Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-15
Vote in Republican Primaries
All His Way.
ZIHLMAN CARRIES COUNTY
Cumberland Vote Is Lighter Than
in County.
LOWNDES FORCES DEFEATED
D. Lindley Sloan Wins Judgeship
Race-Hendley In Lead
for Sheriff.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Md, August low
ing to the complicated ballot and the fact
that many were not correctly marked. the
count Of the republican primaries held In
this county today is slow. but enough dis
tricts have been heard from to indicate
that Fred N. Zihlman. backed by the
Pearre-Wellington-S Sloan combination and
the labor unions. has carried the county
by large majority for the state sena-
torial nomination.
Eleven precincts give Zihlman 3l4,
Horace F. Whftworth, local option can
didate, 272; Harry T. Mullin. who de-
clared against local option. 118. and Dr.
Timothy Griffith of Frostburg. 81. The
zihlman and Griffith strengholds have
not been heard from, but the figures
given include Mr.. Whitworth's two home
districts at Westernport. one of which
Mr.. Zihlman carried by small major
tty. Mr.. Whitworth's vote also includes
several Cumberland districts In which
there Is a strong temperance sentiment
The returns so far indicate that he has
hopelessly lost. Mr.. Timothy Griffith re-
cetved q large vote in FroStburg, but the
figures are not yet in.
Representative Pearre has won the
COuHly OSSI AlOyQ LOWHQeS LOT OclS~
gates to the county convention next
Wednesday, which elects delegates to the
state convention and elects new state
central committee. There seems to be no
doubt Of this. He therefore wrests the
organization from the control of Lloyd
Lowndes, who had a hard fight single
handed.
Lowndes' followers Of wet" persuasion
turned against him because Of his adj
vocacy of the nomination Of Mr.. Whit
drN-s far e.fo IN 90
Pearre got the two delegates from the
Westernport districts. where Mr.. Whit
worth fought hard for Mr.. Lowndes.
There Is no doubt that D. Lindley Sloan
carries the county for the nomination for
judge Of the fourth judicial circuit to OPP
pose Judge Boyd, but his opponent,
Charles G. Watson, shows unexpected
strength. Mr.. Watson in signed letters
during the campaign took Mr.. Sloan to
task for calling his campaign, as he al
got many votes by the publication of
these letters, but still he is far behind
Sloan. Noah Hendley is ahead for the
nomination for sheriff. Hendley was
Hamilton. He is former miner, but now
resides in Cumberland.
Hendley Leads for Sheriff.
Fifteen out of forty-two precincts just
received give Hendley for sheriff 345,
Drum 3o5 and Frantz 80. The three
named are the leaders. The state sena-
torial vote in the same number Of pre-
cincts is: Zihlman, 533; Whitworth, 372:
Mullin. 22s; Griffith. 1903.
Frank Lee Carl is probably renominated
for the house of delegates. his vote as far
as received almost equaling his vote of
two years ago. when he led the ticket.
Gustave knierieni, Cumberland; Walter
Wittig, Frostburg, and Harry r. Donnel-
ly, Cumberland, are also probably nomi-
mated for the house of delegates. MIR.
Donnelly made his campaign on local
option platform, making speeches over
the county.
George G. Young OF Cumberland has
891 votes for county commissioner: David
p. Miller, 800: Adam Lebeck, 81, and
Lloyd burst. $50. These are the leaders
as far as heard from. burst and Lebeck
For road directors. Benjamin F.. Middle
ton, Lloyd NJ. Valentine, Amos S. Collins
and Hiram II. Little are in the lead.
Light Vote In Cumberland.
The vote was lighter in Cumberland
than usual, while 1t was heavier in the
mining region, and some Of the big pre-
cincts from that section might change
the indications materially. John l.. Wei
lington, son OF ex-senator George L. Wei
lington had no opposition for the nomi-
nation for county treasurer. Some political
enemies, hwever, scratched the name Of
young Wellington anyway. Many bal
lots were made defective by not scratch
ing enough names in a group. One man
who had prepared his ballot at home
voted letter instead. placing it in the
envelope handed him at the polls instead
of the ballot.