The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1950-11-02

parking. wen all I've got W say 10
that if he ever tries TO go through
with that crazy idea. I'll personally
lead a protesting delegation to the
City Hail., that will make the Zon-
ing meetings and the PIE Tie-ln
meeting look like ten cents.
Don't be surprised if the North
End Zoning Ordinance is brought
up again at tonight's meeting of the
Mayor and Council. It could be quite
an interesting meeting.
In years gone by, when the Mary
land Primaries were held nearly
five months before the General Elec-
tions, the Democratic Party, no mat
ter how bitter their Primary fights
were, usually were able to patch
up their differences and present a
united front for the general cleo
tons. But this year, with less than
two months between the two cleo
tions, and faced with their bitterest
fight in long, long time, they are
up against a tough proposition
AS / see it, the chances of Gov
ernor Lane being reelected depend
on two factors:
1: Can the Lane forces re-unite
all the warning factions of the Pri-
mary - and the latest move, the
resignation Of the Governor from
the Office of National Committeeman
with the strong rumor that Mr. Ma
honey will be appointed in his place,
would seem to indicate that they are
going all out to do just that--and
9. Even if they succeed, can the
reunited Democratic leaders of Bal
timore City swing back into the
Lane column, the tremendous ma
jority given Mahoney in the Pri-
mary.
If they can, then Governor Lane
will probably win, but if the big
Baltimore vote for Mahoney was
vote, not so much for Mahoney
as against the Sales Tax, then the
odds favor McKeldin.
Here in Washington County, the
Democratic Central Committee, as
far as the County elections are con-
cerned-particularly in regard to
the Board of County Commissioners
are in a truly sorry shape.
All the ammunition they have
been able to dig UP so far, are those
hoary, old chestnuts-the tax basis
and the county roads-and in bring
ing these long dead issues back to
life, they are practically accusing
their own two members on the
Board, Winslow F. Burhans and H.
E. Newkirk, of taking the tax basis
and building poor roads, since both
those gentlemen have had their full
say and part in all the actions of
the Board.
AS matter of fact, there is not
even an atom of truth in the ac-
cusations made against the Board
by the Democratic Central Commit
tee on either counts; they are just
political smokescreens put up in the
hope of influencing votes. But un-
less / miss my guess, they will blow
back in the faces of those who start
ed them.
In the Primaries, Clarence Ed
ridge, Joe Hoffman, Keller Shank
and Amos Reeder, led the Republi-
can Ticket, and 'Wick" Burhams
led the Democratic Ticket. So don't
be bit surprised if those five. men
constitute your Board of County
Commissioners for the next four
years.
Turning for minute to the ma
tional picture, I predict that Senator
Tydings and Congressman Beall
will be re-elected-the Primary in
Dictated that Senator Tydings, though
losing some strength because of the
Communist hearings, still has enough
to pull him through, and Congress-
man Beall, although facing the
strongest opposition since he first
took Office, has worked hard and
sincerely for his District; has con-
sistently fought against, and voted
against New Deal legislation, and
deserves another term.
In other County elections, I ex-
pect Hugh Troxell County Treas
urer), Harry Newcomer (Register
of Wills and Martin Ingram Estates
Attorney to be returned to Office,
and it wouldn't surprise me bit to
find that, when all the votes are
counted Jimmy Black will be the
new Clerk of the Circuit Court.