Evening star., 1938-09-12
Politics
Continued From First PaRe.)

is opposing Judge Oscar Lesser. former
member Of the Baltimore Supreme
Court and the Nice administration
candidate.
Gov. Nice, seeking reelection, is
opposed for the G. O. P. nomination
by State Senator Harry T. Phoebus of
Somerset County. self-styled Abraham
Lincoln Of the Eastern Shore"
-Four candidates. their own primary
fight overshadowed by the Tydings-
Lewis battle, aspire to the Democratic
gubernatorial nomination. They are
Mayor Howard w. jackson of Balti-
more. Attorney General Herbert r.
O'Conor of Baltimore, State Senate
President Lansdale G. Sasscer of Upper
Marlboro and Controller William S.
Gordy, jr, of Salisbury.
Democratic primary fights engaged
districts, with Representative T. Alan
Goldsborough Of Denton. dean Of the
Maryland delegation in the House and
President Roosevelt's host during the
Executives Maryland visit on Labor
Day, the only incumbent unopposed
by a member of his own party.
Among those running in the Demo-
cratic congressional primaries is Jo-
seph A. Cantrel of Chevy Chase. can
didate for the seat vacated by Mr.
Lewis. Backed by Mr.. O'Conor and
the new Independent Democratic
party OF Montgomery County, Mr..
Cantrel is opposing William D. Byron.
former State Senator from Washing
ton County and one-time Mayor OF
Williamsport, and Edward j. Ryan of
Allegany County.
Another Montgomery man is run
ming in the only congressional contest
in the Republican primary. Frank r.
Long OF Kensington is seeking the
G. o. P. nomination for the sixth
district seat in the House. with A.
Charles Stewart of Allegany County
as his opponent. Mr.. Stewart has the
backing of Gov Nice's forces.
In their primary the United Demo-
cratic Organization, with a full ticket
in the field. is opposed by virtually
complete slate indorsed by the new
independent Democratic party and
three candidates whom the Democratic
Tax Reduction Committee have offered
for key" positions in the county gov
ernment.
The Republican primary in Mont
gomery presents contests for only three
nominations for county offices and 4
battle over posts on the Republican
Central Committee, which controls the
distribution of available State patron
age. A Republican committee fight
and q three-way contest for the
nomination for sheriff are the only
g. o. P. races in Prince Georges
County.
Prince Georges Democrats, offering
a more solid front than that Of their
fellow party members In Montgomery,
have but one ticket in the elections
this fall and 1t will 60 into the general
election in November without any
intra-party battles today.
The Republican Central Committee
serving In Prince Georges today an
nounced the completion Of the ticket
its party will enter in the general
election two months hence. Three
candidates were chosen for vacancies
on the slate.
The committee chose William A.
Duvall Of Branchville to run for county
treasurer, Mayor william Z. Steele of
Capitol Heights to run for the House
Of Delegates and Edward Daniels Of
Berwyn to round out its slate OF i've
county commissioner candidates.
Committee members had until ooday
to NIL the vacancies on their ticket
and the new candidates filed their
notices Of intentions with the Board
Of Election Supervisors before the
deadline.
While the rest Of the county was
, putting on . display Of it, Neting