Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-01
HEAR THAT GR|ND|N'?
Republican Knives in Washing
ton County Taking Edge.
POLITICAL POT IS BOILING
Wet and Dry Row Now the Hot
Issue in Hagerstown.
JUDICIAL SCRAP Is BITTER
Interest in Proposed Disfranchising
Amendment Secondary-County
Will Probably Vote "No."
JUDICIAL SCRAP Is BITTER

Special From a Stan Correspondent.
HAGERSTOwN. September 30.-Enter-
ing Hagerstown the stranger upon polit-
ical inquiry bent is aware Of a low. rasp-
ing sound-something making a noise Ike
a grindstone. Jovial citizen. who later
turns out to be democrat. explains 1t.
That noise? Why. that's a Washing
ton county republican grinding his knife
for the judicial ticket In the coming elec-
tion."
And who are those men hurrying
across the square, there?"
Them? Them's only the boys going
after their pemmican. You see, there is
a big campaign on between the drys and
the wets-local option Highland every
once in while it dawns upon the boys
that maybe the old town might go dry.
after all That thought puts 'em in a kind
Of panic, and they hurry over to get Q
drink while yet they can.'
These Are the Features.
In all seriousness. however. these are
the two features of the political campaign
in Washington county-factional bitter
ness over the judicial nomination for this
circuit and very lively campaign to test
the sentiment Of the county upon the
question of prohibition Of the liquor traf-
fic. Interest in the proposed disfranchis-
ing amendment Is found to be secondary.
This may be due, In part. to the general
belief that Washington county will return
a round majority against the amendment.
and that this question is as good as set
tied without further ado
1t Is useless to deny that resentment IS
very strong in this community among re-
publicans against the manner of the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Sloan for chief Judge and
the defeat Of their candidate. Charles ID.
Wagaman. The statement is still being
made, and insisted upon, notwithstanding
specific denial from Allegany county, that
Mr. Wagaman's nomination was prevented
by a combination among Pearre, Wellfng-
ton and Stone. Washington county repub-
licans claim that 1t was barter of
judicial nomination. and they are indiS-
nant.
Liable to Knife Him.
How far will this resentment go; will
1t extend to cutting the republican candi-
dater' U-m-m, that's a question. II
asked point blank. it receives a negative
answer here from republicans. But the
careful inquirer cannot fail to get very
strong impression that unless some vigor-
GUS measures in behalf Of harmony are
taken, there. will, in fact. be considerable
pubhcans.
The inquirer will be told that Judge
Boyd, the democratic candidate. is very
popular even among republicans, In this
circuit and that voters dissatisfied with
their ticket will find it easy, for personal
reasons, to go to Judge Boyd's support.
All of which makes the democratic
managers very jubilant. and stirs them
to renewed endeavor. Col. Buchanan
Schley, the democratic leader In this sec
ton of the state. and DR.. Wade, chair
man of the democratic committee. are
preparing for a rattling campaign The
democrats are more intent, however.
than anything else, on account of the
patronage connected with these offices.
Nothing Normal This Year.
The normal republican majority Of the
county is said to be about $50, but normal
lines will be pretty badly demolished this
year. owing to varying elements enter
ing into the campaign. 1t will be rather
difficult to make forecasts as to
ma1orities, and the wiser politicians are
content to figure on the general outcome,
and be happy il they can strike it COR
rectly on that.
AS to the. proposed disfranchising
think that Washington county will vote
NO" And very emphatic NO."
too. The majority against the Poe
In 1905 in this county was
nearly TOO. But the total vote on the
in 1905 was only 1000, out
Of a total registration of about 1000.
and right here Is where republicans are
taking courage.
Dunkards Are Waking Up.
There are great many punkards ana