The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-11-09
McKeidin, Butler and Beall Win LASTLY
ABOUND TOWN
WITH THE EDITOR


The finest thing about Tuesdays
election, in my book, was the ire
mendous vote cast.
An aroused electorate, evidently
disguised by the mud singing that
reached new heights practically all
over the nation, and fed up with the
obvious attempt of special groups to
ram their candidates down the
peoples throats-this was particular
ly noticeable in Ohio, where Labor
went to extreme lengths in a VAIN
attempt to lick Senator Taft-threW
party lines to the four winds and
voted for the men they believed
most fitted for the job of running the
Nation in this hour of extreme peril,
and in my humble opinion they have
done good job.
While all the returns were not IN
as we went to press, 1t is certain
that, even if the Republicans did not
win actual control of the House and
Senate. they have made enough
gains to keep the Truman admin
istration in line for the next two
years.
Here at home, on the basis of in
complete results, it looks as if the
voters of Washington County have
repeated the City election of 1919
only in reverse.
In the city election. you will re-
member, the voters of Hagerston
decided that the Sweeney admins
tration had been in Office long
enough, so they threw them out and
put in a Republican local govern
ment. This year, the County, APP
parently, has decided that the Re-
publican Board of County Commits
sioners has been in long enough and
decided to make change also.
In the Governors race, the Sales
Tax, plus the too obvious attempt on
the part of Governor Lane to make
almost any trade with Mahoney and
Curran, in order to win majority
in Baltimore City, proved his undo
ing, while Senator's Tydings' weak
handling of the Communist hearings
in Washington, plus our being
caught unprepared when the Korean
War broke out-Senator Tydings
was, of course head of the important
Armed Services Committee-causeo
him to fall by the wayside also.
Russia is losing the war in Korea
because their Delegate to the United
Nations Security Council took q
walk, thus permitting the remaining
members of the Council, acting
within the framework Of the Charter
to adopt, in the absence of the Rus.
sian Delegate, motion authorizing
the United Nations to intervene
in the Korean War.
Mayor Mills also walked out OF
his Council at Thursday nights reg
ular Council meeting and in doins
so stands a good chance of losing
his 'war" with the Council ovel
the Shopping Center quarrel.
AS matter of fact, had the Coun
Gil been on their toes, they coulc
have won the first round that night
When the Mayor walked out, there
was a motion to adjourn before the
Council, duly made and seconded
but before any vote was taken OF
the motion Leonard Matthias, of thu
Antietam Company, took the foo,
and asked the Mayor when his com
pany could expect a reply to theil
request for a meeting with the Coun
Gil to further discuss the shoppin.
center question.
This brought on quite discussion
which eliminated in Councilman
Roy Knight moving that a specia
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Mr.. Matthias, and his motion wa
seconded by Councilman Luthe
Broom. It was at this point tina
Mayor Mills stated that their motion
could not be recognized since tn
meeting had already been adjourn
ed-and walked out of the Council
Chamber.
Since, of course, the motion to ad
journ had never been put to vote
the Council very definitely had no
adjourned and had the Council bee
a little quicker on the trigger, the
could have won the first round of tn
fight right there. Here's all the
had to do.
In the absence of the Mayor, tn
Council the meeting was stil
in session-could have appointed an
one of their number as acting may
or. He would then have preside