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maries to determine who should
represent them in the November
general election.
It was the same story from
one end of the ballot to the
other. All the candidates in
dorSed by the Democratic or Re-
publican State Central Commit
tee swept to easy xictory.
Only SO per cent of the coun-
tvs 51,914 Democrats took part.
The Republican count was down
to less than "a per cent.
The Democrats likewise went
down the line for the Byrd-for-
Governor slate. They also gave
an outsider, Richard E. Lank-
ford of Anne Arundel County.
the nod for the 5th districts
congressional nomination over
residents of two counties.
McKeldin OverwheImS Foes.
On the Republican side, Gov.
McKeldin left three other candi-
dates trailing without lifting a
finger. He ran up total unoffi-
cial vote of 4,749, compared to
592 for James w. Gum, 491 for
ex-Marine 1t. Gen. Pedro A. del
Vale and 461 for TemuS r.
Bright. Representative Small won
over Robert E. Ennis, 4,756 to
027.
Circuit Court Judge Charles C.
Marbury, who lost his race
against Hall Hammond for a
judgeship in Maryland's Court of
Appeals, won both Democratic
and Republican races in the
county by large margins. 1880
to 2,705 on the Democratic bal
lots and 4,121 to 1857 on the
G. o. P. end.
The feature attraction among
the local conteStS-the contest
for the Democratic State Senate
nomination-waS a victory fol
organization-candidate H. Win
ship Wheatley, jr., 46-year-olo
Hyattsville attorney. He won
over Leroy Humphrey. veteran
member of the House of Dele
gates and it's former majority
floor leader, by a margin OF
9,227 to 1928. In November, he
will face Republican John Ray
mond Fletcher, the incumbent
who had no primary competition
Other unofficial final votes in
Prince Georges County are:
DEMOCRATS.
For GovernOr-Dr. H. c. Byrd
1891; George P. Mahoney
5000.
Controller. Willard Tawes
1854; Harry Kemper. 2,644.
Attorney Generate. Ferdi-
nand Sybert. 1881; Phillip H
Dorsey. jr., 5.528: T. Barton
Harrington, 1926.
Congress-Richard E. Lark
ford, 1925; Walter L. Green
6.706; Paul Menk, 1916.
House of DelegateS-The SIX
nominated we're incumbent Perry
o. Wilkinson, 1862; Ernest A
Loveless. jr.. 12.268; Lansdale
G. Sasscer, jr. 1859; Carlton
r. Sickles. 1928; Hervey G.
Machen, 9,733. and C. Philip
Nichols. 8.671. Losers were John
C. Deck, jr.. 6,122; Eugene R
O'Brien. 1924; William j. Millar,
jr.. 5,415. and H. Malone Dres-
bach, 1886.
County commissioners = T h e
five winners were Lansdale c.
Clagett. 1896; Herbert W.
Reichelt, 1929; Frank j. Last
ner, 9,807; Jesse S. Baggett, g.
800, and A. Preston Perrie, 7,643
Ex-news Reporter Arthur E
Mielke topped the seven unin-
dorsed runnersup with 4.644
votes. Others were William A
Neumann. 4,143; Mrs. Irma Bog
danof, 1898; Francis J.. AluiSi
3,718: Arthur w. Brunei, 1878;
Fred F.. Monaghan, 3,031, and
Frederick NJ. CoXen, 1884.
TreaSurer-Charles E. Callow
10.045; Lawrence A. Oosterhous
3,815.
Sheriff.. Lee Bail, 8.415,
Ernest H. Mulligan, 2,676; George
r. Shepp. 1888; w. Carlton
Hicks, 1,847; Walter G. Roland
til, and Morris Suit, 644.
Orphans Court judges-Tht
three winners were Robert C
Meredith, Hats; Frank L. An
derson, 1859, and Mrs. Bess B
Lavine, 8,469. Runnerup wa
Ex-judge Vincent A. Osterman
1928.
Organization candidates wol
all seven seats on the Democrat
State Central Committee. The
are G. Gerard Buscher, 10,579
Dwight K. Denison, 1886; Levi
M. Early, 1866; Hugh A. White
10,768; R. Lee Van Horn, 9.120
Ruth M. Swami, 1884, and I
Harold Sothoron, 10,657.
REPUBLICANS.
House of Delegates-The 81
nominees are incumbent Harr
E. Taylor. jr.. 3,942; incumber
John F. Lillard, jr.. 1927; Rich
ard H. Love, 3,714; Mrs. Margart
M. Conant. 1887: Ross G. Porte
3,444, and incumbent Albel
r. Hassall. 3.345. Losers wei
Mrs. Elaine Lady. 2.796: Clifto
L. Clevenger. 2.443: John I
Torvestad. 2.131. and Andre
Gemeny. 1904.
County commisSionerS-Win
ners were Thomas F. Hicks. cler
to the present board, with 4,48
and four incumbents, Daniel
Abbott, 1888; Thomas E. Lat
mer, 1855; Edward j. Med
Waters, 4.231. and w. Evere
Marion. Alto. Losers were Coz
don Louk, 2,125, and Charl'
H. Drown, 2,023.
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