Evening star., 1946-11-04
Mcdonald, LANE,
Choices
0f|ndependents
Charter Committee
In Montgomery Urges
Big Vote Tomorrow

VVAS sVtssOttOW
The Independent Voters Organi.
cation of Montgomery County today
announced support of Arch Nc.
Donald, Washington radio sport.
announcer, for Marylands 9Th dis.
trict House seat in tomorrow's elec.
tion. He is Democrat.
The group, which supports tht
referendum for a county charter
board, also indorsed DR.. Roy Tasct
Davis, Republican candidate for ths
State Senate. The organization sale
1T would support William Preston
Lane, Democratic candidate fol
Governor, according to an an
nouncement by L. A. Halbert, chair.
man OF the independent group.
The Independent Voters Organi.
xation supports Mr. Mcdonald be.
cause it is convinced he will work
earnestly for progressive Legislation
in the interests of the people" Mr.
Halbert said. His Republican op.
ponent, Representative Beall, has
had chiefly an obstructionist record
In addition to his 'absenteeism,' hi
has voted against extension of the
Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act
against the British loan and other
forward looking measures.
All Urged to Vote.
Meanwhile, the County Charter
Committee urged all voters to par
ticipate in tomorrow's election and
referendum.
THE election of a charter board
Is vital to every resident of the coun-
ty," the committee said. Through
the five-man board, the people of
Montgomery County can express
their wishes for improvement in the
affairs of their own community"
The county Democratic organiza-
tion, opposing establishment of a
charter board, issued its final pre-
election statement on this issue Sat
urday.
The Charter Committee issued a
call for volunteers ito drive voters
to the polls" tomorrow.
Another election eve statement
came from Col. Wilbur Rogers of
Takoma Park, independent Repub-
lican, who managed the Dewey
Bricker campaign in his community
in 1914. He said he would not sup
port Mayor Theodore r. McKeldin
Of Baltimore, Republican opponent
of Mr.. Lane, because the COP can
didate allegedly backed down" on
an earlier charge that Democrats
spent a slush fund of $1,000 900 in
the States June primary campaigns.
Sasscer Speaks Tonight.
Representative Sasscer, Maryland
Democratic candidate for re-elec-
ton in the 5th district will make a
final campaign address over radio
station WRC at $50 o'clock tonight:
D. John Markey. Republican can
didate for the United States Senate,
will give a radio address over sta
ton WMAL at 9:15 o'clock and DR..
Roy Tasco Davis, Republican can
didate for the Maryland State Sem
ate, will speak over station VOL
at 10:30 o'clock.
A turnout of between 500, 900 and
$4,000 at the polls tomorrow was
predicted, the Associated Press re-
ported from Baltimore.
New Faces Numerous.
A study of the list of candidates
showed that the General Assembly
will contain more new faces in the
1947 session than any other Legis-
lature in at least score of years.
Only IA incumbents out of men,
bership of 20 in the State Senate
are up for reelection. Just SO of
the 1913 members in the present
House of Delegates are on tomor-
rows ballot.
Only one Of the six major legis-
1ative leaders has chance Of being
back in Annapolis when the 1947
General Assembly convenes. He is
House Majority Leader John c.
Luber of Baltimore seeking another
term as Delegate.
Byrnes, Sothoron Mentioned.
Names most prominently men
toned for Senate president in 1947
are those of Senator James R.
ByrneS, who is completing his first
term in the Upper House from Balti-
more City's 5th district, and L.
Harold Sothoron of Prince Georges
County, who served six years in the
House before 6 ding to the Senate
in 1943.
Mr.. Luber has been mentioned as
. possibility for next House speaker,
provided county man were elected
Senate president.
The list of Senate incumbents
seeking reelection includes Senators
Dulin, Democrat. of Anne Arundel,
and Sothoron. Democrat, of Prince
Georges.
House incumbents on the ballot
include T. denotes Republicans:
Anne Arundel-Stromeyer, Tyler,
Murray. Calvert Hail.. Frederick
-Utterback, Ramsburg. Mont
gomery Grifhth, Wells. Prince
Georges - Pumphrey, Wilkinson,
Steward