Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
Only Nine |ntumbents
Seeking Reelection
In Montgomery
II Remaining Positions
To Be Filled by New Men
In Tuesday Voting
By JACK ALLEN,

BY JACK ALLEN.
The largest shake-up made In
Montgomery Countys of1icial family
in many years will result from the
election In suburban Maryland on
Tuesday, irrespective Of the outcome
OF the struggle between the Repub-
lican and Democratic parties.
On the tickets offered by the
rival factions only incumbents
are seeking reelection and the II
remaining positions in the govern
mental set-up will be filled by new
officials beginning January /.
Three incumbents are members OF
the Board Of County Commissioner
which directs all administers tive
functions In the county. They are
Frank H. Karn, president. and Paul
M. Coughlan, both Republicans, and
Clay Plummer. Democrat.
Others hopeful Of being returned
are Miss Ruth E. Shoemaker, men,
Der Of the House Of Delegates: Clay
ton K. Watkins, clerk to the Circuit
Court: Hanson G. Cashell. register
OF wills; Judges Lewis F. Hobbs and
Washington Waters of the Orphans
Court and Charles J. Maddox, sur
veyor. All are Democrats.
Hope for Full Strength.
The two parties, which closed their
campaigns last night and turned to
preparations for getting their full
strength to the polls, go into Tues
days election with platforms that
are striking In their similarity.
Both Democrats and Republicans
pledge adequate maintenance OF
public services, such as schools
roads, police, parks. welfare and
public health, and promise efficient
and economic administration OF
county government.
They find themselves at odds.
however, on the ability of their re-
spective opponents to carry out
those pledges.
In one OF their last rallies OF the
campaign Republican spokesman de-
clared the issues have narrowed
down to the question of whether
the people want to continue the
good government they received un-
der the Republicans during the
last four years or desire to return
to the type of government they
had before 1885"
They charged the previous Demo-
cratic administrations with waste
and extravaganza in the handling
Of county funds and with plung-
ing the county into heavy debt
to provide necessary services.
Denounce Republicans.
Leaders of the Democratic party
on the other hand, deplore the
manner in which the Republican
party has handled county affairs
since 1t came into power through
the Fusion movement in 1894, and
they maintain that the restoration
Of sound. efficient. economical and
progressive government depends on
the election of the candidates Of
fered by the Democrats.
They charge that Immediately
after the Republicans came into
control Of the county board they
raised the tax rate 6s per cent
but in spite of the increase that
produced approximately 1920. 900 in
additional revenues they have been
unable to provide the county with
needed new school construction
adequate road maintenance and
other services which they claim the
Democrats afforded the taxpayers
They also have assailed the Re.
publicans for what they termed
broken campaign pledges" declar-
ing the G. o. P. failed to carry
out many of its 1884 promises, among
them the pledge to abolish unneces-
sary boards, commissions and other
positions.
The Democrats have a book ma
jority of approximately 10000 fol-
the election, but Republican leaders
declared last night that with the
help OF "free-thinkine. independent
Democrats" they would triumph over
their rivals.
Such help, however, will not be
forthcoming, according to States
Attorney James H. Pugh. who said
the Democrats who supported the
independent ticket which he helped
lead into the field In an unsuccessful
attempt to defeat the united DEM
ocratic organization in the primary
would vote the straight Democratic
ticket"
Candidates on the Montgomery
ballot, aside from the Statewide
candidates. are as follows:
House of Representatives 18th
Maryland district)-William D. BY.
ron, Democrat; A. Charles Stewart
Republican.
Associate judge of sixth circuit
Stedman Prescott, Democrat; Will
son L. Townsend, Republican.
State Senator-Walter w. Daw.
son, Republican,; Robert Peter, Dem
ocrat.
County commissioners-First dis
trict, Robert w. Farmer, Democrat;
William H. Fulks. Republican. Sec
ond district. Walter P. johnson, Re
publican: Clay Plummer, Democrat
Third district, Frank H. Karn. Re
publican; John E. Oxley, Democrat
Fourth district, Thomas Earle
Hampton, Democrat; Chester Wells
Republican. Fifth district. Paul M
Coughlan, Republican,; Odorion w
Roby, Democrat.
Judges Of Orphans Court (three
to be William H. Burdette
Guy Clinton. Mrs. Esther E. Flei-
shell, Republicans: Lewis F. Hobbs
Charles M. 1relan, jr., Washington
| Waters. Democrats.
States Attorney Post.
States attorney-Thomas M. An
derson, Republican; Ben G. Wilkin-
son. jr., Democrat.
Clerk Of Circuit Court-Sidney M
Oliver. Republican; Clayton K. Wat.
kins. Democrat.
County treasurer-John B. Dia.
mond, Democrat; Ira G. Whitacre
Republican.
Register of wills-Hanson G. Cash.
| ell, Democrat: Marion %. Finch Re-