The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-08-01
WAKEFIELD FLAYS
MARYLAND LEADERS
Says He Was Counted Out in
Senatorial Primary.
CHARGES AGAINST BROWN
Maryland's Former Governor Asserts
that j. Frank Brown Told Him
that He Had Sold the City Organi-
ration I'm This FIght-AttncIJH
OfficehOIders First.
Special to The walllnetoa Herald

Special 20 The Washington Herald
Baltimore Md. July 31-Former Gov
ernor Edwin Warheld, In a speech al
Lisbon. Howard County. to-day, nayed
the leaders OF the Democratic party. at
tacking United States Senator John Wal
ter Smith. former Governor Frank
Brown. State Senator Arthur P. Cor
man. and state Committeeman Murray
Vandiver. lie said:
Il am complaining that the organiza-
tion as II is now constituted does not rep
resent the great Democratic party Of the
State Of Maryland but anly a clique OF
men who are exploiting II. aud using It
FOR their own personal benefit
Organization Are Officeholders.
'TThe point I want % make IS THAI with
few exceptions the members OF the state
central committee throughout the State
are offeeholders or the puppets OF some
officehoiders who are behind them. Take
the chairman OF the State central COM
mittee. my old friend Murray Vandiver.
lie was secretary and treasurer OF the
Democratic State central committee for
ten years and then became its chairman,
which position he has held for more than
ten years and has been an Oniceholder
as he Is to-day.
There has been great deal OF talk
about J. Frank Turner holding the posi-
tion Of States attorney for Talbot County
and the Craftsmanship OF the county COM
mittee al the same time. 1 think this is
all wrong"
In speaking OF the corrupt and unfair
action of the political committees. Mr..
Warfield said that former Gov Frank
Brown had told him that he had sold
the city organization 20 Senator John
Walter Smith for $1,000 in the Senatorial
primary election.
Counted Out in Baltimore.
Mr.. warheld stated further that a
friend had recently told him that a men,
Der Of the Baltimore City committee
(which had charge Of the primaries in
that city) had made the assertion 10
him that Gov Warneld had carried every
ward IN the city, but that he had been
counted out in many Of them. and the
member referred TO said that he would
like very much TO have dollar for
every vote cast for Warfield and thrown
out in the wards where the henchu1en
and tools of the committee were APP
pointed as judges and clerks.
Referring 10 hls senatorial primary can
vass. the former governor challenged
Senator John Walter Smith 20 publish an
itemized account Of his expenditure In
that campaign. Here is what he said:
Wants Itemized Paper.
4 challenge the gentleman who was
chosen United States Senator at that
time and the men who stood with him 20
do what I did-that is, to publish an
itemized statement OF the amount of
money they expended and the purposes
10 which il was applied. / think you
would be much astonished at that state
ment II they could be induced TO pub
lish H.
Now. Senator Gorman," said the for
mer governor who has injected himself
into this matter. has said that the pri-
mary election was absolutely fair in this
county. l take issue with him. I Will
pay Sl0O, and give 1t to charity II any
man can say that I ever spent one cent
In this county or any other county"
He said $4,000 was spent IN Baltimore
10 defeat him for the United States SEN
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