Evening star., 1946-04-15
Tickets Incomplete
As Candidates Near
Maryland Dead|ine
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

Maryland Dead|ine
BY the Asseeiotsd Press
BALTIMORE, April 15.-One of
the two most important dates pre-
ceding the Maryland primaries on
June "a is midnight tonight-the
deadline for filing candidates. for
public office.
The second most important date
is midnight Saturday-the deadline
for withdrawing candidates. from
the primaries.
On the eve of the first of the
two headlines. tickets were still in
complete and candidates were put
ting final touches on campaign
states.
Two Democrat opponents for the
nomination for Governor have in
dicated they would be able to an
nounce full tickets before midnight.
But up to now, one of them, w.
Preston Lane, jr., has not announced
single running mate and the Sec
ond, Representative Baldwin has
aligned himself only with State Sen
ator John B. Funk, candidate for
controller.
States Undecided.
The third major Democratic CUB
ernatorial candidate, J. Millard
Tawes, also has a controller can
didate, Charles Robson, jr., on his
ticket. However, w. Earle Cobey,
Cumberland attorney, who indorsed
Mr.. TaWes at the same time as he
announced his own candidacy for
attorney general Saturday, has not
been formally accepted on the Tawes
ticket.
None of the three Republican
candidates for Governor has given
notice of lining up campaign tickets
The latest to enter the COP
gubernatorial race, Mayor Theo-
dore r. McKeldin, lived up to ex-
pectation when he announced his
candidacy last week. Although he
had held off almost to the dead
line, few observers doubted that he
would remain out of the running
for the chief executives chair.
Two are in the field against him
Herman L. Mills of Hagerstown
and D. John Markey of Frederick.
In the Democratic contention for
the United States Senate the battle
lies between Senator Radcliffe, In
cumbent, and Gov. O'Conor, while
four are competing for the Senate
seat on the Republican side. They
are Paul Robertson, John, E. La
Week, Roscoe F. Walter and Joseph
A. Wilmer.
A third Democrat, Daniel H. Car
roll, is vying for the party con-
troller nomination against Mr.. Funk
and Mr.. Robson, while no one has
yet appeared to contest the can
didacy Of Edwin C. Hook, Repub-
lican aspirant to the post.
Opposing Mr.. Cobey for the Demo-
cratic attorney general nomination
are Lawrence B. Fenneman and
John S. White. No Republican has
filed for the office.
With the deadline for filing candi-
dacies only few hours away, here
is the way the congressional races
look:
:, First district-Democrats, Dudley
Roe and Emerson c. Harrington,
jr.; Republicans, William H. Lloyd
and Edward T. Miller.
Second district-Democrats, Claude
A. Hanley, Hugh "A. Meade, William
B. Collins, Herbert L. Grymes, Rob-
ert S. Di Paula; Republican, David
G. Harry.
Third district-Democrats, Thomas
D'Alesandro and James w. Miller; |
Republicans. none.
Fourth district-Democrat, George
N. Fallon; Republican, Stanley
Scherr.
&Sasscer Opposed.
Fifth district-Democrats, Rich
ard Everett Lee and Lansdale G.
Sasscer; Republican, Horace H.
Bowling.
Sixth district-Democrats, Dawson
j. Horine. Arch Mcdonald, William
F. Carlin; Republican, J. Glenn
Beall.
A native of Frostburg, Md, Mr..
Cobey is a graduate of Princeton
and Harvard Law School.
He served In the Pacific durine the
war and was discharged from the
Navy last October with the rank
Of lieutenant commander.
Mr.. Cobey is vice president of the
County Bar Association
and a member Of the Maryland
State Bar and the American Bar
Associations.
He served as trial magistrate in
Frostburg from 1888 to 1885, and
was the Democratic candidate for
States attorney in 1884, losing to
William A. Hustler, present chief
Judge of the fourth judicial circuit.
Threa Tnnd;do&ee E:Ie