Evening star., 1944-03-17

IS 5MarYlanders
Seeking Seats
I'm Congress
Tydines. 8 Others
File for Senote
In Moy ! Primaries
By the Associated Press..


ANNAPOLIS, Mar. II. - The
names Of IS persons seeking either
Republican or Democratic Con.
gressional nominations were re.
corded today In the books OF Sec
retary of State Thomas Elmo Jones.
and nine OF them filed for Senate
nominations.
There were only two 'last MIN
ute" candidates before the fling
|deadline last midnight. The State
primary will be held May l.
The incumbent Senator, Tydings,
was one of the five who filed for
the Democratic nomination, while
four applied for a place on the
Republican side of the Senate
primary ballot.
Opposing Senator Tydings in the
primary will be Charles Baden.
Brooklyn Park, and Willis r. Jones.
Vincent F. Long and Stephen B.
Peddicord, all Of Baltimore.
Four Republicans File.
The Republicans who fled for the
Senate nomination included Herman
L. Mills. Hagerstown merchant and
one OF the last-minute filers; Pub
Usher Rives Matthews, Princess
Anne, and Blanchard Randall, jr..
and Paul Robertson, both OF Balti.
more.
Besides Mr.. Mills, the other late
filer was G. Frank Young. Baltimore
restaurateur, who seeks the Repub-
lican nomination for Representative
IN the Sd district, in opposition to
John w. Benson, Baltimore.
In the Democratic Senate primarS.
political observers viewed Mr.. Jones,
former deputy attorney general
and one-time head Of the State
Department Of Correction, as Sen
ator Tydings' probable strongest
opponent
Mr.. Jones announced at the time
he filed that he faxors q fourth
term for President Roosevelt.
BeaA Is Unoppcsed.
-Four candidates remained unop-
posed for nominations for Repre-
sentative and two of them were In
cumbents. They were.
Representative Ellison, Republican.
4th district; Representative Beall.
Republican, 9Th district; Wilmer Fell
Davis, Republican, LIST district, and
Daniel F. McMullen, Democrat, 9Th
district.
Another who filed yesterday was
Edwin A. Glenn, Mornfnrside VIII
lage, Prince Georges County, seeking
|the Democratic nomination for Con-
|eress against Representative Sass.
|cer In the 5th district.
Mr.. Glenn had filed about week
Eago IN the Republican pfimary, but
attorney General WilliSm c. walsh
ruled out his petition on1he grounds
THAT Mr.. Glenn was 1 Registered
Democrat. Mayor John N. Torve-
stad Of Colmar Manor and G..
Maurice Weidemeyer fled for the
Republican nomination.
The List Of candidates for House
seats follows:
First District.
DsnssTas' ward p.v,! s''ssss.1' Ws.1
Andrus, Leon A.,
Centerville.
Merriken. Calvert c.,
Denton.
Roe, Dudley. G.,
Sudlersville.
Second District.
Rep Baldwin. Hydes. Mcouaid, wilfred =.
Nannnanson; na,ti Henry o.. Haltiners:
Ri.teau. Mary E. W, Baitimor..
Jarrettsville
Zeller, Mark j..
Third District.
Rep D'Alesandro, Benson, John w.,
Baltimore. Baltimore
cooney. Michael j., Youny,. q. Frank.
Owens. Bernard p.
Baltimore.
Fourth District.
Falion, oeorse H.. Rep. Ellison.
Baltimore. Baltimore
Miller. Leo w.,
Baltimore.
Fifth District.
Rep. Sasscer.. Hammett. Mark l.,
Upper Marlboro. Landover,
Glenn. Edwin A.. Torvestad, John n,
Morninsside VILLAGE colmar Manor.
Weidemeyer. c. NJ,
Forest Glen.
Sixth District.