Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-02
SENATOR LEE SWEEPS COUNTY
CARRIES ALL BUT ONE DIS
TRICT AT PRIMARY.
Majority Over Newcomb 1,462 in
Total Vote of 3.2OO-Democratic
Ticket in Montgomery.
Special Correspondence Of The Star

Special Correspondence Of The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, August .. 1909.
The majority of State Senator Blair Lee
over Harry 7. Newcomb of Bethesda, in
the contest at Saturdays democratic pri-
mary election in this county for the state
senate nomination, was 1,462 in a total
vote Of about 5000. He carried every pre-
cinct in the county and all by substantial
majorities, excepting Mr.. Newcomb's
home district Of Bethesda, where his mar
gin was only three votes. Senator Lees
majority over Col Spencer c. Jones in
the contest for the senatorial nomination
four years ago was 720.
The returns show that Andrew j. Cum
mings of Chevy Chase. J. Abby Hender
son of Rockville and James +. Duvall of
Damascus were nominated for the house
Of delegates by comfortable ma jorites,
and that George 0: B. Cfssel of Wheaton
defeated John A. Garrett of Glen Echo
for the fourth nominee by the narrow
margin OF six votes. Andrew J. Cum
mings led the legislative ticket. getting
nearly LOO votes. or 40 more than his
nearest competitor.
Ed Welt Of Rockville won the nomi-
nation for sheriff by a majority Of al
over James p Colt of GAINESVILLE. He
Clarksburg and Damascus districts, and
received a good vote in each of the other
districts. 1t was his third attempt to he
come his party candidate for the shriev-
atty.
Josiah j. Hutton Of Brookeville, Joseph
I. White of BOyds and Hazel W. Cashell
of Lay Hill were nominated as candi-
dates for county commissioners from the
first. second and fifth collection districts.
respectively. each by big majority, and
County Surveyor Charles j. Maddox was
renominated, defeating William w. Offutt
of Rockville, with more than nine hun
dred votes to spare.
John l.. Burnett for clerk of the cir
cult court was nominated without oppo-
sitiOn, were Robert B. Peter, Charles
w. Prettyman and Lawrence A. CHS
well. for delegates to the sixth district
judicial convention. and Philip D. Laird,
Perry E. Waters, w. OuterbrIdge Spates
and Alexander G. Carlisle for delegates
to the state convention. The delegates to
the judicial convention will vote for the
nomination of Judge Glenn H. Worthing
ton.
The following is the total vote Of each
candidate where there were contests:
For the state senate-Blair Lee, 1922;
Harry T. Newcomb, $50.
For the house Of Observation-Disclosures j.
Cummings, 1888; J. Abby Henderson.
1853 James Z. Duvall. 1.45s; G. o. B.
Cissel. 1880; John A. Garrett. 1924
George L. Waters, LAS; Charles r.
Darby, LOSS; Charles A. Gartrell, 1.O27;
Elias III. Etchison. 325; Thomas Small,
49,.
For sherin-Wliam Edward Welt. SO4
James F. Gott, 56S: Clifford L. Howard.
474; John =. Kelley. $50: Horton c.
Thompson. 327; Everett NJ. Ricketts,. 293.
William Pearl Collier, IT,; Randolph
Luhn, 49,.
For county commissioners-First col
lection district, Josiah J. Hutton, 1,5l7:
Robert P. Masruder, 7O6; Downey VII
liams. col. Robert E. Kanode. 3S7. Sec
ond district. Joseph T. White, 1881; Clar-
ence NJ Griffith S22; Richard T. Burdette,
351 Fifth district-Hazel w. Cashell,
= 222 Harry c. Williams. 922.
For county surveyor-Charles j. Mad
dox, 1885; William W. Offutt. 1.O12.
The following county committee was
chosen: First district. Jacob NJ. Allnutt
second district Julian B. Waters; third
district. ]. Furr White; fourth district.
Thomas c. Keys; fifth district, o. W.
Robey: sixth district, John A. Hall; sew
enth district, Hamilton A. Loughborough;
eighth district, Charles F. Brooke, first
precinct and John S. Marlowe. second
precinct; ninth district. William H. Wade;
tenth district. Arthur Myers; eleventh
district. Lawrence A. Chiswell; thirteenth
district. Enos {. Keys.