
ers say. however. that the present sup
port given by Smith to the Roosevelt
ticket is just the needed excuse for
these Smith Democrats to swing back
into line for Roosevelt Smiths attack
in his Newark speech on Protestant
"bigots." however. will not aid the
, Roosevelt ticket out In dry counties
Senator Tydings Democrat. is given
a decided edge over his Republican op-
ponent, State Senator Wallace Will
,iams Of Elkton, in the opinion Of OBJ
servers here. Furthermore, II the
Democratic national ticket goes over
with a bang it Is likely that the entire
House delegation will be Democratic
this year. as it is in the present Con-
gress. Maryland looks to be headed
for the Democratic column this year.
There are those who cling, however,
to the opinion that there is a large
silent vote" which may turn the tide
for Hoover. They point out that in the
last 40 years, since Grover Cleveland
! carried Maryland in 1892. the Demo-
Gratis have won in Maryland in presi-
| Dental elections only twice, once in
1912 and again in 1916. when Woodrow
| Wilson was the Democratic candidate
President Hoover carried Maryland
against Smith four years ago with q
lead of nearly $4,000.