Evening star., 1921-08-20
PERIOD EXPIRES
/: FOR NOMINATIONS
Close Files at Rockville, Md,
for Candidates in Fall
Election.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. August 20.-The
time for filing with the supervisors
of elections certificates of candidacy
for the nominations for the various
offices to be filed in the county this
fall. for delegates to the state con-
vention and for membership on the
governing bodies of the two parties
expired at IL o'clock last night.
The official list shows that DR..
Eugene Jones, kensington: Preston
B. Ray, Rockville; DR.. John Gardner,
Clarksburg, and H. Clinton Allnutt,
Rockville. were the only ones to file
state senator, clerk of the circuit
court. county treasurer and register
of wills, respectively, and they will,
therefore, be certified by the super
visorS of elections as the nominees of
their party for the nominations in
dicated.
Five File ms Delegates.
But five persons filed certificates of
candidacy for delegates to the demo-
cratic state convention and, as the
county ID entitled to five delegates in
the convention, they will be certified
by the supervisors of elections as the
choice of their party. They are
Robert G. Hilton. Francis j. Downey,
Harry c. West. John A. Garrett and
William L. Aud.
Others to file for democratic nomi-
nations include the following:
Sheriff-Thomas L. Lechlider. Coles
Vile: Randolph Luhn, Poolesville:
Alvie A. Moxley. Damascus, and Rob-
House of delegates (four to be
named)-Dr. George L. Edmonds,
Rockville: Clarence L. Gilpin, Sandy
Spring; Charles G. Griffith, Bealls-
Vile; James D. Hing, Germantown;
=. Hicks Ray, Colesville; Francis
Snowden. Sandy Spring; Carson Ward.
wood.
County commissioners: First dis
trict-Lewis w. Barnesly. Olney;
Samuel Riggs. Laytonsville. Second
district-Robert L. Hickerson. Ger
mantown; Julian B. Waters, German
town Fifth district-George F.
Bonifant. Colesville.
Nine persons filed for the six places
on the democratic state central COM
mittee for the county; They were;
ry E. Clark. Rockville; Lloyd J..
Jones. Dickerson; Robert E. Kanode.
Gaithersburg: E. Brooke Lee, Silver
Spring: Walter W. Mohley, Derwood: :
DR.. Benjamin C. Perry. Bethesda: j.
Forrest Halker, Gaithersburg;> John
T. Williams, Kensington.
No Nominee for Surveyor.
No one filed for the democratic
nomination for county surveyor, and.
as provided by the primary election
law, the vacancy will be filled by the
state central committee for. the party.
The incumbent, Charles J. Maddox Of
Rockville, is expected to be named.
State Senator Willis B. Burdette,
Rockville. and Clifton Dronenburg.
Clarksburg, for the nomination for
clerk of the circuit court: Thomas l.
Fulks, Gaithersburg, for county
treasurer. and Paul Sleman, Chevy
Chase; Charles F. Kirk, Olney; Mrs
Archih.:SrSmall, Linden, and William
H. Procton. Rockville, of the state
central committee, were the only re-
publicans to file. Having no opposi-
tion, Mr.. Fulks will be certified as the
nominee of his party, and those who
filed for members of the state CEN
tral committee will be certified as the
choice of their party. The other
places on the ticket will be filled by
the state central committee, which
will probably select the candidates
Endorsed at the recent county conven-
tion. Messrs. Burdette and Dronen-
burg will fight it out at the primary
election on September.