Evening star., 1950-09-19

F1NUO1y ~ " III -
mittee ticket was headed by Joseph
B. Simpson, jr., who won the NOM
ination for the State Senate.
The fight between the two
Democratic factions over party
control stimulated voter interest
and caused turnout described by
election officials as quite heavy"
for a primary. About 10000 of
the county's $4,000 registered vot-
ers. went to the polls approx
imately 14,600 Democrats and
4,600 Republicans.
Also swamped under the food
of ballots cast for the organization
ticket were three of the four Char
ter Committee candidates who
were opposed for the Democratic
nominations to the County Coun-
Gil.
Mrs. Werner Leads Slate.
The fourth, Mrs. Stella Werner,
was the only opposed candidate
who ran with the backing of all
three groups. She led the Victory
Committee slate with 1922 votes
in her race for the council nomi-
nation from the fourth district.
Her opponent. Basil L. Carr, re-
ceived 1889 votes. A fifth Demo-
cratic council candidate backed by
the Charter Committee was un-
opposed in the primary.
In the only Republican contest
for the council, the charter groups
two candidates, Mrs. Kathryn Law
lor and j. Louis Monarch, won
easily over Wesley M. Morris for
nominations to the two at large
seats. -Four other Republican
council candidates supported by
the Charter Committee had no
primary opposition.
The Victory Committee also gave
big majorities to Goy.- Lane and
Senator Tydings. The Governor
received OATS votes to 5,ll9 for
George P. Mahoney, his principal
opponent for the Democratic gu
bernatorial nomination, who was
supported by the Free Democrats.
Markey Trailing Butler.
Senator Tydings piled up 10, 1853
votes to 1881 for Hugh j. Mona
chan, I'd, and 1903 for former
Representative John Ambros
Meyer of Baltimore.
The Republican organization
candidate for Senator, John Mar
shall Butler, was given 2,371 votes
to 1893 for D. John Markey &C
cording to incomplete returns from
16 precincts.
In the race for the Democratic
nomination to the House from the
9Th district, w. Prescott Allen,
Bethesda publisher, lost Montgom-
cry County to Russell P. Hartle,
HagerStown, retired Army major
general, 1887 to 7,728.
The Victory Committees tri-
umph was regarded as significant
in the Democratic organizations S
battle to, regain control over
county Offices.
Committee Pledged Status Quo.
In their primary campaign,
Victory Committee candidates in
sisted they would make no effort
to change the present council
manager system but contended
they could administer it on a more
businesslike basis at less cost to
the taxpayer.
In addition to Mrs. Werner on
the Victory Committee ticket, the
voters nominated Jerry t. Will
liams to.the council from the first
district and Preston C. King, jr.,
and Joseph M. Matthias to the two
at-large seats.
Mr.. Williams defeated Malcolm
H. White, who ran with Charter
Committee support, 8,64O to Alb,
while Mr.. King and Mr.. Matthias
beat John C. Post and William
Brent Young, retired admiral and
former paymaster general of the
Navy, who also were indorsed by
the Charter Committee. The
vote: Mr.. King. 8,606; Mr.. Matthias,
8,262; Mr.. Post, $3.50, and Admiral
Young 3,761.
Other Results Listed.
Besides their Charter Commit
tee support, the three defeated
council candidates had been in
dorsed by the Free Democrats.
Results of other Democratic
contests are:
State Senator: Mr.. Simpson, g.
1919 ,and Robert w. Beall, $3.50.
House of Delegates: Einar B.
Christensen, 9,416; James C.
Christopher, 1886; Frank L. Hew-
lit, jr., 9,043; Edward S. Northrop,
1854; Mrs. Margaret C. Schwein-
haut, 9,021: Jerome H. Simonds,
7,187; R. Edwin Brown, 4,875:
Donald A. DeLashmutt, 1898; r.
Shirley Hays, 3,725, and Charles
D. Sanger, jr., 4,307. The first six
were the nominees.
States attorney: Alger Y. Bar
bee, 9,175, and John M. McInerney,
1852.
Sheriff: Charles H. Jamison,
1880; Donald w. Huntington,
3,216; Leslie E. Sanders. ST., 1926,
and Millard E. Peake, ST., 975.
Register of wills: Frank I. Davis,
9,286, and Thomas E. Plummer,
2,841.
Orphans Court: Coleman L.
Diamond, 1886; Eugene E. Rup-
pert, 8,191; Mrs. Genevieve H.
Wells, 8,45S: Walter G. M. Fields,
1870; James H. Benner, 1884,