Evening star., 1924-01-23
COMPARES COUNTY
VOTING STRENGTH
Rockville Election Clerk Gives
2. Data on Parties 1928
Registrations.
epeciai Dispatch TO The Star.

ROCKVILLE. Md. January &c
There has been much speculation as
TO the relative strength of the two
parties in this county as indicated by
party atfiliation. Through the efforts
Of John Jones. clerk to the county
supervisors of elections. who has Just
finished an inspection of the registra-
tion books. definite informatio is
finally available.
According to statement prepared
ny Mr.. Jones, the, total registered vote
Of the county is now 15,728 of which
l241l are whites and 3,311 colored.
Fhe democrats number $500: the re-
publicans, 6236; prohibitionists. 43;
socialists, II, and progressives, 3.
while 514 are unaffiliated. The figures
however, are said not to show the
exact strength of the two big parties.
as large number of republicans are
Understood to be affiliated as demo-
Gratis, so as to be able to participate
IN the democratic primary elections,
and virtually all the unaffiliated are
said to be republicans.
The party affiliation by districts is,
as shown by the statement, as fol-
lows:
Iaytonsville-Demo Alb: re-
Dublicans. 322: declined. 10 Whites
49,: colored. 27S.
acknowledgements, 491: re-
pubiicans, 253; prohibitioniSts. ); de-
w o., - l..
:; lesville--Democrats 430; repub-
ltcans, 2S5: declined, 10. Whites, 492
colored, 233.
Rockvile-First precinct: Demo-
,Tats. 633; republicans, 500; prohi-
nitionistS, /; declined. 23. Whites,
7?7: colored. $50. Second precinct
Democrats, 4O4; republicans, 231; de-
ained. %. Whites. 80: colored. 147.
olesville-Democrats, $50; repub-
licans. 3s4: declined. "a. Whites, IA;
oolored, 304
Observation-Disclosures. 355: re-
publicans. 270: declined, 3. Whites,
4o2: colored. 226
Bethesda-First precinct: Demo-
Gratis, $40; republicans, 326: proli-
bitionists, 1; socialists. 8 declined.
precinct-Democrats. 34S; republicans,
444; declined, 119 Whites. 9O1, colored'
To- Third precinct: Democrats. 231;
republicans, 121; declined, 5. Whites,
3O6; colored, 81.
Two Olney Precincts.
> Olney-First precinct: Democrats.
265; republicans, PAP; prohibitionists,
+; declined. II. Whites, 312; colored.
20S. Second precinct: Democrats,
3S7; republicans, 37S; prohibitionists,
!: socialists. 3: declined, 6. Whites,
313; colored, 302.
Democrats, 1856: republicans. 2S6: de-
Iined. IS. Whites. 4SO; colored. 2O9.
Second precinct: Democrats, 36T: re
publicans, $50; declined. 4. Whites,
439; colored, 112.
Potomac-Democrat 339; repubIi-
cans, 1854; declined, s. Whites, 40S;
cOlored. SO.
nesville-Democrats 5O3; repub-
licans. go; declined, 4. Whites. 5s7;
GolOred, 100.
Damascus-Democrats 467; repub-
ltcans, ESQ; prohibitionists. %; de-
clined, 81 Whites. 73S; colored, "A.
yWheaton-First precinct: Demo-
orats. 266; republicans. PA: prohibi-
tionists, 6; socialists, /: declined, 13.
Whites. 34S; colored, 152. Second pre-
tinct: .;-mocrats, $50; republicans.
y41; su,;...h is. 8; declined. 46. Whites,
SO: ,"i red. ii. Third precinct
Democrats. 355; republicans. 302; pro-
sressives 3; declined. 80. Whites, 625:
colored, 65. Fourth precinct: Demo-
,Tats. 395: republicans. 537; prohibi-
uonists, 2; socialists. 2; declined, 65.
Whites, 971; colored. 80.