Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-05
CLOSE IN ALLEGANY
Toss Up Between Warner amt
Lewis in the County.
APATHY ON BOTH SIDES
Neither Republican Nor Democratic
Organizations Hurting Themselves.
PROHIBITION VOTE A FACTOR
Socialists in the County Also Making
Claims of Largely Increased
Polling Strength.
PROHIBITION VOTE A FACTOR
Special Dispatch to The Star.

there lis no evidence that the democratic
organization is overexerting itself in his
behalf To the contrary, the organiza-
ton is in a most passive state. 1t is
known that number of prominent dem
ocrats close to the organization Will re-
fuse to vote for Mr.. Lewis, and he eX-
poets a cut from that element, just as
his friends say he received two years
ago. but he hopes to more than over
come it by the votes of the rank ana
file. Mr. Lewis has made no speeches
in Allegany county since his nomination
and he has given but little time to his
own county. In making his primary
fight he delivered a number of addresses
which are expected to suffice. These ad-
dresses were on the high cost of living
and on the surface were more sociology
cal than partisan Mr.. Lewis then avoid
cd charging the republican party with
the high cost of living.
knowing ones say it is toss-up as 70
who win win Allegany county as the
matter stands now. Republicans WHO
have shown interest in the campaign VI
B. H. Warner, jr.. say their 1aVori !e
would win the county from oov. 10 ~
to assure that the full vote would pc
gotten out. Up until a few days ago
there had not been enough money "
meet legitimate expenses. Repuphcan
leaders say that If the polls are prope n,,,
manned and plans perfected to get Out
the vote Mr.. Warner is assured the
county by safe majority.
Quiet at Headquarters.
Contrasting two years ago, the demo-
cratic headquarters in the Third National
Bank building is very quiet. Then
the elevator was crowded nearly all the
time. Now the headquarters has but few
visitors. On the surface there is much
more activity at the republican head
quarters, in the Walsh bullulnS. MI.
Lewis in his past fights PAID ilttie at
tention to the democratic organization,
and he Is going anead as usual, making
his fight on his own hook and person
atty In the fights to detnrone the
present organization in the past MI:
Lewis was always among the Leaders OF
the ''antls."
g. Eogar Keller, chairman of the re-
publican state central committee 1or
Aliegany county, who is in charge OF the
fight for Mi. Warner, says the only
danger is a light vote. From all sectlons
of the county is reported lack Oh IN
terest However, MIR. Keller says, this
is affecting the democrats as much as
the republicans and both Will lose pro-
portionately if the vote Is not gotten OUT
Mr. Keller says he is yet to hear re-
publican say he would not support MI
Warner but he does personally know of
a number of democrats who Will not vote
for Mr.. Lewis. Nearly all the neutenants
of Representative George A. Pearre are
working for Mr.. Warner. A nota Die ex-
ception, however, is Richard j. Bruce.
the republican member of the board OF
election supervisors in this county. who
is openly for Mr.. Lewis. Mr.. Bruce is
a close friend of Representative Pearre
and Is a former member or the repuDll-
can state central committee for Ale
gany county.
It is known that many republicans who
supported Mr.. Lewis two years ago will
not do so this time. This class were OPP
posed to Col. Pearre's reelection and
There was another faction who thought
that Col. Pearre carrying Allegany
county by an old-time majority would
cause him to be a candidate for chief
Judge in opposition to Judge Boyd. The
idea was to reduce his majority as much
as possible. in order to weaken his
chances in the judicial campaign. This
fight was rather in behalf OF Judge
Boyd's reelection than Mr.. Lewis cleo
ton. 1t is claimed that it will be difficult
to reunite the democratic party solidly
after the results Of last fall.
Socialist and Prohibition Vote.
The socialists are making great claims.
They expect a greatly increased vote.
Paul Oswald Weber of Cumberland. their
nominee. has been making an active can
vas in Garrett and A'legany counties.
Mr.. Weber was one of the Allegany trades
council nominees for city commissioner
under the new charter. and he polled a
large vote. He was nominated in the
primaries. being one of the eight highest
but fell short at the election. He is a
baker by trade. Mr.. Weber in his talks
to the miners has been attacking the
record of MIR. Lewis in the Maryland
state senate. Whom Mr.. Weber will draw
the heavier from is problematical. Here
tofore the socialists have drawn more
from the democratic ranks.
The prohibition nominee, Finley C..
Hendrickson of the Cumberland bar, has
been very active. He will likely poll
good vote because of the increased in
terest shown by the prohibition and tenn
perance forces. Mr.. Hendrickson has
large family connection in the county,
and in past campaigns he has polled
fiattering vote-at one time nearly LOCO.
The prohibition and socialist elements
are to be reckoned with, inasmuch as
the vote between the major parties is eX-
pected to be close.
The republicans the last days of the
campaign have been assaulting Lewis
record in the Maryland senate. In 1904
he helped to frame the Poe DISTINGUISHING
amendment. Last year, when the Stratus
amendment was an issue, Mr.. Lewis,
with about $50 other democratic lawyers
of the state, signed a letter, which was
published in newspapers and in pamphlet
form, favoring the adoption of the Straus
amendment at the polls. 1t is charged
that he was the only democratic lawyer
in the county who signed this letter. The
republicans declare that his attitude on
these measures will hurt him with the
foreign-born voter of the county. Mr.
Lewis expects large Welsh republican
vote at Frostburg. Many of these voters
are foreign born, and the republican man.
ayers think his favoring restriction of
the suffrage will lose him q number of
this class, which he otherwise would have
gotten.
Mr.. Lewis is also being attacked be-
cause, it is alleged. he stood in the way
of a measure when member Of the state
senate that would have reduced the price
of artificial gas in Cumberland to 81.
Since that time, with the advent of nat
ural gas, which sells at % cents, the arti-
fetal gas people voluntarily reduced the
price Of artificial gas to 81.
Republicans Waking Up.
The republicans sshave been showing
more life the last few Gays than duriI e
the whole campaign. They have been
making a special target of the record
Of Mr.. Lewis. and they are holding 1t
up to the voter that he voted In the state
senate for the trick ballot law Meet
ings have been held nightly at republic
can headquarters. and the poll books of
tho yariouS precincts Of the citya have