Evening star., 1950-11-08
Fail
To Win Control
In InMontgoInerY
Republicans Capture
All Except ; Local
Offices in Sweep
By J. B. zotmon


cratic organizations attempt tx
return to power by electing all ex.
cept three Of the 81 Republican:
running for local offices.
i Yesterdays record outpourine
of approximately $4,000 votes also
gave COP candidates for State
and congressional Offices substan.
tial majorities over their Demo.
cratic opponents.
Results of the Montgomery elec.
ktion showed that the Charter
\ aCommittee alliance with the Re.
Ipublicans I'M The County Counci
acoptests apparently was carried
Tower into other local races to over.
fcome the county's 2-to-1 Demo.
cratic majority In registration
4 figures.
| A similar situation existed foul
years ago. when the Republicans
seized control for the first time ir
the county's history. AT that time
only five Democrats, two of whom
were unopposed. survived the GOE
sweep.
McKeldin Carries County.
Only four Democrats, one o1
whom was unopposed, were electec
in yesterdays Republican land.
slide. They are:
Grover Walker. unopposed fol
the County Council: Mrs. Stella
Werner, who also won a seat or
the Council by defeating John C
Reid, 20,294 to 1881; Clayton K
Watkins. who was reelected Cir
cult Court clerk by a vote of 20 .4S1
to 19,404 for James B. Parkhill
and Robert K. Maddox. who was
reelected surveyor over his oppo-
nent, Thomas B. McNeill. The
vote was 20,223 to 19,738. Mr.
Walker and Mrs. Werner were the
only Democrats indorsed by the
Charter Committee.
Theodore r. McKeldin, who was
elected Governor, carried the
county by a vote of 23,129 to
1900 for Gov. Lane, while John
Marshall Butler, Maryland's new
Senator, received 22.873 votes III
Montgomery to 1880 for Senator
Tydings.
In the congressional race, Rep
resentative Beall. who was re-
elected from the 9Th district, WOE
over Russell P. Hartle in Mont
gomery County, 23.948 to 17,006
Walter w. Dawson, chairman OF
the county's' Republican State
Central Committee, who was re-
elected State's. attorney, described
| his partyss Triumph, as d victory
ffor good government" MI. kDaw-
son defeated Alger Y. Barbee,
20.549 to 1884.
Frederic P. Lee, County Coun-
Gil president and q strong sup
porter of the charter form Of
government, said:
The results of this election
show that the people of Mont
gomery County are interested in
having an impartial. non-partisan
Council selected for it's COM
potency in running the county's
affairs. They show the people
don't want those affairs run by
a group that is supported by and
owes allegiance to q political
machine.
Mr.. Lee, registered Democrat,
had thrown his support 20 the
Republican Council candidates a
few weeks ago.
Democrats Are Gloomy.
At Democratic Victory Commit.
tee headquarters. where an at
nosphere of gloom surrounded
party workers, Warren w. Brown
ing, chairman Of the Democratic
State Central Committee said, "We
have no answer to the outcome Of
the election"
Leading the Republican ticket
in the county was Harold F. Ham
mond, who defeated Robert T
Snure for the Council, 22,531 tx
16,S49. Mr.. Hammond is the only
member of the present Council
who sought reelection. He was
appointed last April to succeed
Lewis Merriam, who resigned.
Also elected to the Council are
Lathrop E. Smith, who received
22.336 votes; Mrs. Kathryn j
Lawlor. 21,81S; George r. Nesbitt
1850, and J. Louis Monarch
21,575. -
| They defeated G. La Mar Kelly
jr.. who received 1885 votes;
Jerry T. Williams, 1898; Prestor
c. King. jr., 17,901, and JOSEPH
M. Matthias, 1889.
Hyde Defeats Simpson.
Unofficial returns from the
county's So precincts gave De Wit
S. Hyde 81 ,086 votes for the Stat,
Senate against 1906 for JOSEPH
B. Simpson, jr. Mr.. Hyde is com
pleting a four-year term as f:
member of the House of Delegates
The six. Republican candidate
for the House Of Delegates receivet
, the following votes
Julian P. King, 21.771; Ander
R. Lofstrand, jr., 21,868; Mrs
Leona M. Rush. 81 ,178, all of whom
were reelected; j. PAUL Marshall
1,149; j. Douglas Bradshaw, VIII
is completing a two-year term OF
the Council, 21,460, and Robert A
Wallace, 21,124.
Their Democratic opponent
were:
Einar B. Christensen, 1857
Votes; James c. Christopher, 18,
, l507; Frank L. Hewitt, jr., 1881
! Edward S. Northrop, 1883; Mrs
Margaret c. Schweinhaut, 1850
land Jerome H. Simonds, 1873.
!, For Orphans Court judges, TIN
three incumbents, William lyle
Page. jr.; Millward c. Taft an,
Charles H. Squire, were re-electe,
with votes of 20.868, 20,704 an,
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