Evening star., 1944-04-30
COP Delegate Tests
High Light Maryland
Primary Tomorrow

Contests in the election of dele
gates from Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties to the Republican
State Convention will highlight to-
morrow's primary when voters in
the two nearby Maryland areas go
| to the polls to select nominees for
the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives.
Town elections will be held at the
same time with municipal officers
to be chosen in Gaithersburg,
Rockville, Takoma Park, Somerset,
Garrett Park, Cheverly, Riverdale,
Poolesville, Barnesville, Brookeville
and Laytonsville.
The polls in Montgomery County
will be open from 6 am. to pm,
while those in Prince Georges
County will open an hour later,
but will close also at pm.
Only 10000 Voters Expected.
Only about half of the approx
mately 10000 registered voters in
both counties are expected to cast
their ballots, with the most hotly
contested fight in prospect in
Montgomery County, where two
states of seven candidates each are
seeking election as delegates to the
convention. The delegation con-
sists of seven persons.
In a last-minute announcement,
County Commissioner Walter
Johnson urged Montgomery County
Republicans to vote for his group,
pointing out that they were first
to file as an uninstructed delega-
ton.
Other members Of the slate are
Claude A. Cook, George c. Esworthy,1
Francis w. Hill, jr., Mrs. Katherine
F. Reutemann, Ira c. Whitacre and
De Witt w. Zook.
The seven other candidates for
delegates to the convention are
John w. Coffman, Peter F. Snyder,
L. S. Ray, Claude v. Hyson, Willard
A. King, Charles H. Squire and
Romeo w. Horad.
Mr.. johnson stated that his dele
CATION Is supporting Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey of New York for the presi-
dental nomination and Blanchard
Randall, jr., for nomination as Sena-
tor.
Representative Beall of Frost
burg, is unopposed for the Repub-
lican nomination to Congress from
the sixth Maryland district, which
includes Montgomery County, while
Daniel F. McMullen, Cumberland, is
unopposed for the Democratic NOM
! ination.
Eight in Prince Georges Race.
In Prince Georges County, eight
persons are seeking election. Seven
to be chosen. They are:
Mrs. Ethel Babcock, A. Lester Ba-
tie, George T. Burroughs, Edgar F.
Czarra, Charles w. Hawkins, George
B. Merrick, Mrs. Cora Pinkney and
H. Wilson Spicknall.
Representative Sasscer, Upper
Marlboro, is expected to have little
opposition from Edwin A. Glenn,
Morningside Village, for the Demo-
cratic nomination to Congress from
the fifth congressional district,
which includes Prince Georges
County.
In the race for the Republican
nomination from the fifth district,
Mayor John N. Torvestad, who is
running for the third time in the
last six years, Is opposed by Mark
J. Hammett, Landover, and C.
Maurice Weidemeyer, Anne Arundel
County. This Is the first time that
Mayor Torvestad has been opposed
for the Republican nomination.
In the contest for the Democratic
nomination to the Senate, Senator
Tydings, incumbent, is opposed by
Charles Baden, Anne Arundel
County; Willis r. Jones, Vincent F..
Long and Stephen B. Peddicord, all
of Baltimore.
The Republican senatorial nomi-
nation is being sought by Rives
Matthews, Princess Anne newspaper
publisher; Mr.. Randall and Paul
Robertson, both of Baltimore.