The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-11-09
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DEMOCRATS MAKE
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have to pass on any treaties that
emerge from international efforts
to guarantee peace. And the party
laid really possessive hand on
the House for the first time in
months.
Furthermore, democrats racked
up net gain OF three governor
ships. They ousted republicans in
Ohio, Massachusetts, Missouri. Ida
no and Washington, but lost to the
COP in Indiana and North Dako-
ta.- ~ r'~~~ .'.s
For hours, the state and elector-
al vote .scoreboard remained un-
changed last night. 1t showed
Roosevelt ahead in IS states with
413 votes, Dewey in 10 states with
11S votes. Ohio and Michigan chung
to Dewey but possibility re-
NAMED that they would shift to
Roosevelt. .+<. :.
Tagging returns served only to
make the Roosevelt: victory more
certain-a victory which enemy and
Allied capitals interpreted as one
for internationalism''. A n d
abroad and at home, there was
every expectation of an early
meeting between the president,
Prime Minister Churchill of Bri-
tain and Premier Stain of Rus
STA.
Democratic inroads into republi-
can seats in senate and house bull
warked the Presidents position in
dealing not only with foreign at
fairs. but also with. domestic prob
lens. . :. s
While puttressing their working
majorities, democrats bounced out
Of both branches some Of the men
on whom they had hung 'isola-
zionist" labels during the cam
paign.
The complete picture Of Ameri.
cas- first NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
election since 1864 will not be
drawn until Dec. S. when the final
votes from foxholes and focs'l are
known. On the basis Of isolated
TALES in widely scattered areas, it
looked as if the men and women in
uniform balloted about 5 to 3 to
keep their Commander-In-Ch Chief.
As the ballot tabulations piled
up, it became more and more ap-
parent that Dewey could claim
only the middle West as his own.
That was where he got most Of his
states and most of his electoral
votes.
In eleven southern and five bor-
der, states it was a clean sweep
for. Roosevelt. And the East and
far West went as strongly for him
as the Midwest did for Dewey.
In some of the other areas Dew
ey had made a race Of it in, the
early going but his pace soon fell
off. State after state dropped away
until the only big ones left to him
were Michigan, Ohio and Indiana.
And in Michigan most Of the re-
manning count was in Wayne coun-
ty and industrial Detroit, where
Roosevelt backing was heaviest.
In Ohio, with more than 5000, 900
votes recorded and 424 precincts
out, only 1900 votes divided the
rival tickets.
Roosevelt galloped away with
the Other states with the heavy
electoral vote counts: New York,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Illinois,
California, Missouri and Massachu-
sets.
Mr.. Roosevelt himself remained
at his Hudson valley home and
watched the late returns drift in.
Dewey, who had trumpeted that
it was ''time for a change" but
found that there would be no
change for a time, accepted his
defeat with good grace and got
ready to pack for a Georgia va
cation.
Dewey had voiced confidence
that all Americans would join him
in his hopes that Divine Provi-
dence will guide and protect the
President Of the United States"
In Washington, Senator Joseph H.
Ball, the Minnesota republican who
abandoned Dewey and supported
Roosevelt, declared the election
was a strong endorsement by the
people of the administrators ''con-
duct Of the war and its plans for
United States participation in a
strong international organization
to prevent future wars"
The next step will come, he said,
when the charter of United Ma
tons organization is presented to
the United States senate.
Berlin protessed no surprise at
the results. Radio Berlin added,
however, that "the large number
of votes received by Dewey testi-
~ to the fact. that Roosevelt's poll
cy is worrying wide circles Of the
American people. !"
London newspapers and editorial
columns hailed the Roosevelt vic
tory. the Star declaring that
above all, he has now authority
to act. without fear Of electoral
cont ADDICTION, in the setting up OF
aofaatad I.vnn Fellows. democrat.