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In maryland
Sixty Candidates
For a State Offices
And 6 House Seats
BY the Associoted Pres,

BY the AsSoeioted Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 16.-The
battle lines were drawn today for
the bitterest primary election in
Maryland since 1888, with 60 candi-
dacieS for nomination for the four
Statewide offices and six congress
sional seats at stake June "a.
Forty-one are Democrats, 10
Republican.
The filing period expired at mid
night last night and unless intra-
party maneuvering produces with
drawals between now and Friday at
midnight, the tickets as they stand
will be the ones which appear on
the primary ballots.
Only one withdrawal is certain.
Paul Robertson, Baltimore City Re-
publican chairman, is a candidate
for two offices. He put down $270-
the candidacy fee for Statewide
oftice-for United States Senator.
Yesterday he made a laSt-day de-
posit of Sl00 to accompany his bid
for the 4th congressional district
nomination. He must drop one or
the other.
Only Four Unopposed.
Only four nominations will go un-
opposed-and all of them to Repub-
Icans.
Gov. OConor and John E. La
Week of Catonsville are in the field
against Senator Radcliffe, incum-
bent, for the senatorial nomination.
Mr.. La Week is political newcomer.
There are eight aspirants for the
Democratic gubernatorial nomina-
nation, but only three of them are
considered major contenders. They
are Representative Baldwin of Bal
timore County. w. Preston Lane of
Hagerstown and State Controller J.
Millard TaWes of Crisfield.
Among the last day activities at
the Secretary of States Office was
filing of candidates. by men on the
Lane and Baldwin tickets.
Deputy Attorney General Hall
Hammond of Stevenson filed for at
torney general with Mr.. Lanes
blessing and James J. Lacy of Balti-
more filed for controller on the Lane
list.
Vacancy on Tawes Ticket.
]. De Weese Carter of Denton filed
for attorney general and completed
the Baldwin ticket, State Senator
John B. Funk, Democrat, of Fred
erick, having filed previously for
controller.
Mr.. TaWes remained silent about
the one vacancy on his ticket-the
attorney generalship. Charles H.
Robson, jr., of Baltimore, has filed
for controller as a Mr.. Tawes' run
ming mate. w. Earle Cobey, of
Cumberland, put down his money
for attorney general and Endorsed
Tawes, but Mr.. Tawes hasn't yet
returned the compliment.
Clarity was added also on the
Republican side.
What had previously looked like
a three-cornered gubernatorial race
developed into two-man dash
D. john Markey, of Walkersville,
withdrew his governorship bid and
filed for the United States Senate.
That left the Statehouse race to
Mayor Theodore R. McKeldin, of
Baltimore. and Herman L. Mills,
HagerstoWn businessman.
Doub Sure of Nomination.
George c. Doub of OWNS Mills is
the Mckeldin-T TAFT candidate for
attorney general and the only as
pirant for Statewide office in either
party who is sure of nomination.
Alexander L. Grier of Salisbury is
the McKeldin- backed candidate for
controller.
The State Republican organiza-
ton has not yet put the finger of
approval on candidate for the
United States Senate. There are
four, Mr.. Robertson, Roscoe F. Wal
ter of Montgomery County, Joseph
A. Wilmer of Charles County and
Mr.. Markey.
In his announcement changing
his candidacy to the Senate, Mr..
Markey said he was not aligned with
any COP faction.
BALDWIN BOOKS Meade.
Four of the five Democratic in
cumbents in Congress are candi-
dates for denomination. They are
Dudley G. Roe, 1st district; Thomas
D'Alesandro, jr., Sd; George H.
Fallon, 4th, and Lansdale G. Sas-
seer, 5th.
Mr.. Baldwin is the retiring in
cumbent in the I'd district. He is
backing Hugh A. Meade of Balti-
more, former assistant attorney
general, for the nomination. There
are seven aspirantS for the nomi-
nation in this district.
Until late last night, it looked as
thought Mr.. Fallon would have no
opposition. Then John Ambrose
Myer, former Representative from
the fourth, filed in that district.
There are four G. o. P. candidates
for the Senate, two for Governor,
one for attorney general, two for
controller and 10 for Congress.
G. o. P. nominations are cut and
dried in three of the congressional
districts, there being only one Re-
publican candidate in these dis
tricts.
David G. Harry of Pylesville is un-
opposed in the second, Edward N.
Rowan of Baltimore in the third
and the only Republican member of
the Maryland delegation to the cur
rent Congress. j. Glenn Beall of
FrOSth1lrp in tho Sivtb
Rvrd Announroe pInne