Evening star., 1952-06-24
14,043 Voted
For Home Rule,
$50 Opposed 4
Final TobuIution
Of Primary Is Made
By D. 6. Democrats

Home rule won the support Of
l4,043 voters in the District Dem
ocratic primary, a final tabluation
showed today.
Only $50 voted no on this issue,
bearing out the 15-to-1 margin
shown in early returns.
The slate of national conven-
ton delegates backed by the DEM
ocratic Central Committee also
won by wide margin.
The delegation will 60 to Chi
cago with instructions to vote for
Averell Hartman on the first
ballot. But thereafter it will not
be committed. The delegates are
divided in their presidential pref
erences, and some haven't yet an.
nounced where they stand.
DonOhue Seen as Chairman.
Commissioner F.. Joseph Demo.
hue is expected to be elected dele
cation chairman. Date for an
organization meeting has yet to
be set, however.
A total Of 1921 ballots was
cast in the primary. Some. were
disqualified, and some voters failed
to name a presidential preference.
Mr.. Harriman's tally was 14,074
to Senator Kefauver's 3,377-a
Of 4 to /.
Named to the convention dele
cation were these IL:
Francis Biddle., 12,0l7 votes;
Mr.. Donohue. 11.667; Milton s.
Kronheim, 11.170; Frank j.
O'Connor, 11,1O2; Tilford E. Dud-
ley, 11.101; Edward Williams.
10,849; Herbert P. Leeman, 0,698;
Mrs. Katie Louchheim, 10,589; j.
c. Turner, 10,397; Lucy Waters
Lonergan, 10.143: A. L. Wheeler.
9,915, and Joseph L. Raugh. jr.,
9,847.
A vote of 13,465 to 436 instructed
the delegation to continue voting
for Mr.. Hartman after the
first ballot until a majority de-
cides otherwise. The delegation
also was told it must be bound by
the unit rule. meaning the ma
jority will decide its total vote on
all questions. The tally on this
was 12,254 to 1859. Each delegate
will have half a convention vote.
Committee Gets Mandate.
The Democratic Central Com
mittee was given a mandate to fill
any vacancies on the delegation.
The vote on this was 1906 to
,044.
Mrs. j. Borden Hartman won
10.645 votes for the uncontested
position of national committee
woman. Melvin D. Hildreth beat
Albert L. Cox. leader of a dissident
group, by $3.50 to 1891, to hold
his post of national committee
man.
Mr.. Dudley beat out Peter Tell
for alternate national committee
man. 9,761 to 1885. Mrs. Loucn-
helm was chosen alternate COM
miteewoman over Mrs. Ernest K.
1857 to 3,188.
Those defeated for convention
delegates were Mrs. Lindley,
4 ,483 votes; James Francis Reilly,
3,941; w. H. Maloney. jr.. 1928:
Mrs. Estelle Pearce, 3,647; Will
liam A. Roberts. 3,706. and John
Wattawa, 3,057.
Central Committee Named.
Named to the Remember Cen.
trail Committee were:
DR.. Walter Garvin, 11.727; Dud.
ley. 1883; William L. Houston,
1887; Sylvia Altman, 11,567;
Woolsey w. Hall, 11,481; James
w. Bryan. 11,425; O'Connor, ILL.,
420; Culver B. Chamberlain,
1924; Mrs. Lindley. 11,27O; Phil
ip LuStine, 11,203; Reilly. 1l,19l:
Gerhard A. Gesell, 11,123; Robert
Mars, 1901; Peter Better. 11,O69:
Mr.. Williams. 10.975; Helen G.
Boyle, 10,949: Gerhard Van Arkel,
10,915; Eunice B. Thomas, 10,815:
Mr.. Turner. 1926; Charles F.
Wilson, 1858; Mrs. Louchheim,
10,680; Mrs. Venice T. Spraggs,
10,678; Leeman, 10.541; Mr..
10,447; Rauh. 10,410,
and Frank D. Reeves, $3.50.
Defeated were:
Mrs. Pearce, 5,144; William F.
Fadler. jr.. 3,945; Benjamin P.
5piro, 3,779, and Abraham Chai-
fetz, 3.727.