Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-29
.Party-Bdcked
Candidates Win
|nMontgomery
Light Vote beoIs :
Severe Blow to
Charter Slate
By ChorIes [. Hoffman

ySSIefudy III montgomery county
and Republican and Democratic
candidates backed by party or
CARNATIONS bowled over all OPP
position in both primaries.
Republican voters tosse d
County Councilman Lathrop E.
Smith out of Office, giving Hugh
H. Hassell. politically unknown,
an eight-to-f1ve victory over the
charter-indorsed candidate for
the third district nomination. Mr..
Hassell had organization sup
port.
The charter primary defeat
was the first major one since the
Republican-charter marriage in
1916 swept the Republicans into
Office.
Unofficial returns showed 49,
GOT. or about one-third of the
Democrats voting, with the Har-
mony slate victors in every race.
Louis H. Gravelle. the only
other incumbent councilman,
rolled through easily, defeating
his opponent, Edward L. Hahn.
in the Republican primary, 1882
to 1852.
Mr.. Gravelle, who had the
backing Of the Republican organ
ization, lost his earlier Charter
Committee Endorsement last week
after he called for the defeat OF
Mr.. Smith.
Leading the Republican ballot
ing was j. Hodge Smith. who
rolled up 1922 to defeat Frank
r. Long for the States attorney
nomination.
Republican voters returned to
Office the present State Central
Committee headed by Walter w
Dawson, L. S. (TedD Ray and
George, c. Warner. jr.
While the Republicans were
giving Gov. McKeldin 5,493 vote:
of some 1924 cast, the Mont.
'gomery Democrats gave DR.. H. c
Byrd a 12,584-to-4,023 victory
over George P. Mahoney. Re.
publican James w. Gum of Dick
erson polled 818 votes.
NOrthrOp Wins.
Harmony candidate Edward S
Northrop, Chevy Chase attorney
who headed the local slate. also
won an easy victory, 9,803 tt
4,501, over Earl j. Lombard fol
the Democratic nomination fol
State Senate.
In the Democratic race fol
HouSea6f Delegates. all six Har.
mony candidates were victoriou!
in the 1O-way running.
Leading the delegates tickle
was Blair Lee III, son of E. Brooke
Lee, former county politica
chief who headed the Byrd cam.
paign in the State. Other victor.
included Warren Browning, Mrs
Margaret Schweinhaut, Mrs
Genevieve Wells, William B
Wheeler and Charles w. Wood.
ward. jr.
Charter candidates for the
county council faced opposition
at three points in each primary
Mr.. Smith, even in defeat. farce
best.
Cook Beats Wilcox.
Jerry L. Cook. Damascus rea
estate man with Republican or
ganization backing, defeated
VestuS j.. Wilcox, Charter can.
didate. 4.419 to 2,285. for the frs
district nomination.
In the I'd district, Charter in.
dorSed j. william. Purdum los
to Cecil E. Custer, backed by thu
organization, 1904 to 1922,
David Scull, Silver Spring bust.
neSSman, and James A. Blu
chanan w won the Republican
nomination for two at-large seat
on the council. Both had or
ganization backing and Mr.. Blu
chanan was also Charter in
dorsed. -. ..,.<. -.
William L. Slayton and Law
renee M. Fisher, both Charter
Endorsed. failed to give theil
Harmony slate opponents the
race some observers had anti.
pated.
| Not Race Subsidies.
Mr.. Slayton lost, to Robert T
Snure by a 5,282-to-8,615 tally
for the fifth district nomination
and Mr.. Fisher was defeated BY
Charles H. Jamison. an ex'
county commissioner, $3.50 tt
9,135.
Wilbur N. Baughman and j
Grahame Walker. both Harmony
candidates, were victorious II
a six-way race for the two at
large seat nominations. Mr.
Baughman polled a heavier tally
than did Mr.. Walker, although
the latter also had Charter in
dorSement. The other Charter
candidate, Morgan L. Tenny, wa
defeated by at least four to one
In other. Democratic races
Alger Y. Barbee, defeated JOSEPH
M. Matthias. $3.50 to 5,437 fol
States Attorney; Luke j. Ben
nett, jr., won the Sheriff'S nomi
nation: Mrs. Elizabeth Asa!
defeated Phillip j. Austensen
9.147 to- 4.574 for register o
wills; and John R. Foley. LeStel
Kraft and Miss Ella r. Plum
mer were nominated for Or
phan'S Court.
Harmony candidates also out
stripped their opponents in race
for the Democratic State Contra
Committee and the delegates T.
the State convention.