Evening star., 1952-04-09
6. 0. P,
Delegate Candidate
Backs Eisenhower

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Backs Eisenhower
The first candidate for Mont
gomery County delegate to the
Maryland State Republican con-
vention to publicly commit him.
self for presidential candidate
today was on record for Gen.
Eisenhower.
Frank p. Mannarino, 1921
Chevy Chase boulevard, Chevy
Chase. one Of IS G. o. P. candi-
dates for delegate, indicated his
choice at an Eisenhower rally last
night in Bethesda.
Seven delegates from Montgom-
cry will be elected in the Repub-
lican primary May S. The party's
State convention will be held May
"a in Baltimore.
Mr.. Mannarino's commitment
was greeted with wild cheers by
about 200 Eisenhower supporters
who turned out for the rally in
the Glenbrook Club. They had
just heard Representative Scott
of Pennsylvania, former national
Republican chairman, admonish
them to "go to work" on the con-
vention candidates and get them
committed for Gen. Eisenhower
before the primary.
Letters Sent to Candidates.
Mr.. Mannarino apparently ar
rived at the meeting late because
the toastmaster, Jeoffrey Creyke,
earlier asked any candidates for
convention delegate to stand and
none did.
Winfield Weitzel, president Of
the Eisenhower for President Club
Of Montgomery County, which
sponsored the rally. said letters
had been sent to each delegate
candidate asking him to express
his choice for President.
II think" Mr.. Weitzel said, "the
voters are entitled to know how
each candidate stands"
This comment prompted a wave
OF enthusiastic applause.
Shortly before that, however,
keen disappointment was mani
tested by an announcement that
the Maryland Court of Appeals
late yesterday had ruled out the
writing-in of candidates names
on primary ballots. The court re-
versed a lower court ruling which
would have permitted primary
voters to write in the name of
candidate for President. Only
Senator Kefauver, Democrat, for
mally filed. His name alone will
be printed on the Primary ballots.
None filed on the G. o. P. side.
Not Bound by Promise.
Willard King, Republican chair
man Of the Montgomery County
Board of Election Supervisors, ap-
peared as a guest speaker. He
explained that there is nothing
in Maryland law that requires a
county's delegate to the State con-
vention to carry out a promise to
vote for any candidate for Presi-
dent.
MIR. King. speaking generally,
made this comment before Mr..
Mannarino arrived. He said Mary
land has the "screwiest" election
laws of any of the States.
"The law says voters may write
in the names of any person of
their choice on a ballot in a gen.
eral election" Mr.. King said, "but
apparently the Court of Appeals
has decided this does not apply to
primaries"
Cites Registration Gains.
Citing the registration of new
voters in Montgomery, Mr.. King
said there had been a Sc per cent
increase in Republican registra-
ton compared with a 81 per cent
for Democrats since January /.
The new voters numbered 1851
Republicans, being the total to
26,135 and 1890 Democrats, for
total Of 43,502, Mr.. King said.
Representative Scott's remarks
constituted typical pep talk"
full Of quips. Many of his jibes
were construed as digs against
Senator Taft.
THE issues" Mr.. Scott said,
"are going to be the same, whether
we meet Truman or Kefauver.
But we can only be sure of VIC
tory with Ike a man who
appeals to most Republicans and
opened-minded Democrats"