The Washington times., 1923-09-17
GARRISON BEATS
PREACHERFOR
SHERIFF
Wins Prince Georges Primary
by 1896 to 4o4 Other
Nominations.

UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, Sept.
According to the official cam.
vass of the votes cast In Mondays
primary, w. Mitchell Diggs, of La
Plata, Charles county, carried
Prince Georges over Ogle Marbury,
of Laurel, by 259 in the contest
for the Democratic nomination for
chief judge of the Seventh judicial
circuit. The organization forces
were split and that faction headed
by ]. Enos Ray, jr.. Of ChilIum dis
trict, chairman Of the State Demo.
cratic committee, was the victor.
Successful candidates In both par
ties already have begun campaign
Ing for the election November S.
Joseph G. Mattingly, Of Oxon
Hill, Prince Georges county, and
william M. Loker. Of Leonardtown,
st. Mary's county. Democratic
nominees for associate Judges in
the Seventh judicial circuit, polled
respectively in the county, 3,463
ana 1850 votes. George w. s..
Murgrave, of Laurel, Prince Georges
county, received 1,451 votes.
County Commissioners.
William p. Magruder, of Hyatts-
vile, and Philip q. Miller. OF Clin.
ton, nominees for county commits
sioners on the Democratic ticket.
received, respectively, 1884 and
1856 votes. The totals of other
candidates in this contest were:
Benedict J. Gallant, BeltsviIle, 997:
Edward s. Walker, Mitchelllville.
853; John e. Brown, Lanham, 4O6:
william 0. Anderson, Lanham, 321.
George w. Waters, jr., of Laurel.
swamped Bennett r. Duckett, of
Upper Marlboro, for the Democratic
nomination for county treasurer, re.
ceiving 1916 votes to 724 for
Duckett
John J. Fink, of Berwyn, Demo
cratic nominee for sheriff, re-
ceived 1896 votes to 9O3 for r.
Claude Underwood, of Piscataway.
The totals of other candidates in
this contest were: Bernard s.
Walker, Kent, S83; Ruby Paul
Watts, Riverdale, $50; Robert IA.
Smith, Bowie, 359; Robert l.. Wells.
Upper Marlboro, 277.
John F.. Mudd, Of Bryantown
Charles county, and ]. Wilson
Ryon, Of Riverdale, Prince Georges
county, successful candidates for
the Republican nominations for as.
sociate judges Of the Seventh Judi
cial circuit polled, respectively, in
this county, 2,121 and 1876 votes.
William G. Brook, of Upper Mari.
boro. unsuccessful candidate, re.
ceived 1890 votes.
Leads Legislative Ticket.
Newton A. James, of Hyattsville,
one of the Republican nominees for
the house of delegates, led tie
G. o. p. legislative ticket with a
total of 1888 votes. Totals of the
other Republican. nominees for the
house were: William r. SmalIwood.
Nottingham, 1859; J. William Wach-
ter, Laurel, 1,511; Thomas L
Coffren, Melwood, 1,481; Harry b.
Moss, Berwyn, 1,460. The vote for
Robert G. MacCartee, Hyattsville,
one of the unsuccessful candidates,
was 1859. Thomas J. Galloway,
colored, of Bowie, another candidate
in this contest, received 1,011 votes.
Arthur c. Keefer of Mt. Rainier
is gaining the Republican nomlna-
ton for States attorney over
George P McCeney of Laurel,
Ceney.
In landing the Republican nomi.
nation for sheriff, Thomas H. Gar
rison of Hyattsville, polled 1886
votes to 404 for the Rev. J. Edgar
Smith of Bladensburg, his nearest
opponent. Totals of other candi.
dates in this contest were: w. Wes-
ley Beall. Kent. 800: Thomas H.
Wildman. Bladensburg. 265; Charles
o. Tayman, Groom, 1888; Harvey E.
Smith, Riverdale. 1873.
Joseph Thomas. thought to have
been elected a member of the Re.
upblican State central committee,
was found to have failed of cleo
ton, with the tabulation of the
official count. Henderson I. Brooks
of Seat Pleasant was the member
elected to the committee who it
was indicated in unofficial figures