Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-04
bedII Defeats
{. Brooke Lee
In Upset
Democratic Chieftuin
Loses Montgomery
In House Race

As unofflcial returns today con-
tinued to come in from Maryland's
6th district, J. Glenn Beall, Frost
burg Republican, clinched his vic
tory in one of the States most lively
contest for seat in the House.
His defeat of 1t. Col. E. Brooke
Lee of Silver Spring in the latter's
own political back yard of Mont
gomery County, was the most I'M
usual upset of yesterdays election in
nearby Maryland and Virginia.
Unof1cial precinct reports from
Montgomery County's so precincts
gave Mr.. Beall 1868 votes to 10,2O6
for Col. Lee. While Col. Lees pre-
election chances were never re-
garded by competent observers as a
certainty, he was credited with his
own county's vote.
His chances of election, however,
depended on piling up substantial
majority in Montgomery County to
counterfeit opposition in the western
section of the district from Repub-
lican and Democratic friends of
Representative Katharine E. Byron,
whom the Lee forces sidetracked
for a second term
With 203 of 281 polling places
complete, the vote was Lee, 22,959;
rBeall, 32,169.
Others Win Contests.
Unofhcial returns disclose that,
on the whole, candidates who were
staunch members of Col. Lees Dem
ocratic organization, won their own
contests.
One exception was the reelection
Of Walter johnson. Republican,
former star pitcher for the WASH
ington Senators, to the Board Of
County Commissioners. Mr.. john
son, who polled 1894 votes, de-
feated w. Lawson King, Democrat,
who received 10.062.
Elsewhere in Virginia and Mary
land, the congressional contests
went off without noticeable de-
parture from anticipated results.
Representative Sasscer, Demo-
crat, walked away from his Repub-
llcan opponent, Mayor John N.
Torvestad of Colmar Manor. His
vote was 1888 to 1885, with 1l2 out
of l79 precincts reported.
All of the Democratic candidates
In Prince Georges County were
elected on the basis of unofficial re-
turns with the possible exception of
William E. Clifton, who holds
slim ma jority over William T. Davis,
Republican incumbent, in the race
for register of Wills
With results in from 80 out of Al
precincts, Mr.. Clifton had 6094 votes
to 5.0S7 for Mr.. Davis
Representative smith and Sena-
tor Glass, both Democrats, of Vir-
einia, had nothing to fear as cleo
ton officials counted the tally at
the end of the day.
Conlin Threat Fades.
The only possibility at any time
for serious opposition developing
for the Alexandria member of the
House. was when Harrie Byrd Con-
lin of Arlington County won the
Republican nomination for the 9th
district in August. 1t soon devel-
oped. however, that Mr.. Conlin was
not making Roadway.
A third entry in the race was
Clarke T. Robb, Socialist, of Hern-
don, Fairfax County, but unofficial
returns in Mr.. Robb's home precinct
credited him with only 10 votes to
120 for Mr.. Smith. Mr.. Conlin got
but IL ballots there.
The total Fairfax County vote, I'M
officially, gave Senator Glass, 1924;
Mrs. Alice Burke, Communist, As,
and Lawrence S. Wilkes, Socialist,
1913 in the Senate Race. In the
House race Mr.. Smith polled LIZA,
Mr. Conlin. 1888, and Mr.. Robb, 70.
The Alexandria vote gave Senator
Glass, 1866; Mr.. Wilkes, 217; Mrs.
Burke. Al: Mr.. Smith, 1874; Mr..
Conlin, 322, and Mr. Robb, SO.
Arlington County polled 3.287 for
Senator Glass: 440 for Mr.. Wilkes;
So for Mrs. Burke: 1904 for Mr..
Smith; 610 for Mr.. Conlin, and 12l
for Mr.. Robb.
Chairman Edmund D. Campbell of
the Arlington County Board. received
the Democratic nomination and was
without opposition. He received a
complimentary vote of 3,48l ballots.
Shifts in Montgomery.
Although many of the Montgomery
County Depocratic organizations
candidates have been kept in Office
number of them will occupy diff
ferent posts when their new terms
begin because of shifts made In their
nominations.
Chairman Thomas E. Hampton of
the Board of County Commissioners,