Evening star., 1934-11-08
FUS|ON|STS. GAIN
COUNTY CONTROL
Win Three Places on Com
misSion-ReguIars Win
IS Offices.
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and chief campaign speaker of that
faction; T. Yellott Candy, Richard S.
Hays, Miss Ruth Elizabeth Shoemaker,
all Democrats, and Walter M. Magru-
der, Fusionist, were elected to the
House Of Delegates by comfortable
ma jorities.
States Attorney Stedman Prescott,
State senatorial candidate of the Dem
ocratic party and leader and chief
campaign speaker for his ticket, won
over his Fusion rival, John z. Oxley.
by majority of $50.
Judge Woodward's vote of 11.418
In Montgomery, coupled with the vote
of SOTO received in Frederick County,
gave him a majority of 2,123 over
Welsh In the fight for the associate
Judgeship in the sixth circuit. Welsh
received 8,739 votes in Frederick and
9,626 in Montgomery.
Walker Is Victorious.
County Treasurer j. Forest Walker.
Sheriff G. Ellington Bell and Reg
istrar of Wills Hanson G. Cashell,
Democratic candidates for reelection,
each triumphed over their Fusi IN
opponents. Charles j. Maddox, coun-
ty surveyor and the only Democrat
not opposed In the election, was given
1895 votes.
The three seats on the Orphans
Court bench were won by Lewis F.
Hobbs and DR.. Washington Waters,
Democrats, and Kelley. They were
given comfortable margins over Will
liam H. Burdette, Edgar L. Roby,
Fusionists, and Morgan H. Watkins,
Democrat. Watkins is a county COM
missioner at the present time.
The entire Democratic Statewide
ticket triumphed in Montgomery
County, with Gov. Ritchie receiving
a majority over Nice. Representative
David j. Lewis led Frederic N. Zihl-
man, his Republican opponent, by
3,O6l in the Montgomery returns, the
largest majority given a Democratic
State candidate in the county.
George L. Radcliffe, personal friend
and adviser Of President Roosevelt,
scored over Joseph I. France by a ma
Jority of 1854 votes, and drew the
largest vote received by any Of the
State candidates, 1l,828. States At
torney Herbert O'Conor of Baltimore
City, candidate for attorney general,
was given a majority of 958 over
George Henderson.
In the fight for controller of the
treasury. William S. Gordy, jr., won
over Frederic Paul Adkins by a ma
jority of 2,400. James A. Young re-
ceived a majority of 1883 in the
Court of Appeals clerk race.
Complete Returns.
Complete unofficial returns from
the county showed the following re-
suits:
For Governor, Nice, Republican.
10,l35; Ritchie, Democrat, Hit. For
Unitd States Senator, France, Repub-
lican, 1864; Radcliffe, Democrat, H.
1913. For attorney general, Hender-
son, Republican, 9,447; O'Conor,
Democrat, 1l,405. For controller, Ad-
kins, Republican, 9,232: Gordy, Demo-
crat, 1852. For clerk of the Court
OF Appeals, QuenStedt, Republican,
1888; Young, Democrat, 1885. For
United States Representative, Lewis.
Democrat. l1,755; zihlman, Repub-
lican, 1894. For associate Judge sixth
judicial circuit. F. Barnard Welsh,
Republican. s,626: Charles w. Wood
ward, Democrat, l,418.
For county treasurer: j. Forest
Walker, Democrat, 10,709; Ira c.
Whitacre, Fusionist, 9,899.
House Candidates Vote.
For House of Delegates: T. Yellott
Candy. Democrat, 1858; Joseph A.
Cantrel. Fusionist. 1O.667; Richard s.
Hays, Democrat, 10.l58; John Imirie,
Democrat, 9.967; Llewellyn Jordan.
Democrat, 9.949; Walter M. Magruder.
Fusionist. l0,33s; James Cunning
ham Rogers, Fusionist. 1922; Ruth
Elizabeth Shoemaker, Democrat, TO-
064; Millward c. Taft, Fusionist.
9,825; Lawrence Tolson, Fusionist,
1924
For county commissioner. first dis
trfct: Edward T. Benton, Republican,
Sl3; William H. Fulks, Fusionist,
$685.; Richard H. Lansdale, Demo-
crat, 10,279.
For county commissioner, second
district: John B. Diamond, Democrat.
1O,023; Charles B. King, Fusionist.
10,247.
For county commissioner, third dis
trict: Raleigh S. Chinn, Democrat.
10. 1872; Frank H. Karn, Fusionist.
1O.384.
For county commissioner. fourth