Evening star., 1944-05-02
Tydings and Sasscer
Roll Up Big Margins
In Nearby Counties
Montgomery COP Picks
Slate Pledge to Dewey
For State Convention

Senator Tyoings and Representa-.
tive SAsscer today was the over.
whelming choice of nearby Mary
land Democrats on the basis OF
nearly complete returns in yester-
days States primary elections.
With 80 of the Al Prince Georges
County precincts reporting, Mr.
Sasscer was given 5,212 votes
for denomination to Congress from
the 5th Maryland district, to $50
for his opponent, Edwin A. Glenn
Morningside Village.
Challenged by four opponents for
the senatorial nomination, Senator
Tydings led his nearest rival by 10
to l. in Montgomery County, and
by at least Is to- l in Prince
Georges. The veteran Senator, now
serving his 17th year, received 5,052
votes in Montgomery County, with
Prince Georges County voters giving
him 5,087 ballots.
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betWeenstWo states Of delegates &
the HApublican State Conyention
the group headed by Commissions
Walter Johnson and pledged to sup
port the presidential candidacy oil
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New Yorl
appeared the easy winners.
In the Prince Georges County Re-
publican House contest, Mayor Johr
N. Torvestad Of Colmar Manor, led
his two opponents by a fine ma
jority, with 16 of the Al precincts
reporting. Mr.. Torvestad was run
ming 1913 votes to 158 for Mark j
Hammett and "a for c. Maurice
Weidemeyer.
Conceded to be Senator Tydings
closest rival, Willis r. Jones, Balti-
more, received only All votes In
Montgomery County and 324 in
Prince Georges.
The other aspirants for the Dem
ocratic senatorial nomination, with
their vote in Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties, are
Charles Baden, Anne Arundel Coun-
ty, 96 and l54; Vincent F. Long
Baltimore, 80 and AZ, and Stephen
B. Peddicord, Baltimore, % and go
Lightest Vote Reported.
While voters in the two nearby
areas gave Senator Tydings an over
whelming majority, political OBJ
servers reported one of the lightest
votes on record 1t was estimated
that only from 13 to IA per cent oi
the qualified vote turned out.
Headed by Mr.. johnson, who
polled total of 1872 votes with Sc
of the 81 Montgomery County pre-
cincts reporting, other members OF
the Republican delegation to the
State convention and their votes are:
Claude A. Cook, 1882; George C
Esworthy, 1,153; Francis w. Hill
jr., 1,247 Katherine F. Reutemann
1,081; Ira c. Whitacre, 1,242, and De
Witt w. Zook, 1.14l.
Opposing them were John w
Coffman, 971; Romeo w. Horad
1853; Claude v. Hyson, 795; Willard
a. King, 800; L. S. Ray. 1877: Peter
F. Snyder, 1854, and Charles H
Squire, 701.
Prince Georges Contest.
In the Prince Georges contest fol
seven delegates to the State Rspub.
lican Convention, the slate ap.
parently will include Mrs. Ethe
Babcock, 297; George T. Burroughs
318 George B. Merrick, 299; A. Les
ter Bate, 295; Charles w. Hawkins
245; Edgar F. Cara and H. Wilson
Spicknall, each 241. Mrs. Cora Pink
ney, the eighth candidate, received
227 votes.
In the two nearby counties Wen
dell L. Willkie, whose withdrawal
came too late for his name to be
taken from the ballot, received 9j
votes from the 16 Prince Georges
County precincts and 211 votes from
Montgomery County Republicans
The uninstructed delegation polled
1858 Montgomery County votes and
225 votes in Prince Georges.
In the Republican senatorial con-
test Blanchard Randall, jr., Balti-
more, polled 1903 votes in Mont
gomery County and 141 in Prince
Georges, compared to 1876 and 136
for Rives Matthews, Princess Anne
newspaper publisher, and 1872 and 10
for Paul Robertson, Baltimore.