VOTE TODAY ! 'U 1w 742a VOTE TODAY ! Latest Deadline in the State VOL. LIX, No. 36 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1948 PRICE FIVE CENTS Local Vote May Smash Record' I I I . Rain, Cold Weather Predicted for Area { Slosson-Michener Campaign Spurs Local Electioneering to New Heights Voting in Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County will smash all exist- ing records this year. That was the prediction of both Frederick C. Perry, city clerk, and Luella M. Smith, county clerk. CLERK PERRY ESTIMATED that 21,000 Ann Arborites would cast ballots-cracking existing records by several thousand. And coun- ty vote-casting was expected to slip past the 50,000 mark for the first time in Washtenaw history. Weathermen sprinkled showers on optimism for a large vote yesterday. Rain is expected in the afternoon and night * * * * OFFICIALS POINTED to the vital national election as "one rea- son" for the tremendous voting. However other reasons were seen by political observers: The entrance of. Preston W. Slosson, as Democratic candidate for Second Congressional Representative finally threw a scare in GOP forces who rallied around incumbent Earl C. Michener. Another factor will be the unpredictable Progressive Party which threw an almost complete slate into the ballot. sheets. And despite University rulings, which have had a tendency to swing politicking away from campus, students have taken an in- creasing part in the coming election. A few even tossed their hats into the fray. * * * * WHEN THE VOTERS GO to the polls in Ann Arbor, these are the decisions they must make: For President and Vice President: Thomas E. Dewey and Earl Warren, Republican. Harry S. Truman and Alben W. Barkley, Democrat. Claude A. Watson and Dale H. Learn, Prohibition. Edward A. Teichert and Stephen Emery, Socialist Labor. Farrell Dobbs and Grace Carlson, Socialist Workers. Henry A. Wallace and Glen H. Taylor, Progressive. Norman Thomas and Tucker P. Smith, Socialist. Here is how things will shape up in what has been called an ex- tremely "hot" race for the gubernatorial post: Kim Sigler, Republican; G. Mennen Williams, Democrat; Gordon Phillips, Prohibition; Arthur Chenoweth, Socialist Labor; Howard Ler- ner, Socialist Worker; and Emanual Seidler, Socialist. BATTLING FOR THE job of Lieutenant Governor will be: Eugene C. Keyes, Republican; John W. Connolly, Democrat; Perry Hayden, Prohibition; James Horvath, Socialist Labor; and Leonard Klue, Socialist. Only full slate is for Secretary of State: Frederick M. Alger, Jr., Republican; Noel P. Fox, Democrat; E. Harold Munn, Prohibition; James Sim, Socialist Labor; Wil- liam H. Yancy, Socialist Worker; Roberta Barrow, Progressive; and Helen King, Socialist. Candidates for the position of Attorney General include: Stuart. B. White, Republican; Stephen J. Roth, Democrat; Le- Roy B. McInally, Prohibition; Marion L. Walbridge, Socialist Labor; Ernest Goodman, Progressive; and Samuel Silverstein, Socialist. COMPETING FOR STATE TREASURER will be: U. Hale Brake, Republican; John J. Kozaren, Democrat; Cecil A. Clapp, Prohibition; Grace Hamilton, Socialist Labor; Nancy Carter Morse, Progressive; and Anthony Krawulski, Socialist. ENLIGHTENED NATIO In the last state office, that of Auditor General, voters will choose between: U.S. Must Yid Murl K. Aten, Republican; Mar- garet Price, of Ann Arbor, Demo- To Cyart F 1d crat; Ben R. Williams, Prohibi- tion; Charles Schwartz, Socialist Labor; A. John Zaremba, Progres- By BLUMWA MAE ZILBER sive; and James H. Stites, Social- The United States must offer to ist. give up her sovereignty to make Daily Extra To Uphold'Latest Deadline' Tradition Following its motto, "Latest Deadline in the State" The Daily will hold its presses until 6 a.m. tomorrow in order to bring read- ers the election results. According to the best avail- able estimates there should be fairly conclusive results at this time in the national elections. WASHTENAW COUNTY re- turns should also be complete but the close Michigan guber- natorial race will probably not be resolved until later in the day. News of the national and state elections will be compiled for Daily readers by an army of some 65,000 Associated Press newsmen. Local results will be tabulated by a special election network of Daily re- porters. Daily reporters will have spe- cial color articles capturing the election night flavor of a local party headquarters, interviews with candidates nervously await- ing returns, and impressions of a roving reporter. This "color" will supplement the straight news coverage of the local race. SPECIALLY trained reporters, writers and clerical workers will compile figures taken from more than 130,000 polling places all over the nation. As fast as they are compiled these figures will be trans- mitted to The Daily by tele- type. Senior editors will an- alyze the trends and rush them into print as soon as re- sults are conclusive. Because of the late deadline the special election resultDaily will reach your residence slight- ly later than the normal delivery time. 