Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-05
PEARRE CONES OUT
AHEAD ONCE MORE
His Majority in AIIegany Coun-
ty Is Over $50.
HE'LL BE RENoM|NATEo
Montgomery County Carried by
Brainard H. Warner.
FIGHT WAS HOT ALL AROUND
As Result Of the Allegany County
Total, Washington County Will
Be Pearre's.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

CUMBERLAND. Nd. April 4.-Repre-
sentative George A. Pearre carried the
republican primaries in Allegany county
today for denomination over Lloyd
Lowndes by about IS votes in excess of
two years ago. when he defeated Mr..
Lowndes In a similar contest. The total
vote is Pearre. 3.1OS: Lowndes. 23i9.
Pearre's majority is 759. This assures the
denomination OF Col. Pearre' for Congress
at the congressional convention to be
held In Hagerstown in few days.
Returns from Garrett county show that
Col Pearre received the Endorsement of
the republican primaries there without
opposition.
Primaries were also held In Allegany
county today for delegates to the county
convention. which in turn will elect dele
gates to the district convention, which will
select delegates to the national convention
in Chicago. Col. Pearre also won in this
primary. judging from the returns so
far at hand. His delegates are favorable
to the nomination of Taft. The Lowndes
delegates were in favor Of an unin-
structed delegation.
Some Unusual Results.
The primaries today show some unusual
results. Col. Pearre carried Orleans by
a majority Of 40 In a total of 81 votes.
Two years ago he carried the same dis
trict by IL in a total of "a votes. 1t is
charged that a number Of democrats
voted in the primary at Orleans for Col.
Pearre, and that the vote today is in
excess of the total vote cast at some
regular elections. 1t is alleged that canal
influence was used In this district
through ]. Graham Pearre, paymaster.
who is a brother of Representatives
Pearre.
Col Pearre carried Lonaconins by 412
and Frostburg by 62. He carried Iona
coming two years ago by 73 and Frost
burg by III. He gained in the former
place and lost In the latter. One of the
biggest slumps was in Nesternport, the
home of County Chairman Whitworth.
where Pearre made big gains.
Lcwndes carried his own district No.
6. in Cumberland, by IA. This district is
also the home Of Col. Pearre and ex-
Senator Wellington. who supported Pearre
this year and was with Lowndes two
years ago. In the last primary Col.
Pearre carried the district by 81. MIR.
Lowndes polled a better vote in Cumber-
land than two years ago. He lost out in
the mining region
Pearre Machine Effective.
While Mr.. Lowndes was in control of
the organization, it is claimed Col.
Pearre's organization was a better one.
The Pearre men had the polls better man.
ned Mr.. Lowndes refused to permit an
elaborate expenditure Of money in his be-
half, the sum used for the expense OF
the campaign being far less than two
years ago.
Col. Pearre had the backing of the
Anti-Saloon League. State Supt. Ander-
son having sent out letters in his behalf.
Organized labor was also arrayed on his
side and the influence of the Junior Order
OF United American Mechanics. Of which
Col. Pearre is a member, was exerted
largely ulIU. AoWHucS, OecduSc
of the association of the Lowndes name
with a number of corporations was ac-
cused of being an enemy Of labor.
This Hurt Lowndes.
1t was especially cited that the New
York mining company, in which the
Lowndes family Is interested, discharged
a number Of native-bOrn Americans at the
workings at Mount Savage and put Hun
garians and other foreigners In their
places. This was widely circulated and
II is thought helped to hurt the candidacy
of Lowndes. The victory of Col. Pearre
il Is said, places him in position to aspire
to the nomination OF chief judge OF the
fourth judicial circuit of Maryland, and he
hopes to have the republican nomination
against Judge A. Hunter Boyd, who will
be renominated by the democrats The
latter Is now chief judge of the court of
appeals.