Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-08-14
WELLS POLLS HEAVY VOTE.
fractional Leader Surprised Many
People At Saturdays Pri-
mary Election.
MOSS PEOPLE CONFIDENT OF
WINNING ON LEGALITY.
The State Convention May Try To
Effect Compromise BY Split
ting County Vote.

The great interest taken III the nrl-
mary fight and the factional contest
of the democracy, was increased at the
big turn out of the Wells supporters in
this city and throughout the county
on Saturday afternoon and evening for
their primary election. The vote
polled by DR.. Wells wing of the
party was about the largest ever turn
ed out by any party or portion of a
party in this county's primaries
While the vote OF the Moss faction
at the primaries en- July % cast close
to the largest vote polled at local
primary for some years prior TO that,
the figures of Saturdays polling eX-
ceeded this by a big majority, showing
the work done in the past week by
the eIectioneers of the faction. In
this city the polls opened at s O'Clock
and continued TO do a rushing business
until 10 O'Clock. and during these
two hours 425 ballots were cast for
the following candidates to the conn
ty convention in this city on Wednes-
dav, which will name the factions
county ticket DIR. George Wells.
Joseph III. Bells, John n. Davis.
John Il. Sullivan and George w.
Clark.
The support of the faction through.
out the county was also strong, the
total being estimaed by members OF
the Wells faction as about 1 400 votes.
The delegates named are favorable to
the nomination of Mr.. Joshua Linthi-
cum, of Annapolis, for Sheriff and
such other candidates as may be placed
before the convention. Among the
candidates Tor the two more important
Offices outside of that of Sheriff are
DIR. Benjamin II. Davidson, for Regis
ter of Wills and Alton j. Arnold, for
county treasurer. Outside OF this it
is not known who the leaders of the
faction are pledged to support at the
convention.
The sweepingly large majority for
the Wells faction gotten by compar-
ison of the two primary votes, was
surprise in many quarters. The Moss
wing of the party, however, is stated
to be smiling as broadly as ever, and
is still confident of winning out on
legal points, having claimed all along
that the primaries of the day before
yesterday on account of the alleged ir-
regularity in the calling OF them are
not legal
The returns from the Fifth aud the
Eighth districts clipped bit off the
factions estimates of the total vote.
Returns were in from every district
but these two when an estimate of
/ 500 votes was made. This estimate
included these two districts, claiming
that they would, between them send
400 Wells ballots into the box. This.
however, proved to be too high, as
what these two districts rally polled
was not quite 70 votes.
1t is further claimed that the big
gain in figures in this faction Of the
party at the first primary was without
any great solicitation and many of
their supporters stayed at home, think
ing that the primaries would not be
held Oh the first date. The matter
next goes "up TO" the state convention
in Baltimore, where there will be
two sets Of delegates from Anne
Arundel, both claiming the right to
represent the county democracy il
| that body and it remains to be seen
which faction will win out.
The indications are for, and the i'm
| preston prevails that the state organ
| ization will try to harmonize matters
by seating both delegations and grant
| ing each vote of % points instead
| of FIVE Neither side, however, seems
particularly inclined to compromise
| it being a case Of 'wholc hog Of
/ none