Evening star., 1950-09-28
Lane Is Upheld
In First Recount:
Others Awaited
Muhoney Cutting Leod
In Garrett County,
Files New Petition


The first Maryland county
complete its vote re-
count in the bitter contest be-
tween Gov. Lane and George p.
Mahoney for the Democratic
nomination has up
held the Governors margin in the
September l8 primary.
But partial tabulations Of the
recount in another county indi-
Gated Mr.. Mahoney was whiting
down the Governors popular vote
lead there. the Associated Press
Other recounts either were tax
ing place today or were planned
in three other counties where Mr..
Mahoney has challenged returns
which gave Gov. Lane renomina-
ton.
Mr.. Mahoney polled about
1900 more popular votes than
his opponent. but the Governor
came out of the primary with an
84-68 margin in the decisive unit
vote column.
Lane Urged to Withdraw.
Under the unit vote system, each
Maryland county and Baltimore
City legislative district is assigned
as many votes in the party nomi.
mating convention as it has mem
bers in the General Assembly. The
top candidate in popular votes in
each subdivision gets the unit
votes OF the county or legislative
district.
Meanwhile, the Cumberland
Times advocated that Gov. Lana
withdraw as the Democratic Par.
tvs candidate for reelection In
favor of State Controller j. Millard
TaWes.
The newspaper said in an edi-
torial that the Governors chances
for a second term were hopeless;
that Mr.. Mahoney could not de-
feat Theodore r. McKeldin, the
Republican candidate, in the gen.
eral election. Mr.. Tawes had no
primary opposition for the Demo-
cratic controller nomination.
MahOney Gains in Garrett.
Results of the Carroll County
recount. completed yesterday,
merely cut Gov. Lanes winning
margin in that subdivision from
ATS to All.
In Garrett County, however. q
recount covering 13 of the Is pol
ling places showed net gain Of
% votes for Mr.. Mahoney. Orig
inal returns gave Gov. Lane the
county by So votes. The recount Ia
expected to be finished today.
The three other counties where
Mr.. Mahoney has asked recounts
are Anne Arundel, Calvert and
Wicomico. His request on Calvert.
which Gov. Lane carried by 367
votes, was made yesterday. The
Governors winning margins In
Anne Arundel and Wicomico were
416 an 317, respectively.
Butler Count Official
A switch of any two of the coun-
ties in which recounts have been
asked give Mr.. Mahoney the NOM
ination.
Another candidate who won
nomination although he trailed in
popular votes is John Marshall
Butler. Final official returns In
the Republican senatorial race
gave Mr.. Butler 32,899 popular
votes to 34,791 for D. John
Markey.
But Mr.. Butler. like Gov. Lane.
garnered the majority of unit
votes. He had 81 to Mr.. Mar
keys 70.
Final official tallies still are
lacking from Baltimore City In
the Democratic contest for the
senatorial nominee and from both
the city and Baltimore County in
the race for the Republican at
torney general nomination.
Hartle Victory Confirmed.
Neither of these contests is in
doubt, however. Senator Tydings,
Democrat. was an overwhelming
victor over his two opponents in
his bid for a fifth term to the
Senate. Final official returns from
all counties and complete but un-
official results from Baltimore
City gave Senator Tydings 174,-
143 votes. Former Representative
John A. Meyer of Baltimore had
39,796 and Hugh Monaghan, II,
had 39,28s.
William Gunter won the Re.
publican nomination for attorney
general with complete but unof-
fetal tallies giving him 39,326
votes to 24,687 for Miss Helen
Brown.
In his race for the Democratic
nomination to Congress from the
sixth district. which includes
Montgomery County, complete Of
fetal returns gave Russell p.
Hartle, Hagerstown. 20,57S votes
and w. Prescott Allen, Bethesda
publisher, 1885.