Evening star., 1952-06-22
HiIdreth Group
Victorious in AII
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Local Contests
Incomplete Primary
Results Show Big
Home Rule Booking
By John v. Homer

tion rolled up decisive victories ir
all local contests at the primary
last Tuesday. it is indicated by ar
incomplete tabulation Of votes.
BY an overwhelming margin
Democratic voters indorsed the
principle of home rule for the Dis
trict. Election officials reported
last night the count of ballots in
20 of the city's As precincts showed
6,517 persons approved home rule
while 452 opposed it.
Only the votes in the presiden-
tial preferential contest were
counted Tuesday night when the
polls closed. w. Averen Hartman
the Mutual Security Administra-
tor, won that with a surprising 4
to-1 edge over Senator Kefauver
Thus he captured the Districts
six National Convention votes on
the first ballot.
The Democrats retained Rem
ington- Rand, Inc. to finish tabu-
lating the votes in contests and
issues carried on the complex bal
lot. This job viii not be finished
before tomorrow.
Hildreth Leads Cox.
The partial returns show Mel
vim D. Hildreth, with 3,790 votes
is we'll in front of Brig. Gen. Al
bert L. Cox, in the race for Ma.
tional Committeeman. Mr.. Hill.
dreth is the incumbent. Gen. Cox
backed by the anti-organizatior
Democrats, has LIS votes in the
20 precincts completed.
Tilford E. Dudley outdistancec
Peter Tell, 4,193 to 745, for alter
nate National Committeeman
Mrs. Katie Loucheim had police
1921 votes to 1,476 for Mrs
Ernest K. Lindley in the contes
for alternate National Committee
woman. Mrs. j. Borden Harri.
man who was unopposed for re-
election as committeewoman, hat
3,540 votes.
The 12-member delegation cho
sen for the National Convention
was Endorsed by the party organi
zation leaders. Results to datt
were announced as follows:
Francis j. Biddle, 5,189: Com.
missioner F. Joseph Donohue
5,068: Tilford E. Dudley, 1896
Milton S. Kronheim, 4,8O5; Mrs
Loucheim, 4,518; Herbert P. Lee.
man, 4,607.
Also. Miss Lucy Waters Loner.
gan, 1859; Frank j. O'Connor
4,S12; Joseph L. Rauh. jr., 4,259
j. c. Turner. 4,470; A. L. Wheeler
4,074, and Edward Williams, 4,687
Losing candidates for the con.
vention are Mrs. Lindley. 2,170
w. H. Maloney, jr., 1918: Mrs
Estel1e Pearce, 1908; James Fran.
els Reilly, 1929; William A. Rob
erts, 1,718, and John Wattawa
1925.
Central Committee Results.
The returns show organization
candidates for the Central Com
mittee are winning handily, a
follows:
Miss Sylvia Altman, 5,033; Pete,
Better. 1881; Miss Helen G. Boyle
, ATS; James William Bryan, 1887
Culver B. Chamberlain, 1924.
Also. Mr.. Dudley, 1878; DR.. Wal
ter Garvin, 4,269; Gerhard A
Gesell. 1882; Woolsey w. Hal
5,021;; William L. Houston, 5,O31.
Also. Mrs. Lindley. 4,934; MI
Leeman, 1880; Mrs. Louchein
4,548; Philip Lustine. 4,872; Rober
Mars. 1851; Mr.. O'Connor, 1894.
Also Mr.. Raugh, 4,548; Frank L
Reeves, 3.481: Mr.. Reilly, 4.871
Mrs. Venice T. Spraggs, 4,619; Mr..
Eunice Blake Thomas, 4,697.
Also Mr.. Turner, 1923; MI
Wheeler, 4.479; Edward William.
4,720; Charles F. Wilson, 1883
and Gerhard Van Arkel, 4.645.
The four candidates defeate
for the committee, and their votes
were Abraham Chaifetz, Ia; Viii
liam F. Fadler, jr., 1884; Mr..
Pearce, 2,351, and Benjamin F
Spiro, 1926.
The voting on three issues liste,
on the primary ballot was as fol
lows:
l. AT the National Convention
shall the elected delegates con
tinue voting for the presidentia
candidate chosen (Mr. Hartman
until a majority of them decide
otherwise?-Yes, 5000; No. 202.
2. Shall the convention dele
gates be bound by the unit rul
on all questions?-Yes. SAB; NJ
GIT.
Shall the Democratic Centra
Committee have power to fill an
vacancy that may occur in tn
delegation?-YeS. 5.868: No, 48$