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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1944
Page
1
Frederick County voters tilt to Thomas E. Dewey by a wide margin amid national GOP gains. Roosevelt falls to Dewey in county totals with 10,987 to 7,907 and Dewey carries 47 precincts to Roosevelt’s 4. Close races include Senator Tydings defeating Randall and Beall winning the congressional seat in the Fifth District. Amendments fail across most questions.
Six to eight people died and 75 to 80 were injured when the Southern Pacific west bound Challenger derailed near Colfax California this morning. California highway patrol reported from the scene after an early radio update. Governors results show Democrats with gains and Republicans with fewer seats though many contests undecided.
Democrats scored a series of upset or close wins in Missouri Massachusetts Washington and Illinois with Maurice Tobin and other Democrats gaining ground. The forecast indicated continued Democratic gains as Republican governors faced tough headwinds while incumbents in states like Arizona Rhode Island Texas and Michigan showed mixed results. Close races in Ohio and Illinois highlighted the tight national gubernatorial contest as party dynamics shifted.
West Virginia with eight electoral votes backed Franklin D Roosevelt as precincts counted show strong Democratic support. Roosevelt leads Dewey in the state by large margins, while Judge Clarence Meadows and other Democratic candidates gain from Beckley to Charleston amid a statewide sweep.
New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey conceded Roosevelt's victory in a radio address from the Roosevelt hotel, expressing hope for the president’s next term and congratulating Roosevelt. Dewey thanked supporters, praised the Republican effort, and hinted at future political plans. He returned to Albany to resume duties as governor with Mrs. Dewey at his side.
With 1187 precincts left, about 560000 votes, Roosevelt trailed Dewey by under 65000 in Michigan. He gained ground in Wayne County where 714 of 1386 precincts reported Roosevelt 271,443 to Dewey 141,542. State totals show Roosevelt 698,03 and Dewey 763,206.
A cow near Clifton was fatally injured yesterday after wandering into a Hagerstown and Frederick trolley, with company officials noting no trolley damage or passenger injuries. The incident was described as not unusual.
American forces on a 25 mile front between Metz and Nancy pressed dawn offensives capturing several villages and probing positions near Vossenack while First Army units fought in the Hurteen forest area. In Washington the Democrats clinched a Senate majority and expanded their House control as election returns flowed in.
Washington reports that Roosevelt's reelection makes an early meeting with Stalin and Churchill virtually certain. The postwar cooperation talks aim to shape policy in Roosevelt's new term, with a second Teheran style conference likely before Christmas and a Paris meeting with De Gaulle possible.
Tokyo radio reported the Japanese cabinet ordered evacuation of civilians from 11 major cities in response to imminent air raids. The move follows unconfirmed reports of three U S reconnaissance flights over Honshu within a week.
The Associated Press reports the 12.35 rpm rebroadcast shows Roosevelt and Dewey leading the popular vote across the country. Total votes tallied reach 38,427,831 with Roosevelt and Dewey collecting 20,434,790 and 17,999,?641 respectively across 120,870 voting units.
Roosevelt looks set to surpass his 1940 total with about 407 electoral votes as Michigan and Ohio swing margins shift. Democrats gain House seats and solidify Senate control while Dewey concedes late results and calls for unity.
Unofficial returns show Franklin D. Roosevelt carrying New York in his fourth presidential bid with 3,293,467 votes to Dewey’s 2,907,018, a 325,849 vote plurality and all 47 electoral votes. Senator Robert F. Wagner is elected to a fourth term in the U S Senate.
AP returns at 12 10 p m show Roosevelt leading in 391 electoral votes across many states including California Connecticut Florida Georgia Illinois New York North Carolina Pennsylvania and West Virginia Dewey leads in 140 electoral votes across Colorado Indiana Iowa Kansas Michigan New Jersey Ohio Oregon Wisconsin and Wyoming House returns at 12 45 p m Wednesday show Democrats 203 Republicans 118 Progressives 1 American Laborites 1 Contests undecided 110 Senate returns show 15 elected 38 holdovers total 53 with 8 elected and 32 holdovers for the main parties Progressive holdover 1 and 12 contests undecided
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