Evening star., 1936-10-15
DEMOCRATS CLAIM.
FREDERICK VOTE
lie Gore Expected to Run
Ahead of Ticket in Race
With Lewis.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY,
Staff Correspondent OF The Star.

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FREDERICK, Md, October 49,
The Democrats claim they are going
to carry Frederick County by l.200 to
l 500 for Roosevelt. with q stand-off
between Representative David ].
Lewis, Democrat. Of Cumberland and
State Senator Harry w. lie Gore Of
Frederick for the seat in Congress
held for eight years in the Republican
column by the late Representative
Frederick N. Zihlman. This is the
one congressional district in Maryland
which the Democrats have thought
they might lose The contest was
close two years ago when Lewis was
reelected.
The Republicans. on the other hand.
express hope that they may carry
the county for Landon, and this
being LIE Cores home county he
should carry it by substantial ma
jority, running ahead Of the national
ticket"
Frederick County is agricultural
rather than industrial-and generally
speaking the farmers are inclined to
support Landon, while labor is sup
porting Roosevelt. The Democrats.
made a two-to-one gain in the new
registration just completed. In the
congressional contest many compli-
mentary votes will be given to lie Gore,
which are normally Democratic, be-
cause he is Hometown boy who has
made good. and his family has been
well known for nearly century. Be-
sides. Lewis. finishing II years in Con-
greSs, has made some enemies in dis
tributlng patronage and offended vet
Grams by voting against the bonus.
Democrats Are Active.
The Democrats are making an
active campaign, with strong organ
ization. conspicuous headquarters, and
a booth at the county fair, in charge
of William Slemmer. The State Gen.
tral Committee selected Alton Y. Ben
nett, local lawyer, to be local cam
paign manager, with Mrs. Elizabeth
Heck as secretary and Albert McCar-
dell, treasurer David c. Winebren-
ner, the local Democratic boss" who
was for nine years, Secretary of State
under Gov. Ritchie, is chairman Of
the Executive Committee, which in
cludes J. Harry Kennedy, DR.. Otis B.
| Stone, L. A. Sigafoose, Mrs. Albin NJ
Wood, DR.. James A. Long and Mrs.
Riley Etchison.
An active Finance and Budget Com
mittee is headed by Cardell and it
includes DR.. Charles H. Conley. Will
liam j. Grove, Howard Marion Jones,
Allen M. Pitzer, Edward J. Smith and
F. Ross Myers. The chairman OF reg
istration is Albin M. Wood of pub
licity, August T. Brust; Of organiza-
ton and city precincts. Ralph G..
Kline, and of county meetings,
| Charles F. Deck.
| Representative Lewis has already
appeared at rally in Frederick and
at several other places in the county.
He will also attend the County Fair.
A big rally is scheduled for October
10 in the Court House, with Herbert
R. OConnor, attorney general Of
Maryland, as the principal speaker.
A barbecue and torchlight procession
are being planned. Winebrenner has
made radio addresses in Baltimore and
the local radio station is being used
effectively by Winebrenner. DR..
Charles H. Conley and Clinton Nc
Sherry.
Trend for Roosevelt.
THE trend is for Roosevelt" said
| Winebrenner, although there are a
few veteran Democrats who say they
! will not vote for him-but invariably
they say they will not vote for Lam
don, either. On registrations We
Democrats have gained two to one.
! Figuring from recent straw votes and
polls and reports from all over the
/ county, we find that Roosevelt's S
strength is in the congested centers;
! the working men rather than the
farmer is helping Roosevelt.
Brunswick. which is a railroad CEN
ter. and Frederick, are the largest
districts in the county and Roose-
welt should easily carry both of these.
Quite naturally LIE Gore will get big
complimentary vote, that is why we
expect Roosevelt to run ahead of
Representative Lewis, but Lewis has
reasont Die expectation OF carrying the
county"
Charles Matthias. treasurer of the
Republican Central Committee for
Frederick County, is in charge of the
Landon and LIE Gore headquarters.
The local chairman is Holden S. Fell
ton. an attorney.
I'VE expect both Landon and lie
Gore to win" said Matthias. lie Gore
should run ahead of Landon in Fred
erick and Brunswick. The small towns
and rural sections are more strongly
for Landon"
He pointed out that Frederick
County has a population of about
$4,000, Frederick city l4,500, and
Brunswick 3,500-leaving 66 per cent
Of the voting strength in the small
towns and rural area.