Evening star., 1948-04-26
Picks
HouseNomiinees
Next Monday
Convention Delegates
Appear Certain to
Be Uninstructed
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, April 26.-Marv-
land voters will select 10 nominees
for Congress at party primaries
next Monday.
National issues will concern the
voters only indirectly. No presi-
Dental candidate has filed in Mary
land.
And-barring an unlikely sue
cess of Gen. Macarthur supporters
to elect slate of delegates-it is
virtually certain that both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans will send an
uninstructed delegation to the ma
tional conventions.
The Macarthur adherents, led in
Maryland by Tim Bright, hope to
get enough of their candidates
elected at the COP primary to con-
troll the State convention.
Upset is Doubted.
But political observers regard
such an upset very remote posi-
bility, particularly in view of Gen.
MacArthur's recent setbacks in the
Wisconsin and Nebraska primaries.
But while the May primaries
will lack the fire inherent in the
presidential contests, there's plenty
of other political fuel to kindle
interest.
Large-scale maneuverings for the
nominations involve a good deal of
factional political squabbling, nota-
bly, in Baltimore City, and the voters
verdict may have pronounced ef-
feet on the balance of power of rival
intraparty political organizations.
The four Democratic incumbents
Representatives Meade, I'd Dis
trict; Fallon, 4th; Garmatz, 3rd, and
Sasscer, 5th-all have primary op-
position.
The two Republican Representa-
tives, Miller of the 1st and Beall
OF the 9th District, are unopposed.
Campaign Lively.
On the Eastern Shore a lively
campaign has been under way for
the Democratic nomination from the
lst District. This despite the fact
That Mr.. Miller, the Republican in
cumbent, is considered likely to sue
ceed himself for another term.
Former State Senator Earl Ben
nett of Dorchester County; S. Scott
Beck, jr., of Somerset County; Har-
old L. foreman, jr., of Wicomico
County, and E. Peter Richardson of
worcester County, are the princi-
pals In the Shore scramble.
Currently the top contenders ap-
pear to be Mr.. Bennett-running on
his legislative record in the General
Assembly-and Mr. Beck, who has
welghty political support.
There have been few speeches in
the tour-way race. Candidates have
been touring the shore counties for
handshaking sessions and individual
interviews, however.
Mr.. foreman hit on novel elec-
tioneering note. He has sent out
letters asking voters what they
want done about their district in
case ne goes to Washington.
Suggestions Sought.
I'm doing it," he says, 80 I will
nave a record OF what can and
should be done for my district In
Congress
In the second district, Baltimore
County forces are pitted against city
politicians. County men want to
elect State Senator William P. Boil
ton, himself county resident. But
some city leaders as. we'll as former
Representative H. Street Baldwin
are backing the incumbent, Mr..
Meade.
Jack Pollack, fourth district Dem
acratic organization leader, also has
come out for Mr.. Meade, a fact
that caused CONSERVATION among
several second district Democratic
groups who see in it an attempt at
invading" their territory.
But Mr.. Pollack's main front lies
in his own, fourth district, where he
is backing former State OPA Direc-
tor Leo H. Mccormick. Mr.. McCor-
mick seeks the nomination against
the incumbent, Mr. Fallon, who has
been associated with the Democratic
faction bossed by William Curran.