Evening star., 1944-11-10
Count Of Service Vote
Puts Prince GEORGES
In Roosevelt Column
OfficioI Check Cove
Dewey Leod Of 90
In Civilian BoIlotine

The absentee soldier vote proved
a decisive factor In Prince Georges
County, enabling President Roose-H
velt to carry the county by a ma
jority Of 256, according to official
figures released today by the County
Board Of Election Supervisors.
Before the soldier vote was tailed
unof11cial figures gave Mr.. Roosevelt
the county by 242 votes, but an ON
cial recheck Of precinct totals wiped
out this lead and gave Gov. Dewey
majority of 90 votes.
The official civilian tally was II ,966
for Gov. Dewey to 1878 for the
President. The absentee soldier
vote. however, totaled 1,133 for
President Roosevelt to 784 for Gov.
Dewey, making the combined total
14,006 for the President and 1880
for Gov. Dewey.
Montgomery Official Vote.
In Montgomery County, the off,
ciai canvass of in-county votes gave
Gov. Dewey 1874 to 14,073 for Mr..
Roosevelt. In the senatorial con-
test Senator Tydings, Democrat, re-
ceived 19,757 votes to 1885 for
Blanchard Randall, jr., Republican.
The official tally showed the char
ter proposal lost, 1920 to 14,471.
This count does not include the
absentee soldier vote, which was to
be tabulated at 10 am. today. This
vote. however, was not expected to
change the outcome of the count.
In Prince Georges, the official
civilian total for Representative
Sasscer, Democrat, who was re-
elected from the 5th district, was
1887. The absentee soldier vote
for Mr.. Sasscer was 1870, making a
total of 18,477.
His opponent, C. Maurice Weide-
meyer, received a civilian vote of
ITO. with a soldier vote of 32s,
making a total of 8,098.
Senator Tydings received 1902
civilian votes. This figure, added to
! 1866 soldier votes, made a total of
lib, ,468. Mr.. Randall received 1888
civilian votes and $50 soldier votes,
AidhiIl6 q UoIdl VI o,zOo.
Totals on Amendments.
Totals in the two counties, includ-
ing civilian and soldier votes, in the
referendum on six proposed amend
ments to the State Constitution,
were as follows:
Repeating provision requiring
the Legislature to consent to gifts to
churches in Prince Georges, 6,796
for and 5,647 against; in Montgom-
cry. 6,24l for and 3,699 against.
Reorganizing the State judicial
system and reducing the size of the
Court of Appeals. 5,473 for and 6,085
against in Prince Georges and 6,845
for and 2,804 against in MONTGOMERY.
Authorizing the assignment of
Circuit Court judges to any other
court in the State in cases of emer-
gency. 5.678 for and 6,169 against in
Prince Georges. and 6,537 for and
2,27l against in Montgomery.
Authorizing the various counties
to fix salaries OF States attorneys,
f6,239 for and 1893 against in Prince
Georges, and $500 for and 1855
against in Montgomery.
Establishing. Baltimore City Re-
development Commission, Prince
Georges, 5,517 for and 3741 against;
Montgomery, 5,325 for and 1850
against
Reducing the number of times
proposed constitutional amendments
must be published in county news
papers and eliminating a provision
requiring their publication In a
German language newspaper in
Baltimore, 5,90l for and 1874 against
In Prince Georges, and 6,168 for and
2,172 against In MONTGOMERY.