Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-21
SILVER is TURNED DOWN
Remarkable Reversal in Democratic Leader
ship in Washingtoni0ounty, Md.
Senator German Believed to Have
Manipulated the Primarfes-Judge
McComas' Return to Politics.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
HAGEf;STOWN, Nd, September 90, 1897
The Democratic primaries held in WASH
irgton county Saturday evening, to select
delegates to the nominating convention
which is to assemble in this city Thursday
next, were unusually spirited, and devel-
oped most remarkable state of affairs
Some three weeks ago, when primaries
were held by the same party for delegates
to the state convention, the s"old timers"
or machine politicians, as they were
termed by their opponents, were turned
down by a new element, the pronounced
silver men. led by T. A. Poffenberger, a
member Of the Washington county bar
Saturday night the tables were turned and
Pofenberger and his followers seem to
nave been routed in the county, If the six
Haserstown districts are a criterion.
Inc knowing ones, or those who profess
10 know, claim the result was reached
through the clever manipulation of Sena-
tor German and by the aid of his lieuten-
ants That there is ground for this belief
tnere can be no question. This was made
clear by the result in the third Hagers-
town district. where Lewis D. Syester a
prominent young lawyer, son of the late
Judge A. X. Syester, who was made famous
by MS participation in the Wharton murder
tTial when ne was attorney general of the
state, beat ID. &. Gilbert's delegation for
the legislative nomination, and heads the
same for himself
Syester and Gilbert had weeks ago. an
nounced themselves as aspirants for the
legislature. Syester was openly charged
win being Schley-Gorman man. and the
night was made on thi line, with the re-
suit as above indicated
Other unmistakabie Indications, as de-
Veloped by the primaries, show that the
senator Is In the field to succeed himself
district No. %, one of the Hagerstown pre-
cincts, showed most remarkable revolu-
tlon. Always SAFE heretofore, on the Sill
yer question, the ticket of Saturday, COM
posed OF some OF the most pronounced and
ieading white metal men and headed in
large type with 'Silver-l6 to IL was
showed under by vote of $50 to 40 Thurs
days coming convention Is looked to with
great interest, as likely to show plainlv
Senator Germans attitude
Judge l.. E. McComas' return to active
pohticai life is being freely discussed here
.at ms nome. and all signs. his admirers
ADMIT, point to his re-entering the field
and becoming a prominent candidate i for
Senator Gorrhans place The election of
state senator Scott. the judges bosom
friend. to the Craftsmanship of the state
central committee is looked upon by many
as the entering wedge of the judges can
didacy. eA
The fact that Charles w. Adams. a for
mer doorkeeper of the House Of Repre- SEN
tatfves, and the judges proteRe when a
member of the House, has been called here
ana placed In charge of the Daily Morning
heraid, the judges organ, and in which he
is heavy stakeholder, adds strength to
the belief OF those who claim to see in the
signs OF the times the return of Little
mac, as ne was at one time familiarly
known. to the political arena