Evening star., 1950-09-26
MahoneyA Awaits
Recounts in ;
Counties Today
McKeIdin Supporters
See Victory in Split
Between Democrats
BY The As.oeieied Press

would give him the nomination.
Representatives of both Gov
Lane and Mr.. Mahoney were OF
hand in each of the counties t,
watch the counting.
Gov. Lane won 81 convention
votes-seven more than needed
for nomination-to 68 for Mr.. Ma
honey in the primary.
The Governor won Garret
County's four convention votes b.
a margin of So popular votes
Anne Arundel's seven by 416
Wicomico's five by BIT. and Car
rolls five by a 47s-vote margin
Meanwhile, the party rift caused
by the free-swinging vehement
primary contest between Gov
Lane and Mr.. Mahoney showed
little signs of healing-and the
general election is exactly six
weeks away.
COP Chances Appear Brighter.
Articles by political commen.
tators were appearing with state
ments that the Democratic rift was
enhancing Republican chances OF
electing Theodore r. McKeldir
Governor in November. as well as
other COP candidates.
Baltimore newspapers said cur
rent odds on a Lane-McKeldir
battle are running from ever
money to 8-to-5 on Mr.. McKeldin
On an attempt to promote Dem.
ocratic harmony and build 6
solid front for the election, Philip
H. Goodman invited top member.
of the Lane and Mahoney faction.
to a reunion dinner.
Gov. Lane and Mr.. Mahoney
failed to answer the invitation
and there were no definite &C.
ceptances in the six replies he die
get.
D'Alesandro Seeks Harmony.
One, from Mayor Thomas DIAL
eSandro of Baltimore, said, ''I wish
to assure you that the necessary
steps are being taken by leaders of
the party to promote harmony" j"
What these steps are, he did not
say. Mayor D'Alesandro is a Lane
supporter.
William Curran, Baltimore po-
Htical leader and a Mahoney back
er, wrote Mr.. Goodman that 81
am not sure that anything can be
done until it is officially determ-
tned who is the candidate for Gov
ernor."
Senator Tydings, who easily won
the Democratic denomination to g
fifth term himself, said that "the
muddled state of the count" makes
such a meeting impractical at this
time.
Mahoney Loses First Round.
Mr.. Mahoney lost the first round
In his challenge of the Anne Arun.
del County vote yesterday wher
his lawyers were denied permis.
sion took over the voting cards
used in the primary. The Elec.
tionS Board said the cards woule
be inspected in the ordinary course
Of the recount.
The voting cards have beer
placed in mailbagS for safekeeping
Mahoney headquarters in Balti.
more announced 1t had sent EN-.
miSaries to Annapolis and set ul
an all-night guard around thu
Court House to keep a cautions eye
on the mailbags.
Workers for the candidate also
were seeking a court order to re.
quire the Elections Board to oper
the mailbags.
Judge Clarifies One Point.
Meanwhile, one Of the many
other confusing things about the
muddled primary was clarified by
O Baltimore County judge.
The ordered the official canvas.
of the county finished as quickly
as possible.
A recount has been granted
there in the close contest fol
Democratic county commissioners
Control Of the county probabl.
will hinge on the outcome of tht
recount.
The Board of Elections Super.
visors had called off the canvas
pending the recount. Judge j
Howard Murray ordered it to pro-
ceed.
If the canvass had had to wal
until after the recount, the county
probably would not have beer
represented in the Democratic
convention scheduled to convene
next Monday.
Recount Must Be Completed.
Judge Murray ruled that nj
Democratic candidate for county
commissioner will be issued Ger.
tificate to place his name on thu
general election ballot until aftel
the recount.
He said the recount will be com.
pleted before the general election
IF this court has to take over.
Late last night the supervisor,
concluded the canvass of votes fol
county commissioner. It showee
Michael ]. Birmingham, a sup.
porter Of H. STREET. Baldwin, t.
be the winner over John r. Haut
one of Christian H. Kahl's back.
ers, for third place on the boare
Of commissioners. Mr.. Baldwin
and Mr.. Kahl were the othe
winners.