The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-09-11
DR.. M'COMAS NOMINATED:
MAJORITY OF NEARLY 1900
Official Returns Show Local Ply
sicjan Led Ticket With 1855
VOtes-BallOting Heavy
w. W. DAWSON, PROSECUTOR

Official returns of the primary cleo
ton, held by the Republicans in Gar
rett county Monday, give DR.. Henry
W. McComas nearly two to one ma
jority in the race for the nomination
for State Senator over his opponent,
N. R. Selby. The majority accorded
DR.. McComas by the county people
is 1885, and he leads the ticket by sew
eral hundred. The fight between the
opposing candidates was clean-cut
from start to finish.
More than 5000 votes were cast in
the primary, which shows that about
rs per cent of the registered voters
in the Republican party participated.
Interest ran high at all of the polling
places, but as far as can be learned
everything was done in an orderly
manner.
Arthur G. Cullers, Ohio S. Fike and
Albert Markley were nominated for
the House of Delegates by comfortable
majorities, Markley being the only
successful candidate for the House who
was re-nominated.
George D. Browning, up for renomi-
nation as a member OF the Board of
County Commissioners, received 194S
votes and was one of the high men on
the ticket. James A. Fitzwater and
George w. Harvey were the two other
successful nominees.
w. M. Frazee won out over W. G.
Meyers for nomination as Clerk to the
Board of Commissioners by rs ma
jority.
Jesse ]. Ashby, Jr., had comforta-
BILE lead in his race for the Treasurer's
Office, although Cheston H. Browning
and Mrs. Ellen I. Lee both pulled
heavy votes.
Guy o. Yutzy was the successful cam
didate for the nomination for Sheriff 4.
but was closely pressed by J. s.
Teats, who was only ITO votes behind.
Martin L. Groves and Lester Bittinger
were in the running, but Bittinger was
70 votes behind Teats and Groves was
fourth in the race with 438.
Thomas E. Bishoff, Truman W. Cas-
teel and Homer Friend were success
full in the race for Judges of the Or
phans' Court, with Truman w. Cas-
teel high man with 2100 votes.
E. E. Friend was easy winner in the
nomination for Register of Wills, with
1861.
E. R. Jones, with 2154 votes, led the
ticket for members of the Republican
State Central Committee, which COM
mittee contemplates an early organi-
cation and will then function. Other
members of the committee are Neil G.
Fraley, Henry P. Miller and Benz. H.
Sincell, all of whom received substan-
tial majorities.
Republican Ticket Filled.
With the filing on Monday after
noon by the Republican Committee
with the Board of Supervisors of Elec-
lions of certificates of candidacy, the
Republican ticket, in which there were
two vacancies, was filled.
Mr.. Walter w. Dawson, Oakland.
was named as the candidate for the
office of States Attorney, and Mr.. G.
Milton Sincell was named for County
Surveyor.
Mr.. Dawson is associated in the law
practice with Mr.. E. R. Jones, hav-
ing been admitted to bar some time
ago. The candidate, has already
shown great ability in pleading and
practice before the Court. He is
man of pleasing personality and is a
natural-born speaker, ready at all
times to respond upon occasion for an
address and always leaves a good inn
preston.
Mr.. Sincell has been County Sur
veyor for a number of years and is
unopposed for reelection.
Other nominations made by the Re-
publicans were w. H. Smouse, l..
C. Bray, C. N. McIntire and L. M. Fra
ley as delegates to the Republican
State convention.
Mr.. Miller Withdraws Candidacy.
Mr. William Miller, of Accident, who
was nominated for State Senator by
the Democratic committee at its re-
cent meeting, withdrew his candidacy
this afternoon by filing with the Board
of Supervisors the necessary papers.
Fuller Barnard, Jr., lost to David
j. Lewis for the Democratic nominal
ton for Congress in the Democratic
primary. Lewis had 610 votes to 115
for Barnard.
In the only other race on the Demo-
cratic side, Walter H. Haenftling de-
feated Charles R. yelling for Sheriff
521 to 208.
The official returns, by districts, will
be found on page eight of this issue.