Evening star., 1947-09-17

was "a greater Mr.. CanhinE.
than the minimum required to put
him in Office in the first balloting.
Failure of any other candidate
to exceed the required 764 votes
necessitates run-off elections next
Tuesday to determine which of the
eight contestants having the next
highest number of votes will occupy
the four untitled posts.
New Registration Allowed.
Those whose names will appear
on the special run-off ballots are
Mrs. Elizabeth S. Harrington, who
polled 720 votes yesterday; Allen D.
Morrison, 653; Frank J. Lastner,
629; David M. Granahan, 589;
George M. Eshbaugh, 566; Albert J.
Schaffer, 461; former Mayor George
F. Bauer, 459, and Benjamin P.
Goldfaden, 432.
The run-otf will be conducted the
same as yesterdays election, and
residents who have not yet regis
tered may do so on paying a 5o-cent
fee.
Mr.. Canning is expected to be
named mayor when the newly
elected council finally takes Office.
Observers pointed out that the cam
disiate receiving highest plurality
in past elections usually has been
voted the post because of his popu-
larity at the polls. The council,
however, is not bound to do so.
Canning Employed by Army.
An attorney in the War Depart
ment, Mr.. Canning has been active
in Greenbelt civic affairs since the
town was first established. This,
however, was his first venture into
town politics.
Mr.. Canning's election was re-
garded as at least partial victory
for pro cooperative elements in the
town. His name appeared on five
man ticket backed by nearly $50
independent" citizens who called
for the defeat of the only other
ticket in the field. The latter was
headed by Mr. Bauer and supported
by the Greenbelt Improvement Asso-
citation which voiced dissatisfaction
with the present town coop, al
though contending it favored the
cooperative movement in general.
The opposing states remain almost
intact for the scheduled run-off. The
top-scorers after Mr.. Canning were
the four independents" on his
ticket. The others who qualified for
the run-off represent all but one
member of the original improve
ment" slate of five.
Balloting Breaks Record.
A record total of 1875 ballots
greater by 551 than the previous
record of 975 in 1945-were cast yes
terday in the town firehouse. Be-
tween the hours of 7 am and pm.
voters-some with either groceries or
babies in arms-filed steadily past
the ballot boxes.
At closing time some 200 voters,
still waiting their turn outside, had
to be ushered into an adjoining ga
rage and kept behind locked doors
until they could cast their votes.
The last ballot was cast Just before
8 pm.
When the counting began over a
public address system above the fire.
house doors, several hundred by
ISLANDERS stood listening to the re-
suits. The crowd did not diminish
until after midnight. The tabula-
ton ended at $50 am. today.
Canning Gets Early Lead.
Councilman Canning and Mrs.
Harrington took substantial leads
early in the counting, but Mrs. Har-
rington gradually fell back to
final point A votes short of the
number that would have elected
her. The new councilman's win
ming vote was registered less than
half an hour before the close.
Candidates who failed to qualify
were:
Frank J. Mcconnell, fifth candi-
date on the Improvement" slate,
395 votes; Abraham Chasanow, 349;
Adelbert c. Long, 301; Sherrod
East, 289; Joseph L. Rogers, 1856;
Paul Dunbar, 1874; James c. Smith,
1854; Herbert Hertz, ia; Vernon r.
Fox, 100, and Allen M. Lawrence, II.
Six votes were cast for former
Councilman John A. Cain, who had
withdrawn before the election due
to Ill health. Eleven ballots were
rejected.