Evening star., 1940-05-06
Elections
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senatorial race involving Senator
Radcliffe and Mr.. Bruce and the
contest in which Walter johnson,
time Washington baseball star,
and three other candidates seek the
G. o. P. nomination for the House
of Representatives from the 9Th
Maryland district.
Washingtonians also are watch
ing with keen interest the outcome
of the Democratic primaries in the
Sd and 4th districts in Baltimore
city.
In the Sd district Representative
D'Alesandro is running against for
mer Representative Palmisano and
four other candidates, while in the
4th district Representative Kennedy
has two opponents.
In addition to the congressional
primaries, the Democratic and Re-
publican parties were to select dele
gates to their State conventions,
which, in turn, will choose their
Representatives to the forthcoming
Presidential nominating parleys.
Residents of II Montgomery and
Prince Georges communities also
were to vote in town elections,
choosing the officials who will direct
their municipal functions during
the ensuing biennium. vi
The polls in the % counties Of
| the State are to close at pm.
Those in Baltimore City will sus-
pend operations one hour earlier.
With the short ballots that are in
use today it was expected returns
from Baltimore City, where voting
machines are employed, would be
available about 10 pm. and those
from the counties several hours
later in the night.
All hands involved in today's
contests professed confidence in
the outcome, but indications were
that only four candidates are as
sured of victory.
They are:
Thomas E. Dewey, campaigning
for President in the G. o. P. pref
erential primary without opposi-
ton except that afforded by an
uninstructed delegation.
Representative Sasscer, Democrat,
| of Upper Marlboro. whose bid for
denomination for the 5th district
seat is contested by Or. John Will
liam Klemm of Mount Rainier,
who has run eight times previously
without success.
Mayor John N. Torvested of Col
mar Manor, unopposed candidate
for the Republican nomination for
| the House from the 5th district.
Representative Byron, Democrat,
unopposed for denomination in the
sixth district.
Tydings May Win Pledge.
No candidate has been entered In
the Democratic primary for the
Maryland presidential preference
vote and the delegation, therefore,
may be uninstructed when it leaves
for the national convention.
1t is regarded as highly possible,
though, that the forces of Senator
Tydings might be in control when
the State parley selects its dele
gates to the national convention
and that the Maryland group may
be directed to vote for Senator
Tydings as a favorite-son candidate.
In the major fight today-that
for the Democratic senatorial NOM
ination-Senator Radcliffe and Ma
tional Committeeman Bruce, despite
expressions of confidence and dec
larations that 11th-hour calcula-
tions, indicate they will triumph
probably will wind up in one Of the
free States closest finishes.
Informed observers predict that
not more than a few convention
votes will separate them when the
ballot boxes have told their story of
the struggle between the two men
Under the Maryland primary sys-
tenn, nominations are made on
basis of county and Baltimore City