Evening star., 1944-11-05
Dewey Chances Held
Excellent in Close
Fight in Maryland
(This is the final article in a
series OF eight tn a prediction
surrey throughout Mnryldnd.)
BY WILL p. KENNEDY,
Star Staff Correspondent.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 4.-Gov
Thomas e. Dewey has an excellent
chance to win Maryland's eight elec.
toral votes Tuesday. It has been a
close fight, with Democratic leaders
insisting that the State will remain
in the Roosevelt column-but the
trend is with Gov. Dewey. His rally
in Baltimore Thursday, and other
11th-hour influences are believed te
have put him over, but the soldier
vote is an inponderable.
Senator Tydings will lead the
Democratic ticket, and should carr,
nearly every county.
Republican State Senate Leader
Wilmer Fell Davis of Federalsburs
Is expected to be elected to Con-
gress from the Nne Eastern Shore
counties, as successor to Repre-
sentative Ward. defeated in the
primary by Dudley G. Roe, Sudlers-
vile.
Baldwin Hard Pressed.
Representative Baldwin, I'd Dis
trict, Democrat, is hard pressed by
the Republican contestant, Wilfred
T. McQuaid, and Campaign Manager
w. Preston Lane, jr, has conceded
that the three counties Of this dis
trict, which includes part of Balti-
more, will go Republican. With a
strong Dewey trend, Mr.. McQuaid
will win.
Representative DAlesandro, DEM
ocrat, undoubtedly will be re-
elected in the third district.
In the fourth district Represent
ative Ellison, Republican, also has
nip-and-tuck contest with
George H. Fallon, who has con-
solidated Democratic support and
is likely to win. Mr.. Ellison, how
ever, has had a better record for
New Deal support than any Demo-
crat from Maryland.
Representative Sasscer, Democrat,
is a sure winner in the fifth district,
although the Southern Maryland
counties will go to Dewey. His op-
ponent is c. Maurice Weidemeyer
an Army private attached to the
Quartermaster's Office, Camp Lee,
Va, who has practiced law in Wash
ington.
Representative Beal, FroStburg.
Republican, has runaway for
reelection against Representative
Daniel F. McMullen, Democratic
nominee, Cumberland, a newcomer
In politics.
Maryland Is Pivotal State
Maryland has been in the big five
class of pivotal States-with New
York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,
and Connecticut-counted on to
swing the election Maryland is
listed as one of the border States
surely for Gov Dewey by the Ma
tional Democrats for Dewey Com
mittee. 1t has been a presidential
weather vane since 1888.
Gov. Dewey probably will carry II
OF Maryland's % counties, and will
cut Baltimore city's big Democratic
vote, usually depended on to offset
the counties. Authoritarian cru
saders even estimate that he may
carry the city. A Catholic protest
vote against Communist infiltration
and the Political Action Committee
is forecast. Many veteran Demo-
Gratis will vote against their party's
candidate: thousands of other DEM
ocrats will refrain from voting for
the presidential nominee; thousands
of union labor votes will demon
strate that the whole labor vote
can't be delivered, and thousands Of
CIO workers will vote in protest
against the Political Action Com
mittee levy. Italians in Allegany
County and Baltimore city and
farmers organizations are bitter at
the administration.