Strasbourg Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1944, Strasbourg, Alsace                              Page 2 stars and Middle november 1944 first Soldier vote count gives for 67 per cent Washington the throng which braved driving rain to president Roosevelt Back from Hyde where he spent a few Daye of roared its greeting As he stepped from his train at Union station last Friday and told Well wishers that he was very Happy to be while More than Persona gathered in the station Many thousands of others lined the Street to Welcome him As Tho presidential Parade swung South toward the Capitol and headed Down Constitution and Pennsyl Vania avenues to the White from Hyde the president had issued his first Post election statement for the first time in 80 we have held a National election in the midst of what is really important is that after All of the changes and Vicissitudes of four we have again demonstrated to the world that democracy is a living vital that our Faith in american institutions is that conscience and not Force is the source of Power in the government of in that let us unite to win the War and to achieve lasting Back to Albany Thomas Dewey returned to his gubernatorial do to conclude pending state Busi Ness prior to several weeks rest at sea he took tune out to inaugurate the annual Christmas Seal drive Tho state by buying seals from the Albany county tuberculosis there was no hint of his future political plans beyond finishing his remaining two years As governor of new the controversial election of 1944 Haa left the democratic party a firmer grip on congressional majorities with its House membership boosted from 222 to 241 and its senatorial at Many newly elected Republican members of Congress Are regarded As friendlier to Roosevelt s internationalist peace the democrats also won sufficient state contests to give them 26 governor ships compared to 22 for Republic an exact reversal of the pre election Seta unprecedented records four times a Roose belts popular vote now has soared governorship winners democrats new North Gregg Rhode me Grain Nance Wool republicans Colorado John Bald new North South r but race Mill in doubt because service vote not through his Vic tories since this is More three tunes the votes Ever Given any president or presidential candidate before in the electoral he has lengthened his All time total to an unprecedented High Mark of Over half of All the electoral votes in the four elections and nearly Throe times a Many As his nearest compete Woodrow no president before him Ever in creased his party congressional majorities so often a Roosevelt has done and As result of the elec the democrats assume control of the House for the eighth straight time continuously since thus breaking the record that Hod stood since the Middle of Ulysses Grants second Admi Soldier vote an incomplete tabulation of Absentee servicemen vote revealed that roughly 67 per cent were Vot for the president and 33 per cent for in new the vote woe so close it was first believed that the Soldier vote swung the state into the Roosevelt final returns revealed a combined civilian and Soldier vote of for Roosevelt and for leaving a margin of for the the Mili tary vote was for Roosevelt and for so new Jer Sev would have gone Roosevelt by an extremely Blini margin of Only 253 votes without Tho servicemen ballots the geographical pattern of the election result followed that of 940 since Dewey won in All ten states won by Willkie in 1940 excluding this was Michigan where Dewey led until results came in from Wayne county Roosevelt carried the by votes in one of Tho most closely watched senatorial North Dako tas Veteran Gerald went Down in defeat to democratic John another major Surprise Camo in Connecticut where former Fri agent Brian Mcmahon Defeated incumbent John in after three Gucu Taylor succeeded in defeating his Republican for a Senate in Warren Magnuson moved up to Senate through a win Over Harry Cain while the other democratic be Mon won in the gubernatorial Campaign Over the incumbent Arthur vets survive Tough Campaign among Veteran democratic so gators who survived hard campaigns to retain their posts Are majority Leader Alben Barkley of Sheridan Downey of Scott Lucas of Illinois and Robert Wagner of new on the gop Robert a Taft of won with an extremely slim five Republican governors were elected be including Leverett Saltonstall of who won despite a sweeping democratic presidential Victory in the Hay slate Rourke Hickenlooper of Iowa who unseated incumbent go Gillette Homer of Indiana Wayne of Ore gon and Smith of new the republicans chief casualty in the House was Hamilton Ham traditional isolation who went Down after u pre Vious his Victor is attorney Augustus when Defeated in the gop ran on the democratic Melvin Haas of ranking rep Bican member of the House naval affairs met defeat As Dirl Cal Vin Johnson of demo takes Brickers Post the nations outstanding gubernatorial race put the democrats Auscho in office in to scored a Victory Over mayor James Stewart of How the nation cast its presidential vote senatorial victors democrats William Illinois Scott new North North South republicans Colorado Eugene Hickenlooper new new Alexander for term ending by cordon for term ending South in Missouri where the out come will hinge on service votes still Forrest Donnell r is leading Roy Mckittrick 111 la to to a hero l similar situation Francis Monr d is Lead nor Davis Cincinnati to take Over the Posi Tion vacated la John Brickei who went Down in defeat with gov went to publican in presidential mid con Gressional rival lawyers from ran a Nin Antuck grub a material race Phil Don topped Jean Paul Bradshaw when final results although their states went democratic in the National the following Republican governors were reelected d Wight Green of Harry f Kelly of Michigan Raymond Baldwin of Connecticut Walter Racon of de Edward the of Minne Sota and rain Ford of Walter Good and of Wisconsin retained his title As the nations oldest he is 81 years the votes of the states Are indicated by tie numbers in following arc incomplete tabulations electoral for Dewey Alabama m Arizona 4 Arkansas 9 California 25 Colorado g Connecticut 8 Delaware 3 Florida 8 12 4 Illinois 28 Indiana 13 Iowa 10 Kansas 8 Kentucky n Louisiana 10 Maine 5 Maryland 8 Massachusetts 16 Michigan 19 Minnesota 1 Mississippi 9 Missouri 15 Montana 4 Nebraska q Nevada 3 new Hampshire 4 new Jersey 16 new Mexico 4 new York 47 North Carolina i i North Dakota Ohio 75 10 Oregon 6 Pennsylvania 35 Rhode Island 4 South Carolina 8 South Dakota 4 Tennessee 12 Texas 73 Utah Vermont 3 Virginia n g West 8 Wisconsin 12 3 the Oti the presidential race popular vote buy More War Bonds Wyoming for i Dewey 7 1 1 1 totals 432 99 free kisses Bow to Spaghetti Blue plate Baltimore Ensign John Benson of the merchant who conducted a widely publicized kiss Campaign in Maryland 3rd District lost to incumbent Democrat Thomas Ben 29 years announced he haunt the Money to give he spa Ghetti dinners he asserted Dale Sandro gave prospective but thai he would hand out kisses to everyone in his a Nelty girl helped him with the he far nod Candy kisses for those who didst want the physical Type hut i won to and elected men serv ing in the armed co Elvin Price of and Tho Navy reserves Grove Forton of have been alerted to Congress from their respective voters sweep Street manicurist into House Street cleaner William Gallagher a elected to the Fouec of representatives in tins states no dior political the 69yearold representative nominee of the democratic and Farmer labor ays he earned most of his very Small Campaign expenses doing janitor work during the Campaign and Gallagher helped out by working As a Candy he described himself As a Sonia disciple and a Follower president Roosevelt threatened president Federal agents took into custody Frank 57yearold Telegraph Ope Rator for the Illinois Central Kail for allegedly threatening it life of president