Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-08
Last NIGHTS Caucus.

A dispatch from Baltimore last night
says: Southern Maryland democrats took
possession of the Eutaw House last night
and strenuous efforts were made by the
various candidates for the democratic nomi-
na ton in the fifth congressional district to
secure the necessary votes to nominate.
Practically all of the delegates who will
have seats in the convention that meets
today at noon in Cross Street Market Hall
were present, and there were caucuses of
nearly every county delegation.
The present important development of the
night was the withdrawal from the race of
Mr.. Robert w Wells of Prince George s.
county in favor of DR.. Richard s. Hill. and
the decision of the Prince Georges delega-
ton in caucus to unanimously support Dr.
Hill for the nomination. The indications
low are that DR.. Hill will be the candi-
ute, and his supporters claimed last night
that the action of his county delegation. to-
sether with the attitude taken by Mr..
Wells had made his nomination assured
The party managers. 1t Is said. are
strongly in favor of DR.. Hill as the candl-
date. and will put up a vigorous ana earn
est fight for his election The course OF MI
Wells was generally commended ana II
was said that his action IN pulllng out OF
the contest in the interests of harmony
will greatly strengthen him with the people
throughout his county.
Wells Decided to Withdraw.
After comforting tonight with some of
his friends Mr.. Wells went into the eau
Gus and withdrew his name. at the same
time releasing his friends in the delega-
ton from their pledges of support. He
said that, believing himself not to be the
choice of majority of the convention,
he felt that his withdrawal would pro-
mote harmony in the party and might
further the chances of redeeming the dis
trict from republican rule. 1t was, he
said. his desire that his friends in the
delegation no longer urge him for the
nomination, but that they support the
candidacy of DIR. Hill. for whom he was
now working.
MY chief WISH" said Mr.. Wells lis to
see somebody nominated who can carry
the fifth district. and L believe that DR..
Hill will be able to do this when l could
not / shall support him for the nominal
ton. and, if nominated. will do all 1 can
to bring about his election.
Other Candidates.
The getting together of the Prince
Georges delegation on Dr.. Hill threw some
thing of a damper upon the spirits of the
friends of Mr.. B. Harris Camalier, of ST.
Mary's county. who claim that he is the
strongest man who could be named in the
district. Mr.. Camalier himself was on
land. with Messrs. J. Frank Smith. Derby
y Lynch and George l.. Bucker his dele
gates He expressed himself as absolutely
sanguine that he would be the choice of
the convention, and Ii nominated tina: he
NCCId be able to defeat Mr. Mudd in No
vember. Supporters of Mr.. Camalier claim
that there is a strong sentiment in his ia
Vor throughout the district
Another candidate VINO was in evidence
last night was MIR. John B. Gray of Cal
vert county, whose name will be presented
by the delegation from that county Messrs
T. Reed Wills of Charles county, Isaac S
Nutwel of Anne Arundel county James
p Bannon of Anne Arundel county, DR..
Richard S. Hill of Prince Georges county,
Francis V. King of st. Mary's county. Dr.
Charies A. Wells of Prince Georges county
tlIlimore Bell of Prince Georges county
and other well-known democrats of the dis
trict were about the lobby and corridors of
the hotel during the evening, and 1t is ap-
parent that there is more interest over the
Hlth district convention this time than
there has been for many years past.
1t is pretty we'll understood that the state
managers are more DESTROYS of carrying the
district now than they have been In recent
campaigns, and the death of State Senator
wilson was a hard blow to the plans made
l.. them.