Evening star., 1942-11-06
DemocratsMake
Clean Sweep in
PrinceGeorges
Extent Of Mojorities
Shown by Official
Election Figures

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Oficial returns showed today that
Democratic candidates for the first
time in many years won every office
in Prince Georges County in Tues
days election.
The Democrats ousted William T.
Davis, Republican, who has held the
Office of register of wills since 1919,
and Thomas E. Latimer, county sur
veyor and only other Republican
beside Mr. Davis to win a post In
the last county election in 1898.
William T. Clifton, county sheriff,
defeated Mr.. Davis, 1919 to 6,315,
the official count showed. Capt.
Vinton D. Cockey, former county
commissioner, bested Mr.. Latimer,
1926 to 5,871.
In Montgomery County. the official
count was proceeding slowly, with
the result expected to be announced
late this afternoon.
Circuit Court Clerk Brice Bowie,
who was unopposed, received the
highest number of votes in Prince
Georges, 1,l65.
The largest majority was scored
by Representative Sasscer who had
10,397 votes to 1907 for John N.
Torvestad, Republican mayor Of Col
mar Manor.
Other Results TabuIated.
In other contests State Senator
L. Harold Sothoron received 8.877
votes to 4,405 for Russell U. Mac
Duff Roger Earle Sheriff, who was
elected sheriff, won over Clifton
Stello by vote of 9,307 to 3,733.
1ls the race for six seats in the
House of Delegates the official re-
suits were as follows:
Samuel H. Harvey. 1912; Noah
Joffe, 1864; N B. Steward, $3.50;
John S. White, majority leader Of
the House, who sought reelection,
e.764; Perry C. Wilkinson, 9,642, and
Leroy Pumphrey, 9.773.
The three Republican candidates,
Joseph E. Linzey, Joseph Terenyi
and Marvin S. Baltimore, received
1859, APIS and 1870 votes, respec-
lively.
Orphans Court Judges Win.
All three of the incumbent Or
phans' Court judges were reelected.
Lansdale G. Clagett received 10,026
votes; Vincent A. Osterman, 9,440,
and Millard Thorne. 9,685. Morti-
mer;; Rian, Republican,, who sought
one of the posts, received Alto votes.
The results IN the race for county
commissioner showed that all five of
the commissioners were reelected
with substantial majorities over
three Republicans entered in the
contest.
John Howard Beall received 1874
votes; Harry NJ Bowen, $685.; Will
liam "A. Carson chairman of, the
board 9,170; D. Leonard Dyer, 1898,
and Theodore B. Siehler. $3.50.
A. Lester Bate, William C. We'd
ding and Alfred G. Dom, Republi-
cans, received 4759. 4,806 and 1894
votes, respectively.
In uncontested races, r. Ernest
Smith county treasurer, received
11,016 votes; States Attorney A
GWynn Bowie, 1882; Ogle Mar.
bury, chief judge of the 7th judicial
circuit, 1O,5l4, and Associate Judges
John B. Gray. jr., and Charles C
Marbury, 8,l58 and 1876, respec.
lively.
O'Conor Majority 5,587.
Gov. O'Conor received 1O,104 votes
In the county to 4.5l7 for Theodore
r. McKeldin, while Attorney Gen.
eral William c. Walsh defeated
Horace P. Whitworth, 9.119 to 1864
State Controller J. Millard Tawes
who was unopposed for reelection
received 10.825 votes.
Voters of the county approved al
Of the seven proposed amendment
to the State constitution. One of tn,
proposals increases the pay of Stat,
legislators to fiat $1,000 per year
At present they are paid on per
diem basis of S. The vote on thi
proposal was 3,72O to 1889.
Other proposed revisions in tn,
State constitution, which were ap
proved by Prince Georges voters
would. '.-. ~,
Enable the General Assembl,
to establish regulations for be
quests to religious institutions an,
orders instead of being obliged t,
consider them individually each year
The vote-3,096 to 1904.
Shortens Condemnati tions.
Permit the State Roads Commits
sion to avoid lengthy condemnation
proceedings before beginning high
way projects-3,652 to 1,64O.
Make it mandatory that one O
the three judges in the third judicia
circuit. including Baltimore and Har
ford Counties, comes from Hartford
3,239 to 1927.
Permit the Assembly to standard
lie fees for clerks of courts and reg
listers of wills-4.366 to 1,4lO.
Authorize establishment of iuve
nile courts as courts of record an
raise their, jurisdiction in crimina
cases from 16 to 18 years-4,16 t
1,249. -.-
Change the requirements for pub
lication of proposed amendments t
the State Constitution, eliminatin
the provision that they be printe
In one German-language newspaper
cutting the period over which the
must appear from three months t
three weeks and providing for pub
lication of the proposals in pamphle
form-3,50l to 1883.
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