Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-11-02
Maryland Total
May TopMa
|0f 81 Election
Some Precincts
Pass Hallway Point
Before Afternoon
By Gene Goodwin

Voting today in Maryland's
Washington suburbs was re.
ported to be even heavier than
the record vote in the 1852 presi-
Dental election.
The turnout in Baltimore city
and the rural areas of Prince
Georges and Montgomery Coun-
ties was not quite so brisk, but
heavier than had been expected.
Only q moderate vote had
been NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 100000
out Of total Maryland registra-
ton of IL million.
# the morning trend con-
tinues through the day, officials
predict the turnout may set
a new record. Slightly more
than 100000 voted in 1852.
Several big suburban polling
places, including the Silver Hill
Firehouse. Langley Park School,
Silver Spring Armory and Rock
ville's Lone Oak School, reported
that better than one-third Of the
total registration had voted be.
fore noon.
Democratic headquarters In
Montgomery County reported
that "some precincts had voted
better than so per cent Of their
registration by noon and there
was no sign Of any let up"
Polls opened at z am. and
will close at z pm.
Voters Time Limited.
The heavy turnout was espe.
cially surprising in view Of the
cold rain that poured down on
waiting voters.
Lines were so long at the Sill
yer Hill firehouse in Prince
Georges County that officials
were warning voters that the
law allowed them only two min
utes in the voting booth.
With nine State constitutional
amendments and a host of State,
congressional and local candi.
dates on the ballot, some voters
were taking a long time to cast
their ballots.
Although this is an off-year
election nationally, it's the big
one for Maryland.
Final Appeals Sounded.
At stake is Gov. Theodore r.
McKeldin's bid to become the
first Republican ever reelected
to that Office.
He and his Democratic chal.
lenger, DR.. n. c. Byrd, both went
on television in Baltimore and
Washington last night in last
minute appeals for support.
Dr.. Byrd said Mr.. McKeldin
has been a bad and wasteful
Governor who won Office on false
claims and who has failed to
keep faith with the people.
Gov. McKeldin defended his
record and commended the vot-
ers for "the traditional Mary
land manner in which you have
refused to be swayed from your
accustomed sound thinking" by
the "pernicious appeals" Of the
Democrats.
Four Republican and three
Democratic Representatives from
Maryland also were putting their
records on the line today.
| Contenders for House.
These are the coutenders in
the States seven congressional
districts:
First-Representative Edward
T. Miller, Republican; Edward
Turner. Democrat.
Second-Representative James
8. Devereux, Republican: VIII
liam P. Bolton, Democrat.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Edward
A. Garmatz, Democrat; Milton
Bates. Progressive.
Fourth Representative
George H. Fallon. Democrat,
Arthur w. Sherwood, Repub-
lican.
Fifth - Representative Frank
Small, jr., Republican; Richard
E. Landlord, Democrat.
Sixth-Representative Dewitt
s. Hyde, Republican; Edward j.
Ryan. Democrat.
Seventh-Representative Sam.
uel N. Friedel, Democrat: Ed.
ward c. Dukehart, Republican.
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