Evening star., 1946-04-16
Montgomery County
Candidates Ready for
Primary Campaigns

Candidates for Office on the Demo-
cratic and Republican tickets in
Montgomery County today prepared
to launch their primary campaigns
after the deadline for filing at mid
night last night. The deadline for
withdrawing is midnight Friday.
Democratic contests are in pros
pect for 10 Offices and Republican
contests are in view for four Offices.
There are no Republican candidates
for Circuit Court clerk, treasurer
sheriff and county surveyor.
Those fling last night included
four members of the Independent
Voters Organization of Bethesda,
who are seeking election to the
Democratic State Central Commit
tee. One of the four also is run
ming for the Democratic nomination
as register of wills.
List of Office Seekers.
Candidates are:
For county commissioners:
First diStrict-Richard H. Lans-
dale and Edward H. Cashell Demo-
Gratis, and Brooke Johns, Republi-
can.
Second district-Charles H. JAM
ison, Democrat, and Walter P. john
son, Republican.
Third district-Harvey H. White,
Democrat, and George c. (Ace)
Esworthy, Republican.
Fourth district-Samuel E. Bogley.
Paul Imirie and Robert K. Dunlop,
Democrats, and Wesley I. Sauter,
Republican.
Fifth district-JuliuS P. Stadler
and Calvin W. Schaeffer. Demo-
Gratis, and w. Kenneth Macknett,
Oliver w. Youngblood and Frank r.
Long, Republicans.
State Senator-Joseph A. Cantrel.
Mrs. Miner Hostetler and Edward
S. Northrop, Democrats, and Roy
Tasco Davis, Republican.
Nineteen in Race for Six Seats.
For six seats in the House of Dele
gates-Mrs. Genevieve Wells, Royal
Carlock, Ulysses Griffith w, Clitus
Bordeaux, 1t. Warren Browning,
Ralph G. Shure, John Sumner Wood,
James Miller, Richard C. Shreve and
Francis Maloy, Democrats, and Mrs.
Alma T. Opal, Mrs. Leona Rush,
Francis w. Taylor, John r. Reeves,
Julian P. King, De Witt S. Hyde, r.
Duncan Clark, F. Regis Noel and
Anders r. Lofstrand, jr., Republi-
cans.
States attorney-Charles w. Pret-
lyman and Einar B. Christensen,
Robert w. Beall, Democrats, and
Walter w. Dawson, Republican.
Treasurer John B. Diamond,
Democrat.
Circuit Court clerk-Clayton K.
Watkins, Democrat.
Sheriff-Frank I. Davis, Demo-
crat.
Register of wills-O. w. Roby and
Edward L. Hahn, Democrats, and
Walter c. Clarke, Republican. Mr.
Hahn is a member of the Independ-
ent Voters Organization. Mr..
Clarke originally filed for the House
of Delegates, but withdrew to run
for register of wills.
Orphans Court Candidates.
For three seats on the Orphans
Court-Eugene E. Rupert, Lewis
Hobbs, King Mularkey and Horace
E. Alexander, Democrats, and
Charles H. Squire, Millward C. Taft
and William T. Page, jr., Republi-
cans.
County surveyor-Robert Maddox,
Democrat.
For seven seats on the Democratic
State Central Committee Lacy
Shaw, Alfred D. Noyes, A. A. Mox-
ley, Mrs. Edith P. Allnutt, Roger
Shaw, Albert E: Brault, Ward w.
Caddington. Truman Keesey, Chris
topher D. Bartelmes, jr.; Mr.. Hahn,
Elizabeth P. Assay and Leroy A. Hal
bert. The last four are members
OF the Independent voters group.
For seven seats on the Republican
State Central Committee - MIR.
Reeves, L. S. Ray, Herman Jackson,
De Witt w. Zook, Mrs. Catherine F.
Reutemann, Mr.. Esworthy, Mr.. Daw-
son, Willard F. Krum, Willard C.
Kynett, Wilton H. Wallace, Leslie G.
Aries, Adolph Guide and j. Douglas
Bradshaw.
Schaeffer Announcement Surprise.
Delegates to the Democratic State
Convention (seven places)-Joseph
D. Buscher, Joseph B. Simpson, jr.;
F. Byrne Austin, Hubert A. Schnei-
ter, Albert w. Walker, James w.
Gill, Eldrid L. Gray, Mr.. Halbert
and Mr.. Keesey.
Delegates to the Republican State
Convention (seven places)-Rich-
ard B. Barker, George w. johnson,
Howard P. Bailey, Louis A. Gravelle,
Paul H. Coughlan, Finnell F.. Estes,
Louis E. Sweadener, Mildred B.
Smith, Frank H. Karn. Thomas r.
Peddicord. w. Leroy Miles. Thomas