The Washington times., 1919-08-11

With the primary now only . few
weeks OF, candidates for political of
hce are working their biggest cam
paign guns overtime. Every nomina-
tion, II now appears, will be contested.
with the exception OF the Republican
nomination for register OF wills, for
which only w. T. Davis is in the
field, and the Democratic nomination
for county treasurer, for which
george p. McCeney. mayor OF
Laurel. and chairman of the county
board of, education, il the only candi-
date.
what promises to be one of the
most keenly contested Nights IL that
for the Republican nomination for
States attorney, between j. Roland
Ryon, OF Bowie, and George 3. Aer-
rick, OF Marlboro district. Mr.. Ryon,
who served In the navy during the
war, and Mr.. Merriek. who has served
in the General Assembly of Maryland
as a representative from this county
and for years has been prominent In
Republican politics in this county, are
hustling for votes. and indications
point to q fight 20 a finish.
Lansdale @. Sasscer, Of Marlboro
district, who served as q lieutenant
in the army on the other side during
the war, is a car didate for the Demo
cratic nomination for States attor-
ney, and IL wRging an aggressive
campaign. Clarence NJ. Roberts, of
Kent district, q former States attor-
ney, also 10 out for this nomination,
but an apparently well-founded report
has II that he probably will withdraw
and enter the lists for one OF the
Democratic nominations to the lower
branch of the Maryland Assembly.
At any rate, Mr.. Roberts has informed
some OF his friends that he will not
make q tight for the nomination.
Another warm contest is that for
the Democratic nomination for regis
ter of wills. George P. Hickey, OF
Mellwood district, the incumbent:
jeremiah ]. Crowley. of Landover,
and Lorenzo d. Adds, of Clinton,
Surratts district. all are reported
making q strong fight.
Herman L. Burgess, of Hyattsville,
and r. Fulton Gates, of Chillum dis
trict, are engaged in a lively cam
paign for the Republican nomination
for county treasurer.
Il appears now az though the fight
for the Democratic nomination for
sheriff has narrowed down to Hervey
q. Machen, OF HyattsvIlle district, and
Robert L. Wells, OF Marlboro district.
Ossie Klinger. of Riverdale district.
and Thomas !. Talbot of Marlboro
district, are also aspirants for this
nomination. Republican candidates
are Bernard Sweeney, of Nottingham
district, who has only recently an
nounced his candidacy, and Thomas |
II. wildman, of Bladensburg district. |
The house Of delegates is the OBJ |
jective OF q number OF gentlemen in |
various sections of the county. r. |
Irving Bowie. of Melwood district; !
John A. Schultz, OF Seat Pleasant dis |
trict, and Albert F. Jenkins. of Pis- |
Getaway district, are all in the field |
for denomination on the Democratic !
ticket as judges of the orphans !
court. William II. Long, of Surratts |
district, also IL q candidate for NOM |
ination on the Democratic ticket. and |
Harry B. Moss on the Republican |
ticket
Notice is given that the supervisors |
Of election for this county-Charles |
I. Wilson, George s. Dove. Thomas |
NJ. Underwood-are to meet tomor-
row in their office in the court house |
In Upper Marlboro to select polling |
places in the various election dis
tricts in the county for the coming
primary election.