'Extra' copies will be sold during the morning at various spots on the campus. Which Will the Nation Call Upon. Electorate To Hit 50 Milon Mark Truman, Dewey Claim Victory; Senate Control Is Hottest Contest By The Associated Press Today millions of American voters, perhaps in record-shattering Legions, will tap the shoulder of the man they want for President. From daybreak until After dark, upwards of 50,000,000 members of a mighty electorate will march to the polling places to choose between fighting Harry Truman and confident Thomas Dewey. TO THE WINNER they are entrusting eager hopes for four years of good times at home and peace in a fretful world. At stake too, are control of the Setnate and key governorships that may guide political trends for 1950 and 1952. The heavy political cannonading died away on election eve to a few stray shots. All the candidates got in last minute speeches, more with the idea of spurring their followers to get out and vote than in hopes of making any last minute converts. For President Truman, the Democratic nominee, the campaign was a "crusade" for four more years in his own right to the chair in the White House he took over from the late Franklin D. Roosevelt. For Dewey, Republican challenger and a front-runner in most pre-election forecasts, it was an attempt to end a 16-year Democratic regime. And it was an attempt at a comeback for the G.O.P.'s loser in 1944-the first time the Republicans have tried again with a de- feated candidate.. * * * * EACH IN ADVANCE, proclaimed himself the winner. Mr. Truman spent yesterday seeing old friends at his Indepen- dence Mo., home and attending Masonic and Shrine ceremonies in Kansas City. He arranged to vote in the Memorial Hall at Independence this morning, to go to bed and wait until tomorrow for the election ver- dict. Dewey votes in Manhattan because he keeps his legal resi- dence there in the Roosevelt Hotel. And it is there the New York Governor will keep tab on the returns. Political omens pointed toward a record total of more than 51,000,- 000 votes, if the weatherman cooperated. He said it would be clear, sunny and not too cold most places. * * * * IN SOME STATES, Senate races took on about as much interest as the Presidential scrap. Democratic or Republican control of the Senate hinged on results in eleven vital states- Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wyoming. Republicans now have a 51 to 45 edge in the Senate. And they admittedly have been worried about losing it. A 48 to 48 tie is not at all impossible. * * * * Daily Survey Reveals Quietest Campus Election Betting Year CANDIDATE THOMAS E. DEWEY, PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN ...confident of a successful comeback .. . to be a president in his own right SlightDelay i China Scrapes Bottom of Aid Funds as Troops Flee Mukden A bindery breakdown in Ypsi- lanti will keep the new Student Directory, formerly scheduled to be sold today, out of student hands f or another week. So the 1948 edition won't ap- pear on campus till next Monday. Meanwhile the directory staff will get the 5,500 copies bound in Detroit. 'N: lid Its Power 4 Peace---wing time and immediate measures must be taken, he warned. * * * LOOKING for an alternative as a short range measure authorities have reached the conclusion that Russia could overtake all the countries up to the Atlantic at will, he explained. However, the formation of an alliance of all Marshall Plan nations would make it possible to hold Russia at the Rhine in 1950, Swing commented. Swing, who has just returned from Europe, explained in an in- terview that the presidential cam- paigns produce little reaction in Europe's peoples, "EUROPEANS think all of the NANKING - (P) - Communist armies completed the occupation of Mukden. One hour later Chinese Govern- ment planes bombed that teem- ing Manchurian metropolis. * * * MEANWHILE China's hard- pressed Nationalist Government drew $5,000,000 from the U. S. Treasury to pay for American arms. But this was only a drop in the bucket considering the magni- tude of the reverses suffered by Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek. The State Department, in an- nduncing the $5,000,000 draft, disclosed that Chiang's Gov- ernment is scraping the bottom of the existing China aid fund. The $5,000,000 withdrawal left only about $15,000,000 of the $125,000,000 voted by Congress for the purpose in June. Several Nationalist divisions equipped in part with American arms were reported smashed in the Manchurian fighting, and it was feared that these arms were largely lost. * * * GENERALISSIMO Chiang Kai- Shek acknowledged unsuspected "reverses" in Manchuria but vowed to fight on and said North China was not yet directly