The Washington herald., 1921-08-10

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'MONTCOMERYG.O.P.
OFFERS SLATE FOR
COMING PRIMARIES
E. L. Stock Heads List as
Candidate for State
Senatorship.

ROCKVILLE. Nd, Aug. s.--Mont-
gomery County Republicans. in con-
vention at seco Hall here this after
noon. placed themselves on record
a. favoring the following az nomi.
nees for the various onices TO be
alled In the county next fail:
state senator-Edward L Stock,
Bethesda
Clerk Of the, circuit court-state
senator willis B. Burdette. Rock.
villa
County, treasurer - Thomas L
ruiks. Gaithersburg.
sherin-Harry L willard. Poolss-
VILE. ...
House Of dslegates-Mortimer O.
Stabler. Spencerville; walter r.
Piumley, Takoma Park; Horace T.
Troth, jr., Chevy Chase: Windsor
w. Hodges. Conus.
County Commissioner. Second dis
trict-Columbus W. Day. Damascus
County commissioner. Fifth dis
trict-Alfred c. warthen. Kensing.
ton.
Register Of wills-Charles n.
Jones. Rockville.
State central committee-Mrs.
Archibald Small, Linden: Paul Sle-
man. Chevy Chase; Thomas Daw.
son. Rockville: Charles r. Kirk.
olney. and James w. johnson.
Tive Hundred Attena.
The selection Of hve delegates to
represent the county at the State
convention was left to the State
central committee. and a COMMITTEES
| consisting of tie State central CON-
mittee and the various candidates
for once was authorized to prepare
. platform to be submitted To- q
county Coo vention to be held on q
date to be selected by the Stats
central committee
Two hundred persons from al
parts of the county, about one
third Of them women. were present
Several women. including Mrs
Archibald Small. Of Linden: Mrs
Eugene Stevens. OF Chevy Chase
Mrs Francis c. Getzendanner, OF
Beane: Mrs. Margaret Bancroft. oi
Sandy Spring. and Miss Margaret
Karn. of Rockville. were urged Il
accept places on the ticket but de,
clined. Mrs. Small agreed to serve
on the State central committee
The convention was called to or.
der by Thomas Dawson. G. Scot,
EDuvall was made permanent pre-.
| siding officer and Mrs John Snure
Of Wheaton. served as secretary
Addresses were delivered by Ed.
ward l. Stock. Benjamin H. Miller
Cornelius w. Clum. Thomas e
Robertson. Maurice M. Browning
Lewis Keiser. Thomas L. Dawson
e. ]. Hartshorne and othera
Women Organise Club.
| While the action of the conven
tion does not preclude others thar
those selected from contesting a
the primary election on September
8. IL Is not thought probable ths
any contests will develop. excep
that possibly Frank L. Hewitt, o.
Silver Spring. and Clifton Dronen
burg. of Clarksburg. who. were con
sidered by the convention for placei
on the ticket, may try conclusioni
at the polls for county treasure
and clerk Of the circuit court. re
spectively.
While the committee on nomina
Sons was in session the women Il
attendance got together and formo,
themselves into the Montgomen
County Women's Republican Clul
with the following 'officers: Presi
dent. Mrs. Harry A. Dawson. Rock
Vile: vice president, Mrs. Edwar,
L. Stock, Bethesda; recording sec
retary, Mrs. Eugene z. Stevens
Chevy Chase: corresponding secre
tary, Mrs. c. Scott DuvaIl. Gathers
burg: treasurer, Mrs. Frank McMil
Ian. Bethesda.
Under the auspices of this tclut
the Republican women OF tn
county will be organized and
campaign will bO conducted