Evening star., 1938-09-17
Prince Georges Holds Deciding
Seven Votes in Maryland
Gubernatorial Fight.
By the Associated Press.

count does not change any Of the pre-
v1ous returns, the election will still be
undecided, because neither Mr., O'Conor
nor Mayor Howard w. Jackson of Bal
timore has the rs convention votes
needed to nominate. The seven de-
Gliding votes are held by the Prince
Georges County delegation, which Il
pledged to Senate President Lansdale
q. Sasscer until he is eliminated,
Then the delegation Is instructed to
vote for Controller William S. Gordy,
jr., until he is eliminated. Not until
then can they vote for Mr.. o'Conor or
Mr.. jackson.
New Developments.
Developments of the past "a hours
included:
Joshua N. Warfleld, chairman of the
Democratic State Central Committee.
said he was ready to postpone the con-
vention, set for September 20, II the
recounts for Governor made such 4
course advisable.
The committee last month author.
lied Mr.. Warfield to select q date for
the convention.
Mayor Jackson announced he would
seek a recount in the fourth and nth
legislative districts Of Baltimore.
The Allegany County Board OF Elec-
ton Supervisors. involved in a vote
counting situation which its attorney
termed "hopelessly confused" an
nounced it would certify Mayor Jack
son as winner Of the county's seven
nrst-cholce votes in the nominating
convention by margin of 5,079 for
Jackson, 5,o25 for O'Conor.
Attorney General OConor filed a
petition for a recount Of Allegany
votes.
The recount, approved by Associate
Judge William A. Hustler on condition
O'Conor leaders here post $500 bond,
will begin Monday morning in the Cir
cult Court rooms Of the courthouse.
Job to Take Three Days.
A total of 10.46O votes for Governor
will have to be recounted from 73
polling places, and the job is expected
to take three days at the least.
T. L. Richards. Election Board at
torney, said that If In the recount
there is less than 2 per cent error, the
petitioners must pay for the work. If
the error is 2 per cent or more the
county must bear the cost.
Mr.. O'Conor, in filing bond, removed
the necessity under the statute of cit
ing any reasons why there should be
Mr.. sdr'1I''i 1oI'''cionorA probable convention
strength-including the IA votes of
the two city Districts Mayor jackson
plans to contest-now stands at p.
That total included official returns
from some COUNTIES and unofficial re-
suits from others in which the youthful
attorney general held commanding
leads.
Mr.. Jacksons total, compiled from
official and unoff1cial returns and not
including the two disputed city dis
tricts, was Sc.
Complete official returns from Wash
ington County assured Mr.. Jackson
OF those seven votes last night. The
Mayor had been credited with those
votes in unoficial tabulations.
The computation does not include
the 81 convention votes in Allegany,
Anne Arundel and Prince Georges
Counties.
Sasscer Makes Statement.
While admitting the seven Prince
Georges County delegates to the State
rNnVantiNro friopd1, fo hi
tor Sasscer said today:
They are unusually outstanding
citizens and any one acquainted with
them knows they will discharge their
obligations in the best interests OF
the State and Democratic party"
The delegates are Mrs. j. Enos Ray
OF Chillum, Noah Joffe of Bowie,
William Wiles of Brentwood, Mrs. Myr-
tie Andre Of Oxon Hill, T. Hammond
WEIGH of Hyattsville, James Bland
Of Suitland and Cornelius Ryan of
Mount Rainier.
1t was reported today that Senator
Sasscer and Mr.. Gordy had a pre-
election understanding that each
would ask his supporters to vote for
the other as second choice. Appar-
emily Mr.. Gordy was unable to get
his followers to carry out this plan.
Young Wins denomination.
Incomplete but official returns from
Mondays primary showed James A.
Young. clerk to the Court of Appeals
for the last IS years. won the Demo-
cratic nomination for a fifth term by
wide margin.
Mrs. Elizabeth Menefee, Cumberland,
his opponent and a candidate on the
ticket headed by Mr.. O'Conor for Gov
ernor. carried only Howard and Queen
Annes Counties.
Mr.. Young, also from Cumberland,
received minimum Of 101 nominating
convention votes-from his counties.
The race for attorney general, with
William c. Walsh of Cumberland and
Omar D. Crowther Of Elkton as the
leading candidates, was far from set
tied. Returns certified by county elec-
ton boards gave these convention votes
standing for them: Walsh, 80; Croth-
ers, "a.
Running next was John B. Centrum,
Towson, with II convention votes, and
Willis r. Jones, Baltimore, with 10.
Centrum was the candidate on the
O'Conor ticket and Walsh on the slate
headed by Mr.. Jackson for governor.
J. Millard Tawes, Crisf1eld, candidate
for controller on the Jackson ticket,
held lead of 81 convention votes in
counties reporting complete or vir-
tually so.
P. Watson Webb, the O'Conor candi-
date, had nine convention votes. with
Daniel Carroll Of Baltimore holding
i've.