Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-10
RESULT OF PRIMARIES
FAvoRITE SONS CoMPLIMENTED
IN PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY,
Democrats Elect Delegates to County
Convention-Anti- Organization Peo-
pie Keep Opponents Guessing.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

| Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
EVANSVILLE. August 10. 1903.
Democratic primaries to select dele
! gates to the county convention, which meets
at Upper Marlboro were held in the six
teen election districts Of Prince George
county Saturday from to pm. A nota-
| BILE feature of these primaries was the alb
sence of any contest on the part of the
organization wing of the party headed
by DR.. l.. A. Griffith of Upper Marlboro,
| the only contest of any note being that in
Hyattsville district between the friends of
Messrs. j., Enos Ray, jr., and John F.
Hickey. on the one side, and Mr.. James
| Miller on the other side. The failure of the
differentiation people to take any part
| in the primaries is taken to indicate one
OF two things-either that they realize the
hopelessnesS of their cases, or that they
intend to get even with the organization
headed by State Senator Jos. S. Wilson, by
defeating the entire party on election day.
The latter alternative seems to be the idea
Of DR.. Griffith, If one reads between the
lines of an interview printed in the Hyatts-
vile Independent this week.
In Hyattsville district resolutions were
adopted fnstructing the delegates, MeSsTs
John Miller, James T. Brown, Ebert Dent,
John T. Carter and r. Henry Lewis, to
present the names of all three candidates
from the district to the county convention
Wednesday next. These candidates are:
J. Enos Ray, jr., house Of delegates: John
F. Hickey, sheriff, and James Miller. road
commissioner. This resolution was passed
in mass meeting before the primaries were
held. and was offered by Mr.. Charles B.
Calvert of College Park. The primaries
| were then held and resulted in a decided
victory for the Ray-Hickey delegates over
those sor Mr.. James Miller. The vote was
1913. 40 of which were cast for the Ray
Hickey delegates. The Miller people al
lege that trickery and fraud were glaringly
practiced. and that men residing in the
District Of Columbia were allowed to vote
those who had been in the state less than
the required times to secure the right Of
suffrage. 1t is freely predicted that many
friends Of Mr.. James Miller will vote the
republican ticket this fall in retaliation for
what they regard as unfair treatment.
Effect Compromise.
In Bladensburg district. where the friends
Of Messrs. B. D. Stephen, candidate for
the clerk of the county court, and Robert
w. Wells, who desires a denomination for
the house of delegates, have been engaged
in a bitter contest for some six weeks. a
compromise was effected and peace and
harmony now prevail in that district. Not
withstanding the fact that the differences
of the candidates had been adjusted and
the delegates were selected in advance at
a conference of Messrs. Stephen and Wells,
247 vNes were cast in the primaries, the
largest ever cast at a primary meeting in
Bladensburg. The delegation as agreed
upon by the two candidates and unanimous
ly Endorsed at the primaries, is composed
Of twenty, each delegate being entitled to
one-quarter of a vote in the convention.
Robert w. Wells heads the delegation, his
colleagues being Cassius c. Magruder, Gus
tavus Dahler, w. A. Thomas, Frederick
Heller. Herbert Machen. Robert Forestein.
A. M. Lawson, Alexander Sakers. l.. L.
Gray, William T. Casey Charles Saeuber-
Itch, Richard A. Shreves. Jules Jacquette,
Alvin E. Bowen, John Johnson Henry
Menekeim Franck c. Farr, Theodore F.
Browning and Joseph Murphy Mr.. Wells
will place the name of Mr.. Stephen before
the convention. and Mr.. w. T. Casey is ex-
pected to name Mr.. Wells.
In Kent district Mr.. Robert w. Brooke a
member of the house of delegates, was de-
feated in an effort to secure a delegation
favorable to his denomination. The delega-
ton chosen comprises VIM. A. Chimney.
John A. Schultz. Bell Bowie. James B.
Berry and L. Nye Duvall. The delegation
goes to Marlboro unpledged, but it is the
general impression that Kent district would
like to have the office Of road commits
sioner. The report that Mr.. Clancy would
make fight for the nomination as sheriff
seems to be in error. and his friends de-
clare that he is In no sense a candidate for
this office
In Laurel district a delegation favorable
to Michael ]. Tighe for the house Of dele
gates was elected over a delegation favor.
ing the nomination of DR.. T. M. Baldwin
for sheriff. This was distinct victory for
the organization, DR.. Baldwin being one OF
its strongest opponents.
In Evansville district delegation was
chosen favorable to the nomination ct
Samuel G. Mulloy for road commissioner
and John T. Burch for the house Of dele
gates. 1t is the general impression among
well-informed democrats that Mr.. Mulloy
will be the nominee for road commissioner
an Office to which he was appointed by
Gov. Smith to fill out the unexpired term
of Pinkney A. Scaggs. who died shortly
after being elected two years ago. Mr..
Mulloy now holds the position, and, it Is
said. is doing satisfactory work.