Evening star., 1948-05-02
Light VoteDue
Tomorrow in !
Nearby Districts
Maryland to Select
Nominees for House
Seats in Primaries
BY John V. Horner

Despite party contests, primary
voting tomorrow is expected to be
light in nearby Maryland Congress.
slonal districts-the 5th and 9Th
which will select House nominees fol
the November election.
In most other Maryland districts
the signs point to heavier ballotine
Tor House candidates, particularly
in the populous Baltimore precincts
Representative Beall of FroStburg
Is unopposed for the Republican
House nomination in the 9Th district
and his name therefore will not be
on the ballots tomorrow. The dis
trlct comprises Montgomery, Fred
erlck, Allegany. Garrett and Wash
lngton Counties.
Seek Democratic Nomination.
-Four candidates are seeking the
Democratic primary nomination for
Mr.. Beall's seat in November.
They are F. Byrne Austin of Ta-
koma Park, an organization regular
believed to have the informal sup
port of most party leaders; Will
Allen, Bethesda, correspondent fol-
labor newspapers; Thomas O'Con-
NELL Forest Glen, former inveSti-
gator for the Senate War Investi-
eating Committee. and Dawson J
Horine, of Meyersville, Frederick
County.
Many Democrats concede pri-
vately that, regardless of the pri-
mary results, there is little prospect
Of defeating Representative Beall
in November.
In the 5th District, Representative
SaSscer, dean of the Maryland
House delegation, is being chal-
lenged for Democratic renomina-
ton by George Sachse, Glen Burnie
and Baltimore lawyer. Mr. Sachse
has accused Mr.. Sasscer of lack of
aggressiveness" in behalf of South
ern Maryland tobacco growers. a
charge Mr.. Sasscer denied Also,
some Sachse supporters in the
Sandy Point area of Anne Arundel
have objected strongly to the Rep
resentative's sponsorship of a Naval
Academy airport in their commu-
nifty.
Sasscer Expected to Win.
Nevertheless. Mr.. SaSscer'S closely
knit organization is expected to get
out sufficient votes to assure his re-
nomination by a wide margin.
The 5th District includes Prince
Georges, Anne Arundel, Howard.
Calvert, Charles and st. Marys
Counties.
On the Republican side organiza-
tions forces, with but few defections,
are behind c. Maurice Wiedemeyer
in three-cornered contest. Mr..
Weidemeyer, resident of Edge
water, Anne Arundel. practices law
in Washington and Annapolis. Mr..
Sasscer defeated him for Congress
four years ago.
The other candidates are Edwin
A. Glenn of Suitland, a taXicab
operator, indorsed by the liberal"
Maryland League of United Voters,
and Frank E. Vanderhoof of Suit
land, who advocates referendum
voting before nations go to war.
Convention Choices Up.
In several nearby counties party
members tomorrow will decide the
makeup of their delegations to
and Democratic State
conventions in Baltimore late this
month
There is no delegation contest
among Prince Georges Democrats,
slate of seven women having been
selected without opposition for the
county'S seven seats at Baltimore.
ConteSting for Prince Georges
seven Republican places are H. Will
son SpiCknall Hyattsville; Ned
Waters, BerWyn Heights; Lawrence
w. Henry Bowie; Erwin Hohensee,
College Park: Mrs. Annette P.
Fisher and Mrs Lois A. Baltimore,
BladenSburg: Paul D. Johnson.
Mount Rainier; w. Leroy Arm
strong. Laurel James T. Sutton,
Paramount Heights; J. Bryant Nor
riSon. Seat Pleasant, and Sidney A.
Moore. Brandywine.
In Montgomery, II Republicans
and 13 Democrats are in races for
the seven delegation places in each
party. They are:
Republicans--Herbert J. schlee, Lillian
w smith and Mrs. ,Verna S. Towne,
Mrs. Ruth Bliss Takoma PARK Paul NJ
Coe,zllan. Emily B. Elklns and Romeo w
BoTsd SILVER sprlns u MesIey ssuter ad5
C;ude. Rockville, and Frank r
Long. Kensineton.
Democrats-Mrs, Camilla o Bowman;
Bieir 'i Lee, III, silver spring; Lee yern
Iippart, Germantown: John Pratt. Albert
f. Aren't and Mrs; Anna H. Roach, Chevy
Robert w Bean and Mrs. Elizabeth ASay
Bethesda; Mrs. Irene Brungart. Takoma
Park and Jerry I. Williams, Laytousyillc
House candidates in the first four
Maryland districts are as follows:
First-Representatiye Miller of Easton,
ton. Democrats, S. Scott Beck. Chester
town: Earl Bennett. CAMBRIDGE. Harold l.
horsma1n, trp psrSIn Salisbury and E, Peter
N' second = Democrats. Representative
meade. Baltimore; William P Bolton
Baltimore County; Lawrence Boyce,
more; mo -, Richard F. Crook, Baltimore County.
and John B. Kennedy Baltimore
ThrdmDemoerstS.s Rep.eSfbmlstive ,bnnr GsT-
DomeniCo. Stefan r. kendzelsM ana
stephen B. Peddicord, all of Baltimore
Republican, John A. Janetzke Baltimore,
unoppoSed.
Fourth-DemocratS Representative Fa!-
Ion Philemon B Coulter, Henry T. Fields.
Harry Kemper, Leo H. Mccormick. 1Sador
Ronan and Sam H. Sanders. all Of Batl-
more. Republicans. James w. Miller and
Paul Robertson, Baltimore.
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