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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1944
Page
26
County officials report ballots from town districts were accessed in a tabulation incident. The county treasurer confirmed no loss of funds and stressed safeguards. Investigation continues to identify how access occurred and to reinforce security protocols.
Reported mid campaign see saw governorship contests in Indiana Connecticut and Washington with Samuel Jackson Ralph Gates and others. Nebraska voters reject statewide prohibition while Florida Arkansas vote closings on union shops and state constitutional issues across 19 states with Republicans leading in governorship contests and Democrats retaining several incumbencies.
September tally shows 32 contests this year with votes on constitutional changes across California Arkansas Florida and Missouri. In New Jersey the proposed constitution splits the state Democratic Party while Republicans back the draft aided by the Charles Edison wing. Jersey City Mayor Frank Hagerty opposes it. Other measures include labor union affiliation bans in Arkansas and California and veterans tax relief and job preference debates in California and Missouri weighs one-house legislature in Missouri and poll tax exemptions for service members in Arkansas and Alabama.
The United States, via Acting Secretary Stettinius, announced recognition of Guatemala's revolutionary junta. The triumvirate government, formed after a coup that ousted provisional President Federico Ponce, recently held what were described as Guatemala's first free congressional elections. A presidential vote was planned for next month.
With most districts reporting, the full Democratic slate won in Rhode Island. Governor Howard McGrath secured a third term, while Democrats Aime Forand and John Fogarty were elected to the U.S. House. Roosevelt led with a substantial plurality over Dewey as Republicans conceded.
Allied forces in North Burma reported by the AY Hed command crushed enemy positions near Kennedy Peak southeast of Tiddim and cleared an eight mile stretch of the main road to Fort White. The British 14th Army advanced to within ten miles of Fort White, with Japanese roadblocks dismantled along the route.
In California's 24th District results from 406 precincts favor Helen Gahagan Douglas over William D Campbell. The Democratic actress national committeewoman led by a wide margin as late returns counted in downtown Los Angeles area. Melvyn Douglas mentioned as her actor husband.
Allied and German forces clash in a bitter center-town fight for Vossenack near Aachen as Hodges’ First Army drives to Cologne. House-to-house combat in Vossetack persists with tanks, artillery, and fighter-bombers aiding the assault amid stubborn German resistance.
Bridgeport report claims U S Rep Clare Boothe Luce won her Connecticut district by 1 To Miss Margaret Connors 2026 votes as unofficial returns. The Liberal Democrat candidate Connors, a 22 year old lawyer, led early before Luce, a blonde playwright in her first term, pulled ahead in a tight contest amid Bridgeport's industrial center.
British and Canadian forces reported rapid progress in southwestern Holland, with Wilhelmsstadt and Moerdijk areas cleared on the Maas River. Nazi losses estimated from 40000 to 46000, 26000 taken prisoner since October 7, while Walcheren island and Middelburg fell to Allied troops amid bitter weather and shattered defenses.
Early unofficial state results show President Franklin D. Roosevelt leading Pennsylvania by 131 006 votes with 61.75 percent in 6374 of 208 precincts. Philadelphia votes total 459 733 for Roosevelt and 328 685 for Dewey. Allegheny County reports 214 581 to 193 293. U S Senator Jamies Davis seeks a third term against Francis J. Myers, with 1 079 109 to 1 088 377 in 5203 of 208 precincts.
Army News Service allocated about thirty editors to cover the presidential election for overseas newspapers. Key hubs included London, Rome, Alaska, Australia, Cairo, and the Philippines as troops abroad received results around the clock.
The Boston Herald, which backed Governor Dewey, acknowledged last night that President Hocsayalt’s reelection campaign has won. The paper signaled a concession to the prevailing result despite prior support for Dewey.
At Hyde Park, President Franklin D Roosevelt follows the 1944 election returns from a telegraph radio room in his mansion. Surrounded by aides and guests including Rosenman and Sherwood, he casts his fourth term ballot, briefly handles a sticky voting machine, and chats with neighbors and clerks during the daylong vote.
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