Evening star., 1934-11-08
Now Dominant
With Only E
Offices.
REGULARS WIN
l5OTHER POSTS
Administration of
Major Affairs Up
to New Group.
BY JACK ALLEN.

Control of Montgomery County'S
administrative affairs will pass into
the hands of the FusionistS on jan
uary 2.
The end of the Democratic organi-
Nation'S 15-year reign was marked in
the early morning hours today when
weary election officials announced
that the new faction had won three
seats on the Board of County Com
missioners.
And thus the organization which
rose 10 power simultaneously with AL
bert c. Ritchies entrance to the exec
utive mansion back in 1919 and kept
pace with him during the ensuing
decade and half saw ITS sun set
with that Of the man who had become
the symbol of peImanence in Office.
The Fusion party was able to elect
but six of its candidates to office,
while Is regular Democrats triumphed,
but the capture of three Of the five
places on the county board was Suffi-
cient for the new group to overthrow
its rival
Will Control Affairs.
With the three controlling votes on
the board the Fusionists will have the
general management of county affairs,
including the administration of county
finances; the appointment Of all
county employees, including the clerical
and police forces, and direction of the
county public improvement programs.
Democratic prestige in the county
also suffered severe blow through
the election of Harry w. Nice as
Maryland's next Governor for in the
future the majority of patronage TO
be dispensed by executive appoint
ment will be handled through the Re
publican instead Of the Democratic
State Central Committee.
The Fusion party was unable to
summon the strength sufficient to gain
control of the legislative group that
will represent Montgomery County at
Annapolis during the next four years.
1t was able to elect only two of its
nominees to the House OF Delegates,
whereas the Democratic party named
three and the State Senator.
Democrats triumphed in all of the
remaining places on the county ticket
with the exception of one position on
the Orphans Court bench, which went
10 Thomas c. Kelley of the Fusion
party, while Judge Charles w. Wood
ward was given majority by both
Montgomery and Frederick voters in
the Circuit Court race in which he
was opposed by F.. Barnard Welsh of
Rockville. Republican candidate bear
ING the Fusion Endorsement
Pugh States Attorney.
James H. Pugh, Democrat, won the
States attorneyship over Walter w.
Dawson, one of the organizers of the
Fusion party and chairman of the
Republican State Central Committee.
by majority of Is votes on the basis
Of complete unofficial returns tabu-
lated this morning after 33 hours of
tedious counting by tired election Of
ficials.
It was felt in many quarters that
Dawson. because of the slender mar
gin accorded his rival, might demand
recount after the official canvass
Of the vote is made. but Dawson said
today he was undecided. The official
canvass was to have begun at the
Board of Election Supervisors office
In Rockville at noon today
The Fusionists elected to the Board
of County Commissioners are: Charles
E. King, who defeated John B. Dia-
mond, president of the current board,
by majority of 224 votes; Frank H.
Karn, who triumphed over Raleigh S.
Chinn by 252 votes, and Paul Cough
Ian, overwhelming victor over Miss
Lavina Engle, with ma jority of 984
votes. C0ughlan pOlled the heaviest
vote in the commissioner races, TO-
S63. and is regarded as the logical
choice for president of the board.
Lansdale Beats Fulks.
Robert d. Hagner and Richard H.
Lansdale, Democratic commissioners
elect, both are members of the pres
ent board. Hagner, who was elected
in 1880, won over his fellow townsman
from Bethesda, Samuel E. Stonebraker,
by majority of 95 votes, while Lans-
dale, appointed last December when
Downey Williams resigned to become a
member Of the Liquor Control Board,
won over William H. Fulks by 944
majority.
Joseph A. Cantrel, Fusion candidate
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