The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-06

peace. making and employment
tasks.
The Republicans stand their best
chance In II years OF capturing the
now closely divided House. in
which all seats are up for voting
on this year.
The 81 Governorships to he fill-
ed tomorrow are held by 10 Repub-
leans and IL Democrats. or the
Is seats at stake In the now DEM
ocratic dominated Senate, 22 are
filled by Democrats and IL by Re-
publlcans.
Silent Vote
To-day. the emphasis and the
Worrying OF the politicians eenters
ON the silent yoto"--the peopie
who keep their feelings to them
calves AS they enter the voting
place. There are more than lSV'-
600 OF these places, ranging from
a lever decorated booth In the big
city TO n wooden box In country
school house. -
The silent vote, always factor
10 disturb those who run for OIL
flee. Is an unusually important mat
ter In q race ms close as national
poll takers figure this one to oc'
Most OF the pollers calculated
their percentages. and margins OF
error and SHE'D away from fiat
predictions.
New factors 10 be weighed IN
cmdc the service yote~-estimAted
AT 3.462000 and not 10 be counted
In some instances for weeks. In
Pennsylvania. for example, 30 cleo
toral votes could hinge on the ser
vice vote count Nov %,
Sixty Per Cent
And still another Is the estimAG
that as many as 60 per cent OF the
total vote will be cast by women.
a record percentage " borne out.
Hos viii the ti,ldieis voter Thet
may never be known, as there IL
no general arrangement for count
ing the service votes separately.
And how about tho women
Women leaders OF both parties say
that this election. the first one IN
wartime in so years. will find many
OF them voting primarily accord
ing TO their feeling about ending
the war with lasting peace.
For that matter, this Is the dou-
Bile barreled issue which has DOM
mated the whole campaign.
President Roosevelt and the DEM
ocrats contend that his experience
in IL years as President and his
associations with leaders In other
nations are guarantees OF ending
the war without unnecessary delay.
Further they say the record OF Re-
publicans In the Senate and House
Indicate an inability to recognize
international threats as we'll a.
international obligations to keep
the peace.
Governor Dewey and the Repub-
licans say that the military men IN
the places OF command would be
left undisturbed by Republican
victor, that the Roosevelt admins
tratlon IL too tired and quarrel
some for effective work and that
maintenance OF peace Is Job for
all, not for few men.
Political Action
Treated hardly less frequently
has been the question of the part
the CIo Political Action Commit
tee has played.
Backing the Roosevelt fourth
term drive. this group headed by
Sidney Hillman has worked hard
10 get out big vote Dewey has
said that President Roosevelt put
the Democratic party on the auc-
ton block and that the highest bid
ders were the PAC and Earl
Browder's Communists"
Such arguments brought flat
Democratic denials, also the con.
tentlon that the Republicans are
trying to work both sides OF the
street. with charges also that the
Roosevelt hold on the presidency
leans toward monarchy
a majority Of labor union leaders
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