Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-28
Harmony All Along the Line Regarded
Impossible.
UNOFFICIAL PRIMARY OUTLOOK
Hard Lines for Aspirants for Legisla-
tive Honors-Liquor Element and
Prohibitionists Very Active.

great peace conference" of democrats held
here during Tie week. All the Big guns of
the untcrrifed machine and those disposed
To- kick over the traces were in attendance,
and the attitude assumed by the odd
guard survivors showed plainly that they
We're hunting for harmony with a club.
The proceedings went along smoothly
enough until Gov. Wartield took the floor
and hit out squarely from the shoulder.
lie told the leaders of the democracy that
the party in a chaotic state and that
unless heroic methods adopted the
party had little chance of success at the
coming election. The governor. after max
ing an unqualified declaration that he would
not again he a candidate under amy condi-
lions, suggested that a Cand date for gov
cruor he selected at the official primaries to
be held in September In other words. he
said that the only hope for party success
was to allow the rank and file of the de-
mocracy to select the gubernat orial cand-
date. The governors speech showed plainly
that he is In close touch with party af-
ia rs throughout the state and thoroughly
familiar with the situation. He drew a
faithful picture of what ght be expected
unless those in control changed their tao
ties and again declared that there was only
one 1Odl 10 SUCCESS lliIS ldll-lO tiIo" inc
pcop,e to make the nominations.
Assaulted Gov. Warfeld.
The intense hatred of the organization
toward the governor became manifest at
the close of Mr.. Wariields address. The
old guard" veterans Were all eager to take
a whack at the governor because he had
told them the truth in open meeting. For
mer Attorney General John p. Poe, for
years q close lieutenant of Senator Cor
man denied emphatica'ly that the party
IN chaotic condition He said that
all good democrats were working in har-
mouy and that great victory would come
TO the party in the fall elections. He said
that the party organization as a whole
throughout Maryland was intact and per
fectly capable of picking a nominee for
governor. He used vigorous terms in reply
Ing to the governors speech and did not
mince words in his efforts TO refute the
statements as to party conditions made by
Gov. Warfcld. State Senator Applegarth
OF Dorchester county and Senator Rayner
also told of the harmony" within the party
and predicted success this fall.
Taken all in all the conference only made
palmer the patent fact that the differences
existing between the administration forces
and the regular organization cannot be adj
justed 50 as to bring about harmony all
along the line. SO eager are the ring lead
ers to down Warfield as a political factor
in Maryland that they are blind to the fact
that they are day by day Importing the
sight chances which the party now holds
Tor victory. They are simply driving the
Independents, now solidly behind men of
the Nariield type in politics, and they don't
realize that their efforts to read the gov
erHor out of the party will rebound to the
benefit of the republicans
Unofficial Primaries.
The unofficial primaries of both parties
10 choose representatives in legislative dis
trict conventions which in turn will nama
1he delegates to the state conventions will
be held on August 6. There will be three
contests in the republican and one In the
democratic primaries. The republicans are
fortunate In that none of theirs are fac
uonal. but strictly within organization lines
The trends of former Representative Wach-
Ter are not making fight in any ward
The republican organization will play no
ldFoFtes' however. when the delegates to
tEe state convention are chosen but that
mass delegations viii be sent and all re-
puhlicans who voted for Wachter in the
pr maries and then Loyalty supported the
1lmanus ticket at the general election will
receive the same recognition given tn the
out-and-out Timanus people
me state conventions. TO be held next
month VIII nominate candidates for gov
erhor' state controller attorney general
ana clerk of the court of appeals The Of
hcidi primaries will be held In Santaroher
when candidates for the state senate and
mouse OF delegates and loca. Offices in Raj
',i''re anu some or the counties will be
CHOSEN under the Crawford county system
Troubles for Aspirants.
Those who aspire to legislative honors
VIII have their troubles before the pri-
maries. They viii virtually be. so to speak.
between the devil and deep blue sea The
prohibition clement in Maryland growing
stronger each year, has decided to make
the fight before rather than after the cleo
ton. Each aspirant In the primaries will
therefore, be confronted with a set of
questions prepared by the prohibition cam
paign committee. asking that the candidate
set iorth fully his position regarding the
hquor trathc In general and the high license
proposition The questions to be Submitted
VIII nc uIrect and will require unequivocal
answers
The liquor element. following the examine
of Its foe Will likewise have a nurnber nj
interrogatories for the legislative cardi
dates. The questions prepared bI. tho 49,
men are brief and 10 the point and answers
Required must place the Cand date on either
orc side or the other of the fight. The pro-
hfbiuuuiStS of Mary land have become much
entEuScd over the success OF tbefr go,
palgn in Georgia and are working here nm
der systematic rrct!Un. The prohibition
issue, therefore. gives every promise of
being one Of the big features OF the com
ing campaign II will be made an issue I'm
every county Of the state, and the fight
against the saloon WI! be made from now
on until the polls close next November
Both sides PlenufUIIy supplied with
funds and the fight Will be watched with
interest.
Home Coming Week Assured.
\ great homecoming celebration in Mary
land IS now assured during the week OF
October IA to 10. A permanent organiza-
ton was effected at Il meeting last Thurs
day of 100 representative citizens in the
Merchants and Manufacturers Association
headquarters The who,e state will be
asked to cooperate and toward this end
each county will be represented by a com
ml;tee Gov. Warileld presided at the meet
ing and appointed the following committee
10 perfect a working organization: Mayor
Mahool David H. Carroll. Louis X. Gut
man. Jacob w. Hook, Henry b. Wilcox
w. o. Atwood. j. Charles Linthicum. John
NJ Dcponai. Clinton l.. Riggs. f. X. Patti
son. w. +. Whittemore. w. w. Park. T.
). fewell. jr.. ]. G.. Brattan. Raleigh c.
Smith and Joseph Dannenburg. The gen
erdI plan of the celebration Will be along
the line OF the jubilee held here last Sep