Evening star., 1950-11-08
G. 0. ?. Sweeps
Prince Georges;
Sasscer Stays
Sothoron Is Defeated
AsonIy Five Other
Democrats Win
By chorIes A. McAIeer

Gratis suffered a crushing defea
yesterday as the Republican,
seized control for the first tim'
in Is years.
Only the organizations chief
tain, Representative Sasscer, VIII
was reelected from the 5th dis
trict. and five of the q Demo
Gratis running for local Office
managed to keep their heads aboy,
the flood of Republican votesS
But another county Democrstl
leader, State Senator L. Harolt
Sothoron, was defeated in his hit
for reelection by John Rayfnon,
Fletcher. chairman of the county,
Republican State Central Com
mittee. The ul1off1ciaI vote wa
1883 for Mr.. Fletcher and 1862
for Mr. Sothoron, who is majorit.
leader of the State Senate.
Casting a record 37,000-odd bal
lots, county voters also gave size
able majorities to Theodore r. Nc
Keldin, who defeated Gov. Lane
and to John Marshall Butler, vic
tor over Senator Tydings.
Other Contests Run Close.
Mr.. McKeldin received 20,9O;
county votes to 16,470 for hi:
Democratic opponent and MIR
Butler, 20,081 to 16.649 for the
Democratic Senator.
Mr.. Sasscer carried his home
county over Thomas S. Carr, a.
BIT to 16,340.
The vote in other contests was
extremely close. particularly in
the races for the six seats in the
House of Delegates. There, one
of the two successful Democratic
candidates was separated by less
than 200 votes from another DEM
ocrat.. who lost.
And IN the Orphans Court
contest, the only winning Demo-
crat had a margin of less than
100 votes over his Republican op-
ponent.
Wilkinson, Humphrey Win.
The five Democrats who sur
vived the Republican sweep. ac-
cording to unofficial returns, are
Perry o. Wilkinson and Leroy
Humphrey. reelected to the House
Of Delegates; w. Waverly Webb
who was reelected Circuit Court
clerk by vote of 1884 to 6,142
for Samuel r. Acuff; Lansdale
G. Clagett, who defeated Paul D
johnson, 1913 to 1906, to be
reelected to the Orphans Court,
and Ben Dyer. unopposed for
surveyor. Mr.. Wilkinson received
16.917 votes and Mr.. Pumphrey
17,004.
Leading the local Republican
ticket was William R. Hughes, 81
year-old former Catholic Univer-
sity athlete, who is in the real es-
tate business. One of four Re-
publicans elected to the House of
Delegates, he received 1906 votes.
MIR. Hughes had appeared on
the radio several times week to
press his charges of gambling in
the county.
THE gambling situation had a
terrific effect on the vote" he
said last night at Republican
headquarters in Hyattsville. "The
people were looking for some one
to come out and bring into the
open the fact that gambling ex-
listed here"
Hughes Promises Fight.
He said he believed county gam
blers would clay low" for awhile
to "see what would happen" And
he promised that something will
happen-we've just begun te
fight"
He was echoed by many Of his
supporters, who insisted the bald.
ing candidate had carried the resi-
of the Republican ticket to vic
tory.
Another Republican elected tt
the House of Delegates-Harry E
Taylor, jr., 28-is one of the
youngest men ever elected to the
General Assembly from Prince
Georges. An attorney, he received
17,144 votes.
Others elected to the House o1
Delegates and their votes are AL
bert r. Hassall, 1888, and Johr
F. Lillard, jr., 17,573.
Defeated in the House of Dele.
gates race were:
T.. Raymond Burch. who re.
ceived 16,046 votes; Ernest N
Cory, jr., 16.411; George G. Nc.
Leish, incumbent. 1878; Nicholas
Orem, jr., 1922, Democrats
Wendell Sigler, jr., 1858, ant
Mrs. Dorothy E. Sousa, 1926
Republicans.
Other Victors Listed.
Elected to the Board of Count.
Commissioners were:
Daniel A. Abbott, who received
17,413 votes; Thomas E. Latimer
1885; w. Everett Marion, 1882
H. Wilson Spicknall, 16.964, ant
Edward j. (Ned) Waters, 1875.
They defeated John H. Beall
1921; James B. Bland, 16,547; I
Leonard Dyer. 1897; Harry W
McNamee, 1882 and Alfred +
Smith, 16,053.
For the Orphans Court in addi
ton to MFR. Clagett, Laura LIE
Courtney and Clifton l.. Clevenge
were elected with votes of ITO
and 17,946, respectively. The tw
defeated candidates, besides MI
johnson, are William T. McPher
son, 1926. and Vincent A. Oster
man, 1920.
w. Curtis Hopkins defeate
Griffith S. Oursler for register @
wills. 1883 to 1897; Carlyle
Lancaster beat A. Gwynn Bowl
for States attorney, 1895 to is,
$50; Carlton G. Beall was electe,
sheriff by vote of 1878 to Is,
1913 for T. Ward Martin and Julial
B. Mckay defeated Norman H