Evening star., 1946-11-06
By J. B. Zotmon

IQe montgomery IOuIlIy Aciil-
ocratic organization of e. Brooke
Lee took a stunning defeat yes
terday when voters elected every
Republican running for local
ofiice and at the same time ap-
proved creation Of a charter
board, 1917 to 1888.
The first Republican administra-
ton in the county's history, accord
ing to COP leaders, will take office
January 1. j..
The new charter board will set to
work Immediately to prepare a new
plan of government to be submitted
to voters in 194S.
The Lee organization also failed
to deliver the bulk Of the approx
mately 81. 900 votes cast to candidates
for any one seeking State or national
ofiices except Gov. O'Conor, who
received a slight majority over his
Republican opponent, D. John
Markey, for the United States Sen
ate. The count was 15,905 to 15,061.
Mcdonald Defeated.
Arch Mcdonald, Democratic can
didate for the 9Th District House seat
had depended on Montgomery Coun-
tvs delivery of sizable majority
to counteract prediction expecta-
tions of losses elsewhere in the dis
trict. Here, too, county voters gave
their support to Representative
Beall, the Republican incumbent, by
vote of 16,730 to 15,064.
In the entire 9Th district Mr.. Beall
was leading 45,409 to 34,390 in 232
of 2s0 polling places.
Commenting on his party's sur
prising victory, Walter w. Dawson
Republican State Central Commit
tee chairman for the county, said
The voters saw that the county
needed a change. We will renew
the real American way of life ano
put representative government back
in the county"
Col. Lee declined today to COM
ment on the Republican victories
Asked If he thought his party's de.
feat resulted largely from its opposi-
ton to the charter board proposal
he said he had no statement to make
Mr.. Dawson, who defeated Charles
w. Prettyman for States attorney
by vote of 15,545 to 1850 in un.
of1lcial returns. was one Of Is, Re-
publican candidates who piled ur
lsizable majorities over their Demo
cratic opponents. He is a Rockville
attorney and a veteran of Worlc
War II.
Only Five Democrats Survive.
Only five Democrats, two of whom
were unopposed. survived the Re-
publican sweep. The three winners
were opposed by Independents.
Charles w. Jamison was elected
to the Board of County Commits.
sioners, defeating Brawner z. Hard.
ing, 1887 to 1o.446; John B. Dia-
mond was reelected treasurer by 9
vote of 1853 TO 1929 for James
E. Hawkins, and Frank I. Davis de-
feated Charles M. Orme for sheriff
1927 to 11,508.
The two unopposed Democratic
ofiice holders are Circuit Court Cleri
Clayton X. Watkins, who received
1887 votes, and Robert K. Maddox
county surveyor, who received 49,.
048 votes.
Leading the Republican ticket in
the county was DR.. Roy Tasco Davis
who defeated Joseph A. Cantrel fo1
the State Senate, 17,212 to 12,949
DR.. Davis was president Of National
Park College, Forest Glen, Md. be-
fore it was taken over by the Army
as veterans hospital.
Votes for Commissioners.
In contests for the other -four
seats on the Board of County Com
misisoners, Brooke Johns, Oakdale
farmer and former Broadway enter
tainer, defeated Richard H. Lans-
dale. incumbent, 16,479 to 1913;
George Esworthy. Gaithersburg ga
rage operator, won over Harvey j
White, incumbent, 1854 to 12,608
Wesley I. Sauter. Bethesda contrac-
tor, defeated Samuel E. Bogley, L.