Evening star., 1942-10-21
BY GOULD LINCOLN,
Star Staff Writer.

Star Stan Writer.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 81. The
Republicans are trying to stage
a comeback in Maryland, where
they have been fiat on their backs
in the last two elections. They
are talking of the possibility of
their winning in the congression-
al races in one, tWo'or even three
districts. And some of them even
go to the length of envisioning
the election of Theodore Roose-
welt McKeldin, the COP nominee,
as Governor over Democratic
Gov. O'Conor.
Unless there is a great swing
away from the Democrats, not indi-
Gated today, Gov. O'Conor will be
reelected. Indeed, victory for
Mr.. McKeldin would necessarily
mean tremendous revolt against
the party in power, a revolt which
would be reflected in many other
States.
1t is admitted even by Democrats
that there are rather close contests
in two of Maryland's congressional
districts, the 4th and the 9Th. The
Democrats declare, however, they
will carry them. Republican leaders,
on the other hand, claim victory in
those districts and also chances of
winning in the 1st and End districts.
Ellison Victory Forecast.
In the 4th district the Republi-
cans have nominated Daniel Ellison,
a member of the Baltimore City
Council for years-at present the
sole Republican member of the
Council. Mr.. Ellison sought the
Democratic nomination also in the
primary and was third man on the
list, receiving a sizable vote He has
labor support and is regarded as a
progressive.
Against him is the Democratic
candidate, Joseph NJ Wyatt. Mr..
Wyatt was a member of the State
Senate for four years and was ap-
pointed by Gov O'Conor as judge
of the Traffic Court, a place which
he resigned to make the race for
Congress.
Because of Democratic factional
rows and because of Mr.. Ellison's
popularity with both Democrats and
Republicans. Mr.. Ellison is given a
chance to win in this district He
was a candidate there in 1888 and
lost by only 300 votes But in 1910
the district went Democratic by
about 10000 votes.
The 9th district, including Mont
gomern County, is another battle
ground. E. Brook Lee, Democratic
leader in Montgomery County for
years, has been nominated by his
party and is waging an active cam
paign. The Republicans have put
forward J. Glenn Beall, an insurance
man of Frostburg, Allegheny County.
Mudslinging Develops.
Mr.. Beall has been active in Re-
publican politics and is good cam
paigner. The campaign, however,
has developed into a mudslinging
affair with each side trying to smear
the others candidate because of
bank loans never entirely paid off,
growing out of the depression.
The 9Th district at one time was
rather strongly Republican - but
since the advent of the New Deal it
has been represented, by Democrats.
The labor vote in the western part
of the district has lined up with the
Democrats, and the Democratic Of
flee holders, employed by the Fed
eral Government, living in Mont
gomery County just outside of Wash
Ington, are numerous and active.
The Republicans hope to benefit
however. from anti-Lee sentiment
on the part of Mrs. Katharine By
ron's friends among the Democrats
Mrs, Byron, now member of the
House, was eased out of the picture
by the Lee forces, when it came time
to pick nominee for this seat last
summer Indeed, the Republicans
have undertaken to put in the field
an independent or Fusion ticket
including a number of Democrats
This is in Montgomery County
Clarence H. Small, who was Mrs
Byron's campaign manager is on
this so-called independent ticket as
a candidate for State Senator.
The drive for charter for new
form of government in Montgomery
County also is complicating the stu
alton. Col Lee and his organization
in the county are strongly opposed
to this innovation. Nevertheless
thousands of citizens have signed
the petitions for the charter, and a
good many of them are Democrats
Anti-Washington Feeling.
The hopes of the Republicans fo1
victories in the 1st and I'd con-
gressional districts seem to the neu-
trail observer pretty far fetched
They rely upon conflicts between
Democratic factions and the unrest
among the people growing out Of
the war.
Marylanders are heart and soul ir
favor of the prosecution of the wal
to complete victory. Nevertheless
the same feeling of discomfort with
Washington and the conduct of the
war up to date which is found ir
other States is found here. How
strongly that feeling will affect the
coming elections remains to be seen
In the 1st congressional district
the Republicans have put forward
William H, Lloyd of Cambridge. 6
member of the House of Delegates
Representative Ward, Democrat, il
running for reelection, after bit.
ter primary contest against State
Senator Dudley Roe. The contest.
ants in the I'd district are H. Street,
Baldwin, Democrat, and George R
Norris, Republican.
Gov. OConor has been Endorsed
for reelection by the Maryland La.
Dor Unity Conference, which in.
cludes representatives of the CIO
the AFL and the railroad brother.
hoods, and also by the Maryland
Federation of Labor. The Governor
has alienated some Democrats, bu
he is nevertheless regarded as SURF
winner in this race.
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