The Washington herald., 1908-04-05

Col George A. Pearre viii succeed him
self il Congress.
In the primary election in the Sixth
Maryland district yesterday he carried
four of the FIVE counties. including Alle-
gany his own county. He lost Montgom-
cry, which was carried by Brainard H.
Warner by about $50 majority
The fight was eentered in Allegany, it
being conceded that if Pearre carried this
his renomination was assured. 1t was a
hot contest. the Representative going up
against the strongest combination his op-
ponents have ever succeeded in enecting.
He defeated Lowndes by 759 majority and
will name the delegation 10 the c0Hven-
ton which meets at Hagerstown April !.
The total vote was; Pearre, 3,10S; Lowndes,
2ai9. Pesrre also succeeded in eleeting
twenty-five of the forty delegates 20 the
county convention, which viii name the
delegates TO the State convention.
The total vote in Aregany was 5,4i7,
while tae usual Republican vote in the
county q a regular election Is about LOCO
votes less It is charged that many Dem
ocrats voted in. the primary election, and
that in South Cumberland alone Col.
Pearre received over 100 Democratic votes.
Wssaissf0a On Band Wagon.
Washington County would have support
ed Alexander r. Hagner for Congress had
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carried six districts Warner carried Lay
louisville. P0olesviIle First precinct of
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Col Pearre carried ciarksourg- second
precinct of Rockville Bethesda Gathers
hurr Damascus. and the second precinct
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in TIE Congressional convention There
was a contest in every district. except
I,avtonsviIle and Damascus. In the fOr-
NOR Mr. Warner controlled and in the
,,+ts~ C,oI paorre controlled Mr. War
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by los 10 -
There were no contests IN GailetI ana
all the delegates were instructed for
Pearre.
In Frederick County it was all har-
rnonv and an Pearre
In Washington County there was not
a contest in any of the twenty-five dis
tricts. All the delegates are unnstructed
but Washington VIII De s,i'd LOT iis.', IN. T.
Inc nsl,' 80, nal ,,onet rs
- Jo,.5 .ov1ndee Pearre eot * of the 40
delegates TO the county convention Col
Pearre also won 26 of the A. precincts in
the county. He got all the districts in
Cumberland except Nos and g.
In Frostburg section he lost No. p. He
also lost Mount Savage, where Mr..
Lowndes was particularly strong lie
captured both districts in Lonaconing by
a large majority and got district II,
which was lost two years ago by sixty
votes,
The primaries yesterday showed un-
usual results Col Pearre carried Or
leans by a majority of 90, in "A total Of
4 votes. Two years ago he carried the
same district by IL. in a total of 81 votes.
Col. Pearre carried Lonaconing by 2l2,
and FrOstburg by 65, He carried Iona
coming two years ago by %, and Frostburg
by ll5. He gained IN the former place
and lost in the latter. Pearre made big
gains IN Westernport the home Of County
Chairman WhitWorth.
ts- I.Owndes wins own District.
sndas carried bis o,,,r, district n,
t.,,Ls.l.,,5 - M - =.
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ese Neilhgtoh- VINO supported Peare
ySar ana was with i'oWndes two
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