The Washington times., 1913-06-30
CANDIDATES BUSY
N PRINCE GEORGE
Many County Offices to Be
Filled at the Election in
November Next.

HYATTSvILLE, Nd, June 3o-If all
the candidates who are at present seek
ing nomination for the offices to be
hlled in this county this fall, remain in
the field, the ballot to be used at the
primaries to be held toward the last
of August win be a cumbersome affair.
There is to be elected by the voters Of
Prince George, one State senator, four
members of the house of delegates, one
sheriff, two county commissioners, one
register of wills, road director from
each Of the four road districts of the
county. and one surveyor, and there are
several candidates for each Of the
offices, and a possibility there will be
more.
OF all the candidates who have so TAR
entered the lists there are none of any
faith but the Democratic. For the State
senatorship the organization wing of
the party have selected their standard
bearer in william F. Holmead, president
of the board of county commissioners.
and whose term as a member OF that
board expires this fall. 1t was thought
al one time that State Auditor ]. Enos
Ray. jr. chairman of the State central
committee for this county, would be a
candidate for this office, and had he
been. would have had no opposition. j..
66tHyH SdSsCSTs Oh OpPCI hdo
announced his candidacy. and II Is ex-
pected the ton wing OF the
party will name q candidate In the near
future. 1t may possibly be George
Hardy, who was at one time county
treasurer.
There are not many aspirants for the
honor Of representing this county In the
lower house of the State legislature.
Those spoken of at present are j. Frank
Lillard and Frank Stephen, of Hyatts-
vile district, and Lee VanHorn, OF
Chillum. An effort was made to induce
jackson H Ralston. senior member of
the law firm of Ralston. Slddons &
Richardson, of Washington, to enter the
race for the house of delegates, but
after considering the matter Mr..
Raiston declined So far the voters Of
the county have four candidates from
which to select their sheriff. Benjamin
Ogle, at present first deputy sheriff, is
making a strong fight One OF his op-
ponents is T. B. Middleton. a former
sheriff and deputy sheriff of the county.
Thomas Garrison is also a candidate.
and is making his stand on an anti
vice platform. John Finn. of Ardwick,
is another candidate.
One of the strongest fights to be made
will be for the election of county COM
nissioners. The two retiring Demo-
Gratis are William F. Holmead and
Benedict ]. Gallant. There are many
aspirants for the nomination, among
them are former Mayor OF 'Hyattsvtle
William p. Magruder, ]. Frank Rushe.
of Hyattsville, Charles B. Ager. George
A. Guide, and Elmer z. McChesney, of
Chiilum district
One of the interesting features of the
Democratic primaries viii be the con-
test for register of wills. So far there
are four candidates in the field
George p. Hickey, of Hyattsville; VIII
liam A Miller. the incumbent: Henry
81. ]. l.. Briscoe. present clerk to the
board Of county commissioners, and
Daniel o. Boone. of Forrestville.
This year the voters will have a new
office within their gift. that of road d.
rector. Under the Wells road bill the
county was divided into four road dis
tricts. and the directors were to be ap-
pointed by the governor up to a certain
time. and this year the people will have
the opportunity to select their own.
For the position for county surveyor
Frank T. Latimer. of Hyattsville, is a
candidate to succeed himself. and up
to the present has no opposition.
Funeral services were held yesterday
for George Alexander, aged fifty-seven
years. who died suddenly in his tailor
shop Thursday evening OF heart disease.
the Rev. Rr. De Long, pastor of the
NJ. z. Church, South, officiating Inter
ment was in Evergreen Cemetery, Blad-
ensburg.
Mrs. c. K. Leffel. of Sibley avenue,
In spending the summer with relatives
in Beaver Falls, Pa
Miss Helen v. Mcfarland, of Wine
avenue is visiting her cousins, Mrs
Susan " Brydon and Miss Edna ].
Brydon, In Bloomington, Garret county.
She Is accompanied by her cousins.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Allies, of Bethesda.
Miss Mcfarland is to be a guest at
a house party of about fifty relatives
on the Fourth Of July.
The Sons of Temperance will hold a
baseball game and supper at Bells
M e. Church, at Camp Springs. On
the Fourth of July, for the benefit of
the church. The game will be between
teams from Surattsville and Upper
Marlboro.
Miss Corinne Mcfarland. Of Wine
avenue. is spending the summer months
with her cousin, Miss Edith Poole, in
Elktns. w. Va
Mt Hermon Lodge, F. A. a. M, at
tended services last night al the First
Presbyterian Church, where the Rev.
J. W. Skellinger preached an illustrated
sermon on principles and Practice.
Mrs. Howard d. Orr sang the Holy
City" which was also illustrated
Archibald Olmstead was at the piano
Mona.n Rnhhod Whiln ASIpon