Evening star., 1942-08-23
Independent Party
Files Full Slate
In Montgomery
Only One Ticket Place
Left Vacant in Action
Just Before DeudIine

A virtually complete slate Of In
dependent party candidates was
filed yesterday with the Mont
gomery County (Md) supervisors of
elections at least IL hours before
the midnight deadline.
Only one position was left va
cant-that of Circuit Court clerk
as the petitions of 18 candidates
were presented to the election su-
pervisors by Clarence H. Small of
Laytonsville, who heads the ticket
as candidate for State Senator.
The party, composed of Repub-
licans and anti-organization Demo-
Gratis, was launched August II at
meeting of county Republican lead
ers in Rockville.
Earlier in the day, the Repub-
lican State Central Committee had
filed the name of Peter F. Snyder
of Silver Spring as candidate for
the House of Delegates.
100 Sign Each Petition.
Each OF the petitions contained
the names Of approximately 100
registefed county votefs. although
the law requires only 500 signatures.
Names of the candidates will ap-
pear on the general election ballot
November 3.
In filing the petitions, Mr.. Small
also deposited a total of $435 in
filing fees, including $25 for each
petition except that of the county
surveyor candidate, for whom $40
was deposited.
In addition, Mr.. Small deposited
$177.50, consisting of 25 cents for
each name on the various petitions
to cover the cost Of publishing the
names in the newspapers.
Candidates Filing.
Those whose names were filed
in addition to that OF Mr.. Small
are:
For states attorney-John r
Reeves.
For county commissioner-H
Deets Warf1eld, 1st district; Buell.
M. Gardner, 3rd district; Robert p
Dunlop, 4th district, and Col. Clar-
ence v. Sayer, 5th district. Walter
p. johnson, Republican incumbent
commissioner from the End district
already has filed for that post In
the Republican primary Septem-
ber 8.
For State Legislature-Willard A
King, Claude v. Hyson, Frank r
Long, Mrs. Muriel B. Adams and L
Leo Clagett.
For register of wills-J. William
Garrett.
For county treasurer Pau
Imirie.
For sheriff-Charles M. Orme.
For county surveyor-William G
Folsom.
For Judges of the Orphans Cour
John D. Sadler, Hanserd K. Pres
ley and Mrs. Katherine F. Reute'
! mann.
Voting Machines.
The voting machines to be use,
in the county at the primary elec
tions will contain the names of
= Democratic and IA Republican can
i didates, it was decided yesterda
: by the supervisors Of elections.
= Democratic candidates who's
names will appear on the machine
4 are:
e For Governor - Gov O'Conol
/. Thomas E. Cook, Frederick job
t Kennedy and Stephen B. Peddicort
d For associate judge Of the ct
judicial circuit of Maryland, com
e prising Montgomery and Frederic
r. Counties-Robert E. Clapp. jr
e Manuel M. Weinberg, Phil
= Bowers, Leslie N. Coblentz and
r H. Kieffer De Lauter.
g For the three county orphan
court judgeships-Lewis F. Hobb
! Washington Waters, Carey
y Quinn, incumbents, and Einar
d Christensen.
G. o. p. Candidates.
Republican candidates who
names will appear on the machin
are:
For Governor-Thedore Rooseve
McKelden and w. Pinkney West.
For House of Representativ
m from the 9th congressional di
al trict-J. Glenn Beau and Henry
at Triesler
n, For the seven places on Il
1T Republican State Central Cor
mittee for Montgomery County
ir Walter w. Dawson, Nathan Duv
v George c. Esworthy. Arthur
" Hilland, James M. Mount, Char
S. Moore, Mr. Reeves, Mrs. Do
is Seebold, Ira C. Whitacre and
t. Witt w. ZOok.
oy