Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-17
PEARRE Is CONFIDENT
DEsRTrE on DICKS DEcLARA.
TON ron LowNDEs.

special Dtgpofcd to The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md, June 16.-The dec
laration OF former State Senator David E
Dick for Mr.. Lloyd Lownes for Congress
occasioned but little surprise here. It was
expected for some time that Mr.. Dick
would take this course He has been
coming here several times a month
and has always been in close conference
with the friends OF Mr.. Lowndes. His last
visit here consumed Ave days. and during
that period day and night he was closeted
with friends Of Mr. Lowndes. 1t Is con-
tended by Pearre men that Col. Pearre will
win easily without the support of Mr.. Dick.
The followers Of the latter. 1t was declared.
resent the imputation OF Dick that they
can not speak until he speaks for them.
Had he declared himself early In the fight.
his position might have had weight. but
bis game Of battiedore and shuttlecock has
tended to alternate his followers. who have
seen no reason why Il should take six
months to decide whom to support for Con-
gress. friend Of Col Pearre said that
tbs latter. after Nr. Dicks defeat for state
senator by John B. Shannon. had kept
DICK In his present of3ce.
II u not generally known that Dick re-
signed as deputy Surveyor Of the port cur
! however. was held up. and when Mr.. Dick
. was defeated It was arranged that he re-
sumo his old place, which be did.
Dicks Forces Disintegrated.
A prominent democrat who accompanied
Gov. Warfield on his visit to Homecoming
this week said that he made inquiry into
the political situation there. to find that
Dicks following had disintegrated. He said
that they had cast away because It took
Dick too long to make up his mind, and,
further. many OF them Intended to think for
themselves anyway. The Lowndes people
express great pleasure over the course ct
Mr.. Dick and claim his attitude meaas
many votes which Mr.. Lowndes otherwise
would not have gotten. The Lowndes cam
paign Is being managed by Charles H.
Holtzman, who once was Col. Pea.refs
campaign manager. but friction arose be-
tween them as the result OF the CumbeY-
land post once appointment. Mr.. HOitx-
man was in constant conference with Mr.
Dick during his visit here.
It Is stated that the L0wndes people hope
to control the congressional convention in
the event OF carving Allegany and Mont
gomery counties by unseating the Harp
delegation from Frederick county and scat
ing the rump delegation. There is talk Of
nominating Col Pearre regardless of what
Ailegany county might do. II he loses Al
leeany county his friends viii make the
cry that money did it. Col. Pearre today
expressed himself as confident of winning
in both Montgomery and Washington coun-
ties In the primaries.
Wellington's Little Scheme.
Some people active in politics declare that
ex-senator George L. wellington is luke
warm in his support of Mr.. Lowndes. 1t
is said that should Lowndes carry Allegany
county. Mr.. Wellington would oppose his
getting the nomination. 1t is Mr. yelling
toms ambition, it Is said. to dispose of both
Lowndes and Pearre and make himself the
factor In the county.
Mr.. Lowndes beating Mr.. Pearre in the
county disposes of Pearre, many say while
It would not mean the nomination Of Mr..
Lowndes. The latter being defeated for
the nomination puts him aside, too.
One Of the strongest Endorsements of Col
Pearre was by the Garrett county republi-
can convention which selected mass DELE
cation to attend the convention at Fred
erfck. N. u Bond of Bloomington district,
who waa defeated for the republican nomi-
nation for state senator in Garrett county,
and Patrick e. Fqnzel, former member OF
the house of delegates, wanted to go to the
convention. but their loyalty to Col Pearre
having been doubted, they were turned
down. The resolutions give a ringing III
dorSement of Col Pearre