The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-05-25
DURELY
j Official
By BALLOT BOX

q BY BAALOT BOA =
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
Although the 1914 elections are a
little over five months away, it is
not too early for the Republican
Party in Washington County to be-
gin laying the ground work for the
big event, particularly as all candi-
dates are already known Il don't
think there is single politically
minded person who doesn't concede
the Republican Presidential nomi-
nation to Governor Dewey and the
Democratic nomination to President
Roosevelt).
In planning their campaign, it is
hoped that the County Central
Committee will profit by the mis-
takes of the 1912 election and adopt
a positive instead of a defeatist at
titude.
This writer is firmly convinced
that this is a Republican year and
that, when the votes are counted,
the people of these United States,
exercising their priceless privilege
of the right to choose for themselves
the men and women who shall rep
resent them in the Nations capital,
win have elected a Republican
President and a Republican Con-
gress.
AS far as Washington County is
concerned, the Republican voters
are interested in three races: The
Presidential race; the Senate race
and the Sixth Congressional Dis
trict race So let's take a look at
all three, taking them in reverse
order.
In the Sixth c sressional Dis
trict race, every ] publican that 1
have talked to Can pr that matter,
several Democrat 5 well) seem
agreed that Cong man ]. Glenn
Beall is assured detection. His
record in Congrt ( is clean and
above board. Hin Office in Wash
ington has always been easily ac-
cesible to voters from his District
and he has always been keenly
aware of his responsibilities toward
the District he represents.
In this connection, it is interest
ing to note that Congressman Beall
recently arranged for a delegation
from the Western Maryland County
Commissioners Association to APP
pear before the Congressional Pub
lie Roads Committee, whereas this
same delegation was refused a hear
ing by the Rules Committee, at the
recent special session of the State
Legislature.
The Senate race WAS, to all in
tents and purposes decided before
even the Primar elections were
held and any interest that Washing
ton County Republicans had in that
race was lost when the county's
own candidate, Fl. L. Mills, with
drew from the race, his withdrawal
coming, many people believe, be-
cause he was simply disguised that
the high office of U. S. Senator was
being kicked around within the
State Republican Party because of
a factional fight.
There is no question in the minds
of both Washington County Repub-
hcans and Democrats that Sentaor
Tydings, whose record as an indie
pendent Democrat speaks for iteslf
will again be elected.
This leavs only the Presidential
race and it is here that I notice the
Washington County Republican
Party's defeatist attitude-an atti-
tude that helped defeat Mr. Nickel
din in the 1912 Governors race.
When I talk to Republican lead
ers about the Presidential race, here
are some OK the things I hear:
I'd like to see Dewey elected,
BUT.
Roosevelt's labor vote is going to
be hard to beat.
The New Deal has built up too
powerful a political machine.
If the war was over, we would
win easily, BUT.
And SC goes on. The same old
defeatist s4stitude that I found in
1912, when I heard such remarks as:
" can't beat the O'Conor and
Brook Lee machines I'd like to see
Republican governor in Maryland,
but we can't swing it this year.
Well. you all know what hap
led in 1912 The Brook Lee ma
Ct lie was dumped on the scrap
heap and Governor O'Conor barely
scraped through.
This is a Republican year, gentle
men. There is going to be Re
publican President in the White
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