Evening star., 1954-11-04

County in his 1850 defeat of for-
Emer Gov. w. Preston Lane. jr.,
Democrat. The Governors total
vote margin over Mr.. Lane that
year was 93,983.
The complete unofficial re-
turns from Tuesdays balloting
gave:
McKeldin ------------3 379, 9,634
Byrd 317,685
Complete unofficial returns in
the contest for Maryland's No. 2
job, Attorney General gave Dem
ocrat C. Ferdinand Sybert ST.
005-vote margin over the Re
publican incumbent, Edward D.
E. Rollins. The count: Sybert,
324, 1854: Rollins, 287,359.
What was responsible for Mr..
McKeldin's sweep of the States
biggest city and it's suburbs,
where Democrats hold a 3-to-1
registration majority?
Segregation Issue.
I Most observers felt the segre-
cation issue. injected into the
campaign by DR.. Byrd, was Mr..
McKeldin's biggest asset in the
city. The Baltimore Sun re-
ported that Negro districts of
the city ran about 10 to l for
the Governor.
Another factor, undoubtedly,
was George P. Mahoney, the
man DR.. Byrd narrowly defeated
for the gubernatorial nomina-
tion in a bitter Democratic pri-
mary last June.
Mr.. Mahoney lives In Balti-
more County and has drawn his
greatest support there. He went
to Europe shortly after a series
Of. court reviews established Df.::
Byrd as his victor and did not
return to Maryland until the
last week Of the campaign.
Mr.. Mahoney was persuaded
to issue a lukewarm Endorsement
Of all Democratic candidates,
without mentioning pr. Byrd by
name.
Most Of his supporters viewed
his return to the Democratic fold
as one more of body than spirit
and they apparently went out
and voted for MIR. McKeldin
Tuesday.
Carries IL Counties.
Despite sweeping Democratic
gains in local races and to a
lesser extent in congressional
contests. Gov. McKeldin carried
13 of Maryland's % counties, in
Guiding Baltimore County.
| DR.. Byrd carried Prince Georges
County by 5000 votes. During
his 40-odd years Of association
with the University of Maryland,
where he resigned as president
last January, DR.. Byrd has lived
in Prince Georges.
DIR. Byrd ran behind many
local candidates in that county
however, and some Prince
Georges Democratic leaders were
saying privately that the local
organization had carried" DR.
Byrd, instead of the other way
around.
In Montgomery County, Gov.
McKeldin piled up a 5.000-vote
edge over DR.. Byrd. DR.. Byrd
held his own in the Upper County
precincts, but trailed the Cover
/ nor in the suburban area. Mr..
McKeldin, for example, carried
all but the Sd precinct in the %
precincts Of the Bethesda election
district and 20 of the "a Whea-
ton district precincts.
Gov. McKeldin also carried AL
legany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore,
Carroll, Charles, Frederick. Gar
rett, Hartford, Howard, Kent, Tai
| bot and Wicomico Counties.
/ Eastern Shore Result.
Predictions that DR.. Byrd
might sweep the nine-county
Eastern Shore because of his
stand in favor of retaining seq
regated schools as long as pos
sible failed to materialize.
| Actually, the Democrat car
ried six Shore counties, which
is about what could be expected
from a man born and raised in
Shore country.
The complete unofficial count
gave DR.. Byrd only about 1000
more votes from the nine Shore
counties than Gov. McKeldin
DIR. Byrd received 34,550 votes
there, Mr.. McKeldin 33,512.
Representatives Elected.
Sent back to Congress In
Maryland's balloting were Re-
publicans Edward T. Miller oi
Easton, in the 1st District. James
tP. s. Devereux Of Stevenson, "a
and Dewitt S. Hyde of Bethesda
9Th. Also Democrats Edward Al
Garmatz of Baltimore, Sd
George III. Fallon of Baltimore
4th, and Samuel N. Friedel Of
Baltimore, 7th.
The seat from Maryland'S 5tt
district switched from Republi.
can Representative Frank Small
jr., Of Clinton. to Richard e
Lankford. Annapolis Democrat
Mr.. Lankford got 90. .294 by COM
plete unoficial returns. Mr.