Evening star., 1954-04-27
candidates
Quit Maryland
Political Races
White Withdruws
From Fifth District
Congress Contest
By the Assoeioted Press

SsSsSSS OHASSA
By the Assoeioted Press
ANNAPOLIS, April 27.-Eight
candidates. including the Repub-
licans' two contenders for the
controllers nomination, with
drew from political races yes
terday.
Six candidates. including John
s. White of Prince Georges
County. withdrew from congress
sional races
j. George Eierman, State to-
bacco inspector from Baltimore,
and Halle Chisholm, Garrett
Park fuel oil retailer, took their
names off the G. O. P. list for
controller. They appeared at
the Statehouse separately last
night net long before the mid
night deadline.
Their withdrawal left the Re-
publicans without a candidate
in the June % primaries, in ac-
cordance with Gov. McKeldin's S
private wishes, and gave Demo-
cratic incumbent j. Millard
TaweS, clear sailing.
Kemper Also a Candidate.
Harry Kemper, perennial Of
flee seeker from Baltimore, is a
candidate for the Democratic
nomination also, but is not ex-
pected to give Mr.. TaweS seri-
Gus opposition.
In the I'd congressional dis
trict Democrats Walter G. Finch
of CatonSville and William R.
McClayton of Phoenix withdrew,
leaving the primary battle to
former Representative William
P. Bolton of Towson and Gately
Flynn of Carrollton.
Representative Devereux is
unopposed for third term by
Republicans in the I'd district,
which embraces Baltimore, Car
roll and Hartford Counties.
Two Democrats also pulled
out of the 5th (Southern Mary
land) district race, leaving three
vying for the party's bid to re-
gain that seat from Republican
Representative Frank Small,
who is opposed by Robert E.
Ennis.
Watkins and White. Out.
Withdrawing were Robert M.
Watkins of College Park and
Mr.. White of Colmar Manor.
They left Walter L. Green of
College Park and Paul Menk of
University Park, along with
Delegate Richard E. Lankford,
Democrat, of Anne Arundel who
won the nomination two years
ago.
Jerry Toula, lone Republican
in the Sd district, also with
drew. Mr.. Toula had unsuc-
cessfully sought the Baltimore
district seat in 1852 against
Representative Edward A. Gar
matz, Democratic incumbent,
and decided against going an
other round.
The 7th district. which rings
Baltimore like a half moon. lost
Paul Robertson, Republican. Ed
ward c. Dukehart is the lone
G. o. P. contender there now. The
Democrats have two, Representa-
tive Friedel and H. r. Hergen-
roeder.
The primary contests for Gov
ernor were left unchanged. H. c.
Byrd. John B. Kennedy and
George P. Mahoney seeking the
Democratic nomination, and four
Republicans, Temus Tim Bright
of Baltimore. Pedro A. del Vale,
Howard County. James w. Gum,
Montgomery County and Gov.
McKeldin, after the G. o. P. Sc
lection.
The list of candidates for
major offices includes:
tx Denotes incumbent.)
GOVERNOR
Democrats. Republicans.
Georse F. Mahoney Pedro eMoS A nrIsdt Del va,,e
John B. kennedy James w. Gum
xTheo. R. McKeldin
CONTROLLER.
xJ. Millard Tawes
Harry Kemper
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
ThlIip II. Dorsey.1r xEdw. D. E. Rollins
q. B. Harrington
CONGRESS.
First Eastern Shore).
Wilnam D. Hill xEdward T. Miller
EDWARD turner - Mrs. Alonsita Walker
Second Central Marylsnd).
William p. Bolton xJ. p. S. Dever lux
Gately Flynn
Third Baltimore City,.
xEdw. A. GarmatZ
Fourth Baltimore City,.
xGeorge H. Fallon Linwood @. Roger
Melvin B. Landy
Arthur w. Sherwood
Myrtle 8 Shipley
Fifth tSOuthern Maryland).
Walter L.. Green Robert E Ennis
Paul Menk xFrank Small jr
r. E. Lanktord
Sixth western Maryland).
F. Byrn Austin xDe Witt Hyde
Charles M. Irelan
Edward j. Ryan
Seventh Baltimore City,.
KS. N: Friedel Edw. c. Dukehart
H. r. HerGenroeder
JUDICIARY.
(In Both Party Primaries.)
COURT OF APPEALS, I'd CIRCUIT.
xHall Hammond
Charles c. Marbury
SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT.
xStedman Prescott.
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