The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1938-08-25
FIFTY-THREE CANDIDATES
FILE FOR COUNTY OFFICES
Thirty-FOur Others Want To Be
County Committeeman And De-
sire To Attend Conventions
Sc REPUBLICANS IN FIELD


Fifty-three candidates for
public Office in Garrett county,
and thirty-four others seeking
membership on the State Central
Committees of the Republican
and Democratic parties and de-
string to attend their party con-
ventions, filed their intentions
with Frederick A. Thayer, Jr.,
Clerk of the Board of Election Super
visors before midnight on Monday,
August %, the deadline for filing.
Republicans have fifty-six local
candidates in the field, while the Dem
ocrats have 81. Sixteen of the latter
seek membership on the State Central
| Committee, while seven want to be
delegates to the Democratic State
Convention The remaining eight are
for four county offices and in only
two instances will there be opposition.
The Republicans will have opposi-
ton for seven of the twelve county
offices.
There will be a three-way fight for
State Senator, and there are eight
candidates for the House of Delegates,
for which three candidates are to be
nominated.
The most sought after office is that
of County Commissioner, and there
are seventeen Republican candidates
and four Democratic candidates. Three
from each party are to be nominated.
Only one man who had announced
his candidacy through The Republican
failed to file his nomination papers.
Lloyd Sisler, of District No. 2, had
announced his candidacy for County
Treasurer but did not file with the
Board of Supervisors. This leaves
three Republicans seeking the office
of Treasurer.
| In all instances where there is no
opposition in the party, the names of
those filing will not appear on the
primary ballot. There is no opposi-
ton in the offices of Register of Wills,
Clerk to the County Commissioners,
Clerk of the Circuit Court, County
Surveyor and States Attorney.
The complete list of qualified candi-
dates:
Associate Judge of the Circuit Court
LICANS-William A. Hu5-
| ter, Cumberland; Horace P. Whit
worth, Westernport.
DEMOCRAT Oliver H. Bruce, of
Cumberland
State Senate
REPUBLICANS-Harry c. Ed
wards, Grantsville; Clifford Friend,
Accident; Harvey ]. Speicher, Acct
dent.
DEMOCRATS l. Gender,
Oakland; Hugh Carey Mcmahon, Dis
trict No. 3.
Members of the House of Delegates
REPUBLICANS-Donald L. CHS
holm, Friendsville; John S. Prichard,
Grantsville; Arthur Lawton, Oakland;
Albert F. Howard, Bloomington; OAR
win B. Martin, Mountain Lake Park;
Nelson Brenneman, McHenry; Martin
L. Groves, Swanton; Arthur G. Gull
lers, District No. 8.
County Commissioners
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES F. Ham
mond, Oakland; John T. Dixon, Dis
trict No. 10; j. w. Glotfelty, Oakland;
Daniel N. Green, District No. 1; Ohio
S. Fike, District No. Is; Charles V.
Harvey, District No. 10; Blaine Cess
man, Oakland; Bert C. Scott, District
No. IA; Alex Frazee, District No. 2;
Virgil T. Steyer, District No. 8; Frank
Brenneman, District No. II; John w.
Herman, District No. 5; Roy 0. Win
tiers, Oakland; Jasper c. Myers, Dis
trict No. 10; Paul NJ Friend, District
No. 7; C. H. Browning, Oakland;
Thomas w. Enlow, District No. 5.
DEMOCRATS - Norval Speelman,
Friendsville; George j. Pool, Kitzmil-
Ter; Wilbert Ridder, Oakland; John B.
Campbell, Grantsville.
County Treasurer
REPUBLICANS-Jesse J. Ashby,
Jr., Oakland; Truman C. Bittinger,
District No. 7; William E. Pew, Kitz-
miller.
Judges of the Orphans Court
REPUBLICANS-Wm. A. Smith,
Hoyes; Frank Calls, Accident; Thos.
E. Bishoff, Oakland; Clayton Kitzmil-
Ter, Mountain Lake Park.
Sheriff
REPUBLICANS-Carl w. Frazee,
Oakland; Juniper S. Teats, Accident;
George E. Coddington, Oakland.
DEMOCRAT. William Owens, Of
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