Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-23
Lead Retained
.ByDr. Byrd as
Recount Ends
Three of Mohoney's
Five Legol Moves
Come Up Monday

BY The Asseeioisd Press
Recounts completed, with n.
c. Byrd still the Democratic
nominee for Governor. George
p. Mahoney today looked to the
courts with five separate actions.
In q final attempt to have tho
vote upset.
Three Of the legal moves win
be heard In Annapolis Monday
BY the Court Of Appeals which
said it would also make itself
available in special .session Tues
day for any unfinished election
business. Two other court cases.
one charging widespread vote
buying In Queen Annes County.
the other irregularities IN Tai
bot County, were expected mo-
mentarily.
Meanwhile. Democratic strate-
gists for Byrd met to decide
what their positions win be when
the State Democratic Conven-
ton convenes Monday at 2 pm.
Situation ON Three Fronts.
This was the picture on three
fronts: /,
/. Recounts: Completed In
Talbot and Queen Annes coun-
ties with DR.. Byrd the winner
in both. His original margin Of
so votes was whitfield only to 81
in Talbot and the So votes by
which he won Queen Annes In
the official canvass. cut TO- "a.
The recounts left DR.. Byrd with
80 unit votes to u for Mr.. Ma
honey. A Calvert County re-
count. completed last week, left
Or. Byrd the winner there. also.
2. Courts: Hugo r. HOFFMAN,.
Mr.. Mahoney's campaign direc-
tor, said he would file suits i'm
mediately In courts of Queen
Annes and Talbot counties.
These cases were expected to
reach the States highest court
as soon as possible,
The Court Of Appeals. actually
in summer recess. agreed to
meet Monday at 10 am. and
hear an appeal from q Calvert
County circuit judges decision
denying Mahoney forces access
to election records, an appeal
from Judge Joseph L. Carriers
decision in Baltimore denying
Mahoney forces access to voting
records. and an appeal from q
taxpayers test suit to be filed
before Judge Carter today. ask
ing that voter authorization
cards and registration lists be
made available to citizens az
well as recount officials. The
attorney generals Office Is ex-
pected to demur and the case
will be sent to the high court.
8. The convention: Byrd STRAIT
egists, expected to continue their
huddles right up to the moment
the, convention begins Monday,
were confronted with two courses
Of action.
Could Speed Nomination.
They could press for q quick
nomination of their candidate
on the basis of the officilly cam
vassed vote, then recess the con-
vention subject to recall should
the court action 60 against DR..
Byrd.
Or they could open the con-
vention, then recess for about
10 days without making formal
nominations.
Those pondering the best
course Of action included DR..
Byrd and former Gov. william
Preston Lane, jr. and E. Brooke
Lee. his chief campaign aides;
State Comptroller j. Willard
Tawes. who was renominated in
the June % primary; former
Representative Lansdale O.. Sas-
seer, Arthur H. Brice, Kent
County leader and chairman of
the Tidewater Fisheries Com
and Baltimore city lead
ers George w. Della, Joseph M.
Joseph McSweeney.
Richard Coggins. Patrick O'Mal-
ley and James H. Jack Pollard.
Butler to Be Keynoter
At Convention Tomorrow
BALTIMORE, July 23. (R.--
Maryland's members Of the
United States Senate will play
roles In the Republi-
can State convention here to-
morrow.
Senator Butler will be the key
note speaker.
Senator Beall will be the
permanent chairman.
The convention is expected to
be q routine session Of back
slapping, optimistic speeches and
routine nominations. y
The Republicans face no bitter
squabbles. such as the ones ex-
pected to plague the Democrats
when their convention opens
next Monday.
The Republican delegates win
nominate Gov. McKeldin for re-
election. He will be presented to
the convention by Mrs. Bertha
Sheppard Adkins. national COM
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