Evening star., 1952-04-10
Sasscer's Trip
Wins Support in
Frederick Area
Mohoney, However,
Has Some Backing
In Organization
EY Alex R. Preston
StoY Sfcff correspondenf

FREOER1Ch, MO-, April H.
Representative Sasscer today hac
promises of support from key
Democratic leaders of Frederick
County in his bid for the party's
nomination to the Senate.
There is a division Of the Dem
ocratic organization support, how
ever, between Mr.. SaSscer and
George P. Mahoney, his principal
opponent in the May primary
The Frederick County State Gen.
trail Committee, for instance, is
split AZ in favor of Mr.. Mahoney.
But the 5th district Representa-
tive, after completing a tour of
this area which took him from
the Pennsylvania to the Virginia
borders yesterday, said he seldom
had been greeted as warmly by
party stalwarts as he was here.
Mr.. SaSscer has completed a "shoe
leather" campaign in about three
fourthS of Maryland's % counties.
Meets Local Chieftains.
Like runners in well-organ-
lied relay race, Sasscer support
ers passed the candidate from
one local chieftain to another as
he moved from Frederick to|
Walkersville to Woodsboro to|
Thurmont to Emmitsburg and
back to Frederick again and fin
ished at the railroad town of
Brunswick last night.
The 58-year-old candidate, dean
Of Maryland's delegation in Con-
greSs. climbed up and down
countless stairs, walked through
dairy barns and out into cow
pastures, was taken behind coun-
ters in general merchandise stores
and did just about everything a /
man does who wants to curry
favor for senatorial nomination.
In overall charge of the tour
was Tom Glass. local attorney.
Mr.. Glass is a former president
Of the Frederick Young Demo-
cratic Club and now is regional
director Of the State club in the
9th congressional district.
Joseph A. Mattingly of Leon
ardtown. States attorney for st.
Marys County, made the trip here
with the candidate. Mr.. Mating
ly, who knows his way around
the county from former years as
a student at Emmitsburg, and Mr..
Glass went the whole route with
Mr.. Sasscer. ;
Meets City Leaders.
Arriving shortly before noon,
Mr.. SasScer went to Mr.. Glass =
office for a meeting with city
leaders. They included Delegate
c. Clifton Virts, only Democratic
member Of Frederick County's
delegation to the Legislature; j.
Tyson Lee. former delegate and
now secretary to the State Gen. ,
tral Committee, and James Grove,
treasurer Of the party organiza- =,
ton.
Temporarily putting aside politi-
cal speeches, Mr.. Sasscer was a
guest at Rotary luncheon. Later {
he visited Court House square.
Mr.. Lee. who had left the party
at Frederick, was host at dinner
for Mr.. Sasscer at the Francis Ie
Scott Key Hotel.
In the 1850 Democratic primary
Gov. Lane got 4,643 votes and Mr..
Mahoney got 2,908. In the gen.
eral election that followed, how
ever. Gov Lane received 8,701 :
votes to 10,851 for Republican !.
Gov. McKeldin.
Although the Democrats have a +
on paper. the county :
often votes Republican in a gen. 7
eral election. There were 14,133 :
Democrats and 1,133 Republicans
registered at the beginning of this
year. Since January l, the Re-
publlcans made inroads with 532 2
new voters registered compared to i
484 Democrats. +
Alton Bennett, chairman of the .
Democratic State Central Com y
mittee, now is working for Mr.. y y
Mahoney. u