Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-09
TAKE UP WELLINGTON
SOME DEMOCRATS WOULD RUN
HIM AGAINST PEARRE.
Seemingly B. Well-Founded Report
Causes Some Interest in Sixth
Maryland District.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md, June 9.-There is
much interest here in the seemingly we'll
founded report that democrats will advise
the nomination of Senator George L. Wei
iington for the House of Representatives by
the coming sixth Maryland district demo-
cratic convention.
Mr.. Wellington's term as United States
Senator expires March 4.
A prominent republican. now holding a lu-
crative federal Office through the indorse-
ment of Senator Wellington before the lat
ter fell out with the republican party. but
who. it is expected will not be reappointed
to the place, is said to be at the head OF
move to have Mr.. Wellington nominated as
an Independent republican. to be followed
by the democrats indorsing him.
Some democrats here, who are associated
with Senator Wellington in business, want
the democrats to take him up, while other
business associates desire that he relinQuish
politics and devote himself entirely to finan-
c1al enterprises, saying he has not the tenn
permanent for man of politics.
Senator Wellington has been successful
In banking and other corporation matters
here.
He is president of the Citizens National
Bank. organized two years ago.
He is also president of the street railway
and electric light companies.
Oo NOT LOOK With Favor.
Many democrats do not look with favor
on the proposed move.
A prominent democrat said today he ex-
pccted decided protests from Frederick
Montgomery and Washington counties.
He said the democratic party had princi-
pies and the nomination should be given to
a loyal democrat and not to a person who
st1il claimed to be a republican and who
might accept democratic nomination with
the hope of winning in order to spite re-
pubi1cans with whom he had quarreled.
Aside from this, he said Wellington would
nave a difficult time explaining away his
utterances at the time of the assassination
OF Mckinley, and, furthermore, what as
surance would the democrats have if they
TOOK up Wellington that he would not even
tually make trouble in the democratic party
as he has in the republican party?" this
democrat asked.
Other Names Mentioned.
The republicans have already renominated
Representative George A. Pearre. Yelling
tons old adversary in the republican ranks
The name Of State Senator David j.
Lewis, Representative Pearres law partner
here, is being mentioned also in connection
with the democratic congressional nominal
tion as is that Of Robert H. Gordon,
prominent attorney Of Cumberland
J. Roger McSherry of Frederick is also
spoken of. u
The republicans say they would as soon
see Wellington the nominee of the demo-
Gratis as any one 4else
They feel that Representative Pearre is
stronger than ever,
He is known to be one of the hardest
working members of Congress and he has
won hundreds of friends by his unceasing
personal work I'M looking after matters
which some regard as details but which
are always Of Importance to his constitu-
ents
Representative Pearre has an immense
personal following among the democrats of
Cumberland who will vote for him no mat
ter who the democratic nominee may be-