Evening star., 1952-03-04
kefauyer Enters Race
In Maryland; 3 Others
File for u. 5. Senate
By q staH Correspondent, o. n. Sic,


dates in Maryland's primaries arr
set for the May primary.
One aspirant for the presidency
Senator Kefauver, eight for tn.
United States Senate and Sc fol
the House Of Representatives haC
filed last night before the, ,deadline
Senator Kefauver. Democrat, o1
Tennessee. will compete with ar
"uninstructed delegation" in the
primary for Maryland's 18 votes
which might come in handy at the
Democratic National Convention
next summer.
The name of the former chair
man Of the Senate Crime Investi-
eating Committee was entered in
the Democratic preferential pri-
mary six hours before the mid
night deadline.
Russell Fails to File.
Under terms of Maryland law,
Democratic voters will have two
choices in the preferential pri-
mary. They can force instructions
on delegates to vote for Senator
Kefauver at the National Conven-
tion. or they can signify by their
vote that the delegation is to &c
uninStructed.
A contest between Senator Ke-
fauver and Senator Russell
Georgia. Democrat, was imminent
yesterday. but late in the day
Russell said he had decided not
to enter.
Maneuvers in Maryland over
the week end and yesterday added
several new names and subtracted
one senatorial candidate, Paul
Robertson, Republican, of Balti-
more.
He was replaced by Royden A.
Blunt, a Baltimore manufacturer,
who lives in Howard County. Mr.
Blunt was an early candidate in
the last governorship primaries,
but withdrew before votes were
cast.
Many Entries in Race. .@
Other Republicans in the SEN
atorial race are Representative
Beall Of the 9Th diStrictr, H. Grady
Gore Of Montgomery County.
Mayor Herman L. Mills Of Hagers-
own and Thomas Hankinson of
County.
Contending for the same office
IN the Democratic ticket are Rep
'esentative Sasscer of the 5th
district. George p. Mahoney of
and the political peren-
hal. Stephen B. Petticord, also
Il Baltimore.
Eight Democrats and 10 Repub-
leans are in the fight for the 5th
district seat vacated by Repre-
entative Sasscer, while three
Democrats and five Republicans
re running for the House from
he 9Th district.
The candidates:
Democrats. Republicans.
,edd,cord a a SENATE; alI;,. pova
asscer. Lansdale g. Gore. n. Grady
iahoney. q. p. Beall, J. Glenn
Mills. Herman L.
HOUSE OF RErRfsESTHTrTvhhssma RRffsflSi2ni Tvhsma'
Zoe, Dudley g. Miller. Edward T.
Second District.
iilef HHes + Franc nprdS Perkins. sy.ssss c1,a
'eCiayton. w R.
Third District.
iarmatz. Z. A.
Wagner, Georse c.
Fourth District.
allon: GsorEe II. Hopkins, Samuel
aWnes. chester a. Erisht. TensS
fhSibui; a.eE Tr!a.I,sy, HATE T. !
ee,. Kenneth Z. Fletcher, John r.
ankford. r. Z. Ennis Robert Il
hipps, Louis N. LouK, Gordon
resn. Walter L. Burns. Lawrence ].
oberts. Eugene D. Small, r. b, jr,
'htte. John B. Staggers, John w.
aden. Charles Hammett.- Mark n.
Torrestad, John N.
lien, w. Prescott WarEsy n .,ohn
Ferner, Mrs. Stella Hyde, Dewitt 81
onmaE, ROY M. Moore. George M.
Long. Frank R.
Kimble. Robert
Seventh District,
II. r. Anderson. Glenn p
riedel. Sam Laukttis. William III
1eehan Robert j. Ta.e James C.
lynn, Frank j. Rohlnng WiIfred a.
'eisgal. Fred Z. .
homas. Basil A. i