Evening star., 1942-07-25
Waller Johnson Files
For Reelection as
County Commissioner
Seven Contests Due
In Primaries in
Nearby Maryland


Georges County were in prospect
today as the midnight deadline for
filing passed last night with COM
plete Democratic states on file and
the majority of the Republican cam
didates still unlisted.
Outstanding among the contests
in Montgomery County was the
prospective fight between Walter
Johnson. incumbent, of German
town, and James NJ Mount, Cal
thersburg, for the Republican NOM
ination as county commissioner
from the second district.
Another Montgomery County Re-
publican contest loomed for cleo
ton to the State Central Committee
with 10 persons filing for seven
vacancies.
Democratic contests in the county
appeared likely in the races for
nomination as judge of the Orphans
Court and for associate Circuit
Court judge.
Waters Seeking Reelection.
Judge Washington Waters is seek
ing reelection to the Orphans
Court. He has not received the
Endorsement of the County Con-
gress of United Democratic Organi-
zations Einar B. Christensen, who
is seeking the Orphans Court NOM
ination, has been indorsed by the
county congress, along with the in
cumbents, Carey E. Quinn and Lewis
F. Hobbs.
Five Democratic candidates have
filed for associate Circuit Court
judge of the Sixth Circuit. They
are Robert E. Clapp, jr; Manuel M.
Weinberg. Sherman P. Bowers, Les
lie N. Coblentz and H. Kieffer De
Lauter. The only Republican who
has filed is Patrick M. Schnauffer.
In Prince Georges County inter-
est centered around the prospective
race by seven candidates for the
six seats in the House of Delegates.
Those indorsed for the positions
by the Democratic State Central
Committee 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.
Mohler Enters Fight.
The prospect of primary fight
has been caused by the entrance
in the race of Ewell H. Mohler of
Tuxedo, a former justice of the
peace.
Mrs. William P. Starr of Riverdale
yesterday became the seventh candi-
date for the six vacancies on the
Democratic State Central Commit
tee for Prince Georges County. Mrs.
Starr has not been indorsed by the
committee
Those whose candidates. have
been approved by the committee for
membership in it are: Edward A.
Fuller, Hyattsville: Henry w. Cord,
Ardmore; Frank B. Smith, Mount
Rainier; Mrs. Mary w. Browning,
Riverdale; Irwin I. Main, Seat
Pleasant, and Charles S. Early,
Brandywine
A similar contest appeared likely
for election to the Republican State
Central Committee, with eight per-
sons filing for seven vacancies on
the committee. The prospective fight
was precipitated by the filing yes
terday of Ignatius Mitchell, colored,
of Mitchellville.
The seven other candidates for
the committee, who filed as a body
last week, are: Kennedy Simms,
Beltsville; 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.
Montgomery Candidates.
Among candidates who have filed
In Montgomery County are:
For chief Circuit Court Judge
William Clinton McSherry, Demo-
crat. and Edward S. Delplaine, Re-
| publican.
For State Senator-Thomas E.
Hampton, Democrat.
For county commissioners-Ric
ard H. Lansdale, w. Lawson King.
Harvey J. White, William H. Pres
colt and Lacy Shaw, all Democrats.
For States attorney-Joseph B.
Simpson, jr., Democrat, and John R.
Reeves, Republican.
For clerk of the Circuit Court
Clayton K. Watkins, Democratic in
cumbent.
For county treasurer-John B.
Diamond, Democratic incumbent.
For register of wills-Hanson G.
Cashell, Democratic incumbent.
For House of elegates-James w.
Gill, Democrat, incumbent: Benia-
min G. Wilkinson. jr; Ulysses Grit
nth, 4th; Mrs. Genevieve H. Wells,
Stanton c. Peelle, jr.; Royal H. Car
lock, all Democrats, and Robert D.
| Wise, Republican.
For sheriff-Robert w. Farmer,
Democrat.
Prince Georges Candidates.
Prince Georges County candidates
who have filed include the following:
For county commissioners-Wil
liam A. Carson, Riverdale; Theodore
B. Schiller, Laurel; DR.. Harry M,
Bowen, Aquasco; Judge John H. Bell,
Mount Rainier, and D. Leonard
Dyer, Piscataway district. All are
Democratic incumbents.
For State Senator-L. Harold
Sothoron, Brentwood, Democratic
incumbent, and Russell McDuff,