Evening star., 1952-05-04
Maryland Primary
Will Reflect Voters
President Preference

President Preference
Careful Montgomery and Prince
Georges County voters in tomor-
rows Maryland primary election
can have some voice in selecting
their party'S presidential nominee
They can do it by their choice
of delegates to the Republican and
Democratic State conventions.
Senator Kefauver was the only
candidate to take advantage OF
Maryland's presidential preference
law. Democrats may either vote
for him or for an uninstructed
delegation to the State conven-
ton.
Some Reveal Preferences.
Although the Republicans don't
have any such choice, some of the
candidates for delegate have
stated their personal preferences
for the G. o. P. presidential nomi-
nation. If elected. these delegates
would support their choices at the
State convention, at which the
delegation to the National Re-
publican convention is selected.
Among the Is candidates for
Montgomery's seven G. o. P. dele
gates, 10 say they favor Senator
Taft. two back Gen. Eisenhower
and one says he leans toward him,
and two have stated no preference
The Taft candidates are: j
Douglas Bradshaw. R. Duncan
Clark, Gilbert Guide. j. Thomas
Kelly III, Mrs. Thelrna Hutchi-
son, Ruize o. Tyler, Miller V.
Parsons, Mrs. Esther L. MoebS,
Mrs. Amelia A. Henry and Lafay-
cite Franklin, jr.
Frank P. Mannarino and John
S. Rhoades say they like Gen.
Eisenhower. Mrs. Helen A. Barnum
says she leans toward the general
and also likes Gov. Earl Warren of
California.
William C. Birely and Betty Ann
Montgomery would state no per-
sonal preference.
II Favor Taft.
In Prince Georges, there are Is
candidates for the seven delegates
to the State G. o. P. convention.
Seventeen have said they favor
Senator Taft, four like Gen. Eisen-
hover and four have stated no
preference.
The Taft hackers: Mrs. Dorothy
Baxter Groth. Edwin A. Glenn
Ralph E. Harr. James T. Sutton,
Earnest c.. Farwell, William R.
Rice, John H. Hughes, Stanleigh
R. Bowers, J. Lotion Johnson,
James S. Brady, jr., Mrs. Dorothy
E. Sousa, Charles H. Drown. Cliff
ton L. clevenger, Ulysses Mackall
Mrs. Anita H. Buck, Mallan R.
Middleton and Elwood j. Taylor
The Eisenhower supporters are
Mrs. Frances T. Trammell, Mrs
Lydia A. Wood. Albert Guidotti
and William 0. Cooper.
Stating no preference are James
M. Molineu, Samuel r. Aeuff
Samuel Gardner Coal and Sydney
A. Moore. b
Pledged by Kefauver Vote.
In Democratic balloting, if more
voters pull the lever for Senator
Kefauver than for "uninstructed,' :
the delegation - regardless OF
whom is elected to twill be
pledged to support him at the
State Democratic convention.
Under the law, delegates from
counties or Baltimore City legis-
lative districts in which Mr.. Ke-
fauver garners the majority vote
are compelled to support him "as
long as in their conscientious
Judgment there is any possibility
of his getting the State conven-
tion's Endorsement. That's the in
depreciation given by State Dep
uty Attornev General Edgar j
Harvey.
That procedure, of course. is not
followed in selection of the party's
senatorial nominee. Maryland's
unusual unit rule takes over then
The delegations have no choice
but to deliver the unit votes o1
their county or legislative district
to the candidate who received the
highest popular vote in their terri
tory.
In 1850, this system resulted ir
two men receiving the nomina.
ton of their party even though
they failed to collect the majority
of the popular vote in the State
They were former Gov. Lane anC
Senator Butler.
Back Senate COntenderS.
Despite the fact that delegates
to the Democratic State conven'
ton have no choice but to vott
for the senatorial candidate re-
ceiving the highest vote in thei
districts. candidates in botl
Montgomery and Prince Georges
have publicly attached themselve
to one of the two leading con
tenders for the senatorial nomina
ton, Representative SasScer ant
George P. Mahoney.
Prince Georges County delegate
candidates backing Mr.. Malone!
are Vance V. Vaughan, Jacl
Merelman, William Miller, jr
Frederick NJ. Coxen, Cornelius
Ryan, Howard Griffin and Franci
E. Cole. Those supporting Mr.
Sasscer are Hebert w. Reichelt
Mrs. Dorothy White. William