Evening star., 1954-06-28
Morning Turnout
In Nearby Maryland
Voting Is Light
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to order, with bright sunshine
and cool breezes.
Less Than 100 at Rockville.
Montgomervs largest precinct
polling place, the Lone Oak Ele-
mentary School, Rockville, which
has 2.551 eligible voters, had
voted fewer than 100 persons by
noon.
polling place, Langley Park Ele-
mentary School. had only slight
ly more than that, with almost
$500 eligible voters.
Both nearby counties were
having the usual voting machine
breakdowns. The polling place
in Mount Rainier Star Hall was
out of business for As minutes
this morning when both of it's
machines jammed. About 10
voters waited a while and then
decided to come back later.
Prince Georges election Of
ficials also reported that the
voting keys for Fred F. Money
ham, county commissioner can
didate on. the Democratic ballot,
locked on two machines-one at
Palmer Ford in West Hyatts-
vile and the other at Hyatts-
vile Junior High School.
Democrats, in addition to de-
Gliding on gubernatorial NOM
inee, are nominating an attorney
general, State controller, con-
gresSmen, State legislators,
county council members or COM
missioners and other local Off
cials.
The Republicans are nomin-
ating a Governor, U. S. Repre-
sentatives, State legislators,
county council members or COM
miSsionerS and local officials.
Both parties in Southern Mary
land and Baltimore and Hartford
Counties are nominating a new
Judge for the Court of Appeals.
In contrast to the Democrats,
the G. o. P. has quiet guber-
material primary. Gov. Nickel
din, who has hardly bothered to
campaign against his three op-
ponentS, was expected to win in
a walk.
The bruising pace of the
Byrd-Mahoney contest contin-
ued right through election eve.
JOnkeI Brought in.
In a television broadcast last
night DR.. Byrd said he had evi-
dence that Mr.. Mahoney was
aided in his campaign by Jon
Jonkel. former Chicago public
relations man who three years
ago was fined $4,000 after plead
ing guilty to violating State elec-
ton laws as director of Repub-
lican John Marshall Buffers sue
ceSSful campaign for the United
States Senate.
Mr.. Mahoney Immediately is
sued an absolute denial" of
the charge, which has been
whispered throughout the cam
paign.
Mr.. Jonkel was blamed for the
use of the controversial "com-
poSite" picture in Senator But
ler's 1850 campaign against
former Senator Millard E. Tyd-
ings, Democrat.
Mr.. Mahoney also went on
television in Baltimore last
night to tell his listeners: I'm
one man against the political
machine" Anti-boSSiSm has
been one of Mr.. Mahoney's loud
est arguments.
Charges of Lying.
The Byrd-Mahoney battle has
peen q DltCer one. Charges OF
liar and smear were hurled from
both sides.
The word ''liar" first entered
the campaign way back in jan
uary. DR.. Byrd said Mr.. Mahoney
had offered to stay out of the
gubernatorial race if DR.. Byrd
would back him for State Con-
troller. Mr.. Mahoney said it was
the other way around.
Later that month DR.. Byrd
refused to shake hands with Mr..
Mahoney in the traditional pose
requested by news photographers,
and they continued to snub one
another, as far as is known,
throughout the campaign.
In March, Mr.. M a h oney
started criticizing DR.. Byrd for
continuing on the State payroll
at $22,5 a year as president
emeritus of the university while
he campaigned. E. Brooke Lee,
DR.. Byrd'S campaign manager.
quickly issued a statement say
ing that DR.. Byrd was not ac-
cepting the $433 a week voted