The Washington bee., 1908-04-18

Rockville, Md, April 4.-Brainard
H. Warner, of Kensington andWash-
ington, carried Montgomery county
at today's Republican primary cleo
tion, defeating Representative George
A. Pearre IN ten OF sixteen precincts.
He was successful in Laytonsville,
where his ticket was unopposed; in
Poolesville, First Precinct of Rock
Vile. Colesville, Darnestown, both
precincts of Olney, Potomac, Barnes
vile, and the First Precinct of
Wheaton
Pearre delegates were elected in
Clarksburg, the second precinct of
Rockville, Bethesda, Gaithersburg,
Damascus, and the second precinct of
Wheaton. There was no opposition
to the Pearre ticket in Damascus.
The county convention will be held
here next Wednesday and will select
delegation to cast the county's FIVE
votes at the Congressional Conven-
ton to be held at Hagerstown, and
will also name delegates to represent
the county at the State Convention,
which meets in Baltimore April 80.
The delegation to the State Conven-
ton will be favorable to Secretary
Taft for president
The contest which ended today
was one of the hveliest primary
fights ever waged in Montgomery
county. Mr. Warmers campaign was
urged against great odds in the shape
of the opposition of the party organ
ization.
The contests at several of the poll
ling places today were Of the liveliest
possible character. This was partic-
ularly true of the Second Precinct of
Rockville District, where young B.
H. Warner led the fight for his IA
fuse to declare for Bryan against
ther, and Willis B. Burdette, former
ly chairman of the County Commit
tee, was in charge of Pearre's forces,
which won by a vote of ) to 81.
Warm Fight in CirkSbWg.
In the Clarksburg District the fight
was also warm. Here Daniel w.
Baker, United States Attorney for
the District of Columbia, was in the
thick of the fight for Pearre, and he
was ass. led by Charles S. Hilton. a
merchan / Clarksburg. while John
7. Smith and Bradley Dutrow were
managing the contest in behalf of
Mr., Warner Later returns from this
district show that only seven dele
gates on the Warner ticket winning
over Baker and Hilton by small ma
jorities.
The complete vote of the county
is not obtainable tonight, but it is es-
ltimated that the popular majority for
Mr. Warner is about $50. The coun-
ty convention will be composed of
I44 delegates, and the returns indi-
cate that ninety-two OF them will be
friends of the Kensington candidate.
Hagerstown, Md, April 4-LiLttle
interest was taken in the Republican
primaries held throughout Washing
ton county tonight There were no
contests and it was genarally under
stood that the delegates selected to-
night to the county convention on
April Il, which will elect delegates
to the Congressional convention, are
unpledged
The organization was in complete
control, and, so far as reported, was
not opposed in any district in the
county. Washington countys vote
in the Congressional Convention will
be for Pearre, according to state
ments of the organization leaders.
Frederick, Md, April 4.-RepubI-
can primaries in Frederick county
passed off practically without con-
test, and with the general understand
ing that Pearre. if he carried his own
county, would have this county's sup
port for denomination.