Evening star., 1944-05-02
1ydings Wins
denomination
By Wide Margin
Sosscer Easy Victor
Over Glenn in Race
For House Seat
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, May 2.-Senator
Tydings, frequent foe of the ma
tional administration, who in
1888 withstood President Roose-
velt's personal attempt to purge
him, today was an overwhelming
choice of Maryland Democrats
for a fourth consecutive term.
Representative Sasscer, Upper
Marlboro, easily defeated Edwin A.
Glenn, Morningside Village, for the
5th district House seat nomination.
Representative Beall. Cumberland,
was unopposed for the Republican
nomination.
Senator Tydings decisively de-
feated four rivals in yesterdays light
primary vote, and apparently will
oppose Baltimore banker, Blanch-
ard Randall, jr., in the November
ELECTION.
His closest opponent, Baltimorean
Willis r. Jones, former chairman of
the State Correction Board, had
campaigned on a platform of 100
per cent support of Mr.. Roosevelt
for fourth term, but Senator Tyd-
ings said he saw no evidence of
anti-administration feeling in his
nearly 5-to-1 victory over Mr.. Jones
Senator Tydings, now In his 18th
year in the Senate, told the Asso-
slated Press he regarded his victory
as "a good augury' for the November
election.
TAFT Holds Long Lead.
Unofficial returns from 1878 O,
the States 1928 polling places gave
Senator Tydings 1906, Mr.. Jone.
16,169, Charles Baden 2,525, Vincent
F. Long 1925 and Stephen B. Peddi.
cord 1,441.
Mr.. Randall, who had the back
ing of State COP Chairman Galen
L. TAFT and Baltimore's Mayor,
Theodore r. McKeldin, held a COM
manding lead, over Paul Robertson,
Baltimore party chairman, on the
basis Of fairly complete returns.
The Republican campaign was pure
ly factional contest between rival
party leaders.
With 988 polling places tabu-
lated, Mr.. Randall had 9,758 votes
to 1922 for Mr.. Robertson. Rives
Matthews, Princess Anne weekly
newspaper publisher, trailed with
1897 votes.
OF the States six Representatives
the two Republicans-Representa-
tives Ellison, fourth district. and
Beall-were nominated without op-
position.
Sasscer Wins Easily.
The most overwhelming triumph
Iof the primary was scored by Mr..
Sasscer in seeking his third full
term In the HOME. He downeds MI,
|0lenn by@a 16-to-1 majority.
With l75spf ia precincts reported
the vote was 12:4z8 Tor Mr.. Sasscer
and 1,256 for Mr. Glenn.
G. Maurice Weidemeyer, now in
the Army and stationed at Camp
Lee, Va, defeated Mark j. Ham
NETT and John N. Torvestad for the
Republican nomination in the 5th
district.
With 146 of 179 precincts reported
Mr.. Weidemeyer had GIL votes to 4SO
for Mr.. Torvested and 431 for Mr..
Hammett.
Daniel McMullen, the 9Th dis
trict's Democratic nominee, was
unopposed in the primary. Mr.
McMullen is Cumberland attorney
and newspaper executive.
One of the four Democrats. Rep
Iresentative David J. Ward of Sails
bury, was defeated by former State
Senator Dudley G. Roe, whom he
had twice narrowly edged out in
previous campaigns.
With only two of 200 polling
places unreported, Mr.. Roe had
1852 votes to Mr. Wards 1859.
Two other candidates polled insig-
nificant totals.
Delegation Uninstructed.
Maryland Republicans approved
an uninstructed delegation to the
National COP convention in the
preferential primary. Wendell L.
WILKES name was the only one on
the ballot, the Hoosier having
withdrawn too late to permit dele
ton of his name from the ballot.
Garrett County, most heavily Re-
publican in the State, on percentage
basis, gave Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
of New York a majority by write
in vote.
Senator Tydings polled an unpre-
cedented percentage of the Demo-
cratic vote in one of the most
apathetic primaries in Free State
history. With the total tabulation
still incomplete, the aggregate vote
cast appeared certain to total little
more than Is per cent of the regis
tration
The issue was not long in doubt
as Senator Tydings, who had the
support of Gov. O'Conor's admin
istration, emerged from Baltimore
City with a 16,l75-vote plurality
over MI. Jones and increased his
margin of victory in the counties.
The Republican presidential pri-
mary vote went for an uninstructed
delegation by approximately a 5-to-l
majority over Mr. Willkie. Repub-
lican leaders pleas for such a dele
cation received great impetus wher
the 1910 COP nominee withdrew
after his defeat in the Wisconsin
primary
Aside from the Roe Ward contest
the only other race which gene
rated any great heat during the
campaign, that for the Democratic
nomination in the second district
was won easily by Representative
Baldwin.
He defeated Miss Mary E. w
Risteau, Jarrettsville, the States
first woman legislator, 25 1863 to 8,747
with 404 of Ali precincts tailed
Mark j. Zeller, Raspeburg ran third
with 1,435.
Wilfred T. McQuaid, Baltimore
attorney, defeated Edward E