Evening star., 1932-05-03
TWO MONTGOMERY
MAYORS DEFEATED
BaIIoting Heavy in Prince
Georges, With One Threat
of Court Action.

The incumbent mayors in two Of
Montgomery CoUnty's important in
corporated towns were defeated yester-
day as the mayors and some of the
councilmen were elected in six of the
towns and the town commissions were
elected in three other townships. The
two defeated mayors were said to have
had the support of the Democratic or
ganization Of the county, while their
successful opponents were said to have
been supported by the anti-Organization
Democrats and the Republican forces.
Balloting was heavy in the eight
Prince Georges County towns which
held elections, most of the Office hold
ers IN the county's municipalities sue
ceeding in their efforts for reelection.
At Hyattsville a councilman was re-
elected by majority Of one vote.
New Mayor at Takoma Park.
In Takoma Park. largest town in
Montgomery County, where the sharp
est contest was Waged for the post of
mayor, the present Office holder, Ben G..
Davis. was defeated by Frederick L.
Lewton by a majority of SO votes. The
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The heaviest vote in the history of
Takoma Park was cast in the town
election, l,28l ballots being filed, 10 of
which were thrown out. The three in
cumbent councilmen whose terms ex-
pire this year were unopposed. They
are Peter Remsen, who polled 1,127
votes: R. G. Sherberne. 1922 votes, and
Irving H. Ware, 1.122 votes. The new
mayor and councilmen will take office
June / and serve for two years.
In Rockville, Montgomery County
seat, the election resulted IN the defeat
not only of Mayor j. Roger Spates, but
also of the three incumbent council
men, J. Paul Brunett, H. Worthington
Talbot and Joseph L. Clagett, whose
terms expire this year. Mayor Spates
was defeated easily by Douglas NJ. Bland
tord, who polled 1913 votes to 81 for
the incumbent.
New COunciImen Elected.
The new councilmen are Thomas NJ
Anderson, who polled 208 votes: Curtis
i. Ward, 191; Edgar Reed. l79. and
Cooke A. Robertson 178, while the de-
feated incumbents were voted for as fol-
lows: Brunett. l65; Tolbott, lis. and
Clagett. 96. There was an extra vacancy
on council caused by the resignation
last year of States Attorney Prescott.
Both Mayor Spates and Mayor Davis
are said to have had the backing of
the county administration Democratic
forces. In Rockville, however. the in
cumbentS did not stage a fight for re-
election as was the case in the Takoma
Park election
In Glen Echo, Mayor Henry T. Nc
Cuen was reelected, defeating John C.
Legere, 76 to IA. Two new councilmen
were elected. Steven c. Pratt receiving
S5 votes and Charles E. Boswell 49,
while E. D. Houghton, with 46 votes,
was defeated A total of 90 votes were
cast. The incumbent counciimen were
not candidates for reelection
Somerset Mayor Reelected.
Mayor j. w. Stohlman of Somerset
who has held Office for the past l3
years, easily defeated Charles S. Moore,
polling Al votes to 10 for his opponent.
Mr.. Moore asked not to be a candidate.
but agreed to have his name entered on
the ticket to give the people an oppor-
tunity for a choice The successful
councilmen were Howard Watkins, in
cumbent, who received % votes: A. w.
Starratt, former clerk, 26 votes. and
James I. Hambleton, incumbent, l3
votes Watkins and Starratt will serve
Tor two years and Hambleton for one
year. The remaining votes for council
were scattered among about 10 other
candidates.
Richard H. Akers was Reelected
mayor Of Garrett Park without opposi-
ton. He received 103 votes Council
men elected were Col. James F. Defan-
oorf, incumbent, who polled IS votes,
and Alton L. Wells. with II votes. Mr..
Wells succeeds Frank J. Rapee. who
was not candidate Defeated candi-
dates were L. F. Wilkinson, 81 votes.
and Roy P. Moore, 81 votes. A total
OF ITO votes out of registered vote of
120 were cast.
Mayor William McBain of Gathers
burg was also reelected without oppo-
sition and received 1875 votes. Coun-
cllmen Marshall Walker, with 135 votes
and Leslie Ward, with 1873 votes. were
reelected for four years. The defeated
candidate was Branner Harding, with
29 votes.
Light Vote in POoIesviIIe.
A light vote was cast in Poolesville MS
Harry Willard, DR.. L. F. Brooks, Miss
Clara Price, Howard w. Spurrier and
G. Robert Gray were elected town COM
missioners. All but DR.. Brooks succeed
themselves. while he succeeds DR.. Sam
Oel B. Milford, who has moved from
The town and was not a candidate.
In Brookeville. William P. Jones. with
19 votes; Charles Musgrove, with I6,
and o. w. Daley. with 10, were elected
town commissioners for two years de-
feating DR.. c. NJ. Iddings, Henry How
ard, Zack P. Musgrove and Howard
Craver, each OF whom received one vote.
But IA votes were cast in Laytonsville
as Louis D. Bell and Roy w Barber
were reelected town commissioners and
Greenbury G. Griffith was elected to
succeed Howard Plummer, whom he de-
feated by single vote