Evening star., 1909-06-18
WELLINGTON IN FIELD
Son of Ex-senator Would Be
County Treasurer.
NO OPPOSITION TO HIM
Likely to Get Allegany Republican
Nomination at Primaries.
SCRAMBLE FOR OTHER OFFICES
SCRAMBLE FOR OTHER OFFICES
Angus ireland, Commissioners
Clerk, Alone Likely to Be Re-
named Without Contest.

| oendtoT 1eorSe IL. "ellnStOns mas en-
tered politics in Allegany county. He
Is thirty-one years old and Is Prince
ton graduate.
republican nomination for county treas
| urer. Probabilities are, he will secure
the nomination without opposition.
Nominations on the republican ticket In
this county are made by direct vote.
No one has been announced to oppose Mr..
Wellington and no one had been men
| toned probate contestant.
Angus Ireland, candidate for renomina-
ton for clerk to the county commission
ers, has no opposition.
| Mr.. Wellington assists his father in the
conduct of the Citizens National Bank.
Ex-senator Wellington is its organizer
and president.
| The son is we'll versed in matter Of
finance. His friends believe him quail
fed to be custodian of the finances of
the county. He Is married and Is the
father of two children.
State Senatorial Contest.
The hottest fight in the republican pri-
maries will be for the nomination for
state senator. There are four avowed
candidates: Horace P. Whitworth. an at
torney of Westernport: DIR. Timothy Crit
fifth of Frostburg and Harry T. Mullin
and Frederick N. Zihlman OF Cumber-
land.
Mr.. Whitworth has declared himself
in favor of the local option bill by which
the liquor question would be submitted
to the vote of the people. He will most
likely be backed by the Anti-Saloon
League and the temperance element gen
| orally.
Mr.. Whitworth has sent out letter
stating his position. He is chairman of
the republican county committee and is a
member of the state central committee
for Allegany county.
Mr.. Whitworth is backed by Lloyd
Lowndes. In the latters fights against
Representative Pearre, Mr. Whitworth
was always one OF his strongest adher-
ents.
Dr.. Griffith is a practicing physician of
Frostburg. He was elected a road direc-
tor two years ago. He was hacker of
Lloyd Lowndes and is member of the
state central committee for Allegany
county by virtue of the selection of Mr..
Lowndes. He is a leader among the
Welsh voters of Frostburg, there being
200 all republicans.
DR.. Griffith has taken neutral attitude
| on the local option question and refused
| to pledge himself Among the Welsh
voters at Frostburg there is a temperance
society. 1t is said this organization failed
to secure an expression from DR.. Griffith.
Mr.. Zihlman is president Of the trades
council for Allegany county and is back
ed by Representative Pearre and his
friends. He Is a glassblower and works
at his trade. Mr.. Zihlman has developed
attractive speechmaking qualities. There
In lies his strength, coupled, of course,
with his identity with organize. labor.
While he refuses to give an expression
| MIR. Zihlman Is looked upon as an oppo-
nent of the local option bill. He regards
legislation to be demanded by labor as
paramount.
Mr. Mulin is making fight on the slo-
gan, Backed by no faction, owned by no
| one. This appears on his lithographs
MIR. Mullin in the last congressional pri-
mary was warm hacker of Representa-
tive Pearre. Last fall he collected funds
| for Col. Pearres campaign. He has an
extensive acquaintance.
! The state senatorial fight is so muddled
| that all the old politicians are guessing,
| the winner.
Candidates for Delegate.
For the house of delegates, Jesse III.
! Critchfield of Ellerslie, q former member,
has announced himself. He will run on
the local option PLATFORM, as will also
Harry r. Donnelly, attorney, of Cumber-
land. and Benjamin Robertson of Shaft.
These will be three of the five men to be
supported by the "drys' in the primary
The other two have not yet been an
nounced.
| Among those who are expected to enter
1
nomination are DR.. j. C. Holdsvorth of
Eckhart, James Campbell jr, Of Allie
gany, son of the deputy surveyor of the
port of Baltimore, and Walter B. Clark, a
well known hotel proprietor and former
| city clerk of Cumberland.
! The fight for the nomination for sheriff
| viii be spirited. John +. Drum of Mid
land. who was backed by Representative
| Pearre two years ago. but failed of the
nomina ton. has announced himself again.
| l.r vic nf hn ln-
gany trades council and also warm ad-
| herent of Representative Pearre, is ex-
pected to announce his candidacy. Others
| who have made formal announcement are
George A. Mays and Hugh Speir of Frost
| burg, Thomas A. Smith of onaconing
John N. Frantz and Noah Hendley of
| Cumberland.
| Three county commissioners are to be
nominated. and for these positions are al
ready announced City Councilman George
G. Young. Sylvester ousborn. John L.
| Hahne. John w. Heck and Frederick
Perry of Cumberland, Adam Lebeck, in
cumbent, of Westernport; c. Adam Hice.
| incumbent of Mount Savage, and John G.
Merrbach of Frostburg.
| There Will be many candidates for the
nomination of road directors. four to be
selected. Among those who have an
nounced themselves are R. Alva B. Twigg
and John II. Ayres of Cumberland.
Love. incumbent, of Homecoming; Ben
jamin F. Middleton of Twiggtown. Hiram
II. Little and Amos s. Collins of North
| Branch
Conditions of Election
! number Of announcements are yet to
be. made and the ticket will be crowded
The date for the primaries has not yet
been fixed and if precedent is followed.
which is likely, they will not be held un-
til the first Saturday in September
Different from the Crawford county
Ilaw, which has been governing the pri-
maries i'm this county. the act having
been special one and repealed by the
present state primary law, which was
passed by the last legislature, the sa-
looms will be closed all day.
instead of voting by the Australian
| system, as called for by the law. which
has been repealed. all candidates not
4 voted for must be scratched from the
| ticket. Sixteen candidates will be voted
| for.
| The probabilities are that there will be
from fifty TO sixty names on the ticket
Of the latter number, to vote for the
sixteen, fifty-four would have to be
| ,cratched This may complicate the yot-
ine as mistakes are likely to be numer-
Gus.
Under the system abolished by the
| law now in force it was required to
make cross mark only opposite the
| names of those voted for. At the COM
ing primary only sixteen marks would
| be necessary.
| The judges of election must provide
n white opa0ue enyeIope for each ballot