Evening star., 1940-11-06
presidential and congressional cam

pllcO up Dy EIcSlucIl rtOOScftlL Wds
an outstanding feature of the re-
turns, not even his State campaign
managers claiming that he would
receive an advantage of more than
about $4,000 votes. Latest figures
showed Mr.. Willkie trailing the
President, 256,52l to 371 1919, a ma.
iority of 1888 for the President.
Radcliffe Heads His Ticket.
was Democratic Senator Radcliffe
who captured another Senate tern
by the landslide margin of 379, ,43(
to 1885 over former Gov. Nice
The returns were in from 1,27t
polling places.
The only new face in the States
| congressional delegation will be that
of John A Meyer of Baltimore
Democrat, who defeated Representa-
tive Kennedy in the primary and
won yesterday to keep Maryland
solidly Democratic in the House OF
representatives.
Incomplete returns on State wide
referenda and constitutional amend
ments showed that Marylanders
were voting against increased pay
for members of the Legislature and
against limiting the Governor TO one
term.
Also apparently voted down was
a proposal to create a fisheries COM
mission to replace the present Con-
servation Commission.
Approved were amendments to pro-
vide for appointment of the clerk
of the Court of Appeals, an addi-
tional judge from Prince Georges
County for the Seventh Judicial
Circuit and non-exemption of the
salaries of judges or public officers
from the tSate income tax. Changes
in the State Industrial Accident
Commission also were approved.
At no time throughout the tab
ulation did Mr.. Willkie threaten
Mr.. Nice was a badly beaten can
didate from the outset.
Before other than scattered coun-
ty returns were in, President Roose-
velt had amaSSed a majority OF
more than $1,000 votes in Baltimore
City-more than enough to assure
him the States eight electoral vote.
regardless of the outcome in the
counties.
Counties Threat Quite Brief.
Despite some forecasts of a clost
race outside of Baltimore, Mr.. Will.
kie threatened only briefly in tn,
counties.
The total city vote was $4,000
almost 1000 more than were cas-
in the 1886 presidential election
Mr.. Roosevelt polled 199, 854-nearly
10000 less than he received in 1885,
while Mr.. Willkie received 1925
| about $4,000 more than were cas-
for Alf M. Landon four years ago
indicative of the votes of "Willkit
Democrats" who supported the G
o. P. presidential nominee bu
backed the Democratic State ticket
former Gov. Nice ran far behinc
Mr.. Willkie in both city and county
returns.
Other House Winners,
Besides Mr.. Byron and Mr.. Ward
other congressional results were:
Second district: Representativ,
Cole, jr., Democrat, los, ,878 votes t.
54,S93 for Theodore F. Brown, Re.
publican, with 364 of 395 pollins
places reported.
Third district: Representative
D'AleSandro, jr., Democrat, 38.345,
John A. Janetzke, Republican. a..
155 (complete).
Fourth: Mr.. Meyer, 49,91O; Mr.. Ell.
llson, Republican, 1854 (complete)
Fifth: Representative Sasscer
Democrat, 56,946; John N. Torve.
stad, Republican, 23,075, with 10;
OF 1877 polling places reported.
Unofflcial returns from 9Th district
counties are as follows: Allegany, IS
OF Is precincts, Byron, 1877; John.
son, 11,146; Frederick, Al of A.
precincts, Byron, 1886; Johnson
1924; Garrett, complete, Byron
1859; Johnson, 4,037; Washington
66 of 70 precincts, Byron, 12,257;
johnson, 8,843, and Montgomery
complete, Byron, 1857; johnson
14,168.
In is Of SO Prince Georges polling
places, the vote on the constitutional
amendments in Prince Georges
County was as follows: Increase
legislators pay, for, 1887: against
1,181; appointment of Court oi
Appeals clerk, for, 1,716; against
924; removing tax exemption fol
judges and public officers, for, l 1898;
against, 572; Baltimore People s
Courts, for, 1861: against, 566; ap.
portionment Of third Circuit Court
judges, for, 1919; against, 634: limit
ing Governor to one term, for, l ,392
against, 1,400; additional Circuit
Court judge for 7th district, for
1920; against, 72l; referendum or
changes in State Industrial Accident
Commission personnel, for 1893:
against, 621, and referendum or
creation of fish commission, for
1851; against, 666.
In Montgomery County, the re-
turns were to be tabulated this
afternoon, but unofficial reports in
oicated they would be In line with
The Vf1fe In nfhar knatnt;As