menaced. The Chinese Government still available information was "very confusing." Immediately after entering the city the Communist "Northeastern People's Peace Committee" issued a proclamation urging the public to remain calm and promising an era of peace and prosperity. .AFTER HAVING lain silent all Sunday and Sunday night, Muk- den heard heavy artillery and small-arms fire from the suburbs Monday morning. This was interpreted to mean that some government units must have put up at least a token re- sistence. The firing died out dur- ing afternoon. Funeral Services Funeral services for H. Peter Trosper, Jr University student, who died Sunday, will be held at 4 p.m. today, at Muehlig Chapel. Dewey Wins W.Q. Survey; ThomasThird Thomas E. Dewey swept to vic- tory in a West Quadrangle straw vote last night as Socialist Nor- man Thomas showed surprising strength in grabbing tird position behind President Truman. Dewey polled 54.5 per cent of the 1350 votes cast to win by a wide margin. President Truman came in sec- ond with 20-9 per cent. Norman Thomas wound up with an even 10 per cent. * , , *, FURTHER BACK were candi- dates Henry Wallace with 7.5 per cent and J. Strom Thurmond with 6 pr cent. Residents of the quad were handed ballots as they entered the dining room and deposited them as they left. Many ballots were thrown out as incorrectly marked. Wanna bet? I The odds are two to one that you wouldn't find a ,taker, for this is probably the quietest election betting year in campus history. A spasmodic telephone survey, conducted in fraternity, dorms, and the Lawyers Club, indicated that most people are banking on one candidate. ONE FRATERNITY, Psi Upsi- lon, is for Dewey 20 to 1. In fact Hank Coleman has offered to eat his hat if Dewey doesn't win. Asked if any other such bets were being made in the house, the informant said "No, we're rather conserva- tive around here." Another case of indigestion may result if Dewey loses. Dick Brandenstein has wagered the meal of one hat, nature undeter- mined, with his Alpha Sigma Phi brother, Hank Bruner. It'll be a happy New Year for Bill Zerman if he wins the wager with his Democratic friend. The stake is a gate admission to the Rose Bowl Game. * * * A BUNCH of the boys may be whooping it up tonight with the wee bit of Scotch that Glenj Wiitala and Winton Crawford bet on the outcome of the election. Wiitala will win one pint if Tru- man is reelected and still another if the Progressives poll more than a million popular votes. If Craw- ford wins, he will get the re- freshments. Word has it in local circles that two fraternities have wagered $500 that Norman Thomas will beat Henry Wallace in the popular vote. Labor Hopes Witb\.Demos DETROIT--(P).-How strong is labor's much-discussed political comeback? That question will be answered in the general election in Mich- igan and upon labor rides Demo- cratic hopes of carrying the state for President Truman and G. Mennen Williams, youthful Guber- natorial candidate. LABOR, set back sharply at the 1946 elections, is out to regain the prestige it held in the New Deal era. Political observers agree its influence will be felt strongly in heavily populated Wayne County. An expected 2,400,000 voters will give their answer, perhaps shattering existing records in every county. Outstate, an estimated 1,500,000 citizens had registered. In Wayne County, the major arena of this year's duel, a record-breaking 870,000 were ready to vote. Tfl it. - k 4 .....d ..navnn.. 4-..'..,..a - IN CONGRESSIONAL elec- tions, incumbents Sen. Homer Fer- guson, Republican, will attempt to stave off Frank E. Hook, Demo- crat; Harold A. Lindahl, Prohibi- tion; Theodore A. Grove, Socialist Labor; Genora Dollinger, Social- ist Worker; and Arthur Bailey, So- cialist. In the Second District, Rep. Michener and Prof. Slosson will not be alone. With them will be Glen Winters, Prohibition; Jack M. Geist, University student, Progressive; and W. L. Miller, Socialist. Battling for the job of State Ppntn in th 12t dimei wlbe war if we are to have peace. That was the keynote struck by Raymond Gram Swing, news an- alyst, in his lecture, "History on the March," last night. * * * "THERE WILL BE no peace unless national sovereignty to make war is limited, and the most enlightened country in the world -the United States-must take the first step." Swing believes that the Amer- ican foreign policy has been fol- lowing the wrong line of attack. "The United States advertises its strength which only serves to antagonize the Russians. We must nh "rn n r tirav f bhnki ,, 1 'JUST PLAIN VANDALISM': Halloween Pranks Sweep Ann Arbor "Just plain vandalism." In these words, police Lieut. William E. Hitchingham described property had been damaged by the juvenile vandals. One woman reported ghat her opened 13 fire hydrants at widely scattered locations. Damage from broken windows was extensive throughout the