Evening star., 1934-08-13
FIGHT TO SLASH
CANDIDATE LISTS
ON|N MARYLAND
Jackson, Seeking Governor
ship, Among Those Ex-
pected to Withdraw.
MANY ASPIRANTS
WITHOUT OPPONENTS
Congress and County Office Seek.
ers Have Until August % to
Announce Themselves.
Nv a staff correspondent to The Star.

BY staff Correspondent to The Star.
BALTIMORE, August 13.-With
the time for filing for State offices
past, interest in Maryland politics
today turned to final efforts to thin
the ranks of those already in the
running by getting some of them to
withdraw.
Several days remain in which the
candidates may withdraw and during
that time it is expected efforts will
be made to persuade William Mines
Malroy, who filed at the last minute
Saturday for the Democratic nomina-
tion for the United States Senate,
to leave the field clear to George l..
Radcliffe, new deal" candidate.
Withdrawal of Mayor Howard w.
jackson from the battle for the Dem
ocratic gubernatorial nomination is
predicted here, while Republican lead
ers are expected to attempt to reduce
the number of G.. o. P. candidates
for Governor and Senator.
When the deadline for filing for
State Office was reached at midnight
Saturday the Democratic and Repub-
lican candidates for attorney general
and clerk of the Court of Appeals
found themselves unopposed, but two
or more rivals were listed for every
other Office.
For Attorney General.
Herbert R. O'Conor, States attor-
ney of Baltimore City, will receive
the Democratic nomination for at
torney general and will be opposed
in the general election by George H
Henderson, former mayor of Cumber-
land, who has no rival in the Re-
publican ranks.
Mayor Walter s. Quenstedt Of An
napolis has no opponent for the Re
publican nomination for clerk of the
Court of Appeals, post he decided
to seek after withdrawing from the
race for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton last week. James A. Young, in
cumbent, is the lone Democrat to file.
Although no more candidates can
file for State positions, candidates for
Congress and for county Offices have
until August % to announce them
selves.
So far no Republican has come for
ward for Congress in the fifth dis
trict, and observers are beginning to
wonder If the Democratic nominee Is
to be unopposed this year. Both Rep
resentative Stephen w. Gambrill and
DR.. John w. Klemm are seeking the
Democratic nomination.
In the sixth district the Democratic
nomination will go probably to Rep
resentative David J. Lewis, the only
candidate to file to date, while two
Republicans, former Representative
Frederick L. Zihlman and Will
liam A. Gunter of Allegany County
are bidding for the nomination.
"Surprise" Candidate.
Maloy, the surprise" candidate for
the Democratic senatorial nomina-
ton, opposed Gov. Ritchie in guber-
material contest in 1926 and also was
a rival of the Governor in 1915, when
both were running for the nomination
for attorney general. He is a former
peoples counsel of the Maryland Pub
lie Service Commission.
Radcliffe, the other Democratic
candidate for the Senate, is regional
public works administrator and per-
sonal friend of President Roosevelt.
Republican senatorial candidates
are Joseph I. France, Linwood L.
Clark, John Philip Hill and C. Will
bur Miller.
Beside Gov. Ritchie and Mayor
jackson, DR.. Charles N. Conley of
Frederick is running for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor. The
physician Is the only one of the three
making an active campaign, having
visited the Eastern Shore last week
and planning a tour of Southern
Maryland during the next few days
Gov. Ritchie will return to Maryland
from vacation in France on August
80, just 13 days before the primary
Senator Phillips Lee Goldsborough
H. Webster Smith and Harry W. Nice
are busy campaigning for the Re-
publican gubernatorial nomination.