Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-13
III County Candidates File
For Primary Setting Record
Split in Both
Parties Will
Insure States
BY Marge Flynn
staff Reporter

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A two-way split in both Re
publican and Democratic cir
cles promises to offer county
voters four states in addition
to a bevy of independents
among a record high field Of
141 candidates seeking nomi-
nations in the May 20 pri-
maries.
The bitterest struggle within
each party centers on control OF
the state central committees. The
Dawson-Ray wing of the Repub-
lican party Is waging its prime
fight to retain control Of the
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state central committee against
the Warner-Scull forces Of the
United Republican Committee.
On the Democratic side, a SINH
lar contest for control of the
party's policy committee finds
contendess from the Democratic
Caucus challenging the Cadding-
ton-Brooke Lee forces Of the
Democratic organization.
Before the absolute deadline of
Saturday for withdrawal Of can
dldates, the picture in both par
ties may undergo considerable
change. Democratic organization
leaders, whose earlier attempts
to reach agreement on a so-called
harmony" slate collapsed, have
abandoned efforts to compromise
with what they term "extrem-
lists" Of the Caucus group. They
are confident, however, of form
ing a slate of Caucus "moder-
ates" and Democratic regulars.
The Caucus group has scheduled
a meeting for tonight from
which a slate of Endorsed candiI
dates may materialize.
The Republican organization is
expected to oppose, in addition
to state central committee, four
candidates for House of Dele
gates, fourth County Council dis
trict, and the two Council
members at-large. The Dawson
forces are expected to support
candidates backed by URIC for
most Of the remaining posts, in
Guiding Thomas Anderson and
Murray Preston for House OF
Delegates.
One of the surprises among
late filing candidates Monday
was the candidacy of Charles II.
Jamison of Poolesville, present
member Of the County Council
from the third district, who
entered the race for Councilman
at-large. Wilbur N. Baughman,
Councilman at large and presi-
dent Of the Council, has an
nounced his decision to withdraw
as did Robert r. Snure, fifth dis
trict councilman. II is believed
the alliance of Caucus moderates
and Democratic regulars will
probably support b. Houston
McCeney Of Silver Spring to be
pitted against Caucus-supported
Darwin Stolzenbach, of Kensing-
ton. There are four Democratic
candidates remaining in the fifth
Council district contest.
Possibility of contests in Dem
ocratic ranks also arose in the
third and fourth council districts
with the late filing OF Andrew
w. Starratt, Jr., of Rockville
against David l.. Cahoon of Rock
Vile, and Edwin l.. Bright of
Chevy Chase, vice-chairman of
the county personnel board, to
oppose Mrs. Stella b. Werner.
Edwin S. Billhimer. Jr.. Silver
Spring, clerk Of the Silver Spring
Peoples Court, and Virginia M.
Black. Silver Spring. present
OF the Democratic state
central committee are both OPP
posing Elizabeth Assay, incum.
bent register OF wills. On the
side, Leona NJ. Rush,
Chevy Chase, former. member Of
the House Of Delegates, filed for
the same post, opposing Julian
a. King, Germantown.
David Murchison. Robert Red.
ding, president of Allied Civic
Group, and Jerome j. Harris.
president OF the Montgomery
Civic Federation. all filed
for Republican state central com
mittee at the request of URIC
according TO Walter Norman,
chairman OF the URIC steering
committee.