Evening star., 1934-11-30
LOSERS ANNOUNCE
| ELECTION PROTEST
Montgomery Recount Looms
in Race for Places in
Maryland House.
BY JACK ALLEN.

Formal announcement that they
will contest the recent election of Jo-
seph C. Cantrel and Walter M. Ma
gruder. Fusion party nominees, as
members of the group that is to rep
resent Montgomery County In the
Maryland House Of Delegates, was
made today by John Imirie and DR..
Llewellyn Jordan, Democratic nomi-
nees who we're defeated in the official
returns from the balloting on Novem-
Der 6.
DR.. Jordan is to oppose the elec-
ton of Cantrel and said that he
would serve notice upon the latter
today Of his intentions to seek a re-
count, while Imirie stated that he
would notify Magruder of his inten-
tions tomorrow.
Cantrel, who drew the largest num-
Der Of votes cast for any of the Mont
gomery County candidates for th9
Lower House. topped DR.. Jordan b"
663 votes while Imirie trailed Ma
gruder by 300 ballots.
Irregularities Alleged.
AlC ("O OCiIlOOA dllC dSPlI anus OC-
clared that their decision to ask for q
recount was reached after three other
candidates. who were returned losers
in the Official returns, petitioned the
Circuit Court for recounts and pointed
out numerous alleged irregularities In
| the conduct Of the election.
1T Is only fair to assume" they
said, that the same irregularities, if
the charges made by the other de-
feated candidates are true. apply TO
the votes cast for the candidates for
seats in the House Of Delegates"
They asserted that they, too, have
amassed a great deal of data dealing
with undisclosed irregularities at the
polls and will present their findings
'at the proper time"
Assembly Committee to Rule.
Unlike the other election contests
which will be handled by the Circuit
Court, the recount appeals Of the two
Democratic legislative nominees will be
handled by the Elections Committee
Of the General Assembly.
Imirie and DR.. Jordan are required.
under the procedure followed by State
Legislature in settling contested cleo
tions affecting the personnel Of the
General Assembly, to first serve notice
on the candidates whose election they
oppose.
A justice of the peace is then select
ed to take the testimony of the Demo-
cratic candidates witnesses and
Magruder and Cantrel are notified to
appear at the examination to cross
examine or have their attorneys cross
examine the witnesses.
Speaker to Receive Protest.
Notice must then be served upon
the speaker Of the House Of Delegates
that the election Of the two Fusion
candidates has been contested, and
he in turn refers the matter to the
Elections Committee, whose duty 1t is
TO review the testimony and decide
whether the defeated candidates have
sufficient grounds to receive recount.
If the recount is granted the ballot
boxes are to be ordered taken to An
napolis and the recount staged under
the supervision Of the Elections Com
mittee.
Ten candidates who participated in
the Montgomery County election are
now involved in contests for recounts.
John B. Diamond and Raleigh S.
Chinn, Democratic nominees, have
contested the election Of Charles E.
King and Frank H. Karn. Fusionists.
as members of the county board. while
Walter W. Dawson, Fusion candidate,
has asked for a recount of the States
attorneyship race. which he lost to
James H. Pugh, Democrat.