The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-05-28

to him from any source and no candi-
date against him in the primaries.
While it is fact that at the present
time there are no signs of a fight
against Mr.. Wartield, and politicians
as a rule talk of his nomination as
sured, it is possible that the whole
situation so far as he is concerned will
change before the State convention.
Neither the State nor the city leaders,
it is alleged, are enthusiastic for Mr..
Wartield and would get away from
him at the primaries if man were
found who could be regarded as a
probable winner at the general cleo
ton. In the counties there are infiu-
ences which now express the friendli-
est feeling toward him and which, it is
asserted, would change in a minute
as soon as the word went out. Mr..
Warfield, it is believed, knows these
things as well as any one, and has
been quietly, but Systematically cam
paigning for nearly five years now.
Those close to him say he is confident
of the result.
On the Republican side during the
past week there has been no buster
man in the State than Senator Louis
E. McComas. He has been almost
constantly in the city and has had
numerous conferences at his offices in
the Continental Building. 1t is init
mated that at many of these confer
ences the Wachter contest was not a
topic of discussion. Mr.. McComas, it
is said, has already started to lay his
lines for reelection to the United
States Senate. During the past week
he has been in communication with
the organization leaders in nearly all
OF the counties, and has had Repub-
licans from IL or more of them come
to the city for private talks. 1t is I'M
derstood that the Senator has urged
upon these with whom he has con-
versed the necessity of beginning their
campaign at once, getting their
people in line in the event of any pri-
mary contest and for the purpose of
selecting the proper candidates for
the Legislature.
In most of the counties the senti-
ment is for late primaries, but it is
understood that proposition will be
advanced at the meeting of the Re-
publican State Central Committee to
have that body fix date for primaries
in all the counties upon the same day.
Congressman Mudd, it is said favors
early primaries, and as this PROPOSE
ton will interfere with his plans it will
accordingly be fought by him. A
somewhat lively session is locked for
ward to.
So far as Baltim ore city is concern
ed, under the new law it will be nec-
essary for the two parties to agree
upon date for the primaries. In
case they cannot agree the law pro-
vides that primaries must be held on
the first Thursday in September.
Should either party desire to hold late
primaries all that will be necessary
for it to do is to fix a late date.
A last conference of the lawyers en-
gagged in Mr.. Wachter's proposed cen
test will be held tomorrow for the
purpose of looking over the papers
that have been prepared. These
papers will be filed in the Superior
Court about o'clock tomorrow after
noon. The two chief allegations are,
it is understood, that ballots legally
marked and cast for Mr.. Wachter
were not conted and that many bal
lots cast for him were improperly re-
jected.
AS soon as the papers have, been
filed notice of the contest will be
served upon Mr.. McLane and he will
be given a certain time in which to
prepare his answer through his attor-
neys. Judge Phelps will lay down
the rules for the guidance of the con-
test and it will then proceed through
the regular channels.
One of the Republican lawyers in
charge of the contest said yesterday:
"All talk of this contest not being
pushed by the organization is ridicu-
lous. The organization is on trial
and if it does not push.the contest and
do everything in its power to obtain
a recount it stands convictedof treach-
cry and would be swept out of exis-
tence at the next primaries"
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