Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-09-10


estimated total of registered
voters took part in Montgomery
County's primary elections on
Tuesday, with the balloting for
the few offices in contest provid-
ing no major upsets. The Demo-
Gratis added to Governor Herbert
R. O'Conor's growing Statewide
majority in the gubernatorial
race, gave Robert E. Clapp, Jr.,
of Frederick enough votes to
assure his nomination for asso-
ciate judge of the Sixth Judicial
Circuit, and approved the three
Organization backed candidates
for judges of the Orphans Court.
The latter race, probably hold
ing the most interest for local
voters, was the most holly con-
tested by either party. Complete
returns (unofficial) gave Lewis
F. Hobbs (incumbent) 64O5 votes;
Carey E. Quinn (incumbent)
897; Einar B. Christensen, 1858,
and Washington Waters (incum-
bent) 3,O87. Judge Waters was
the only candidate Of the three
not endorsed by the County Con-
gress of Democratic Organiza-
tions.
Unofficial reports, also based
on complete returns, disclosed
that Governor OiConor had run
far ahead of his opponents in his
race for denomination. These re-
ports gave O'Conor 1911 votes;
Thomas E. Cook, 1896; John Ken
needy, 217, and Stephen B. Ped
dicord, 70.
Further unofficial returns put
Mr.. Clapp at the top of the heap
in the race for nomination for
associate judge with a total Of
1895 votes. His closest COMPETE
tor, H. Kieffer DeLauter, ran up
only 1929. "Also running" were
Sherman P. Bowers, with 1,O40;
Leslie N. Coblentz, S08, and Man
uel M. Weinberg, TAB. Mr..
Clapp's nomination was certain
since he was trailing Mr.. Bowers
by only 210 votes in Frederick
County last night with SO out Of
SO precincts there accounted for.
Unofficial returns from Fred
erick County also gave Governor
O'Conor a wide margin there.
With all precincts heard from,
the Governor had 4,317 votes;
Cook, lob; Kennedy, 178, and
Peddicord, 105. The voting for
candidates for associate judge,
with one precinct missing, was:
Bowers, 1,676; Clapp, 1,466; De-
Lauter, 1,048; Coblentz, TOT, and
Weinburg, 773.
Montgomery County Republi-
cans, who claim more than 1900
registered voters, could muster
only 905 ballots for Theodore r.
McKeldin, their selection for the
gubernatorial race. McKeldin's
opponent, w. Pinkney West, Jr.,
received lab votes, according to
these unofficial returns from all
polling places. Members Of the
county G. o. P. showed even less
interest in the race for Represen-
tative from the Sixth Maryland
District, nominating J. Glenn
Beall Of Frostburg with 841 votes
to 81 for Henry c. Triesler of
Hagerstown. Thus 10 Republic
cans who voted for a candidate
for Governor failed to take part
in the nomination Of a Congress
sional candidate to oppose Lt.-Col.
e. Brooke Lee Of Silver Spring,
unopposed Democratic nominee.
Frederick County Republicans
followed the same trend, although
they mustered a little more en-
thusiasm, in the gubernatorial and
Congressional fights. With but
one precinct to be heard from,
they gave McKeldin 1,780 votes
to 453 for West, and Beall 1904
to 765 for Triesler.
Apparent victors in the battle
for the seven vacancies on the
Republican State Central Com
mittee and their total votes with
five polling places unreported
were: Walter w. Dawson, 676: