Evening star., 1948-11-03
Goes
To Dewey, Gives
SoIace 10 Polls
Susscer and BeuII
Among 5 Incumbents
Sent Back to House
By John v. Homer,

By John Y. Homer.
Maryland offers the pollsters and
the analysts q measure of solace.
Voting as predicted, the Free
State yesterday gave Gov. Dewey its
eight electoral votes and returned
to the House Of Representatives the
five incumbents seeking reelection.
These included Representative
sasscer. Democrat, of the 5th dis
trict. and Representative Beall, Re.
publican, of the 9Th.
The State retained the Demo.
cratic ratio Of 4 to 2 in the House by
choosing q Democrat to succeed q
retiring Democrat in the I'd district.
In one of Marylands hottest local
issues Montgomery County approved
council-manager government to
replace the present commissioner
system.
Dewey Leads by 7,715.
With only II of the States l,347
polling places unreported, Gov.
Dewey enjoyed a lead of TITS over
President Truman. The unofficial
vote stood 291 ,595 for the Republican
to. 1880 for the President. There
appeared small chance for the DEM
ocrats.
Henry A. Wallace ran a Door
third. The incomplete returns gave
him 1852.
The name of Gov. Thurmond OF
South Carolina, the States Rights
Democratic candidate, was written
In by 1856 voters. His name did
not appear on the Maryland ballot
because his slate of electors was
filed too late.
Norman Thomas, Socialist, polled
1881.
Maryland apparently approved
six amendments to the State Con.
stitution and rejected one which
would have permitted a vote on
changing county boundaries for an
nexation purposes. In a Statewide
referendum they also threw out q
General Assembly act which would
have ended the term of w. Lee
Elgin, commissioner of motor
vehicles.
Amendments Approved.
The Constitution was amended to:
Provide for annual legislative ses-
sions, prohibit members of subver-
sive organizations from, holding
State, city or county jobs: limit the
Governors tenure of Office to two
consecutive terms, simplify the
method by which the General AS
sembly may pass on gifts to re.
hgious institutions and make it
easier for Baltimore to condemn
property for slum clearance, and
also to allow property to be con.
demned for off street parking prof.
ects.
AS had been expected, President
Truman emerged from tradition.
ally Democratic Baltimore with A
majority. His edge over Gov. Dewey
there was 23,858. less than half of
the majority given President Roose-
Velt four years ago. The State VIC
tory for Gov. Dewey was turned
by county votes.
Montgomery Decisive.
Montgomery County went Repub-
lican by decisive votes both in the
Presidential and House elections,
Gov. Dewey showed surprising
strength in normally Democratic
Prince Georges. but that county re-
manned loyal to its Democratic IA.
vorite son for the House, Repre-
sentative Sasscer. The Presidential
vote there was l4,875 for President
Truman to l4,7l8 for Gov. Dewey.
Mr.. Sasscer carried every county
in the 5th (Southern Maryland)
district. He barely nosed out his
Republican opponent, C. Maurice
Weidemeyer. in Anne Arundel and
Charles, but ran comfortably ahead
elsewhere.
On the basis of complete unofi-
clal returns, the incumbent had
Is, 1856 to 30.944 for Mr.. Weidemeyer.
r. Byrne Austin of Takoma Park,
the Depocratic House nominee in
the 9Th (Western Maryland dis
trict, ran behind Representative
Beall in all counties. The unofficiaI
total for Mr.. Beall, with 22s of $50
precincts reporting. was 47,65o
against 35927 for Mr.. Austin.
Other House winners were Repre-
sentative Miller, Republican, in the
1st district; State Senator William
A. Bolton, Democrat, for the I'd dis
trict seat from which Representa-
tive Meade, Democrat, Is retiring:
Representative Garmatz, Democrat,
Sd, and Representative Fallon,
Democrat, 4th.