Evening star., 1934-08-07
DEMOCRATS FILL
TICKET VACANCIES
IN MONTGOMERY
Organization Picks 18 More
Candidates, 6 for Pub
lie Office.
C0UNTYS POLITICAL
LINEUP IS COMPLETE
General and Advisory Committees
Hear Talk After Finish
ing Slate.
BY JACK ALLEN,
Stan Correspondent of The Star.

stan correspondent OF The star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, August THE
political picture to be presented to
Montgomerys electorate in the county
election in November was complete
today following the selection Of nomi-
nees to fill the remaining places on
the Democratic organizations ticket.
Eighteen candidates, including six
aspirants for offices, six for member
ship on the Democratic State Central
Committee and six for places as dele
gates to the party's State convention,
were chosen by the organizations s
General and Advisory Committees at
the court house last night.
Judicial Nominees Selected.
Four nominees for judicial posts
were among those selected, including
Judge Charles w. woodward Of
Poolesville for the Circuit Court,
Morgan Watkins of Damascus, a
member of the Board Of County Com
missioners at the present time; Lewis
Hobbs of Colesville and Washington
Waters of Bethesda, for the Orphans
Court.
Shirley Hays Of Barnesville was
chosen for the fifth place on the
House Of Delegates slate, and Charles
]. Maddox of Rockville was named as
the nominee for county surveyor.
Maddox, who was elected surveyor on
the organization ticket in 1880, pre-
viously had been Endorsed by the fu-
sion party with the announcement
that he was fully qualified for the
position" and would not be opposed.
Nominees for the State Central
Committee are Curtis Walker OF
Chevy Chase, Robert B. Peter, jr..
of Rockville; Mrs. Charles E. Roach
of Friendship Heights, Ben Davis OF
Takoma Park, now serving as county
commissioner; z. M. Waters Of Lay
louisville and Mrs. Lucy Offutt OF
Rockville.
State Convention Candidates.
Frederick Stohlman of Chevy Chase,
]. Bond Smith of Takoma Park,
Frank J. Downey Of Olney, Snowden
Athey OF Burtonsville, j. Harry
WEIGH Of Chevy Chase and Thomas
T. Mott OF Edgemoor were named as
candidates for the State convention.
In announcing the slate, which
was recommended to the meeting by
the Nominating Committee, organiza-
ton leaders said that the three
judges now presiding over the Or
phans' Court do not desire to serve
again. They are E. Hicks Ray of
Colesville and j. Harry Hunt Of
Bethesda, who we're elected IN 1880,
and Greenberry Griffith Of Laytons-
vile, who was appointed several
months ago to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation Of Joseph G. Hig-
gins.
Prescott Makes Talk.
With the completion of the organ
ization ticket, which was followed by
a pep" talk by States Attorney
Stedman Prescott, organization lead
er, the two factions that will seek
control of the county government
now stand ready for the race, the
Fusion party's slate having been Sc
lected last week.
However, active campaign work is
not expected to get underway until
after the Democratic primary on Sep
tember IL is disposed of. Democratic
organization candidates previously
selected are:
States Attorney Prescott, State SEN
ator; Miss Ruth E. Shoemaker, John
L. Imirie, DR.. Llewellyn Jordan and
T. Yellott Candy, House of Delegates;
John B. Diamond, Raleigh S. Chinn.
Robert d. Hagner, Richard H. Lans-
dale and Miss Lavinia Engle, county
commissioners; Clayton K. Watkins.
clerk Of Circuit Court; @. Ellington
Bell, sheriff; Hanson G. Cashell, reg
istrar OF wills: J. Forest Walker.
county treasurer, and James H. Pugh,
States attorney.
DISCLAIMS CONNECTION.