Evening star., 1950-07-25
PriinceGeorges
States Indorsed
By Both Parties
Democratic Group
Also Backs Ticket
Headed by Gov. Lane

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cal groups.
Candidates on the Republican
slate, completed last night, flee
today with the Board of Election
Supervisors. Those on the Demo.
cratic slate, also drafted las
night, are expected to file within
the next few days.
In announcing their slate, Dem.
ocratic officials also indorsed thu
Statewide ticket headed by Gov
Lane. 1t also was reported thai
James B. Bland, county treasurer
who is supported for county com.
missioner, would be the full-timt
commissioner provided under the
Sothoron Act passed at the las
session of the General Assembly.
State Candidates Not Endorsed.
The Republican State Centra
Committee failed to indorse any
State candidates. Nor did it in
clude recommendations for it's OWE
committee, seven of whom must
file before next Tuesdays dead
4line.
Only four new names appear on
the Democratic slate. The others
either are incumbents or are
off1ceholders indorsed for other
county jobs.
Three of the new candidates
are Alfred H. Smith, Melwood,
president of the Citizens Bank
Of Riverdale, for county commits
sioner; Ernest M. Cory, jr., Laurel
attorney, and Nicholas Orem, jr.,
HyattSville attorney, for the
House of Delegates.
Besides Mr.. Smith and Mr..
Bland, those indorsed for the five
seats on the Board of County
Commissioners are John H. Beall
D. Leonard Dyer and Harry Nc
Nance, incumbentS.
Collins Supported.
The fourth incumbent board
member, Norman H. Collins. is
supported for treasurer, and the
fifth, T. Hammond Welsh, is not
seeking reelection because of the
pressure of his work at tn Hyatts-
vile Building Association, OF
which he is president.
Mr.. Cory and Mr.. Oren would
succeed DR.. N. B. Steward, who is
not running, and William H. Nc
Grath, who has moved to New
York.
The four other committee can
didates for the House of Delegates
are Perry o. Wilkinson, Leroy
Pumphrey. George McLeish and T.
Raymond Burch, incumbentS.
The fourth new candidate is
Ben Dyer, Cheverly. for surveyor
to succeed Vinton D. Cockey.
Candidates indorsed for other
county officers, all incumbents,
are:
States attorney, F. Gwynn
Bowie; sheriff, T. Ward Martin;
register of wills, Griffith S. Ours
Ter; Circuit Court clerk, w. Wav-
erly Webb; Orphans Court, VIII
liam T. Mcpherson, Lansdale G..
Clagett and Vincent A. Osterman
and for membership on the State
Central Committee:
Charles s. Early, Irwin I. Main,
Henry H. O'Neill, c. Gerard
Buscher, Mrs. Mary w. Brown
ing and Edward A. Fuller.
Named on the slate as delegates
to the State convention are Mrs
Myrtle Andre, Harry A. Boswell
jr.; Thomas Elmo Jones, Mrs
Oscar Zeellner, Richard F
Downes, Mrs. Marie Murphy and
Mrs. Betty Tayman.
The Republican ticket includes
only two former Office holders
w. Curtis Hopkins, real estate
broker of Hall, who once served
as sheriff, and Thomas E. Lati-
mer, Glenn Dale civil engineer
who formerly was county surveyor
MIR. Hopkins is q candidate fol
register of wills and Mr.. Latimel
aspires to one Of the five com.
missioners' seats.
Filing of the five candidates fol
commissioners assures at Least
one contest in the primary since
another Republican, Edward j
(NeO Waters of Berwyn, already
has fled for that Office although
not receiving the committee back.
ing.
3 Others Given Backing.
In addition to Mr.. Fletcher, the
following candidates have been in
dorsed by the committee:
House of Delegates-William r
Hughes, Brookside Manor real es.
tate operator; John F. Lillard, jr.
Hyattsville attorney; Harry Tay.
lor, jr., Brandywine Heights at.
torney; Wendell Sigler, jr., Brent.
wood architect; Albert r. Hassall
District Heights attorney. and Mrs
Dorothy E. Sousa, Hyattsvill,
housewife.
County Commissioner-Mr. Lat.
inner; T. Wilson Spicknall, Hyatts
vile Insurance broker and presi.
dent Of the Hyattsville City Coun
Gil; James B. Carrico, Riverdale
insurance broker and president o1
the Hyattsville Lions Club; DAME
A. Abbott, Camp Springs real es.
tate operator. and w. Everett Mar.
ton, Laurel accountant and tow1
clerk and tax collector of Laurel.
States Attorney-Carlyle J. Ian.
caster, Bladensburg lawyer.
Sheriff-Carlton G. BeaIl. f,
farmer who lives near Seat Pleas.
ant, and whose grandfather anc
uncle were one time sheriffs of tn,
county.
Treasurer-Julian B. Mckay
Forest Heights builder.
Clerk Of the court-Mark j
Hammett, Landover accountant.
Register of wills-Mr. Hopkins
Judges Of the Orphans Court
Mrs. Laura Lee Courtney, Capito