Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-11-06
Republicans Make Big
Gains In The Election
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respectively, went through with com
Portable majorities, while Ward, First
: Distict Representative, goes to Con
CESS to succeed himself.
| In Worcester County, the Democrat
ic candidates had no opposition, con-
sequently no contest. The vote was
light and very little interest manifest
ed. If this were the case throughout
the state, the Republican cause may
have benefited thereby
To give an idea of the effect of the
election on the complexion of Con
gress, the Democratic majority in the
Lower House Of ninety-odd, had drop
ped to a measly seven, and in 10 dis
tricts there was still fighting going
on for representation. The count at
present in the House is 210 Demo
Gratis; 2O3 Republicans. One can draw
ones own conclusion as to the atti-
tude of American people to the pres
ent administration.
In the present U. S. Senate, there
are 65 Democrats, % Republicans, and
3 others. In the new Senate, there
will be 81 Democrats, 81 Republicans,
l other, and 1 in doubt loss of s
Democratic members.
In the Maryland General Assem-
bly will note a few changes, but the
Democrats will have a clear working
majority.
In Somerset county, the Democrats
5 elected one member of the Legisla-
7 ture; one member of the Orphans
: Court; and the Clerk of the County
. Court; these being respectively, Nor
ris Ward, VIM. o. Murray and Ben
3 iamin Barnes. D. J. Ward lost coun-
ty by votes.
The official figures for Worcester
were not reviewed by the Board of
r Supervisors until Thursday, and there
fore difficult to obtain for publica-
ton this week, they will be produced
in next weeks Democrat.
There was no simple and immed-
late explanation for the widespread
Republican successes. Some of it
may have been due to dissatisfaction
with the way the Roosevelt Admins
tration is running the war. Some of
it certainly was due to controversy
on domestic problems of national
t scope. Certain it is, too, that local
situations figured in some of the shift
ing.
Allowance must be made, also, for
the traditional American habit of cut
ting down the strength of the party
in power in mid-term elections. Only
once since the Civil War Tin 1884
/, have the American voters failed to
do some pruning of the majority party
in of-year elections.
Still another factor that may have
= worked to the advantage of the COP
was the absence from home of large
> segment of the young population
men in the armed forces and men and
; women scattered around the country
in war industry. The New Deal has
always had a special attraction for
youth and presumably many young
men and women missed an opportun-
ity to vote this time.
, If any particular trend was at work
on Tuesday it was revolt of farmers,
; who for a number of months have
been at odds with the New Deal on
; various issues-notably the price
= sterilization law and the man-power
policy.
New Deal failures in agricultural
> areas were conspicuous.
There were significant shifts to the
Republicans, also, in some of the larg-
er Eastern industrial areas-such as
; New York and New Jersey-which
suggested dissatisfaction with Federal
tax and fiscal policies.
There were few indications that the
upheaval constituted a rebuke of the
Roosevelt foreign policy, since nearly
all candidates, Republicans as well as
Democrats, had pledged themselves to
work for the about war effort and
, the project of just and lasting peace
when victory is won.
Much depends upon the ability of
the incoming Democrats and Repub-
, licans, who will not take office until
: January, to work together in time
: of national peril. Much depends, too,
/, on the tactics of the President, who
has been accustomed to requesting
, and expecting prompt and favorable
; action on all of his recommendations.
Ton