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Tydings Wins Primary
By Close Popular Vote
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the impression that Mr.. Tydings
was whispering into the ear Of
Earl Browder, former American
Communist leader.
A big issue in that campaign
was Mr.. Tydings' handling of a
Senate investigation of the ex-
plosive Communist in Govern
ment charges made by Senator
Mccarthy. Republican of Wis
consin. Mr.. Tydings had con-
cluded that the charges were "a
fraud and a hoax"
Senator Mccarthy called the
investigation a "whitewash" and
pitched in to help Senator But
Ter win.
On a Baltimore television in
terview early today. Mr.. Tydings
said he looked forward with
great confidence" to the fall
campaign.
They threw everything at me
In my last campaign" he said.
1T was the greatest assert
ment of false propaganda and
Misrepresentation that I have
ever seen. But / am willing to
face that issue again."
Besides balloting in the
Whisker-close Senate primary,
Maryland's Democrats also threw
their 10 presidential nominating
votes to Senator Kefauver of
Tennessee.
But. with no one running
against him, Senator Kefauver's
margin was Unexpectedly mar
row. With reports from LAT
polling places. he collected $3.50
votes to 50,595 for an 'unin-
structed delegation" to the State
and national Democratic con-
ventions.
Kefauver Trails in County
In Montgomery County, the
faceless "uninstructed delega-
ton" defeated Senator Kefauver,
1929 to $3.50.
Four years ago. in about the
same situation. Senator Kefau-
yer received 1877, 1886 votes to 49,
800 for an uninstructed delega-
ton.
In the Republican primary. on
the other hand. President Eisen-
hover was given an overwhelm-
ing vote Of confidence.
With almost 300 polling places
yet to be heard from. the Presi-
dent has received 48,320 votes to
only 2.378 for the uninStructed
delegation.
Neither write-in voting nor
crossing of party lines is allowed
in Maryland. where Democrats
have unregistered Republicans
by 752,500 to 316,916. President
Eisenhower carried the State
against Adlai Stevenson four
years ago, 499.4 24 to 395,337.
Landlord Wins Easily
In the only congressional pri-
mary contest involving an in
cumbent yesterday, Representa-
tive Richard E. Landlord scored
a surprisingly heavy victory over
L. Harold Sothoron to win DEM
ocratic denomination in the 5th
Southern Maryland district.
He even carried Mr.. Sothoron's
home county of PRINCE Georges.
In November Mr.. Landlord will
face William B. Prendergast, for
mer Naval Academy professor
who beat out two others for the
Republican nomination.
In the 9th Western Mary
land) congressional diStric t,
John r. Foley won the right to
face Republican Representative
Dewitt S. Hyde by defeating
Montgomery County Councilman
j. Grahame Walker and Robert
w. Cremins.
Judge Fletcher Elected
Judge John Raymond Fletcher
of Prince Georges Circuit Court
was elected to a full 15-year term
on that bench by virtue of WIN
ming both Republican and Demo-
cratic primaries over the oppo-
sition of three Democratic law
yers. Judge Fletcher is former
chairman of the Republican
Central Committee in that
county.
In Montgomery Countys Cir
cult judgeship race. Democrats
nominated County Attorney
Charles NJ Irelan and Juvenile
Court Judge Alfred D. Noyes tc
oppose Republican Judges Kath-
ryn j. Lawler and Thomas M
Anderson in November.
Montgomery County also saw
E. Brooke Lees Democratic or
ganization suffer a setback in
the convention delegate race al
the hands of a group of insur-
gents backed by politically-am-
bilious j. Newton Brewer, jr.
First Tie on Record
The unit-vote tie between Mr.
Tydings and Mr.. Mahoney was
the first time veteran politica
observers could remember such
q thing happening in the history
of the unit vote system, dating
back to 1911.
George Washington Williams
the pro-segregationist candidate
finished third, receiving lila!
votes in unofficial tabulationS
from 1913 polling places.
If Mr.. Williams votes hac
gone to Mr.. Mahoney, as most
observers felt they would have
If Mr.. Williams had not been Ii
the race. then perhaps the sena.
torial nomination would not bt
going to Mr.. TydingS.
The other two candidates ir
the Democratic senatorial pr.
mary - Thomas l.. Christian
and Andrew j. Easter-receivec