Evening star., 1942-11-05
D. c. Gets Services
OF Veteran Mayor
As Randolph Wins
West virsinion Likely
TO Stoy os choirmon
Of District Committee
By WILL KENNEDY.

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with Representative Randolph Of
West Virginia, chairman Of the
House District Committee. re-
elected BY . margin Of SIG votes By
unonncial count, the people Of WASH
ington have the assurance that their
Mayor" again viii be looking after
their legislative interests.
Mr.. Randolph had been considered
as . possible chairman for the House
Roads Committee, but this post now
seems likely to be taken BY Repre-
sentative Robinson, of Utah, who
outranks him In seniority on the
committee.
There Will be eight vacancies on
the District Committee to be hlled
IN the new Congress. Eight present
Democratic members and flve Re-
publican members were reelected.
The Unexpectedly close contest be-
tween Mr.. Randolph and Charles q.
Baker was of outstanding interest to
residents Of the District. The final
unofncial count was: Randolph, 32,-
941, and Baker, 32,625.
D'Alesandro Wins Easily.
Another important victory for q
District Committee member was the
surprising margin piled up by Rep
resentative D'Alesandro, Democrat
Of Maryland. Mr.. D'Alesandro was
in line for chairman of the District
Committee in the event OF Mr.. Ran
dolph's defeat or advancement to
chairman OF the Roads Committee.
The election of Mr.. D'Alesandro was
never in doubt, and the final count
gave him 20,402 to 1852 for his
Republican opponent, Edward s.
Panetti of Baltimore.
A severe loss to the District Com
mittee came with defeat OF Repre-
sentative Hunter, Democrat Of Ohio,
who was chairman Of the special
subcommittee that handled the real
estate tax-exemption bill. Mr.. Hun
ter was one of the most active men,
bers Of the committee and q sincere
friend of the District. He was
defeated by Homer A. Ramey, Re-
publican of Toledo.
Also defeated was Representative
Maciora, Democrat of Connecticut,
who is to be succeeded by former
Representative Monkiewicz, Repub-
lican, whom he replaced two years
ago,
Representative Sheridan, Demo-
crat of Pennsylvania, defeated How
ard T. Scott, his Republican oppo-
nent, In Philadelphia.
Another District Committee men,
Der who will not be back is Repre-
sentative Schultz of Indiana, the
ranking Democratic member. Mr.
Schultz was defeated in the primary
He sponsored the drive which re-
suited in revamping the Metropoli-
tan Police Department and was con-
spicuous in the milk investigation.
Copeland Is Primary Victim.
Another primary victim was Rep
resentative Copeland, Republican, OF
Nebraska. His successful competitor
in the primary, Carl T. Curtis, also
| won thesslection. = 40 4na 4noi,
H Eve members OF tnes OSCrlc1 Com
nittee were not candidates IN yes
terday's Observation-Disclosures Mi
chael ]. Kennedy, Democrat. of New
York. who resigned d. when Selected
head of 7Tammany Hall, and Repre-.
sentative Stratton, Republican. d
Illinois, whose successor, Stephen A
Day, Republican, won the at-largt
contest.
There already existed two vacan.
cies on the District Committee
which with the six pending for thu
incoming Congress makes total o.
eight to be filled.
Other Democratic members re.
elected are: Representatives Nc
Gehee, Mississippi; Mcmillan, soutl
Carolina; Russell, Texas. and Her
bert, Louisiana. Republican mem.
bers reelected are: Representative
Dirksen, Illinois; Bates, Massachus'
etts; Shafer, Michigan; Baldwin
New York, and Smith, Wisconsin.