The Republican., 1962-05-17
Interesting Races
Due In November
Primary Election Tuesday
Brought Out Good Vote

Prospects of some interesting
races in the general election in
November took definite shape as
a result Of Tuesdays primary cleo
tion.
In the county races, Spencer
Graham, Oakland insurance man,
took an easy win over Russell
Smith, mayor of Oakland, in the
Republican nomination for State
Senator by a vote of 1884 to 675 in
the unofficial returns. On the
Democratic side Maurice Brook
hart, Oakland business man, won
by almost 300 majority over Ebert
+. Bucket, of Bttinger, recent
member of the House of Delegates.
The unofficial tally was 912 for
Brookhart to 63S for Bucket.
In the race for the House of
Delegates on the Republican ticket
the nomination went to Mrs. Mar
tina |. GlOtfelty, Elwood Groves and
Eliza Bray Mrs. Glotfelty was high
Tor the office with 1854 votes,
while Groves had 1910 and Bray
1897 in unofficial returns. Edwards
had 1904, Barrick 1875 and Fred
Glotfelty 1853 to complete the field.
They will oppose the Democratic
nominees in November They are
Mrs. Helen T. Baumgartner, who
received 92l votes, Mrs Helen B.
RObcSon with 1923, and Leslie L.
Savage with 877. Unsuccessful as
pirant was William J. White, who
82l.
There we're some close races in
the nominations for County Com
missioner On the Republican
ticket Allen S. Dick" Paugh won
easily in the first district with
1851 votes against 1888 for Erwin
Roth and $40 for Daniel Lohr. Cliff
ford Friend had slightly over $50
majority in defeating Stewart f.
Stahl, 1858 to 1101. Stahl was at
tempting comeback after being
defeated in the general election
four years ago. In district three
H. d. SWartzentrubcr had an easy
time with vote of 1341 compared
to 935 for Darrell O. Martin, 283
for Randall w. Friend and 472 for
Leslie j. Baker.
In the races for Democratic
nominees for County Commissioner
Bernard Nj. Guy, Bloomington, won
handily with vote of 708 COM
pared to 388 for William r. Bever
and 222 for Harold H. Upole. Earl
S. Opel defeated incumbent Elra
F. Garletts 921 to 593 in the second
district, while Joseph Hinebaugh
won the third district with vote
of 832 compared to 343 for John
NJ Wilson, 207 for James E. Mat
thcWs and POI for Herbert w.
Browning.
Joseph II. Wclch got the Repub-
lican nomination for treasurer with
a vote Of 2052 over his opponent
Carl Frazee who got 1877. Welch is
present treasurer
Successful in being nominated as
judges of the Orphans court were
Truman c. Bittinger with 1852,
Mark II. Moon with 1895, and Roy
c. Turncy with 1920. E. G.. Moon,
fourth man, had 1871 They will
be opposed in November by H. M.
Weeks, Orval Rush and Osborne
Taskcr. Weeks is one of the incum-
bents while the Democratic COM
mittcc recently named Taskcr, and
Rush. Turncy and Bittingcr are in
cumbents.
James E. Frantz was rcnominated
as sheriff on the Republican ticket.
He had 1912 votes in the unofficial
tally with his nearest competitor
being William Mahaffcy with 931.
Virgil w. Hanlin got 4O4 and Bruce
Close had 358.
Elected to members of the Re-
publican State Central committee
were Harry p. Collier, incumbent,
with 1857 votes, Homer l.. Bennett
with 1852, John Bcachy with 1858
and Arthur c. Savage with 1914.
Defeated we're Chct Kelley with
1887 and Samuel j. ThomaS> with
1884.
Six members were elected to the
Democratic State Central commit
tee Guy William limbaugh led
the ticket with S17 votes while
George M. Browning was not far
behind with 802 for second spot,
Harry Seggic had 1888, Dr. E. |.
Baumgartner had $50, Lawrence
Groves had 756 and Margaret Cof-
fey had $50 for the other positions.
Defeated we're Eugene NJ Codd-
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