The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-05-09
RADCLIFFE--NICE
NOMINATED FOR
SENATORIAL RACE
Radcliffe Smashed State Demo-
cratic Organization to Win Over
Bruce-Nice Defeats RrOening
JOHNSON is NOMINATED AS
CONGRESS- CANDIDATE


Senator George L. Radcliffe smashed
the state administration organiza-
ton Monday to win denomination in
Maryland's Democratic Senatorial pri-
mary by margin of more than 10000
votes over Democratic National Com
mitteeman Howard Bruce.
Former Governor Harry w. Nice
held 10000 vote lead over William F.
Broening, former Mayor Of Balti-
more in the Republican Senatorial pri-
mary on the basis of almost complete
returns. His total in convention votes
appeared due to exceed SO, assuring
him the nomination.
Down with Bruce on the political to-
boggan went the party prestige of
Governor O'Conor. Up with Radcliffe,
to new position of command went
Senator Willard E. Tydings, Radcliffe
supporter, and Mayor Howard w.
Jackson, of Baltimore, longtime foe of
the Bruce-O'Conor forces.
Dewey Wins Delegai
Thomas E. Dewey mad IN easy
capture of Maryland's 16 votes in the
Republican National convention. Dew
ey, lone presidential candidate to file
in the state, polled more than 10000
votes against some 5,687 for an I'M
instructed delegation.
Dewey's total was about half of the
total vote cast for the two Republican
senatorial candidates and compared
with Republican registration OF
about 242,00O.
Senator Radcliffe polled more than
161 900 votes and collected more than
90 Of the 149 votes in the state nominal
ton convention. He carried nearly a
dozen counties and swept all six Balti-
more city districts by popular vote
margin of better than to l.
Johnson Wins
Walter Johnson, the "Big Train"
who used to burn 'em across the plate
as big league pitcher for the Wash
ington Senators, scored another vic
tory-this time as a politician instead
of baseball player.
Complete returns from the five
counties in the Sixth district showed
Johnson leading his nearest opponent,
A. Charles Stewart, of Frostburg, by
581 votes for the Republican nominal
ton. Two other candidates in the
race, State Senator Robert B. Kimble,
Cumberland, and Frank R. Long, Ken
sington, were hopelessly out of the
running. Stewart won in Allegany
and Garrett counties but Johnson
pulled away from him in the other
three counties. Rep. William D. Byron,
Williamsport, the incumbent represen-
tative, had no opposition for the Demo-
cratic nomination.
County Vote
Garrett county's Democrats showed
about twice as much activity as Re-
publicans in Mondays primary cleo
ton, workers for Howard Bruce and
George Radcliffe getting out about so
percent of all Democratic voters of the
county to give Bruce lead of 101 and
the county's four convention votes.
These votes, however, will do him no
good as Radcliffe was an easy winner
throughout the state. Bruce carried
this county 902 to sol with Gierttoski
getting II votes.
Only about % percent of the 5,744
registered Republicans showed enough
interest to vote in the primary.
Nevertheless they gave Thomas E.
Dewey a vote of 1876 with only POS
voting for an uninstructed delegation
and former Governor Harry w. Nice
had commanding lead over Broening
1853 to 1914.
In the Congressional race for Re-
publican nomination A. Charles Stew
art carried this county by 147 votes,
receiving 752 to COS for Johnson. KIM
BILE polled 1873 and Long 35 to complete
the halloting. Garrett county's Off
cial election returns are found on an
other page of this newspaper today.
The official count was made yesterday
by members of the Board of Election
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