Evening star., 1954-04-15
.Wheat|eyH Heads Slate
Indorsed by County
Central Committee

The Democratic organization
slate in Prince Georges County
in the June % primary election
will be headed by H. Winship
Wheatley, jr., Hyattsville lawyer,
as candidate for the State Sen
ate.
L. Harold Sothoron. chairman
Of the county Democratic Central
Committee, early today an
nounced the slate of candidates
being indorsed by the committee.
The announcement came after a
lengthy meeting of the commit
tee at Mr.. Sothoron'S home.
The committee reiterated its
previous Endorsement of DR.. H. G.
Byrd for the gubernatorial nomi-
nation and gave backing to Dr.
Byrd's running mate for attorney
general, State Senator c. Ferdi-
nand Sybert Of Howard County.
Also indorsed for Statewide Of
flee was j. Millard Tawes, who
is seeking reelection as con-
troller.
Endorsement Lacking.
The committee made no in
dorsement in the 5th district
congressional contest, in which
Richard E. Lankford of Annap-
oils and Walter L. Green of Cal
vert Hills are the leading con-
tenders so far.
Mr.. Sothoron said the slate was
chosen by the Central Commit
tee. a special committee repre-
senting the County Council of
Democratic Clubs land members
Of the Democratic organization
after several meetings at which
serious and searching con-
sideration was given to the
qualifications and geographical
locations of all the proposed
candidates. :"
Other local candidates receive
ing Central Committee support
are:
House of Delegates-Perry o.
Wilkinson Of University Park,
an incumbent; Ernest A. Love-
less. jr., of Clinton; c. Phillip
Nichols of Laurel, Harvey G.
Machen of Hyattsville. Lansdale
G. Sasscer, jr., Of Upper Marl-
boro, son of the former Repre-
sentative. and Carlton r. Sickles
Of Langley Park.
County Commissioners.
County Commissioners-Mayors
Herbert w. Reichelt of Mount
Rainier, Jesse Baggett of Hyatts-
vile and Frank P. Lastner of
Greenbelt; Orphans Court Judge
Lansdaler G. Claggett, and A.
Preston Perrie of Manchester
Estates.
States attorney-Blair Smith
of Mount Rainier.
Treasurer-Charles E. Callow
OF Cheverly. a pubic accountant,
Sheriff.. Lee Ball of Lam
ham, who already has filed for
register of wills and will With
draw from that race.
Register of wills-Walter D.
Addison of Mitchellville.
Orphans Court judges-Frank
L. Anderson of Riverdale, Mrs.
BeSS Lavine of Chillum and
Robert E. Meridith of Piscat-
away.
State Central Committee Mr..
Sothoron and C. Gerard Buscher
of Berwyn, incunlbents; Dwight
K. Denison of Oxon Hill, Lewis
M. Early of Brandywine, R. Lee
Van Horn of Glenn Dale and
Hugh A White of Hyattsyille.
Banks for Surveyor.
Surveyor-Walton G. Banks
OF Upper Marlboro.
State convention delegates
Dorothy Mcnamara of Bowie;
Adele Stamp of College Park,
dean of women at the Univer-
sity of Maryland; Anthony v.
Colicchio of Morningside: Mar
garet Blacker of Chillum. Rich
ard B. Woods of West Hyatts-
vile, William G. Fawsett of
Oxon Hill and Roscoe Parker
Of Cheverly.
Most of the indorsed candi-
dates have not yet filed. They've
been waiting for today's an
nouncement. Filing deadline is
Monday midnight.
Mr.. Wheatley. who was States
attorney before entering the
Navy in World War II, is due
for some professional opposition
from Delegate LIE Roy Humphrey,
65-year-old veteran legislator
who deserted party ranks this
year to file for the Senate on
his own.