Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-31
BY PAUL HOPE
Star Staff Writer

tions for years, Mrs. Ramsay,
q 58-year housewife, says
she is sick of government by
Gallup poll and political boss
es" and decided this year to
take q fling at politics.
She's running against Rep
resentative Samuel N. Friedel,
q Democrat who has repre-
scented Maryland's 7th district
since 1t was created in 1852.
Speaks In Shopping Areas
Mrs. Ramsay has a hard
time finding audiences in her
heavily Democratic district, so
she takes her portable soap box
to shopping areas, passes out
Baltimore Colts football sched-I
ules to the kids until the adults
begin to gather to see what's
going on, and then climbs onto
the soap box and swings into
campaign oratory.
Carrie is the only candidate
I know who doesn't need a
loudspeaker," said one of her
Republican workers of the tall,
angular woman who once head
ed the city League Of Women
Voters.
One of her favorite spots is
the corner of Cary and Ram
say streets.
Blasts POIIack
And one Of her favorite tar
gets is Northwest Baltimore
De m ocratic boss James H.
(Jack) Pollack whom Mrs.
Ramsay claims put Mr.. Friedel
in Congress. Mr.. Pollack has
been q storm center of Demo-
cratic politics the last several
months.
Take Jack Pollack's hand
out of your pocket and let your
taxes work for your own bene-
fit" a eclares Mrs. Ramsay
from her soap box.
"She's a wonderful, civic
minded lady" says Mr.. Friedel,
but I have a record of 10
years in the House that I
think entities me to re-elec-
ton" He appears likely to get
1t.
Democrats Not Worried
In Baltimore's other congress
sional districts, the Democratic
incumbents aren't worrie d.
George H. Fallon, dean of
Maryland's House delegation,
is opposed by Republican John
e. Brandau who is making a
house-to-houSe canvass of
much Of the 4th District. Dem
ocrat Edward A. Garmatz is
unopposed for re election IN
the Sd District.
Latest voter registration fig
ures for Baltimore show Demo-
Gratis outnumbering Republic
cans more than four to one.
There are nearly 331 900 regis
tered Democrats and slightly
more than 10000 Republicans.
In the race for Governor, to-
say the Republicans have a
ghost Of chance of carrying the
city is probably optimistic. The
aim of the G. o. P. is to hold
Democratic Gov. Tawes' mar
gin down as much as possible
in Baltimore in hopes that Re
publican Frank Small, jr., will
pick up enough votes in the
counties to offset the city vote.
G. o. p. Hopeful
Gov. Tawes carried the city
by 10000 votes in 1858. A Re-
publican spokesman said that
If the Democrats margin in
Baltimore can be held to $4,000
votes I'VE can expect to win
several Statewide offices"
One of the most concentrate
ed Republican campaigns in the
big port city is being conduct
ed by Newton I. Steers, jr.. can
didate for Representatives,
large.
Right after the May pri-
mary, Mr.. Steers took his
sound-equipped station wagon
into the streets of Baltimore
and 1t has been there much
of the time since. Mr.. Steers
figures he will do well in the
city "blue stocking" area, so
he spends most Of his time
in the working -class and Negro
areas.
Fighting Chance
The Republicans feel they
have at least a fighting chance
to take two or three OF the
city's six State Senate seats.
One Of them is the 4th sena-
torial district, Mr.. Pollack's
home district, where two Ne
groes are running. Mrs. Verda
Welcome, a member Of the
House of Delegates, who de-
feated Mr.. Pollacks candidate
in the Democratic primary, is
running against DR.. John c
Woodland, a dentist. DR.. Wood
land made one Of the second
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