Evening star., 1942-07-22
PrinceGeorges
Primary Contest
In Prospect .
Independent Opposes
Democrats for House
Of Delegates Post

A Democratic primary contest for
the House of Delegates was in pros
pect in Prince Georges County to-
day after the Democratic State Gem
trail Committee announced its slate
and an independent candidate field.
Meanwhile the Republicans
sought to avoid their perennial fight
for seats on their State Central
Committee by filing a full slate of
candidates at Upper Marlboro. 8,
The Democratic committees cans
didates for the House are John S..
White, Colmar Manor, incumbent:
Perry o. Wilkinson, Hyattsville; DR..
Harry N, B. Steward, Laurel; Leroy
Pumphrey, Meadows: Noah Joffe,
Bowie. and Samuel H. Harvey.
Berwyn. II.
They will be thrown into a pri-
mary fight unless Ewell H. Mohler
OF Tuxedo, who filed yesterday
withdraws.
Republican Candidates. h
The Republican State Central
Committee candidates who filed YES
terday are Kennedy Simms, Belts
vile; William j. Griffith, Upper
Marlboro. incumbent; William A..
Duvall. Branchville; George Bab-
cock, Bowie; John H. Fetty, LAUREL:
Mrs. Annette P. Fisher. Cheverly.
incumbent, and Boykin E. Watson.
Brandywine. a
Another Republican, William T.
Davis, today announced his candi-
dacy for reelection as register of
wills, a post he has held for % years.
The slate which the Democratic
State Central Committee indorsed
last night is headed by Gov.
O'Conor. 1t includes the Governors
running mates on the State ticket
Attorney General William G. Walsh
and State Controller j. Millard
Tawes.
The committee also indorsed Rep
resentative Sasscer for reelection
from the 5th Maryland congressional
district.
Those Receiving Endorsement.
County candidates indorsed in
clude:
County commissioners william A.
Carson, Riverdale; Theodore B.
Siehler, Laurel; DR.. Harry M. Bowen.
Aquasco; Judge John H. Bell, Mount
Rainier 4and D. Leonard Dyer, Pis-
Getaway district. All are incumbents.
State Senator-L. Harold Sotho-
ron, Brentwood, incumbent.
Sheriff.. Earl Sheriff, Lam.
dover.
Clerk Of the Circuit Court-Brice
Bowie, Riverdale, incumbent.
County treasurer-R. Ernest
Smith, Upper Marlboro.
States attorney-A. Gwynr Bow
lie, Upper Marlboro, incumbent.
Register of William E. Cliff
ton, Silver Hill.
Judges of the Orphans Court
Millard Thorne, Piscataway dis
trict; Vincent A. Oscerman. Blad-
ensburg; Lansdale G. Clagett, up
per Marlboro, all incumbents.
County surveyor-Capt. Vinton D.
Cockey, Laurel.
Convention Delegate Candidates.
Delegates to the State convention
Thomas Freeman, Greenbelt.
Judge John A. Downing. Hyattsville;
Mrs. Betty Tayman, Cheverly; Mrs.
Ruth Keane, Riverdale; Mrs. Myrtle
Andre, Oxon Hill; Mrs. Daisy F. La
Coppidan, Mount Rainier and T.
Hammond Welsh, jr., College
Heights Estates.
County Board of Election Super
visors-Alexander l.. Buscher, Ber-.
wyn. +
All five of the present county COM
mlssioners were elected for the first;
time in November, 1888. The last
Legislature passed a law enabling
the commissioners to succeed them-l
selves. y
Mr.. White, only candidate in
dorsed for the House of Delegates
who is standing for denomination.
is the majority leader. \
Mr.. Wilkinson, candidate for the
House OF Delegates, is an Insurance.
man and a former member of the
Mount Rainier High School faculty.!
He is president of the Eastern Shore
Society of Washington and recently
was named on panel to aid the
County Rationing Board. III
| DR.. Steward, now a member OF
the County Board of Election SUI
pervisors, long has been a prom.
lnent Democratic worker.
Mr.. Humphrey, an attorney. has
served as president of the Prince
Georges County Game and Fish
Conservation Asso ciation. ri
Harvey Is Minut, Men Leader. HI
Mr.. Joffe, a merchant, is active
in fire department and other circles,
while Mr.. Harvey. president of Il
Hyattsville dairy, is leading figure
in the organization of minute men
in Southern Maryland. Nh
Mr.. Clifton, candidate for regis
ter of wills, was elected sheriff four
years ago after serving as deputy
sheriff and before that as menl-
Der of the county police force. H
Capt. Cockey, who is seeking the
county surveyor nomination, is d
former county commissioner. i8i
Mr.. Buscher. Endorsed for mems
bership on the County Board OF
Election Supervisors, would taks
the place of DR.. Steward. N