Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-10-17
SIXTH MARYLAND
UPSET FORECAST.
Roosevelt Is Expected to
Carry Republican District
by 1000.
This Is the third In q series OF
articles on Maryland politics.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.
staff CORRESPONDENT OF The Star.

CUMBERLAND, october 17.-Roose-
welt will carry the sixth Maryland dis
trict, including the five counties Of
Allegheny, Frederick, Garrett, Mont
gomery and Washington, with a ma
jority OF approximately 1000, thereby
making political history in that part
of the State, which is traditionally
Republican, according to surveys by
party leaders.
His majorities are estimated as fol-
lows: Allegheny, not less than 5000.
by Judge William c. Walsh; Frederick,
1900 to $500, by David c. Winebren-
ner, for nine years Secretary of State;
Washington, about 1000, by Preston
Lane, chairman of State Central Com
mittee; Montgomery, 1,400 to 1900.
Roosevelt is expected to lose Garrett
County by 600 to 700.
Lewis Is Confident.
Representative David j. Lewis Is
confident of winning reelection, say
ing, IT am reasonably certain of car
rying all five counties, with possibly
a close shave in Garrett County, which
is Republican territory 2 to on regis
tration and used to be to l."
The Democratic leaders agree with
him and have so reported to Chair
man Patrick H. Drewry Of the Demo-
cratic Congressional Committee at the
Washington Office, to State head
quarters in Baltimore and to the ma
tional headquarters in New York.
They point to the increasing strength
of the Labor vote, especially the
miners, for Roosevelt and Lewis, and
to gains through new registration. In
the Republican stronghold Of Garrett
County the Republican strength was
decreased at least 1000.
In Allegheny County Lewis has
previously run ahead of the ticket,
but this time he is not expected to do
as well as Roosevelt, running from
500 to 1000 behind the head Of the
ticket. In Frederick County the party
workers figure that Lewis and lie Gore
will run neck and neck, while other
observers feel pretty certain that lie
Gore will win in his home county. In
Washington County Lewis Is counted
upon to run ahead of Roosevelt by
about 500 votes. In Montgomery
County Lewis Is expected to run about
even with Roosevelt. In Garrett it Is
thought that the swing Of the miners
may carry Lewis through.
Bonus Vote Resented.
Lewis is suffering from an accumu-
lation Of disappointed Office seekers,
postmasterships, and the veterans re-
sentiment at his vote against the SOL
diers' bonus. There are q number Of
Republican votes that Lewis received
in the past, which will now be with
held from him because they are OPP
posed to the New Deal and feel that
Lewis has been too staunch in his
support Of the President. Practically
every one who votes for Lewis in his
home county Is counted upon to vote
for Roosevelt, but not all who vote for
Roosevelt will vote for Lewis.
The Republicans seem to have more
money to spend than the Democrats
in the sixth district, and the report
is that they are trying to hire some
Of the regular Democratic workers.
Representative Lewis pointed out
that in his home county, Allegheny,
the registration Is 4 to 3 in favor
of the Republicans, while the Bal
timore Sun straw ballot reverses this
to 8 to 2 in favor Of Roosevelt, reg
istered Republicans. 20,247; registered
Democrats, is, 319; straw vote for Lam
don, 4.917, and for Roosevelt, 7,456.
On he registration the Republica rs
ought to get 81 per cent OF the vote
and the Democrats 43 per cent, Rep
resentative Lewis emphasized, but the
poIl gives Roosevelt 60.26 per cent and