Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-02
TICKET PROPOSED
BY COUNTY c. 0. P.
List of Candidates Suggest
ed by Montgomery Conven-
ton Held at Kensington.

BY Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
KENSINGTON, Md, August "A
proposed list of candidates for presenta-
ton to the voters of Montgomery County
at the November general elections was
unanimously Endorsed yesterday after
noon by an informal Republican county
convention in the town hall here.
Unless internal diSSension within the
party results in other candidates filing
for Office. thus necessitating the staging
of primary election. the ticket formu-
lated yesterday will become the formal
Republican roster of candidates.
Not Legal Ticket.
There is no provision in the laws of
Maryland for party county conventions
and as a consequence the result of yes
terday's deliberations does not become
the Republicans official ticket unless it
Is unopposed within the party.
Heading the ticket proposed was
Thomas M. Anderson, Rockville lawyer,
as candidate for the State Senate. But
three candidates for the House of Dele
gates were chosen. They are Windsor
w. Hodges, a farmer of Comus; Capt.
Frank L. Hewitt, Silver Spring real es-
tate operator and Walter w. Dawson,
Rockville lawyer. Under the latest CEN
De allowed five Representatives in the
House Of Delegates.
Candidate for clerk of the Circuit
Court proposed was Mortimer o. Stabler,
farmer of Spencerville, while Hiram
Harvey, Brookeville farmer, will run for
register of wills. Mr.. Harvey is former
county commissioner and is the only
man on the ticket who has held public
ONCE IN Montgomery County.
For Treasurer.
Thomas I. Fllks was selected to run
Tor county treasurer. Mr.. Fulks lives
in Gaithersburg and is a merchant and
farmer.
F. Barnard Welsh of Rockville is to
be candidate for States attorney. Mr.,
Welsh has long been active in Mont
gomery County politics and is vice
chairman of the Republican State Cen
trail Committee for the county.
Leonard G. Burns of Olney, operator
of a bus line, was selected to run for
sheriff and John M. Mcdonald of Rock
vile for county surveyor.
Five candidates for the board of
county commissioners were chosen,
leaving two vacancies on the roster.
Those proposed were William H. Fulks.
Laytonsville, farmer; William H. Bur-
dette, Damascus, farmer; Harry L. Will
lard, Poolesville, farmer; Frank H.
karn OF Rockville, a contractor and
farmer, and Preston L. Snyder of Travi-
lah, farmer. The Colesville- Wheaton
ana the Bethesda districts were left
to be filled later
The following were named for judges
OF the Orphans Court: John A. Eng
land, merchant, Rockville; A. c.
Warthen, retired contractor, Kensine-
ton. and Charles T. Day, retired farmer,
of Boyd.
Candidates for the State Central
Committee are Paul Sleman of CHEVY
Chase, Wilson L. Townsend of Ken
slngton, Mrs. John A. Holmes, Rock
vile; Clarence c.. Keiser, Bethesda, and
Simon o. Smith, Rockville.
Four of the five delegates to the State
Republican Convention were chosen.
They were James NJ Mount, Gathers
burg; Maurice M. Browning, Washing
ton Grove; Thomas L. Dawson, Rock
vile, and John w. Coffman. Takoma
Park. The fifth place was left open, to
be filled by a colored man at a later
date.
Platform Committee.
Next in Importance to the selection
of candidates was a resolution intro
duced by Mr. Sleman and adopted by
man to appoint a committee of five
to draw up platform and present 1t
at another convention to be held some
time in the future.
An unexpected guest at the meet
ing yesterday was Mayor William F.
Broening of Baltimore, Republican
candidate for the gubernatorial nomi-
nation of the State. Following a brief
address by Mayor Broening the con-
vention adopted resolution indorsing
him for Governor.
The convention was called to order
by Mr.. Sleman. chairman of the State
Central Committee. Mr. Townsend was
elected chairman of the
convention. Mr.. Keiser was elected
secretary.
On motion of Thomas L. Dawson the
chair appointed Nominating Commit
tee, which deliberated more than two
hours before returning suggested
ticket. The Nominating Committee was
composed of Bradley H. Dutrow. Frann
Dryer, Charles It. Day, Harry L. Will
lard, Thomas L. Dawson, Mortimer
Stabler, Paul Sleman, Grant Leet,
GLAND Harvey. Henry Matthews, James
M. Mount, John F. Burdette. Windsor
W. Hodges. Mrs. Don E. Clark, Mrs.
Edgar w. Moore, Mrs. E. W. Koch, Leo
Bender and Daniel Miller.