Evening star., 1942-07-14
Prince Georges
Officers 10 Seek
Reelection
Five Commissioners,
Democrats, Expected
To File Shortly

All members of the board of
Prince Georges County Commits
sioners are expected to file for re-
election in the next day or so, 1t
was reported in Upper Marlboro
today.
The action, setting off the 1912
election campaign in the county,
will set precedent for Prince
Georges. Heretofore the commits
sioners have been ineligible for re-
election, but the statutory limitation
was removed by the last Legislature.
Present members of the board are
Chairman William A. Carson, Daniel
L. Dwyer, DR. Harry M. Bowen, John
r. Beall and Theodore B. Siehler
All are Democrats.
Four Vacancies in House.
Major Offices to be filled in the
election are places in the House of
Delegates where four vacancies ex-
ist in the county's six-man delega-
ton. These who left the House for
other posts are l.. Harold Sothoron,
appointed to the State Senate :.
Thomas Elmo Jones, appointed
Maryland Secretary of State; Lans-
dale G. Clagett, appointed to the
County Orphans Court, and Robert
Forrest, who has left the State.
John S. White, the House Demo-
cratic floor leader. is expected to
run for reelection. Ralph w
Powers, the sixth delegate, is in the
Army but has not resigned his legis-
lative post. All six legislators are
Democrats and their terms expire
this year.
1t is reported that Mr.. Sothoron
will run for the Senate and Mr..
Clagett for the Orphans Court
Other members of that court are
Vincent A. Osterman. who already
has filed for reelection, and Chief
Judge Millard Thorne. who is ex-
pected to do so. Mr.. Osterman was
the first county candidate to file.
Others May Run Again.
Other Office holders expected to
seek new terms are William T.
Davis, register of Wills. and Sur
veyor Thomas Latimer, the only in
cumbent Republicans; States At
torney A. Gwynn Bowie, Circuit
Court Clerk Brice Bowie and the
following members of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee ::
Irwin + Main, Mrs. Mary w. Brown
ing, Henry w. Cord. Charles S,
Early. Edward A. Fuller and Frank
B. Smith
County Sheriff William E. Clifton,
ineligible to succeed himself, is ru-
mored along with Justice OF the
Peace Henry O'Neill as possible
Democratic candidate for register of
wills. Deputy Sheriff R. Earle
Sheriff is said to be likely Demo-
cratic candidate to succeed Mr..
Louis Lebowitz, Mount Rainier at
torney, has said friends are urging
him to run for States attorney or
the House of Delegates. In 1886 Mr..
Lebowitz was active in exposing an
alleged police bond racket which re-
suited in a shakeup in the police
department.
While neither party has officially
announced a slate. both are ex-
pected to do so soon The deadline
for filing for the September 8 pri-
maries Is July a.
Sasscer Opposed.
In addition to the strictly local
Offices to be filled, the county voters
will ballot for a member of the
House of representatives and Circuit
Court judges and the Southern
Maryland district.
Representative Sasscer is being
opposed for the Democratic re-nomi-
nation by Ned Waters of Berwyn.
Circuit Judges Ogle Marbury
Charles c. Marbury and John B.
Gray are up for reelection. Politi-
cal observers are watching S. Marvin
Peach of Hyattsville to see If he
becomes fourth candidate for the
bench.