Evening star., 1944-11-07
Voting Is Heavy
In Maryland
And Virginia
Record BoIIot Seen
As Long Lines Form
At Arlington Polls

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votes had been recorded by Q am,
and at Clarendon 243 votes had been
cast by the same time. Lyon Park
recorded 157 early votes and by II
am. had recorded $50 ballots, with
over 100 persons waiting, and at the
Falls Church Town Hall long lines
had formed Is minutes after the
polls opened.
Oldest Voter Casts Ballot.
Three Arlington schools were
closed for the election, while several
others, used as polling places. re-
open, since election activi-
ties did not interfere with classes.
The county's three liquor stores re-
ported business brisk yesterday in
anticipation of today's election holi-
day.
Polls will be open until 6.0l pm.
in Virginia and until pm. in Mary
land.
In Prince Georges County Mrs.
Lucy Poe Rlandy, 81, Of 1902 Bunker
Hill road, Mount Rainier, the
county's oldest voter, prepared to
cast her ballot early this afternoon,
swelling by one an anticipated rec
ord vote. Mrs. Blandy, daughter OF
William r. Poe, veteran of the
War Of 1872, has never missed vote
since women received the right to
ballot.
Lines in Montgomery.
In four precincts In the Wheaton
district OF Montgomery County 796
ballots were cast by Q am, with
lines Of voters waiting at all four.
At three precincts in the Hyattsville
district, and one in the Chillum dis
trict in Prince Georges $40 votes
had been cast by the same hour.
Omcials at Grace Church, Wood
side, Silver Spring, reported q vote
OF 268 by 10:30 am. This represents
about half of the qualified voters of
the precinct.
In Montgomery, where the char
ter issue held the center of interest,
charter proponents had observers
at all polling places and seemed
confident of victory, while In Vir-
ginia Mrs. Elizabeth Chiffon Mur-
rays bid as IAN independent Demo-
crat for the 9Th Virginia district
House seat held by Representative
Smith, the Democratic nominee,
held the election spotlight.
Mrs. Murray was one of the first
voters at Fairfax precinct, and
Judge Smith. surrounded by news
rhotngrADhalH cast his ballot at the
Alexandria 5th ward precinct ut
School q little more than
an hour after the polls opened.
Judge Smith then began q tour Of
precincts In the nearby area.
Alexandria Voting Heavy.
Alexandria officials reported the
heaviest vote on record, with vari-
GUS wards reporting the following
totals by 10 am:
First ward, 101; I'd ward, 100; Sd
ward, 1913; 4th ward, 227; 5th ward,
BAT, and the two precincts Of the
9Th ward, 597. BY II am, however,
the vote in the 5th ward had jumped
to 600 and that in the 1st to 200.
In the Free State of Maryland,
with thousands of service personnel
still to be registered, a survey by
the Associated Press disclosed 613,051
Democrat and 278,668 Republicans
on the registration books, with
81 ,534 Democrats and 11,099 Re-
publicans in Montgomery County
and 1886 Democrats and l4,449
Republicans in Prince Georges
County.
Below the Potomac, Virginia State
Democratic Campaign Manager
Earl A. Fitzpatrick held to q pre-
vious prediction that the State
would cast 375,000, q record vote,
with a 10000 majority going to
President Roosevelt. In the 9th
district a record vote Of about so 900
was anticipated.
Virginia Contests.
In the nearby Virginia area, local
contests will be decided in Arling-
ton County and the City of Alex
andria. In Arlington, where q top
vote of $4,000 is anticipated, Leo
Lloyd, Democratic incumbent, is be-
ing opposed for the County Board
by L. G.. Macpherson, Republican
In Alexandria r. E. knight, Fred
erick L. Flynn and John A. Logan
are seeking the at-large council seat.
In the Virginia 9th district,
observers predict victory for Judge
Smith, who, in addition to Mrs.
Murray, Is being opposed by Law
renee Michael, Arlington, independ-
ent Republican, and Clarke T. Robb,
Herndon, Socialist.
While some observers predict q
close vote in Maryland In the presi-
Dental contest, most observers pre-
dict that +Mr. Roosevelt will carry
the State. In addition to the presi-
Dental contest, Marylanders also
will elect a Senator and six men,
bers of the House.
Tydings Seen Victor.
Victory generally has been corf-
ceded to Senator Tydings, Demo-
crat, who is being opposed by
Blanchard Randall, r., Republi-
can. Victory also Is assured Repre-
sentative Sasscer, Democrat, op-
posed In the 5ths district by g.
Maurice Weidemeyer, Republican.
In the 9Th district Representative
Beall, Republican, is being obbosed
by Daniel F. McMullen, Democrat.
Other Maryland House contests
are:
First district Dudley O.. Roe.
Democ- at, and Wilmer r. Davis.
Second district-H. STREET. Bald
win, Democrat, incumbent. and WI
fred T. McQuaid, Republican.
Third District-Thomas D'Ales-
andre, jr, Democrat, incumbent,
and John w. Benson, Republican.
Fourth district George H. Fallon,
Democrat, and Daniel Ellison, Re-
publican, incumbent.
In Virginia considerable interest is
centered on the House contest Ia
the 9th district, where Represents
tive Flanagan, Democrat, Is being
opposed by Ralph L. Lincoln, Ma
rion, Republican.
Other virginiA- House contests are !:
Ftrst district 3. Otis Bland, DEM