Evening star., 1943-05-05
Baltimore Upset
Elects Mcke|din
By 10000 Votes
Victor to Be City's
First COP Mayor
Since 1881
By the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE, May 5.-Republican
Mayor ELECT Theodore R. McKeldin
OF Baltimore today prepared to move
into City Hall May 18 as the first
COP mayor of the Nations seventh
largest city since 1881. He will be
the city's third Republican mayor
since the turn of the century.
Mr.. McKeldin, the one-time boy
orator who is now only AZ, unseated
four time Mayor Howard w. Jack
son in yesterdays city election by
10000 majority, which political OBJ
servers called one of the biggest up
sets in Maryland politics in many
years.
Unofficial returns from the citys
All polling places gave Mr.. Nickel
din 77,4O2 votes to 1921 for Mr..
jackson, who served one term in
City Hall in the mid-20s, was re-
elected in 1881 and served since
then.
Mr.. Jacksons running mates on
the city ticket were elected over
their Republican opponents, Thomas
E. Conlon being named president OF
the City Council and Howard E.
Crook winning the post of city con-
troller.
McKeldin Makes Pledge.
Mr.. McKeldin said that Through
out the campaign, we have felt that
in appealing to the people in the
interest of better government and
against the practice of long contin-
uance in Office, the appeal would not
be in vain
Declaring that his candidacy had
been approved by Republican, DEM
ocratic and independent voters alike,
the Mayor-elect added:
"I am deeply grateful to them for
their generous support. My hope
and firm purpose is to justify during
my administration the confidence
they have placed in me.
"It is naturally matter of graft
f1cation that the majority is of such
proportions as to be an unques-
toned mandate from the electorate"
Mayor Jackson, on learning of his
defeat last night, telephoned his
congratulations to Mr.. McKeldin.
He said:
gratulat and best wishes.
I hope you make the best Mayor
Baltimore has ever had, and I mean
it from the bottom of my heart. = y
now, suppose III go on a pension
tomorrow.
Mr.. Jackson maintains real
estate and insurance business.
Republican Trend Seen.
His defeat in heavily-Democratic
Baltimore was interpreted as con-
tinuance of the Republican trend
noted throughout the State in No.
vember when the COP won two of
Maryland's seats in Congress.
Mr.. McKeldin himself. in that
election, ran an unexpectedly strong
race for the governorship against
Gov. O'Conor, losing by only about
$4,000 votes. The Mayor-elect had
made one previous effort to attain
the mayoralty, being defeated by
Mr. Jackson four years ago.
Balloting was light in yesterdays
election. Only 134,693 votes were
cast in the mayoral election out of
approximately 365,000 registered
voters.
Mr. Conlon, who was Speaker of
the Maryland House, defeated S.
Robert Levinson for the City Coun-
Gil presidency, polling 74,046 votes to
43.528 for his Republican opponent.
Mr.. Crook, head of business firm,
won the controllership by 70,137
votes, against 49,970 cast for Howard
c. Beck, jr.. Republican.
Entered Politics in 1927.
Theodore Roosevelt McKeldin was
born in Baltimore November 20, 1900,
and was educated in the public
schools, later attending night classes
at City College. His first employ
ment, when he was IA, was as
messenger at the Citizens National
Bank.
After working for some years, he
obtained a law degree from the
University of Maryland in 1925 and
entered law practice two years later.
He first entered politics during Will
liam F. Broening's campaign for
Mayor in 1927. being rewarded by
being named the Mayors executive
secretary. He was married in 1924
20 Honolulu Claire Manner and they
nave two children,