Evening star., 1948-04-02
Nj Candidates !
In Maryland File
For House Race
No Aspironts for
Presidency Enter r,
Preferential Primary

Presidency Enter
Preferential Primary
Maryland voters learned today
that they would have no presiden-
tial preferential primary this year,
but they were assured of contests
for House nominations in each Of
the States six districts.
When the filing deadline passed
last midnight, 80 Democrats and IL
Republicans had entered bids for
the nominations. The two major
parties will choose their nominees in
primaries May ).
No candidate filed at Annapolis
for the presidency, thus eliminating
the possibility of preferential vote.
Representatives of both Gov. Thon-
as E. Dewey of New York and Harold
E, Stassen stood watch at the State
capitol with signed certificates an
their pockets, just in case. These
candidates had agreed not to file II
no one else did.
Sasscer Makes Bid.
A major development on the final
day of filing was the entry of
candidate against Representative
Sasscer. Democrat. in the 5th dis
trict. George Sasche, Glenn Burnie
attorney and former president Of
the Maryland Tobacco Growers AS
sociation, paid the $lo0 fee and
launched a campaign to wrest the
nomination from Mr.. Sasscer.
Representative Beall, Republican,
of Frostburg, automatically receives
his party's denomination for the 9Th
district seat. No one entered the
primary against him.
On the Republican side In the Sth
district. four candidates are COM
peting for the right to oppose the
winner of the Sasscer-Sassche con-
test They are Edwin A. Glenn,
Suitland; L. J. H. Herwig. Annap-
oils; C. Maurice Weidemeyer, Ann
apolis, and Frank E. Vanderhoof,
Suitland.
Four in Democratic Contest.
On the Democratic side in the
9Th, four men seek the nomination
to oppose Representative Beall.
They are Will Allen, Bethesda,
Washington correspondent for The
New Leader and The Forward, and
a publication of the International
Ladies Garment Workers: r. Byrne
Austin, Takoma Park; Dawson j.
HORNE, Meyersburg, and Thomas
O'Connell, Silver Spring.
Representative Miller, Republican.
is unopposed within his party for
the 1st district seat in the House.
and John A. Janetzke, Baltimore.
is unopposed for the Republican
nomination in the Sd.
The Associated Press reported that
Democratic contests are assured
in every district.
In anticipation of a hard fight
to regain the seat Representative
Miller won from the Democratic
incumbent, Dudley G. Roe, two years
ago, five Eastern Shore men filed
for the nomination.
Five Oppose Meade.
Representative Meade of Balti-
more has drawn five opponents.
State Senator William P. Bolton
of Towson is running with the
backing of the Democratic organi-
zation currently in power in Balti-
more County.
Representative Garmatz, running
for his first full term in Congress.
has four opponents, including Bal
timore City Councilman Anthony r.
Didomenico, party independent"
The district lies within Baltimore
City.
The big flght-so far as the num-
ber of contestants is concerned-is
in Baltimore City's 4th district.
Seven Democrats are trying to wrest
the nomination from Representative
Fallon.
Mr.. Fallon is an adherent of the
wing of the party led by William
Curran, former attorney general.
The Democratic coalition which OPP
poses the Curran group has not off,
cially given its blessing to the can
didacy of any of the other seven. It
has been indicated, however, that
Mayor Thomas OAlesandro and
other leaders of the coalition may
work for the nomination of Leo H.
Mccormick, wartime Maryland OPA
director.
Other Lists Are Closed.
Candidates. for Republican and
Democratic delegates to the State
conventions of the two parties also
closed.
Forces seeking the election of Gen.
Douglas Macarthur as President
said that 81 Republicans informally
pledged to him filed for seas In the
convention, which in turn elects
delegates to the national convention.
A group of unionists in Cumber-
land, declaring that they were tired
of political" selection of candidates,
filed for 9Th district seats in the
conventions. Pour listed themselves
as Democratic candidates, and four
seek to become delegates 10 the
COP State convention.
The conventions must be held
within two weeks after the May
primary.
Candidates are Listed.
The complete list OF congressional
candidates
FIRST DISTRICT.
Democrats.
gss.t3 gsss sseI ssG't EES8nssn; Eps8ss4sso1' n l. j.
Republican,.
Miller, Representative
SECOND DISTRICT.
Democrats.
Bolton, william p. Crook. Richard ?.
Boyre. Lawrence p Kennedy. John B.
connor A. Paul Meade Rep.
Shirley, A. Earl Walter, John W.
THIRD DISTRICT.
Burke, Paul 2. ssnaseiskii s.gs,.s. s.es.n sts6.n
Garmatz, Representative.
Republicans.
Janetzke. John A.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Democrats.
Coulter Philemon B. Mccormick. Leo II.
FaIIon Rep Roman, 1sadoF
Fields, Henry r. Sonders, Sam II.
Kemper, Harry Traun' syoney H.
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