Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-10-16
Democrats Face
Real Fight in
Calvert Race
Party Has Edge Over
Republicans in
Vote Registration
By Alex R. Preston
Star Stoff Correspondent

By Alex R. Preston
Sior Staff Correspondent
PRINCE FREDERICK, Md, Oct.
County Democrats
admit they have real fight on
their hands but they don't agree
on which offices are involved.
Democrats have the edge with
a registration of about $3.50 to
3,400 for the Republicans. They
hold seven of the local Offices to
be filled November 7 while their
hold six.
Four years ago Gov. Lane won
the county Democratic primary
just as he did this year against
George P. Mahoney by about 800
votes out of a total of approx
mately 1890. But Gov. Lane
lost the general election here in
1916 to his Republican opponent.
Theodore R. McKeldin, who faces
him again this year.
GOF Is HOpefuI.
Republicans are pinning their
hopes this year on friction caused
by three primary contests held by
their opposites-particularly for
the State Senate seat of Louis
Goldstein. The Republicans had
no primary.
Senator Goldstein, q Prince
Frederick attorney, won renomi-
nation, 1912 to 1912, for John
B. Morsel, popular county agent
for about 20 years. Republicans
say they will get much of the
Democratic farm vote. Their can
didate is Herbert Ireland. Plumb
Point farmer, who served in the
House of Delegates during the
administration of Gov. Nice.
Mrs. Carita Kerney, one of Gov.
Lanes co-chairmen during the
primary drive, believes the bitter
Goldstein-Mo contest left its
wounds in her party but she says
Gov. Lane will carry Calvert along
with the State Senator. She says
Republicans will win no more
than one-third of the local Offices.
Not So, Says Democrat.
Not so. says Wilmer Colt, Demo-
cratic State Central Committee
chairman for Calvert. In his
opinion. the races for county COM
missioner. States attorney and
sheriff are the main Democratic
contests.
The Democrats had primary
races for all three Offices.
The Solomons Island laboratory
has been injected into the
gubernatorial as we'll as the State
Senate contests. A new laboratory
is being built at Crisfield on the
Eastern Shore and the COP holds
the Lane administration respons-
ible for closing the one here.
Catholics are said to be in the
minority here and most observers
feel there is no division on religious
grounds alone but the Republicans
are attacking Senator Goldstein
for bill he sponsored two years
ago providing public school trans
portation for parochial school
students. 1t carried a referendum
clause, however. and the plan sub
sequently was defeated decisively.
About so per cent of Calvert's
population are Negroes. About IS
per cent of the Republican regis
trants are Negroes. Yet, at last
weeks rally for Mr.. McKeldin and
the COP slate at the courthouse
here, a Negro stood at the door
giving out cards and bookmatches
boosting Senator Goldstein.
Negro on Committee.
The three-member Republican
State Central Committee has one
colored member, Mrs. Mildred
Parran of Huningtown, who is
secretary
There is one Democrat and one
Republican member of the House
OF Delegates. In the primary,
Delegate James E. Hance. of
Mutual, and George Owings of
OWlngs, won the Democratic nomi-
nations over Thomas Parran, jr.
They will oppose Delegate John
w. Hall, Lusby, and Perry G.
Bowen, jr., Adelina, both Republic
cans.
The States attorney, Arthur w.
DoWell, veteran Republican in
cumbent, is opposed by Frank
Boyd. Democrat, both of Prince
Frederick.
The Republican court clerk.
Alan Ross, Mutual, will be opposed
by Lloyd Bowen of Island Creek.
now the clerk to the county COM
In the race for sheriff, Kenneth
Buckler, Republican register of
wills, who was sheriff four years
ago, is opposed by Samuel Lyons
OF BarstoW, building foreman.
Withdraws From Race.
The present Republican sheriff,
Roy Howard, Port Republic. has
withdrawn from this contest and
is running for county commission
er in the First District against
Claude Turner Lusby, incumbent
Democrat. Other commissioner
contests are Everett Hall, Repub-
lican incumbent, against j. Gill
Denton, Barstow, in the Second
District. and Benjamin Sunder-
land, Republican incumbent of
Sunderland, against George Ward,
Lower Marlboro.
Democrats have two women in
the races. Seeking Mr.. Buckler's
office of register of wills
are Mrs. Harry Hutchins of Mount
Harmony against Halson Young,
Prince Frederick Republican. Miss
Irene Hance, Prince Frederick, is
tbn nonnoorotjp candidate for