Evening star., 1954-05-27

One Of q series obout principol condi-
dotes in the nearby Maryland pri-
mories June 26.
candidates in the running. Five
of them bear the Endorsement
of the county's Democratic State
Central Committee. Only one
has held an elected county Of
flee before.
The candidates:
Francis j. Aluisi-A 33-year-
old civil engineer who lives at
3O05 Ramblewood drive. District
Heights. He is a Marine veteran
of both World War II and the
Korean campaign who. as Re-
serve captain, now commands a
Reserve company at the Naval
Gun Factory.
Married and father Of two
children, he is a graduate Of st.
Johns High School and Catholic
University, where he was an out
standing boxer. He has been q
member of the District Of
Columbia Boxing Commission
since 1947.
He is general construction SUI
perintendent for Washington
Estates, Inc, a housing firm In
the District Heights area.
Jesse S. Baggett (organiza-
tion)-Hyattsville's Mayor since
May, 1851, and before that a city
councilman for two years. He
lives at 3709 Hamilton street,
Hyattsville, and has a daughter,
Is. He operates his own cemetery
monument business in Hyatts-
vile.
A Navy veteran. he was the
first president of the County
Council of Democratic Clubs and
has assisted in the county's
Community Chest drives.
In a straw vote March 81
among representatives of va
rious Democratic clubs he was
a top vote-getter in the county
commissioner race. receiving 70
out of a possible 88 votes.
Mrs. Irma BOgdanoff-One of
the most active women in civic
and political affairs in the coun-
ty. she is campaigning under
the banner of "Our Friend,
Irma." She is the wife Of Reu-
ben Bogdanoff. a Government
employe, and has a daughter.
4. They live at 6424 Knollbrook
drive, Chillum.
d. She is a past president of the
County League of Woman Voters
and currently heads the Uni
versity of Maryland Preschool
Parent = Teachers Association.
She also is chairman of the local
affairs committee of the County
Civic Federation, secretary
treasurer of the Inter-Federation
Council of Civic Associations and
chairman Of a committee named
by the latter organization to
study juvenile problems in the
Washington area.
Mrs. Bogdanoff, 40, is presi-
dent of the County Council of
Democratic Women and is ac-
tive in many other organizations.
Arthur w. Brumel-A 62-year-
old printer for the Washington
Daily News, now serving his
fourth two-year term as Riv-
erdale town councilman.
A native of Clarion, Pa, he
lives at 5404 Fifty-fourth ave-
nue., Riverdale. He is married,
has daughter and one grand
child.
He is charter member OF the
county's independence Day
Committee and for the past four
years directed an essay contest
among county schools He was
the founder Of the A. F. Of LIS
Labor League for Political Edu-
cation in the county and was
it's vice chairman when he
resigned April 20 to run for Of
flee.
Lansdale G. Clagget (organi-
zation)-He was a member of
the Maryland House of Delegates
from 1885 to 1941 and since then
has been a judge of the county's
Orphans Court. He was the only
Democrat to win a judgeship
four years ago when two Repub-
licans also were elected.
He owns the Marlboro Hard
ware & Supply Co. and a similar
business in Aquasco. He also is
in the insurance business and
operates a 300-acre farm at Mel
wood. He is married and a life
long resident of Upper Marlboro.
He is a director of the First
National Bank. Upper Marlboro:
vice president of the Upper Marl-
boro Business Mems Association;
vice president of the Community
War Memorial swimming pool
there, and a past district deputy
governor for the Lions Club. He
is 43 years old.
Frederick M. COxen-A At
year-old trainman for the Wash
ington Terminal Co. who sought
the commissioner nomination in
both 1916 and 1850 but failed
to win in the primary. He lives
at 3613 Jefferson street, Hyatts-
vile, and represented that COM
munity's Fourth Ward on the
Hyattsville City Council from
1945 to 1851.
In 1850. he was one of the or
ganizers of the county's Ma
honey-for Governor campaign,
and two years ago, helped George
P. Mahoney's bid for United
States Senator. He again says
he favors Mr.. Mahoney in his
current race for the States DEM
ocratic gubernatorial nomination.
but is concentrating on his own
campaign.
He is married, has a son. 20.
and a daughter who is a nun.
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