The Washington times., 1924-10-16
MON I GOMERY
|. REGISTRATION
SHOWS GAIN
Net Increase Of $40 Names is
Recorded, 500 Added
to Books

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cording to the reports Of the officers
of registration for the various elcc.
ton precincts Of MONTGOMERY county
1866 names were added to the
registration hooks OF the county,
and $40 stricken therefrom as the
recent sitttngs Of the registrars,
making a net increase Of S26 in the
registered vote Of the county.
OF those registered, SlS were
Democrats. 7e4 Republicans, and SO
Independents, while the names Of
452 Democrats, 372 Republicans and
iG Independents were stricken from
the books. The Democrats, there
FORE. made net gain Of ass. the
Republicans net gain Of 1912, and
the Independents net gain of 70.
The totals show a Republican gain
IN the county Of twenty-six over
the Democrats. The Republicans
had the better Of 1t in Laytonsville,
.DarnEtoWn, all three precincts OF
Bethesda. both precincts of Gathers.
burg and the first and fourth pre-
cincts Of Wheaton districts, while
the Democrats came out ahead In
Clarksburg, Poolesville, boil, pre-.
csncts Of Rockville, CclesvIlle, sec
Ond precinct of Olney, Potomac,
GAINESVILLE, Damascus, and the Sec
ond and third precincts Of Wheaton
districts. In the first precinct of
Olney district it was a stand-off.
The greatest increase in the regis.
tered vote was In Bethesda district.
where 334 more names were enrolled
than erased, the increase by pre-.
cincts being as follows: First, 1872;
second, 14S; third, "a. Wheaton dis.
trict was a close second, with q net
increase Of 295, Of which the first
precinct furnished 90, the second
precinct 10S. the third precinct 81,
and the fourth precinct 127.
At the time of his death Senator
Frank Brandegee was the owner Of
about 1900 acres of Montgomery
county land, all of it located in Pc.
tomac district, in the vicinity of
the Congressional Country Club and
Great Falls. 1t IL understood that
Senator Brandegee had great con.
fidence in the future Of that part
Of the county, and expected to re.
alize handsomely on his investments.
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here for
the marriage of John L. Muff,
twenty-five, Of Memphis. Tenn, and
Miss L. Make Duncan, twenty-five,
of Jacksonville Fla; Jesse ]. Malone
forty, and Miss Mary Kathleen
Clarke, eighteen; both 10 Washing.
ton; Garnet II. Dowery, twenty-nine,
and Miss Ida v. Igal, twenty.eIght,
both Of Washington.
Notwithstanding that Lawrence
Clagett, Oscar T. Gather, and
Leroy Rodgers, members OF the
Montgomery county police force,
who were suspended two weeks ago
as result Of the whipping in the
courthouse here of Littleton s. Poole
forcing him to confess to q serious
charge preferred by Irene AIellott,
iourteen-year-old daughter Of Jacob
Mellott, Of Buck Lodge, this county,
insisted that their request for q
prompt hearing be granted, the
county commissioners did not give
the matter consideration at their
regular weekly session. This is in
tcrpreted as meaning that they viii
take no further action until after
the grand jury, which convenes here
November 10. makes an investiga.
ton, and, in the event of lndict-
ments, the facts are disclosed in
court.
Congressman Luther johnson OF
Texas will be the principal speaker
at the meeting to be held at the
Manor Club, Norbeck, tonight, under
the auspices Of the Rockville branch
Of the Woman's Democratic Clut
Of Montgomery county. ,sr,