Evening star., 1934-09-13
MACHINE SWEEPS
DEMOCRATIC FIELD
I'm PRINCE GEORGES
Alan Bowie Nominated for
States Attorney 2 to |
| Over Mccullough.
OLD LINE REPUBLICANS
| SCORE IN MANY FIGHTS
]. Guy Bell Crushes Opponent for
Sheriff-Gambrill Buries
Klemm.
BY GEORGE PORTER,

Der Estates Attorney Alan Bowie
and all the other organization"
Democrats scored q smashing victory
In yesterdays Prince Georges County
primaries.
County Democrats also voted
regular" on State candidates, help
ing swell the majorities attained
throughout the State by Gov. Ritchie
and his senatorial running mate,
George L. Radcliffe.
On the basis Of incomplete Re-
publican returns, it appeared that
Senator Phillips Lee Goldsborough
would carry the county In his race
for the gubernatorial nomination.
"Old Line" Scores.
Indications also were that the "old
line" Republican organisation, which
tndorsed Goldsborough, had scored in
many Of the contests for county
ohices, although the new Repub-
licans." who were fighting them, un-
doubtedly won several nominations.
Robert w. Mccullough, whose fight
with Alan Bowie for the States at
torney nomination held the spot
light In the Democratic primaries,
issued the following statement this
morning after congratulating his
rival:
"The Democratic voters have re-
nominated MIR. Bowie for States at
torney and as far as I am concerned
that settles the issue. am still
Democrat"
Unonicial returns gave Bowie 5,423
votes to 1880 for Mccullough. OF
the 81 precincts in the county, Bowie
carried all but the two IN Bladens-
burg and the FIRST In Hyattsville.
J. Guy Bell, organization candidate
for sheriff on the Democratic ticket.
scored AZ, even more sweeping victory
over Roger w. Oursler, winning by q
vote Of 6.l37 to 1887 on the basis Of
the unofncial returns,
Totals In the Democratic county
eoWmiesiouer primary slzuped that
0GDree q. Sellner, the u0dlsil1dof1ad
|candidate, failed to receive unesf the
fise nomin4tions to the County Beard.
Orgsnization Wins Court.
\ The unorhcial figures were: James
B. Berry. 6,533: Joseph H. Blandford,
6.554: Perry Boswell. 6,454; vinton d.
Cockey, 6,144; Harry w. McNamee,
6,168; George G. Sellner, 2,368.
The three organization Orphans
Court candidates and their votes were:
John n. Beall, 6,282; Philip @. Miller,
8 6,056. and Millard Thorne, S, ass. Ben
son r. Mcdaniel, the other candidate,
polled 2,469 votes
NAvv>a1fSso Q Dws Y,,It, n
Coffren likewise met decisive defeat in
their effort to win one Of the six seats
on the Democratic State Central Com
mittee. The vote: Mary w. Browning,
5,624; Coffren, $500; Henry w. Cord,
5,734; Charles s. Early, Gill; George
N. Palmer, 5,75s; Ryan, 2,S3s; Frank
B. Smith. $3.50, and John d. Smith,
1888.
It was the same old story In the
congressional primary, Representative
Gambrill swamptng DR.. John william
Klemm Of Mount Rainier by vote Of
6,46l to 895.
The county gave R.tchie 5,e2s votes
to 1888 for DR.. Charles H. Conley
| and registered 5,605 votes in favor Of
Radcliffe to 1855 for william M. Ma
IVY sA4C A>SA4A~S~A esS4S A14 440A&4-
/ nation.
Returns from 81 of the "a precincts
Of the county gave Goldsborough,
1,729; Harry w. Nice, 1880, and H.
Webster Smith. 70, in the Republican
| gubernatorial race.
The three candidates for the Re-
publican Senatorial nomination stood
as follows: John Philip Hill, 1,1S9;
J G. Wilbur Miller, 651, and Joseph I.
France, 436.
Although second-choice voting was
permitted for both Governor and Sen
ator, very few second-choice votes
were cast In the county.
Parran Takes Lead.
| The early returns gave United
States Commissioner J. Frank Parran
a lead of / ,437 over youthful George
T. D. Burroughs for the States attor-
ney's nomination, while Joseph v.
Wyvin. jr., and J. Bernard Beall were
staging o neck-and-neck race for the
sheriff's nomination, their vote being
1874 and 1,l94, respectively.
Unless he picks up many votes in
the missing precincts 1t appears that
Herbert E. Rawlings, the new organ
| ization" candidate for county commits
Sioner, will be low man of the six who
are fighting for the five County Board
| nominations
The vote stood Robert A. Bennett,
zoos; John M. Bowie, 2,238; william
| A. Duvall, 2,140: Elroy Gasch, 1923:
/ j.. Bryant Morrison, 1918, and
Rawlings, l,073.
All signs pointed to the election of
County Commissioner Frank Small,
jr, to the State Central Committee, a
post TO which he aspired after with
drawing from the senatorial race
| several weeks ago.
Both New and Old.
The Republican State Central Com
mittee, 1t appeared, would be composed
/ Of both new and "old" organization
predict this morning which faction
positions on the body,
running. The seven high men and
their votes at noon today were:
Thomas M. Littlepage, who Is backed
by both factions, l,7l2; DR.. Thomas
e. Latimer, present chairman, lat;
George N. Bowen, 1,493; A. e. Bur-
CESS, 1910; Charles A. Greenleaf.
1884; william ]. Grifhth, 1885, and
Commissioner Small, 1.265.
/ ]. Wilson Ryon, Harold w. Orcutt
and Howard w. Spicknan were lead
ing In the Republican primary to Sc
lect seven delegates to the State con-
yention. The other candidates In
/ the running are James E. Brooks
James p. Curiey, Walter r. Davis
i Francis Fletcher, John z. Harrison
Robert H. Palmer and Mrs. Martha
] May Severe