Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-22

CUMBERLAND, Md. August %, 1908.
There will be no contest in the republican
state and judicial primaries to be held in
this county this evening. AS far as Is
known only one set of delegates will be
voted in each of the twenty six districts.
The convention to elect delegates to the
state and judicial conventions will be held
In Cumberland on Monday, September 3.
The judicial convention will be held here
later.
Henderson for Associate Judge.
The delegates to the judicial convention
will be a unit for the nomination of Robert
Henderson of the Cumberland bar for as
sociate judge.
Lowndes Will Lead.
The delegates to be named to the state
convention will. it is believed. be friends of
Ex-Governor Lloyd Lowndes and resolu-
tons indors.ng him Will probably be passed.
The tickets to be voted for in this evenings
primaries, were selected from friends of Mr.
Henderson, and they will also favor Mr..
Lowndes. The latter has not turned his
hand toward securing the nomination for
governor He always talks adversely to
taking it. but still, should it be rendered
1t is believed he would accept as a matter
of party duty. Ex-Governor Lowndes and
Stevenson A. Williams, who is backed by
nomina ton, are very warm personal friends.
Mr.. Williams course in public life has al
ways been highly commended" by the ex-
governor.
Do Not Like Resolutions.
Friends of Mr.. Lowndes here say the
| resolutions passed by the Washington
county republican convention that the
party need not seek millionaires for gov
ernor or senator" unnecessary and I'M
kind. They regard them as direct slap
at Mr.. Lowndes and Representative
William H. Jackson. Mr.. Lowndes is very
wealthy. and has always contributed lber-
ally Of his means to the cause of the party
1t is being debated whether under the cir
cumstances the McComas organization If
1t is successful, could with good grace
| ask Governor Lowndes and his friends for
campaign contributions.
The resolutions are regarded with more
significance. because they emanated from
Senator McComas home county.
"An Unwise Declaration"
The Daily News, the republican organ
here, in an editorial headed AN Unwise
Declaration" resents the "calumny."
Senator McComas and his friends have
since explained that the resolutions were
not meant for Messrs. Lowndes and Jack
son. but were directed at democrats Ed
win Warfield who wants to be governor.
and Governor John Walter Smith, who
wants to be United States senator. The
resolutions were indefinite that Mr..
Lowndes' friends construed them to mean
him. especially as he has been regarded
as an anti-McComas man and friend of
the Mudd-Jackson faction.
What Pearre Says.
Representative Pearre says Allegany
county will undoubtedly be for Lowndes,
in accordance with an agreement with the
latter, who was to favor the nomination of
legislative delegation favorable to Nc
Comas and in return Mr.. Henderson would
be given a clean road to the judgeship
nomination and the state delegation would
be named of Lowndes' friends. Mr. Pearre
says that a delegation favorable to the
return of McComas was nominated in Allie
gany county.
Despite the fact that the republicans
had troubles in their county convention.
it is claimed by the leaders that the rank
and file is lining up in satisfactory style.
The ticket not slate-made, it having
been free-for-all in the convention. Two
years ago, the greater portion of the re-
publican ticket went down to defeat 1t
had been slated weeks in advance.
Democratic Hopes.
There is no revolt of prominent repub-
licans as there was two years ago The
democrats. nevertheless, claim to be much
encouraged by the outlook. Their primaries
will be warmly contested, candidates are
looming up by the score. There will be five
or six tickets, representing various aspi-
rants in district. No. 4, South Cumberland,
which has sixteen votes in the convention.
The determination of the democrats to hold
their county convention at Frostburg is re-
garded good politics. Frostburg. which
is the republican stronghold, has never had
county convention, and besides 1T is
claimed that republicans there are dis
gruntled because they were not given suf-
Ao{a fat n
ticket. Frostburg has a newly-remodeled
opera house. well suited for convention pur
poses. and is of easy access by the new
trolley line.