Evening star., 1938-02-24
EIGHT NOMINATED
|NM0NTGOMERY
Several Leading Fusionists
Take Part in Democrats
Session.
BY JACK ALLEN,
EtaA Corresnnndent OF The Star

party's standards four years ago, the
Democratic organization for Mont
gomery County today stood committed
to support eight candidates for county
Office in the 1888 elections.
A major portion Of the task of select
ing slate for the campaign remains
to be completed, however, and in
three weeks that groups countrywide
congress will reassemble here and
choose from among 80 aspirants its
nominees for l9 places on the ticket,
Still unsettled are nominations for
three of the five county commissioner
ships, all five seats in the House of
Delegates, sheriff, surveyor, the three
places on the Orphans Court bench
and the six posts on the State Gen.
trail Committee.
Of approval already has been placed
were Endorsed at a meeting of the
congress held last night in the court
house, with more than 900 delegates
and enthusiastic. factional supporters
janlming the Circuit Court and over
AAo"Aii6 A1oo lAlS SOl14dOIS.
New Leader Chosen.
When the gavel for adjournment
fell at midnight a new leader had
been elected-Robert B. Peter, lr., of
Rockville. who promised a clean
campaign devoid of mudslinging and
muchraking' and several Fusion
Democrats who helped wrest control of
the county commissioners and much
Of the county patronage from the Or
ganization in 1884 apparently had
been accepted into the fold.
The congress likewise had approved
the candidacy of Millard E. Tydings
and David j. Lewis for reelection
to the United States Senate and House
Of Representatives, respectively; had
indorsed, in effect, the candidacy of
Mayor Howard w. Jackson of Balti-
more for the Democratic guber-
material nomination, and had chosen
its candidates for delegates to the
party's State convention.
The former Fusion party affiliates
took an exceptionally active part in
the entire proceedings, nominating or
seconding the nominations of a num-
Der OF those whose names we're offered
as candidates for the September
primary.
Mr.. Peter, former States attorney
also was put up as the organization s
c~ndidate for the State Senate, and
his nomination for the chairmanshiu
was made by Henry j. Hunt of Glen
Echo. ardent Fusionist in 1894 and
now county empsoye appointed by
the Fusion administration
Another Fusion party chieftain of
Tour years ago, Bowie F. Waters, local
attorney, nominated John B. Dia-
mond, jr., Gaithersburg. former presi-
dent OF the county commissioners, for
commissioner from the second district,
and the nomination carried by accla-
nation.
Still third chieftain of the Repub.
lican and anti-organization Democrat
alliance in 1884 Charles c. Jones OF
kensington was among the seven who
were nominated for the five places in
the House of Delegates.
Others beside Senator Prescott, Mr..
Peter and Mr.. Diamond who were
nominated without opposition are:
Odorion w. Roby, Fairland, for COM
missioner from the fifth district; j.
Forest Walker, Gaithersburg, for
county treasurer; Clayton K. Watkins,
Gaithersburg, for Circuit Court clerk;
Zen G. Wilkinson, jr., Takoma Park,
for States attorney, and Hanson G..
Cashell, Redland, for register of wills.
Nominees unopposed for delegates
to the Democratic State Convention
are: Marc G. Phillips, Chevy Chase;
Robert B. Hagner, Bethesda; Mrs.
George L. Edmonds. Rockville; Frank
Davis, Poolesville; John Geary, Silver
spring, and Spencer T. Windham,
Colesville.
At the outset of the meeting Sena-
tor Prescott invited all who have
candidates" to present their names,
and nominations for other places on
the ticket poured In. Their qualifica-
tions will be considered and reported
to the congress second meeting by the
Campaign Committee. They follow:
For five House of Delegates seats
stanton c. Peele, jr., Chevy Chase;
James w. Gill, Silver Spring; Miss
Ruth E. Shoemaker Gncumbent).
Bethesda; Joseph D. Buscher. Four
Corners; T. Ormonde Nichols, Bethes-
da; Charles c. Jones, Kensington. and
ulysses Griffith, 4th, Laytonsville.
County Commissioner Nominations.
For county commissioner, first dis
trlct-Richard H. Lansdale incum.
oent), Sandy Spring; Jerry T. Will
nams. Laytonsville. Mr.. Williams is
the son of former Commissioner
Downey Williams.
For county commissioner, third dis
trlct-Harvey j. White, Poolesville;
Clyde Harris. Travilah.
For county commissioner, fourth
olstrlct-Thomas Earle Hampton,
Chevy Chase; Andrew M. New
man. Chevy Chase.
For sheriff.. Byrne Austin, To.
koma Park; H. Lester Carlin, Boyd.
For three places in Orphans Court
-Dr. Washington Waters dncum.
bent), Bethesda; Lewis F. Hobbs (in-
cumbent), Colesville; Charles M. Ire
Ian, jr., Silver Spring, and L. e.
Riggs, Laytonsville.
For surveyor-Charles Maddox (in-
cumbent), Rockville, and Joseph
starkey. former surveyor. Rockville.
For six places on State Central
Committee-Roger Shaw, Rockville:
Eugene Casey. Gaithersburg; Lacy
Shaw dncumbent), Colesville; Mrs.
Charles E. Roach (incumbent). .
Friendship Heights; Mrs. Jane Lati-
mer, Takoma Park; Miss Laura Gill
lland, North Chevy Chase; James
D. King, Clarksburg; Laurason Riggs,
Brookeville, and A. A. Moxley, Damas-
Gus.