Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-09-24
Mahoney Asks
More Recounts,
Refuses 10 Quit
z Other Counties
To Be Rechecked;
Lone Is Silent
BY the Associated Press

BALTIMORE, Sept. 23.-Georg'
P. Mahoney asked for recounts il
two more counties today and sale
his battle for the Democrat,
gubernatorial nomination sis IA
from over"
He lost the nomination to Gov
Lane on the basis of the almost
completed official count in Mon
days primary, "a unit votes to SO
However, Mr.. Mahoney led Gov
Lane in the overall popular vote
In announcing he has asked
for recounts in Carroll and Anne
Arundel Counties, making four ir
all. Mr.. Mahoney said:
THE response from the many
thousands of people who have
given me the majority of the pop
ular vote in the primary election
has been most gratifying and
feel it is my solemn duty to those
loyal independent Democrats who
have worked so valiantly against
such tremendous odds to break up
the political machine that has our
great State in its vices to con-
tinue the fight for them to the
end"
No Comment From Lane.
There was no immediate COM
ment from Gov. Lane on the latest
development in what has been one
of Maryland's bitterest Democratic
battles in many years.
Mr.. Mahoney had already asked
for a recount in Garrett County,
which he lost to Gov. Lane by SO
votes and had said he would file
in Wicomico, where he lost by 317.
He trailed Gov. Lane on Anne
Arundel's official count by 416
votes, was loser by ATS votes in
Carroll County.
Under Maryland's system of de-
Gliding primaries in Statewide
contests, Garrett County is as
signed four unit votes, Anne Arun-
del, seven; Wicomico, five. and
Carroll, five.
There are 152 unit votes in all
and II are needed to nominate in
a two-man race.
May Ask Other Recounts.
A shift to Mr.. Mahoney in two
of the four counties where re-
counts are pending would give him
the nomination.
His statement said that re-
counts may be asked in additional
counties.
Civic leaders from many other
counties have demanded that I
consider a recount in their coun-
ties" the Mahoney statement said.
I'VE are studying that proposal
and if the results of our investi-
CATION of the election results war
rant it, recounts win be asked in
other counties.
Mahoney Voices Confidence.
"I am very confident that the
peoples wishes will be respected
and that the result of these re-
counts will show that I will be
the peoples candidate with even
a greater majority (popular) vote
than has been reported"
He said his headquarters is
buster than ever answering the
thousands of letters and telephone
calls urging me to continue my
fight against the political machine
and in setting up our organization
for the recounting of the ballots
in the several counties"
The recounts may throw mon
key wrench into plans of the Dem
ocratic Party to get the nominal
ing convention over with as
quickly as possible so that the
general election campaign may
get underway.
G. O. p. Convention Saturday.
Under the law, the nominating
convention must convene on OF
before October 2. However, a con-
vention cannot nominate until II
is decided definitely who will gel
what unit votes.
Therefore. If the recounts drag
the convention probably will have
to convene officially, then recess
until they are completed.
The Republicans have set Their
nominating convention FOR next
Saturday. That party will Of
f1cially name former Mayor Theo-
dore R. McKeldin of Baltimore
its candidate for Governor fol
the third straight time.
1t will name William A. Gunter
a former State Senator from Ale
gany County, it's candidate fol
Attorney General against Hal
Hammond, Democratic incumbent
who won his party's nomination
without opposition.
1t is almost certain that John
Marshall Butler will be the Re-
publican candidate for United
States Senator. He has enough
convention votes to defeat D. John
Marley if the official tally from
Baltimore City is borne out. The
Baltimore canvass will not be
completed until Tuesday.