Evening star., 1950-04-10
Officials Are Named
To Run Montgomery
Precinct Elections

Names Of committee chairmen
who will conduct the election Of
Democratic precinct officials IN
each of Montgomery County's
So precincts at 8 pm. Wednes.
day were announced today by the
Democratic State Central Com.
mittee for the county.
Committee Chairman J. Bond
Smith said his group will be
available during the balloting to
pass on any questions arising
from the elections.
He emphasized that the State
Central Committee has Endorsed
no candidates because we want
to make certain that the election
will reflect the free choices and
wishes of the Democrats in their
own precincts"
County Workers May Vote.
ANY Democrat is free to NOM
mate any Democrat" he said,
"and ultimate choice will be de-
termined in open voting. checked
against the registration lists"
The County Personnel Board
has ruled that county employees
may vote but are prohibited from
campaigning publicly for candi-
dates and from being candidates
themselves.
The elections are the first Of
their kind in the county Demo-
cratic partys history. Previously,
precinct officials were selected by
the State Central Committee.
List of Those Named.
Those named to conduct the
elections are:
Laytonsville election district.
Mrs. Elsie Haines; Clarksburg.
Robert L. Waters; Poolesvilie, G.
Robert Gray; Rockville. 1st pre-
cinct. Mayor G. Lamar Kelly. jr.:
End precinct, Mrs. Edna Budette,
and 3rd precinct, Charles w.
woodward, jr. 4
Garrett Park, w. G.. MacNults:
Colesville. lst precinct. Mrs. Lot
tie L. Grussner. and 2nd precinct,
Leroy Snyder; Hillandale. E. E.
Rupert: Darnestown, E. Clagett
Jones; Travilah. Gordon Beam.
Olney. Henry L. Benson. jr..
Brookeville. Frederick S. Gilpin:
Gaithersburg. 1st precinct. j. For
est Walker and r. Watt Farmer:
Gaithersburg. Clayton K. Wat
kins: Potomac, Mrs. Alice Hostet-
Ter; Barnesville. Carlson w.
Moore; Damascus, Morgan H.
Watkins.
Bethesda, 1st precinct, Maxton
s. Lee: End precinct. Arthur G.
Lambert; Bird precinct. Phillip 4,
Thorson; 4th precinct. Warren
Browning; 5th precinct. Thomas
H. Carolan; 7th precinct. Thomas
S. Hinkel; 9th precinct. Mrs. Glen
ME L. Gray; 9th precinct. Saliva.
tore J. Cerniglia: 10th precinct.
Robert w. Beall: 11th precinct.
Frederic A. Genau; 18th precinct.
Coleman l.. Diamond: 18th pre-
cinct, William Rawley Hildebrand:
14th precinct, T. Earle Hampton:
18th precinct, Roland e. Simons;
goth precinct, Jesse F. Nicholson:
21st precinct. Arthur Eloin and
22nd precinct, Mrs. Margaret C.
Schweinhaut.
Wheaton District, including
Silver Spring and Takoma Park,
lst precinct, John G. An
derson: End precinct, George
Ray Thompson; 3rd precinct,
G. Leonard Daymude: 4th pre-.
cinct. Mrs. Marion S. Heming-
way; 5th precinct. Luther c.
Steward. jr.; 9Th precinct, Mrs.
Gratia B. Woods; 7th precinct,
Ercle F. Herbert; 9th precinct,
John Palmer; 9th precinct, Erwir,
L. Clark; 1lth precinct. Paul II.
Chesley; 18th precinct, William c.
Giddings; 18th precinct. William
Mullinix: 14th precinct. Mrs. Mar
garet @. Livingston; 18th pre-
cinct. Alfred B. Engelhard; l7th
precinct, Alger Y. Barbee; goth
precinct. Miss Vivian Simpson:
F21st precinct. Walter c. Griffin,
and 22nd precinct, Mrs. Raymond