The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-07-29
COL. PEARRE IS OUT OF
THE JUDICIAL CONTEST
Not To Make Contest For Iudaeship
Nomination.

Congressman George A. Pearre will not
be candidate for the Republican nomi-
nation for Chief Judge of the Fourth
Judicial Circuit of Maryland. He will,
therefore, not enter the primaries in
/ Allegany county, which will be held
| August a.
Congressman Pearre would have had
until July 30 to announce himself had
ne intended to engage in the fight. A
Republican leader IN this county who is
close to Congressman Pearre saws an
( understanding has been reached where
/ by Congressman Pearre is to support d.
Lindley Sloan for the Republican nomi-
nation for Chief Judge, and in return
Mr.. Sloan and his friends are to support
Mr.. Peerre in the primaries next year
for denomination for Congress. Mr.. Pear
re has decided to go into the Congression-
al primaries again next year, according
to this statement. Mr.. Sloan has here
tofore been allied with faction opposed
to Congressman Pearre. Against Mr..
Sloan in the judicial primaries will be
Charles G. Watson, of Frostburg,
member of the Cumberland bar, but it
is generally conceded that Mr.. Sloan
will win the delegation easily.
Mr.. Sloan TODAY gave to the press his
formal announcement as a candidate
for the judgeship. He is said to be in
the new Wellington-Pe political
alignment which is supporting Zihlman
for the State Senate. States Attorney
David A. Robb, who is regarded as the
leader of the local option forces and is
Mr.. Sloan's warm hacker and is asso-
ciated with him in the same law Office.
is supporting Whitworth for the State
Senate. An attempt is being made. it
Is stated, to concentrate the wet"
strength on Iihlman. 1t is stated that
Congressman Pearre, who has always
been strong in Garrett county, will at
tempt to throw the county to Sloan.
With Allegany and Garrett behind him
Sloan would be nominated.
Albert A Doub, of the Cumberland
bar. is being spoken of as a probable
dark horse candidate for the judgeship,
but it is not likely he will enter the race.
Mr.. Watson, who is making a vigorous
fight says the opposition Is talking
wild when it states that he will be
beaten easily. He claims he will carry
both Allegany and Garrett counties and
that his strength in Garrett is growing
daily despite Mr.. Pearre's attempt to
throw that county to Sloan.
Congressman Pearre, upon being ask
ed if he thought a Republican could be
elected to the office of chief Judge of
this circuit, said; "Why, of course
do, and have no doubt that with a
party and the sincere and loyal support
by the party of the nominee of the i'll
dlcial convention, Republican can and
should be elected by substantial ma
jority in the Fourth judicial circuit,
composed of three unquestionably Re-
publican counties. | know that appeals
will be made to the citizenship of the
circuit that the judgeship should not be
affected by partisgnship, and while this
may be true it is eqr ally true that such
argument should appeal with equal force
to both parties; but, unfortunately, we
find that lin practice our Democratic
/ friends do not respond to this virtuous
appeal, but elect Democratic Judges
whenever they can. In my humble
judgment it is high time that the Re-
publicans of this circuit should come
into their own again by the election of
a Republican Judge, and as earnest of
the ;sincerity of this conviction | shall
use my best endeavors to aid in bring
ing about the election of the nominee of
the Republican judicial convention for
this circuit
! 1t is reported that Congressman
Pearre will take hand in the coming
primaries for county nominations in
this county and will endeavor to have
ticket named by direct vote that will in
clude as many of his friends as possible.
| 1t is known that he is anxious to see
Fred N. Zihlman, former State presi-
dent of the Federation of Labor and the
present head of the Alegany Trades
Council, the nominee for State Senator
Mr. Zihlman always took an active
hand for Colonel Pearre in his fights
and he did much toward securing for
the latter an Endorsement of organized
labor through Samuel Gompers. 1t is
stated that were Mr.. Gompers in this
country ne would come here to aid Mr..
Iihlman in his fight. Harry T. Mullin,
another aspirant for the Senatorial
nomination, was warm hacker of Col.
/ Pearre in his last Congressional contest.
/ Mr.. Mullin has expressed his dispIeasure
over the Congressman activity for
! Mr.. Zihlman. Mr.. MHlin is out openly