Evening star., 1950-10-01
Howard Recount
Fails 10 Chance
Lanes Margin
Mohoney Suit Moy
Tie Up Democrats
Convention Pluns 1,
BY the Associated Press

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BY the Associated Press
BALTIMORE. Sept. 30. An
other Democratic recount was
completed today with no change
in the Lane-Mahoney lineup, but
most of the confusion from Mary
lands primary, election was put
over to next week.
Gov. Lane retained his 81 unit
votes for the Democratic nomi-
nation for Governor against SO
for George p. Mahoney on COM
Ipletion Of a recount in Howard
County.
The Howard recount came out
exactly as the official canvass
1858 for Gov. Lane and 2,235 for
Mr.. Mahoney. This meant Gov.
Lane retained the county's three
unit votes in Mondays scheduled
State convention.
But Mahoney forces are in the
courts trying to upset the unit
system which cost their man the
nomination. Mr.. Mahoney had the
most popular votes by about 1880
but Gov. Lane got the unit ma
jority.
Suit Filed in Baltimore.
The suit in Baltimore Common
Pleas Court asks that it throw
out sections of the Maryland law
calling for the unit system. Under
that plan. each Baltimore legisla-
tive district and each county have
as many convention votes as they
have seats in the Legislature.
Each political unit is bound to
cast its votes to the candidate
receiving the most votes in that
unit. There are 152 votesi in the
convention.
Because of the Lane -Mahoney+
feuding. Democratic convention
plans are uncertain. Probably a
recess will be called after the con-
vention meets.
In Wicomico County a Maho-
ney-requested recount showed him
with net gain of 13 votes in II
completed precincts. There are
26 precincts still to be recounted.
Gov. Lane carried the county 1857
to 3,240.
A recount in Anne Arundel
County remained unsettled.
Sealing Challenged.
The recount itself was COM
pleted but Mahoney adherents
sought to have the vote invali-.
dated. Attorney George B. Woel-
fel filed a petition in Circuit
Court seeking to throw out the
entire primary vote,
Mr. Woelfel argued that "none
OF the voting authority cards were
sealed in the manner prescribed
by law" He said that some names
on polling books had been elim-
mated and he wanted to compare
them with registration books.
The petition was sent to Judge
James E. Boylan at Westminster
because Judge Benjamin Michael
son of Anne Arundel County was
not available.
Supervisor of Elections Frank r.
Stockett refused comment on the
latest development. But Matthew
S. Evans. attorney for the board,
said the recount was absolutely
in order" and the check of ma
chimes gave the same result as
before.
Gov. Lane carried the county
with 6.777 votes to Mr.. Mahoney's
6,361.
Two Other Recounts Finished.
Recounts have been completed
In Garrett and Carroll Counties
with no change in the unit vote
situation.
Meanwhile, there were some
prospects of peace in the Demo-
cratic fold.
Senator Tydings, who easily won
the Democratic nomination for his
fifth term. sent out word to Balti-
more ward executives to meet with
him Tuesday.
He said his object was mainly
to discuss city aspects of his cam
paign against John NJ. Butler, the
Republican nominee. Apparently
the invitation met little objection
from Lane or Mahoney forces be-
cause acceptances started rolling
in.
Senator Tydings said II might
have something to say about
harmony"