Evening star., 1938-10-16
c. O.P. MIGHT WIN
0vERD' 'ALESANDRO
Third Maryland District Is
DebatabIe Ground and
Janetdke Is Strong.
This Is the eighth In a series OF
articles on the Republican drtpe to
regain House seats.
By WILL p. KENNEDY,
star stan Correspondant.

Star stan Correspondent.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Oct l5.-The
Republicans are optimistic, and with
At least 4 fair chance OF success, that
they will defeat Thomas d'Alesandro,
jr, who beat Representative Vincent
L. Palmisano, Democrat, chairman
OF the House District Committee, by
SO votes after 4 recount in the Demo-
cratic primary in the third Maryland
district. The Republican challenger
is John A. Janetzke, jr., police justice
for the eastern district.
Mr.. d'Alesandro, a business asso-
ciate of Representative Ambrose J.
Kennedy from the fourth Maryland
district. was a surprise winner. He
garnered votes by clinging to the coat
tails Of Herbert O'Conor, the guberna-
tOrial candidate. As a matter Of fact,
he was an unlimited passenger, and is
not especially popular at the O'Conor-
Tydings headquarters. where he has
hung q painting Of himself over the
elevator DOORS
1t develops that literally hundreds
OF votes cast against Representative
Palmisano IN the primary were really
in the interests of the Republican can
didate because they felt that Mr..
d'Alesandro would be easier to defeat
in the election next month. As a
matter of fact. there is one young
woman working in the Democratic
headquarters who is inconsolable be-
cause she could have assured the
nomination OF Mr.. Palmisano. She
controlled seven votes in her family
and some others among the neighbors
in the second ward, but did not know
whom to vote for.
Democratic leaders in the first,
second and third wards admit that
there are at least 1000 party votes
that will be cast for Mr.. Janetzke, who
is extremely popular and a good
campaigner This district has . large
Polish population actively working for
the Janetzke election.
1t is claimed that in his Club" Mr..
Janetzke has about 800 registered
Democrats, who were the nucleus Of
the movement among the Democrats
to defeat Mr.. Palmisano in the pri-
mary and nominate Mr.. d'Alesandro.
Ordinarily, it would sound ridiculous
to say that the Democratic candidate
but for these reasons it is possible
that the Republican candidate has at
least a good fighting chance.
Debatable Ground.
But. as a matter of fact, the third
district has been debatable ground for
more than 50 years During that
time five Democrats have served 80
years and four Republicans have
served ls years. The Democrats were
Harry Wells Rusk. 18S6-1S97; Harry
B. Wolf. 1907-1909; George Konig,
l911-1913; Charles P. Coady, 1913
1921, and Vincent L. Palmisano, 1927
1889. The Republicans were DR.. Will
liam S. Booze, lss7-18e9; Frank c.
Wachter. 1899-1907; John Kronmiller,
1909-19l1, and John Philip Hill, 1921
1927.
The record shows that Representa-
tive Palmisano has served longer than
any man in more than so years from
that district and has been the best
vote-getter. He served continuously
for II years. His lowest election-day
vote was in his first contest for Con-
eress in 1926, when he polled 2l .466,
defeating the incumbent, John Philip
Hill, crusader for prohibition repeal.
Mr.. Palmisano's highest vote was two
years ago, when he polled 37,446,
again defeating Mr. Hill.
Mr.. Hill has proved to be the best
Republican vote -getter in that dis
trict. His lowest vote was in 1896, the
presidential year. when he received
1892, and his highest was in 1922,
~, ,740.