Evening star., 1946-11-03
3-Man Sheriff Race
Is Election Feature
In Prince Georges
By ChorIes McAIeer

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company owner to unseat Repre-
sentative Sasscer, Democrat, Of
Maryland high light the election
campaign in Prince Georges County.
In all, % Democratic candidates,
the ma jority of whom are seeking
reelection, are running for Office
against 10 Republicans and two
independents.
A total of 81, ,255 of the 49,056 reg
istered voters are Democrats. This
is an increase of 2,269 over the last
election two years ago.
The Republican Party with 1874
registered voters has gained only
715 since 1914. The remaining 1857
are Independents or persons who
refused to list any party affiliations
Two Oppose Martin.
The Democratic candidate for
sheriff is T. Ward Martin, Brandy
wine, present deputy to Sheriff R.
Earle Sheriff. Landover His oppo-
nents will be Charles C. Stuart, Col
mar Manor restaurant operator. Re-
publican, and William E. Clifton,
Silver Hill, present register of wills
and former sheriff, who is seeking
Office as an independent.
Representative Sasscer, who is
running for his fifth consecutive
term since entering Office February
3, 1899, will be opposed by Edwin A.
Glenn, Republican. of Morningside.
Mr.. Sasscer lives in Upper Marlboro.
Mr.. Glenn's son. Edwin D. Glenn,
also Of Morningside, will be one of
13 candidates, including one inde-
pendent, for the six seats in the
Maryland House of Delegates. The
younger Glenn also is a Republican.
Democratic candidates for the six
posts INCLUDE Perry o. Wilkinson,
Hyattsville; DR.. Napoleon B. Stew
ard, Laurel. and Leroy Pumphrev
Upper Marlboro. incumbents. and T.
Raymond Burch. Berwyn: William
H. McGrath, Seat Pleasant, and
George G. McLeish, Bladensburg.
Other Republicans in the House
of Delegates race are Mrs. Ethel c.
Babcock, Bowie: Mrs. Laura M. BIZ
goness, Landover: Marvin S. CALI
more, Bladensburg: Presley ]. New
maker. Cottage City, and James
O'Kane, jr., Laurel.
Anglin Runs as Independent.
The only independent in that race
is Morris T. Anglin. Hyattsville, pub
Usher of the Prince Georges County
Shopping Guide.
State Senator L. Harold Sothoron,
University Park, who is a candi-
date for reelection, will have as his
opponent Russell U. MacDuff Of
Beltsville.
The Republicans have only four
candidates for the five places on
the Board of County Commission
ers. These are Herbert S. Freeman
of T. B.: Robert v. Yost, Colmar
Manor; william R. Rice, Forest
Heights, and Philip F. Brooks, Cedar
Heights, one of the two colored can
didates in the county banoting.
The Democrats for commissioner
include William A. Carson of River
dale, present chairman of the board;
John H. Beall, Mount Rainier, and
D. Leonard Dyer, Accokeek, incum-
bents, and Norman H. Collins, For
estville, and Harry w. McNamee,
Berwyn.
Candidates for the three judges
of the Orphans Court are Lansdale
G. Clagett, Upper Marlboro; William
T. Mcpherson, Aquasco, and vincent
A. Osterman, Bladensburg. Demo-
cratic incumbents, and William j..
Conway, colored, Of North Brent
wood; Mrs. Annette P. Fisher. Chev-
erly. and Mortimer E. Rian, Colmar
Manor, Republicans.
Bland Opposes Hammett.
James B. Bland, present county
commissioner, of Suitland is the
Democratic candidate for county
treasurer and opposes Mark j. Ham
NETT, Landover, Republican.
Seeking reelection as States at
torney of the county is A. Gwynn
Bowie, Democrat, Of Upper Marl-
boro, who has been in office since
1e41 when he succeeded H. Winship
Wheatley, jr. His Republican op-
ponent will be John N. Torvestad,
Mayor of Colmar Manor for II years
and three times previously a candt-
date for the House of Representa-
tives from the 5th congressional
district.
Unoppqeed in the election are the
Democratic candidates for clerk Of
the Circuit Court, county surveyor
and register of wills. They are Brice
Bowie, Riverdale, who has been
clerk of the court since April, 1882;
Vinton D. Cockey, Laurel, incumbent
surveyor, and Griffith S. Oursler,
Clinton, candidate for register Of
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