Evening star., 1950-09-29
Gov. Lane Asks
Vote Recount
In Worcester
Margin in Garrett Cut;
Mohoney Requests
Recheck in Talbot
BY the Assoeioied Press

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BALTIMORE, Sept. 29.-Gov.
Lane turned the tables on George
P. Mahoney and petitioned for q
recount of the Worcester County
vote in their bitter fight for the
Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor.
Mr.. Mahoney, meantime, asked
for a recount in Talbot, the ninth
county in which he has forced the
supervisors to tally the ballots
again in the presence Of his
watchers.
Talbot election officials made
arrangements to start counting to-
morrow morning and said they
would finish in time to certify the
winner to the nominating con-
vention in Baltimore Monday.
Has 4 Unit Votes.
Gov. Lane carried Talbot, 2,454
to 1888. The county has four unit
votes in the nominating con-
vention.
The Governors petition was
filed in Worcester County Circuit
Court just before the deadline last
night. Circuit Judge Edmond H.
johnson signed the papers and
ordered them served on the Coun-
ty Board of Election Supervisors
No arrangements have been
made yet to start the recount.
The board already is in the midst
OF one petitioned by a local can
didate for the House of Delegates.
Mr.. Mahoney carried Worcester
1888 to 2,137 on the basis of re-
turns from the official canvass.
-Four unit votes in the Demo-
cratic nominating convention are
at stake.
Garrett County, the second to
complete a recount initiated by
Mahoney, remained in the Gov
ernor'S column but only by a mar
gin OF SIX votes.
Original Margin Was So.
The original canvass gave Lane
858. Mahoney 805; the recount
made it Lane, IT'S; Mahoney, 769.
A previously completed recount
in Carroll County resulted in a net
gain Of five votes for Mr.. Mahoney
but left the county's five conven-
ton votes in Gov. Lanes total.
Recounts are being conducted
or will get under way in six other
counties-Anne Arundel, Wicom-
leo. Calvert. Howard, Dorchester
and Queen Annes. Mr.. Mahoney.
who instigated the recounts, needs
to swing at least two of the coun-
ties to his side to block Gov. Lanes
nomination at the Democratic
convention which is due to open
here Monday.
Arundel Count Started.
The monotonous job of count.
ing Anne Arundel voting cards
began in Annapolis this morning.
The first precinct checked, showed
$50 names on the poll book, one
shy OF the number recorded on
voting machines to indicate how
many persons voted.
Only 451 cards were found.
Matthew S. Evans, counsel to the
board. said the remainder might
be shuff1ed in with others returned
from Anne Arundel polling places.
Lane and Mahoney tellers kept
their own figures as election board
officials continued the check.
1t appears that unless conven-
ton delegates are certified from
all the subdivisions, or at least
from enough of them to give one
candidate n unit votes, the con.
vention may have to convene and
then recess until the recounts are
completed.
May Take IL More Days.
In Salisbury it took the Wico-
mico County Board of Election
Supervisors all day to complete
their recheck Of three of the 80
polling places. At that rate, it
would take II more days to finish
the recount. In the three polling
places, Mr.. Mahoney gained "A
votes. The official canvass showed
Gov. Lane ahead in the county.
1857 to 3,240-a margin of BIT
votes.
In Anne Arundel County, nearly
1000 voters qualification cards
were found in four of the county's
voting machines instead of in
sealed bags as Mahoney forces
contend the law reuires.
There was talk at Mahoneys
headquarters of trying to get the
entire Anne Arundel vote thrown