Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-26
CANDIDATES PICKED
FOR COMMISSIONER
States for Election Next Year
Already Made Up, 1t Is
Reported.
BY WILLIAM ]. WHEATLEY.
stan Correspondent of The star.

BY WILLIAM j. WHEATLEY.
stan Correspondent OF The star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, November 26.--
Although the Maryland elections are
Just one year off this month, the po-
litical leaders are beginning to discuss
the states in Montgomery County.
While possible candidates are being
considered in various sections, 1t was
learned that the names of some OF the
county citizens have been talked of by
the political directors of the Democratic
regulars in the county and the selec-
tons virtually made for the county COM
miSSionershipS.
While those directing the political
destinies of the regular wing OF the
Democratic party are not yet ready to
make q definite announcement OF the
candidates for the commiSSionerSh1pS
it was learned today from a source very
close to the top that the slate has VIZ
tually been selected, and will be an
nounced within a short time. At the
elections next year the Board of County
Commissioners will be increased from
five to seven, in conformity with an
act passed by the 1927 Legislature. This
act also provides for change In the
county commissioner districts, to pro-
vide for this increase of two commits
StonerS.
Candidates for Reelection.
DR.. Benjamin G. Perry Of Bethesda,
it is understood. will be a candidate for
reelection from what will be the new
seventh commissioner district. His dis
trict now is known as the fourth and
includes the seventh, Bethesda; the
fourth, Rockville. and the tenth, Poto-
mac, election districts. DR.. Perry now
Is the president of the Board of Com
nissioners and In charge of the west
ern metropolitan district, adjacent to
the District of Columbia west OF Rock
Greek.
Lacy Shaw, vice president Of the
Board of Commissioners, now repre-
senting the fifth commissioner district.
will be candidate to succeed himself.
This district, which includes the NTH,
ColesviIle and the thirteenth, wheaton,
election districts, remains unchanged.
Downey Williams of Laytonsville rep
reSents the first commissioner district
and, it was said, will be candidate to
succeed himself. This is composed OF
the first, Olney, and the eighth, Lay
louisville, election districts. Commits
sioner Robert Hickerson of German
town, it was learned, will not run again.
district, under the redivision, will be
composed of the second, Clarksburg,
and twelfth, Damascus, election dis
tricts It is understood that Sherwood
Duvau of Damascus, has been selected
as the candidate from this section.
New Sixth District.
The sixth, Jamestown, and the ninth,
Gaithersburg, election districts, under
the change, will form the new sixth
commissioner district and j. B. Dia-
mond of Gai@herSburg. 1t was learned,
has been tentatively selected to run for
this position.
The new fourth district will take IN
the fourth, Rockville, and the tenth,
Potomac, election districts. now a part
of the present fourth district, rel resent
ed by DR.. Perry. For this position H.
Frank Ricketts, of Rockville will be the
regular Democratic candidate, it was
said.
ClaRett Hilton of GAINESVILLE now
represents the third commissioner dis
trict, composed of the third. Poolesville,
and the eleventh, GAINESVILLE, election
districts. It was pointed out that Mr..
of an unwritten law that the two cleo
ton districts alternate in furnishing
candidate for this section, and the next
term will 90 to the Poolesville district.
No candidate, 1t was said, has. yet been
selected to run. in Mr.. Hilton's place.
Under the provisions Of the law, as
at present written, the western metro
politan district is governed by the COM
missioner from the fourth commissioner
district, which, under the rearrange-
nnent Of. districts, will require that the
new commissioner from the fourth dis
trict, Rockville and Potomac, be the
head of the metropolitan district west
of Rock Creek, and adjacent to the
Capital City. This was an oversight In
the law, and an attempt was made to
correct it at the 1929 session of the leg
islature, but the proposed act was one
Of those lost when the Montgomery Del
egates in the House of Delegates had
the split with State Senator Jones of
Kensington. The law was passed by
the House, but did not get Senator
Jones approval.
Look for No Dificulty.
However, the officials do not antici-
pate any dificulty in the matter, as
they point out it would be folly to have
the commissioner from the rural dis
trict run the affairs for the metropoli-
tan area, when there will be COM
missioner from that district alone. 1t
was said that as a practical matter the
commissioner in the seventh district
will function until the law can be
changed.
The new commissioners will not take
office until January /, 1881. The Mary
land General Assembly will meet on
January 2, and 1t is expected that legis-
lation seeking to correct this will be in
troduced promptly, and made emer-
gency legislation, which will place 1t IN
effect Just as soon as the governor
signs the proposed measure, This, it
is expected, will not take but couple OF
weeks, after which time the commits
sioner from the new seventh district
will run the metropolitan district affairs
legally, although as matter OF practice,
Il mill q II