Evening star., 1944-11-08

A pro-charter spokesman charged
that the county Democratic organi-
1ation had engineered a deal" with
Republicans in which the former
had agreed not to support President
Roosevelt in return for Republican
opposition to the charter. The
President lost the county by a vote
Of 14,301 to 1854 for Gov. Dewey
Col. e. Brooke Lee, county Demo-
cratic leader, termed the charge
absolutely false" He pointed out
that the vote for President Roose-
welt represented reduction of
only 879 from his 1910 vote
OF 1880 in the county. He added
that his newspaper, the Maryland
News. consistently has called for
the Presidents reelection.
Advocates Plan New Attempt.
"The charter cause was good but
our efforts were not as effective In
votes as those of the machine,
Allen H. Gardner, president of the
County Charter Committee de-
clared. Montgomery citizens who
want charter will not be discour-
aged. Charters have often lost in
the first vote for adoption. An
other year will come"
From Judge Albert E. Brault, ex-
ecutive secretary of the Citizens
Committee to Defeat Charter, came
the following statement:
= I'VE exerted our best efforts to
/, defeat the charter because we hon
estly believe the present system OF
county government Is completely
adequate, with a record Of good re-
suits.
I'VE felt the proposed charter
was an experiment which was not
justified in view of the splendid
governmental conditions existing in
the county at this time"
Roosevelt Wins Easily.
Although President Roosevelt car
ried Maryland by approximately
1900 votes, on the basis of unofd-
cial returns from 1,3l8 Of the States
1928 precincts, only six counties,
including five on the Eastern Shore,
gave pluralities to the President.
They were Prince Georges, Cecil,
Dorchester, Kent, Queen Annes and
Wicomico.
In 1910 only five counties in the
State went Republican. They were
Talbot. Carroll, Hartford, Charles
and Garrett.
In the senatorial race, Mont
gomery County voters gave Senator
Tydings a majority Of 1929 votes
over his Republican opponent, Blan-
chard Randall, jr.r The total unofn-
cial vote was 1879 for Senator
Tydings and IL, $40 for Mr.. Randall
Representative Beall, Republican
carried the county by a majority Of
3,547 votes over Daniel F. McMullen
Representative Beall, who was re-
elected for . second term from the
9Th district, received 1881 votes tt
13,804 for Mr.. McMullen.
Unoficial returns from the Al poll
ing places in Prince Georges County
gave President Roosevelt 12,804
votes to 1854 for Gov. Dewey.
Il Prince Georges County voters
gave Senator Tydings an even
larger majority than he received In
Montgomery County. The Senator
polled 1921 votes to 1881 for Mr.
Randall, according to unocfiiial re-
ports.
IL The 5th district congressional
race between Representative Sas-
seer, Democrat, who was reelected
and c. Maurice Weidemeyer de.
yeloped into q one-sided affair with
Mr.. Sasscer polling 16.879 votes tt
1852 for Mr.. Weidemeyer, unofIlcial
returns from all of the county's
precincts showed.
n In other State congressional con.
tests, Democrats won an additiona
seat in the House.
Fl The seat was gained in the 4tt
district, where George H. Fallon de.
feated Representative Ellison, Re.
publican, A,984 to 30,734, according
TO unofdcial returns.
/, A tightly fought contest in the Isl
district resulted in a victory fol
former State Senator Dudley G. Roe
Democrat, who received 28,870 vote!
TO 28,446 for State Senator Wilmer
Davis, with all polling places re.
ported.
as Spaghetti Is Preferred.
M Voters in Maryland's Sd dis
trict. which lies entirely in the city
OF Baltimore, made it plain tha
they prefer spaghetti to kisses
They gave Representative D'Alesan
dro, Democrat, who offered fre,
spaghetti dinners, a decisive vic
tory over Merchant Marine En-
Isign John w. Benson, who offere,
kisses for votes and enlisted an as
sistant osculator-a pretty brunet-
ito handle the male voters. The un
official total was 38903 for MI
D'Alesandro and 1881 for Ensigl
Benson.
M In, the I'd district, Represent
ative Baldwin, Democrat, defeate,
tWilfred T. McQuaid, S8,627 to SO,
a480, with 404 Of the 412 pollin
places reported.
FE Maryland voters also apparently
have approved four of the six pro
fposed amendments to the State Con
sStitution, including one which wcul
steorganize the State judicial system
and reduce the Court Of Appeal
rom eight to i've members, on tn
basis Of returns from 755 Of th
Il 1923 polling places.
IL The returns appeared conclusiv
nce complete reports from Balti
more City were included, although
several counties, including Freder
dck, Charles and Kent, did not com
pute results Of the referendum.
H The amVhdment affecting tn
Court OF Appeals was approved b,
vote Of A,394 to 3s,li6. Othe
favored amendments and the yot
IA each were Is follows:
i 4Authofiztng the various eountte