Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-16

the law. which he has bean forced eo
neglect during the past twelve years OF
his service in the national House Oh
Representatives. IL Is pretty weli under-
owing To his belief that. IL he managed
to secure the nomination. he would 50
down to defeat before Lewis.
Certain II Is that Mr.. Pearre had
reached no such decision up TO the ums
OF the adjournment of the last session
Of Congress. At the time that the de-
cision OF the attorney general or MARY
land was announced making the pri-
mary law passed at the last session OF
ths state Legislature Statewide a.
fair and thus applicable to nomina-
lions for the national House of Repre-
sentatives, Mr.. Pearre expressed MS
qualification at the decision. He stated
81 that time that 1t had greauy IN IN.
nomination. inasmuch a $ he had fnvari-
ably been at odds with the bosses OF
his party and had always made MS APP
peal direct to the people. HIS own
county. i'm fact. largely owing 10 the
efforts Of Col Pearre. has had pr.
mary system in operation for the past
ten years, modelled on that or Ale
gheny county. Pa. He believed at that
time that the application OF the Pr,
would give him a great advantage over
his competitors.
Faced Bitter Contest
II is understood, however. that MI
Pearre has been considering his WITH
drawal for some time, being disincnneo'
after hts twelve years of service, to make
the lively fight for the nomination neces-
STATED by the presence in the field OF
several opposing candidates, which, In
the event OF his success, vas CERTAIN 70
be followed By the most active and bitter
IL IDFr
November Consequently. except to those
who kept in mind only the encouragement
derived by Gel. Pearre from the introduc-
tion of the system OF nomination Dy prl-
mary this year. his announcement caused
little surprise II Is regarded as proba-
ble had the nomination been by conven-
ton this year, that had he remained IN
the race. Mr.. Pearre would have received
only the four votes from his own county.
In the meantime the situation In the
district 10 up in the air. 1t ID extremely
probable, however, that az the feeling
bstween the Pearre and warner rae
tions u exceedingly bitter. the Pearre an
nuence and votes win De thrown 70 hone one
ner. jr. Probably this will be Gist Blair
Advices from Hagerstovn. however. fndi-
cate that Alexander r. Hagner of Wash
inston county expects to benefit ma
teFfally by Pearre's Withdrawal The
primaries will be held August 30 The
three candidates remaining In the field
have qualified.
Col. Yearre's Record.
Col Pearre served with distinction in
the Maryland state senate before he
came TO the national House Of Represen-
tatives twelve years ago. During his
term of service in Congress he was an
active member Of the body. regular in his
attendance and conscientious in the dis
charge of the duties of his office. For a
portion of his term Of Service he was a
member of the committee on the District
OF Columbia and of the subcommittee of
that body, which made a long and ex-
haustive inquiry into conditions and
prices Of the necessities OF life In the
National Capital. In the House he was
allied with the regular organization, and
was Q friend and adherent of Speaker
Cannon.