Evening star., 1942-07-30
Many New Men
Seek Maryland
Legislator Seats
Montgomery Is One
Of Three Counties
To Get Extra Delegate
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press
The 1943 Maryland House of Dele
gates is going to have three more
members and lot Of new faces.
Frederick, Montgomery and Dor
chester County each will elect one
more delegate because the 1910
census showed their population now
entitled Frederick and Montgomery
Counties to six delegates each and
Dorchester to four.
An Associated Press survey showed
also that of the 68 Democratic
delegates from the counties to the
194l General Assembly only 30 have
indicated they want to go back.
And of the 36 delegates from
Baltimore City-all Democrats-15
failed to file their candidates. be-
fore the deadline last Friday mid
night.
Only five of the is Republican
delegates, all from the counties,
didn't file this year.
State Senators More Eager.
State Senators are more eager
for another term, the survey showed,
with only four failing to seek renom-
nation. All but nine of the sena-
torial incumbents face fights at the
September primaries.
Only in Baltimore City and two
counties. Anne Arundel and Balti-
more, were there two complete
slates of candidates, or more, for
the House of Delegates In four of
the counties, there weren't enough
names on the Democratic ticket,
giving the county Democratic COM
mittees a chance to fill the tickets.
But in Baltimore City there were
no less than 1913 candidates for the
IS places. One of the city districts
the fourth-had 81 contenders for
the six nominations, Statewide
high.
The Democrats apparently stand
the better mathematical chance of
increasing their representation be-
cause of the additional members of
the House.
Montgomery Solidly Democratic.
Montgomery, one of the counties
with a new delegate, is solidly
Democratic. OF the five Frederick
County members of the House at
the last assembly four were Demo-
Gratis. And the representation ratio
from Dorchester County, the third
county with an additional delega-
tion, was two to one in 194l, the
Democrats having the two.
The increases bring the counties
total in the lower house to 81
against Baltimore City's 36.
As is customary, the county Re-
publican committees have lot more
places to fill than the Democrats.
If the city party wants to put
complete ticket in the field 1t must
name 80 candidates, since only three
Republicans have announced They
would buck the overwhelming Dem
ocratic strength of the city.
All told, there are 245 primary
candidates for delegate. 122 seeking
the 81 county seats and 123 the 36
city seats.
50 Republicans in Field.
The Republicans to date have put
SO men in the delegate field in the
counties. In many counties at least,
the tickets will be filled out by party
action prior to the deadline.
In the counties, 81 would like
Senate seats. OF these 81 have filed
in the Democratic primaries and 10
in the Republican. The city has 20
Democrats and two Republican con-
tenders in the six city places.
One of the four Senators who
won't be back in 1912 is Dudley G.
Roe, Senate majority leader last
time, who would like to replace
David j. Ward as the Representa-
tive from the 1st congressional dis
trict.
Charles C. Marbury of Prince
Georges County and Robert Peter
sf Montgomery, both Democrats,
aren't candidates for reelection.
The lone Republican Senator not to
fle for reelection is Clifford
Friend of Garrett County.