Evening star., 1923-09-11
RETURNS OF MARYLAND
PRIMARIES BY COUNTIES
Dry Leader Defeated In Washington.
Woman Returned to House---lMarine
Forces Are Victorious.

Miss Mary E. w. Risteau. the
only woman member of the last
house of delegates, was renom-
mated by the democrats of Har-.
ford county over Miss Goldie Smith
by a substantial majority Other
candidates for the house nominat-
ed by the democrats are Charles
McGraw. Benjamin Dever and Rob- 2
ert Lawder. Sheriff r. Whitaker
Fhompson of Hartford was renom-
mated. as was States Attorney w.
WoTthington Hopkins and the five
mem oers of the present board of
county commissioners.
Second Judicial Circuit.
Associate Judge Thomas J. Keat-
ing. apparently has defeated his q,
two competitors by a substantial
majority for the bench of the sec
ond Judicial circuit, comprising
Kent, Cecil, Queen Anne, Talbot
and Caroline counties.
Talbot County.
Talbot county democrats NOM
mated ]. F. Harrison for the house.
of delegates, John North for states
attorney and William w. Hopkins
for sheriff. Elmer D. George, n. T.
Nelson, Arthur S. Grace and George
c. Tall were nominated to the
state central committee in the only
republican contest in the county.
Caroline County.
The democratic vote for the house
of delegates in Caroline county
was: Thomas L. Day. 1,216; Charles
.;,sa z: Andrews' 6Sg I.o51: 9. Gilbert Htg-
liam II. Anderson. 9T1.
Dorchester County.
In Dorchester county States At g.
torney A. Stengle Marines organi-
cation carried all Offices over the
w. \. Andrews forces in the re-
publican primaries. Marine was.
nominated for states attorney by
more than 400 votes. Nominees for
the house of delegates are: Luke
X. Racket. Gilbert Melvin and
Daniel 7. Willis. Nominees for the
+, orphans court are: Richard Hart,
Thomas H. H Lewis and Otto
Wingate; state central committee.
A. Stengle Marine, J. Kerford Hall
and Emory Clark. colored.
Washington County.
The prohibition forces have con-
ceded the defeat of their candidate
for the state senate, Raymond ].
Funkhouser. dry leader in the last
house of delegates. J. Hubert
Wade, former democratic state CEN
tral committee chairman. carried
at least thirty out of forty-one
precincts in Washington county
by two-to-one vote. John T. Ma
son. a third candidate, was scarce
~ in the running.
Charles County. --......
". Mitchell Digges, in eight out
of eleven Charles county pre-
cincts, was leading fer the demo-
cratic nomination for chief judge
OF the seventh judicial circuit by a
vote Of 1000 over Marbury.
For associate judge, William N.
Loker led with 764, Joseph c. Mat
tingly 752 and George S. Musgrave
obtaining only 81. The two former
are conceded the primary.
Ten of eleven precincts gave the
republican nomination for asso-
1880 votes. with J. Wilson Ryon at
1.119 and William George Brooke,
the trailer, with SO votes. ,
Calvert County.
Calvert county democrats gave
w Mitchell Digges a majority for
the chief judgeship of the seventh
judicial circuit. William n. Loker
and Joseph {. Mattingly were
Other nominees 70 the democrat
ic party are: State senate, Leroy
Bowen; house of delegates, George
w. Dorsey and Everett 3. Mead;
sheriff, John f. Williams.
The republican vote was as fol-
lows:
Associate judges-WilIiam George
Brooke, 244: John +. Mudd, 769; J.
Wilson Ryon, 472.