Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-23
WILL AID COL. PEARRE
SENATOR WELLINGToN's SUP
PORT OF C. F. KENNEWEG.
Some of the Senator's Statements
Flatly Contradicted by Mr.
Pearre.
suecisl p,spateh to The Evening Star.


CUMBERLAND, Md, October 23.-The re-
publicans here do not profess to be alarmed
over Senator Wellington's declaration that
he will support Christian F. Kenneweg, the
democratic candidate for Congress in the
sixth district, and his prophesy that Col
George A. Pearre, the republican candidate,
will be signally defeated. Chairman Chas
H. Holtzman said last night that Yelling
tons action would tend to solidify the party
and to dispel apathy. He thought it would
result in increasing the republican vote at
least one thousand in the district. 1t was
pointed out that despite the fact that Mr..
Wellington's home Is in Cumberland and
that he made a dramatic appearance with
Mr.. Bryan here in 1900, Mckinley carried
Cumt erland, which is a democratic city, BY
400 Senator Wellington openly fought John
G.. Dreyer, a republican candidate for city
council last May. yet Mr.. Dreyer received
the largest vote of any candidate, running
over 100 ahead of his ticket II is asserted
that Senator Wellington a political
prophet has been a failure for some years
past. Many of the senator's warmest friends
regret his present attitude and openly say
that they cannot follow him. that the pres
ent fight involves republican principles and
they will be loyal to the republican candi-
date.
A prominent republican said last night:
1T is an open secret that Mr.. Kenneweg
was nominated by the democrats at the sug-
gestion of Senator Wellington, who, while
claiming to be a republican, spends a large
part of his time IN putting forward and sup
porting democratic candidates to defeat re-
publicans. The truth of the matter is, that
Senator Wellington. after having had con-
troVersy with the President of the United
States his attitude in which during the Pres
ident's life and after his death has already
been passed upon by patriotic and indig
nant public sentiment, and after having sup
ported Mr. Bryan, finds himself without q
party. He is now engaged in trying to dis
integrate the party that has more than once
honored him"
Col. George A. Pearre strongly denies the
statement made by Senator Wellington that
he did not support him in 1899 and 1894,
when he was the republican candidate for
Congress. Colonel Pearre says that while
| ne fought Mr.. Wellington for the nomina-
ton. he did not fail to support him and
urge his friends to do so. and as is we'll
known fact, took the stump in Welingtons
behalf.
There was a great outpouring of miners
at republican meeting addressed by Col.
Pearre at Midland last night The hall was
crowded and many were turned away.
Thomas Harris presided and fifty vice
presidents were seated on the stage. There
were many ladies in the audience and on
the stage: Mr.. Robert W. McMichael was
also a speaker. Tonight Colonel Pearre
will be at Lonaconing.
The republicans are making the state
ment that Mr.. Kenneweg fought Mr.. Bryan
in 1895; that he was a vice president Of an
antt-Bryan meeting. number of Bryan
democrats are said to be opposed to his
candidacy. Some prominent democrats will
invade the sixth district during the latter
part of the campaign in Mr.. KenneTegs
behalf. Congressman Stephen Brundidge,
tr., of Arkansas will speak at Oakland,
Frederick and Rockville next week John
Sharp Williams of Mississippi will address
the closing rally at Frederick, sand Judge
Griggs of Georgia, chairman of the demo-
cratic congressional committee is an
nounced to speak at Frederick and Rock
vile.