Evening star., 1923-09-11
LARGE MAJOR|T|ES
IN MONTGOMERY
Democratic Organization
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Sweeps County and Nom
mates ALL Candidates.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, September IL
The democratic organization had
primary election in this county. win
ming all along the line. with hundreds
of votes to spare. Every candidate
backed by, the organization was NOM
mated and the three nominees for
judges of the orphans court, for or
against whom they took no part. are
rated as organization men.
Those nominated were Harry w.
Blunt. William H. McCeney, Carson
Ward and George L. Edmonds, for
the house of delegates; Perrie f.
Waters. for register of wills; DR..
Benjamin c. Perry, for county COM
missioner from the fourth collection
district; H. Clay Plummer, for sheriff,
and Henry ]. Hunt, John E. West
and P. Hicks Ray, for judges of the
orphans court.
Harry w. Blunt led the highest de-
feated candidate for the house of del
egates by 1892 votes, while DR.. Ben
1amin Z. Perry's majority over his
only opponent, w. Scott Collins. was
1855. The margins of the other sue
cessful candidates ranged from 10 to
1884. The total vote of each candi-
date was as follows:
Votes Cast.
House of delegates-Harry w.
Blunt. 3,S45; William H. McCeney,
3,49S; Carson Ward. 1886: George L.
Edmonds, 5000; James N. Barnsley,
1853; Frank Wilson, 1,7S6; Joseph ".
Selby, LOCI.
Register of wills-Perrie E. Wa
ters, 2,499; Thomas D. Griffith, 1915;
Charles J. Maddox, S73; Milton w.
Brewer, $50.
Sheriff.. Clay Plummer, 2,s1s;
George E. Nicholson, 2.164; Frederick
M. Rice, $50.
County commissioner. fourth collec-
ton district-Benjamin C. Perry,
3,434; w. Scott Collins, 1879.
Judges of the orphans court
Henry ]. Hunt, 2,727; John E. West,
2,262; p. Hicks Ray 1873; James p.
Gotts 1903; Winfield S. Magruder,
1,464;- Alfred c. Tolson. 1893; Harry
Riggs, 1,070; Samuel B. Haney, 935
John H. Parsley, sol.
Little Republican Interest.
Little interest was manifested in
the two republican contests-for the
nomination for county commissioner
from the fourth collection district and
committee for the county. Lewis
Keiser was nominated for commits
sioner over John F. Seibert by a four
to-one vote and the following were
elected members of the state central
committee: Thomas L. Dawson, Paul
Sleman, Wilson L. Townsend Fred
erfck w. Page and Simon o. Smith.
A light vote was pol1ed, not more
than 500 republicans going to the
polls, while only about so per cent of
the registered democratic vote was
cast. The following. who had no op-
position and whose names were,
therefore, not on the official ballots.
will be certified by the supervisors of
elections as the choices of their par
ties:
No Opposition Candidates.
Democratic-State's attorney, Rob-
ert Peter, jr.; county commissioner,
third district. ]. Furr White; state
central committee, Lewis p. A1lnut,
Berry E. Clark, Lloyd j. Jones'. w.
Forrest WaIkers delegates to state
convention. William l.. Aud, John A.
Garrett, Robert G.<Hilton, Preston 3.
Ray and Samuel Riggs.
ter P. Plumley; register OF wills,
James o. Thompson; delegate to to
state convention, Willis B. Burdette.
/ Deine H8 LOT ne
democratic nomination for county
surveyor nor the Republican nomina-
tions for the house of delegates,
judges of the orphans court and
county commissioner from the third
district, the vacancies on the tickets
will be filled by the. state central
committees. The republican commit
t4e will also name four to represent
the county at the. state. convention.
there being but enc candidate. while
the county Is entitled TO five deie-