Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-09
REGULARS IN LEAD
IN MONTGOMERY
Administration Forces Ahead
in Early Count of
Ballots.
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hailed him Def0re Judge A. l.. wilson
of the Town Police Court, who assessed
q fine Of $40.
The second case where ballots were
challenged occurred in Rockville
watchers for the Progressives charged
that several ballots were so numbered
BY an election clerk that the identity
of the persons who cast them could be
ascertained Accordingly, Maurice Tai
bolt, attorney to the election super
yisors, ordered the election books sealed
until after the ballots were counted
and destroyed.
The most overwhelming victory in
the Montgomery primary election was
scored by David j. Lewis of Cumber-
land. candidate for the Democratic
nomination to the House of Represent
atiyes. He experienced no organization
opposition, having the support of both
ORGANIZATION and Progressive forces. In
IL precincts he rolled up total of
1855 votes, as against $50 for Fuller
Barnard. jr. also of Cumberland, who
is opposing him for the nomination.
Late this morning Progressive leaders
admitted defeat and Maj. E. Brooke
Lee, organization leaders forecast ma
jority of $500 votes for the regular
ticket with the exception of Mr.. Hilton,
who he predicted would run thou
sand votes behind the other candi-
dates.
other legislative candidates backed
by the Lee organization were leading
their opponents by decisive majorities
and appeared sure to emerge victorious
from the fight.
Except for the candidates for the
State Senate, no members of either
ticket ran ahead or behind their ticket
10 any considerable extent.
with it becoming apparent that DR..
Jones is the only Progressive who can
hope to gain the nomination, interest
ceYltered around the senatorial fight
as the returns slowly came in.
Largest Majority at Home.
Kensington. DR.. Jones home precinct.
gave him his largest majority. There
he ran 282 votes ahead of Mr.. Hilton.
Other precincts in which he was the
winner included the first precinct of
the Wheaton district, with a majority
Of IS votes; the second Gaithersburg
precinct, 80 votes, and the fourth pre-
cinct Of the Wheaton district, which
included portion Of Takoma Park, IS
votes.
Mr.. Hilton ran strongest in the fifth
Wheaton precinct, located In Silver
~
also is located and which the organiza-
ton has long regarded as its stronghold.
Here he had 234 majority, while in
Glen Echo, his next best precinct, the
margin was 1919. Other precincts which
he carried and the majoritieS they gave
him follow: Laytonsville, "A; second
Rockville precinct, 9; Olney, Al; Brooke
vile, %: sixth Wheaton, located in Ia
koma Park, 20, and seventh Wheaton,
located in Silver Spring, 70.
Where Mr.. Hilton is expected to score
his most decisive victory is in the large
precincts that comprise the larger por-
tons of Bethesda and Silver Spring.
They are listed as the first Bethesda
precinct and the second Wheaton pre-
cinct. In the first, 1926 ballots we're
cast, while approximately 500 persons
voted in the Silver Spring precinct.
II the remainder of the ballots run
rs those which already have been
counted in these two precincts, the or
ganization candidate will receive more
than a 500 majority here alone.
Chevy Chase Is the only suburban
precinct, with the exception of Ken
sington and Wheaton No. /, which has
not polled a considerable majority for
the organization candidates.
Battle a Stand-Off.
In this exclusive residential area, both
factions admit the battle is a stand-ofI,
with split ticket prevailing more than
IN other sections.
Chevy Chase is the home precinct of
the majority of the Progressive's subur-
ban workers, including E. Barrett Pref
lyman, candidate for the House of Dele
gates, who probably has gained more
votes for his party than any other man
In the anti-organization camp. It is
largely due to his efforts that the Pro-
gressiyes have been able to run neck
and neck with the organization candi-
dates, workers on both sides agreed:
since Chevy Chase in previous elections
has been strong for the Lee machine.
The up-county sections, generally
considered where the ProgresSives would
make their best showing, have swung
over to the organization, the precincts
heard from indicate. Only in Gathers
burg are the Progressives more than
holding their own. In Rockville, things
are about even, while preliminary re-
ports from most of the other up-county
precincts show the vote going for the
Organization.
The largest vote of any man on either
ticket was received by Clagett Hilton,
county commissioner from the Barnes
VILE Poolesville district, with 4,240 bal
lots cast in his favor.
Other organization candidates run
ming strongly were Lacy Shaw, county
commissioner for the Wheaton district,
ATS; Preston B. Ray, clerk of the Cir
cult Court, 2,7l4, and Stedman Pres
colt. candidate for States attorney,
ace.
The majority, which appears prob
ably for most of the organization candi-
dates. Is considerably less than the 1000
margin which was predicted by Mai.
Lee before the balloting commenced.
Progressive leaders gave no figures. but
freely forecast that they would win by
Q large majority.