The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-08-08
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collector, or Baltimore, ana memDer OF
an old and prominent Maryland family.
viii be nominated for governor Of Mary
land on the first ballot in the Democratic
State convention tomorrow. If predictions
which are generally made among promi-
nent Democrats tonight are verified.
The convention will meet in the Mary
land Theater, in this city. at noon. Gen.
Murray Vandiver, chairman Of the State
central committee, viii call the assem-
blage to order. and it is stated that De
Warren II. Reynolds. OF Cumberland. will
be named cas- chairman. Committees on
credentials and platform will be named
and then the discussion of the gu5erna-
toriaI candidate will be taken up.
The city delegation declared for VIII
liams tonight. and the man whom the
city delegation supports will get the nomi-
nation. Garrett County, which has been
for Brown. tonight instructed its dele
gates for Williams, and Allegany also is
behind him.
The city delegation has been making in
quiries, and found that the county lead
ers preferred Williams TO any other city
man. and that it was the general belief
that some one from Baltimore should
be named. Former Gov. Brown. who
holds the city delegation in the hollow
Of his hand. gave his assent, and the
nomination Of Williams is believed TO be
as good as made
Strategy I'm the Choice.
It is because b itimore is expected to
furnish the Democratic majority this fall
that # IS deemed expedlent to take the
candidate from the city. Had James D.
Baker, of Frederick. been a resident Of
Baltimore. he would have had a better
chance.
It is probable that Isaac Lobe Straus
VIII be selected for the attorney general
ship. and that an Eastern Shore man VII
be named for the comptrollership.
The fight. should any develop in the
through unexpected develop
ments. will be between Mr. Baker and
Mr.. Williams. Montgomery County. as
well as Frederick, has declared for him.
and Washington County. is also expected
to line up for the Frederick man. But
the majority Of the uninstructed dele
gates. which means the organization
forces, win be solidly behind Williams.
unless unforeseen contingencies turn them
from their present purpose.
Mr.. Baker has a strong following here
outside Of the convention delegates. over
100 of his friends having come-to town
to-day TO whoop things up in his behalf.
Montgomery Behind Baker.
Mr.. Biser. who Is county chairman for
Frederick, and other members of the
Baker delegation have received absolute
assurances that Montgomery County will
cast its vote for Mr.. Baker on the first
ballot The Frederick men said both tho
Peter faction in Montgomery County and
that represented by Col Spencer c. Jones
were for Mr.. Baker.
George William Smith. of Frederick.
will make the speech nominating Mr..
Baker Mr.. Smith is over seventy years
old, and has a strong. cleanIy. shavep
face. He is a substantial man in Fred
erick. and has all his life been identified
with the business interests and the
growth and prosperity of the county.
CrOthers' Bubble Bursts,
Associate Judge Austin L. Crotbers. Of
Cecil County. for a while to-day seemed
to be gaining strength as candidate for
governor, as. owing to the apparent in
ability OF the Baltimore city delegation To
settle upon a candidate, the Eastern
Shore delegates showed a tendency 10
rally around the Cecil man as one Of their
own people. The action of the Baltimore
delegates in coming out for Mr.. Williams
tonight, however. seems to have killed
this boom, as mary OF the Eastern Shore
leaders had agreed to stand with the
city's representatives. The Southern
Maryland delegations. which were almost
sOlidly back OF the boom of ex-Gov
Brown, which he himself punctured by
declining to allow the use of his name
will doubtless line up with the Balti-
for Williams, as they also are
in Browns hands
Gov. Warfield also is not an impossi-
bility. despite his having declined to be
q candidate for the nomination. He has
many friends in the convention, and IS
himself a delegate from Anne Arundel
Senator Rayner is one of the city's dele
gates. and may nominate Mr. Williams,
Is he is by far the best orator In the
local delegation.
There is long list of names mentioned
for the nomination for attorney general.
and the availability of the man 10 be
chosen depends in a great measure on the
choice for governor. CITY
Solicitor Bruce, Attorney General William
S. Bryan, Isaac Lobe Straus, William /.
Marbury, of Baltimore City. and ex-Judge
Ferdinand Williams, of Cumberland. are
among those mentioned.
Perry for Comptroller.
c. c. Magruder, of Prince George;
Philip Fl Laird OF Montgomery; ]. Frank
Turner, of Talbot, and Ex-senator Car
rico, of Charles, are spoken of for the
Of the Court of Appeals.
Thomas Perry. Of Wlcomico County.
and DR.. Wells, of Prince George County,
are spoken OF in connection with 4he
nomination for comptroller, and there
seems to be quite q number of delegates
who would Ike to see Dr. Atkinson nom
mated for another term. Ailegany .oun-
y is booming John Heating for this Of
ice, but Mr.. Perry is believed to have the
best chance. as this nomination is a sort
If traditional perquisite Of the Eastern
Shore.