Evening star., 1951-02-09
Given
New Plan Add
Seat in House
Marshall Proposes
Substitute for Move
Offered by DriscoII
By J. B. Zotmon
Sfor Stoff Correspondent


ANNAPOLIS. Feb. 9.-Mont-
gomery Delegate j. PAUL Mar
shall. Republican. has come up
with congressional redistricting
plan which he believes would pave
the way for election of a Republic
can Representative from the 5th
(Southern Maryland district in
1852.
His proposal, which would re-
move Howard County and all
Baltimore City precincts from the
5th district. is the latest in a
series of moves to plot the lines
OF Maryland's new seventh con-
gressional district.
The State won the right to an
additional Representative as a
result of population gains during
the last 10 years.
Substitute fer Driscoll Plan.
Mr.. Marshall said yesterday he
would offer his plan as a substi-
tute for one drafted by a group
OF Republican legislators headed
by Delegate Fred B. Driscoll, Al
legany County. The group, Of
which MIR. Marshall is a member,
was appointed recently by House
Minority Leader Anders r. Lof-
strand, jr., Of the all-Republican
Montgomery delegation.
Both proposals will be discussed
at a Republican caucus here Tues
day. In the meantime, they will
be studied by the States three
G. o. P. Representatives, Edward
T. Miller of the first eastern
Shore) district, James P. S. Dey-
ereux, second district and j. Glenn
Beall of the sixth (Western Mary
land} district.
Other Features of Plan.
In addition to the proposed
changes in the fifth district, Mr..
Marshall's plan would:
l. Place Howard County in the
second district, which now consists
OF Baltimore, Carroll and Hartford
Counties.
2. Establish the new congress
sional district in Baltimore City
and transfer to the city its pre-
c1ncts which are now in the Sec
ond district. At present, Balti-
more has two Representatives.
3. Retain the present makeup
OF the first district and sixth
district, which includes Montgom-
cry County.
BY removing Howard County.
the fifth district would be left
with Prince Georges. Anne Arun-
del. Calvert. Charles and st.
Marys Counties. 1t is represented
in the House by Lansdale G.. Sass
Ger, Democrat.
Believes Sasscer Is Slipping.
According to the Montgomery
delegate, Mr.. Sasscer's margin Of
victory has been steadily decreas-
ing in recent years since he was
first elected in 1899.
IF we take away Howard
County, which is so solidly Demo-
cratic that Mr.. Sasscer rarely
campaigns there, I believe there is
a good chance of electing a Re-
publican next year." Mr.. Marshall
said.
And adding Howard to the
second district would not cut too
sharply into G. o. P. strength
there, MI. Marshall claimed.
He also contended his plan
would be a major step forward
in equalizing the populations Of
the various districts.
Driscoll Plan Outlined.
The Driscoll plan, it was learned,
would:
/. Cut Montgomery County out
of the sixth district and add Car
roll and Howard Counties in it's
place.
2. Place Montgomery in the
fifth district.
3. Take Hartford County out Of
the second district and place it
in the first district.
4. Transfer Anne Arundel
County from the fifth to the Sec
ond district.
5. Create three districts in Bal.
timore to include the city's pre-
cincts now in the second and fifth
districts.