Evening star., 1936-10-16
POLITICAL RE.VOL t
.SEEN|NA[LEGHENY|
Democrats Claim Miners
Have Switched Allegiance.
G. 0. P. Sees Victory.
This is the second OF series OF
articles on Maryland politics.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.


Stan Correspondent o The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, October 10
Both. Democratic and Republican
campaign organizations are claiming
Allegheny County-which Is a battling
ground more than ever this year
but the Democrats are claiming it
with more conviction. They predict
a political revolution there. It Is
the active, in fact aggressive, support
Of organized labor that Is responsible.
Some 1850 miners, who in the past
have voted the Republican ticket,
have switched, Democrats assert.
Judge William c. walsh, one Of
the most active leaders of the Demo-
cratic party in that section. but
known to Democrats and Republicans
alike as politically well informed and
conservative in his estimates, sum-
marizing the situation said: I'VE ex-
pect not less than 5000 majority
for President Roosevelt and not less
than $500 majority to re-elect Repre-
sentative David j. Lewis"
A. Charles Stewart Of Frostburg,
who is in charge Of the county head
quarters for the Republicans, under
the supervision of the State Central
Committee of which Hugh Hotchkiss
of Cumberland is chairman, said: Il
believe we will carry Allegheny County
for Landon and that State Senator
Harry w. LIE Gore will get wonderful
vote for Congresses many as the
head of the ticket in Representative
Lewis home district"
500 Gain For Democrats.
The new registration in Allegheny
County shows gain Of 800 Tor the
Democrats, for the first time in SO
years. The Republicans have q book
majority of 4,500 or 1900. The county
is historically Republican. Prior to
1892 the county was 11,700 Repub-
lican. After the new general regis
tration in 1892, first since 1914. the
Republican majority was cut to 4,200,
and in 1884 it was run up again to
1900. This year it has been cut.
Allegheny was one Of three counties
in Maryland that went for Hoover
in 1882.
Some Democrats have stated openly
that they will not vote for Roose-
velt, but the party leaders insist
that this Is not large number.
This year they hope to hold the
Democratic voting strength well in
line, and they have been assured that
they will get great many Repub-
lican votes. The United Mine Workers
of America, highly organized, have set
up headquarters and claim $500
miners with three votes to q family.
The union officials are advising the
miners to vote for Roosevelt and
Lewis. This is being done openly
through the Non-Partisan League,
and the miners have heretofore been
at least 80 per cent Republican. In
Cumberland the Republicans have q
lead of about 800, and the bulk of
their normal strength has come from
the coal mine region.
Labor for Roosevelt.
Labor generally throughout the
county Is for Roosevelt, so the Dem
ocratic organization is in the position
of having merely to hold its own
votes in line and leave 1t to the labor
organization to take care Of the work.
ers' votes. The labor leaders predict
that Roosevelt and Lewis will carry
Allegheny County "by considerable
margin"
4 There will be more than $4,000
eligible to vote IN the county on elec-
ton day and some $4,000 to 10000
will cast their ballots. According to
the Baltimore Sun poll, with total
vote of 1880 In Allegheny County,
Roosevelt has q lead of $500. On
this basis Roosevelt should carry the
county by $500 or 5000. the party
leaders estimate.
i The Republicans held q rally last
Monday with former Governor ant
former Senator Henry ]. Allen oi
Kansas as headliner speaker. They
couldn't get q theater In Cumberland
and took the rally to Frostburg. II
the heart Of the coal mine region
This aroused resentment amont
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