New-York tribune., 1910-08-30
MARYLAND FIGHT LIVELY
Many Candidates for Congress
at the First Legal Primary.
TO KEEP VOTERS IN PeRTY
Republicans Confident They Will
Retain Their Three Seats and
May Win from Democrats.
From Tho Tribune Bureau. !

From Tho Tribune Bureau
Washinston Aug. 29.--Primaries will be
held throughout Maryland tomorrow 10
nominate candidates for Congress. This
will be the first legal primary ever held IN
Maryland, and it has attracted great IN
terest in every county in the state, as
there are contests in nearly every district.
Democratic voters will be supplied with
white ballots and Republican voters Will
have pink ones The state has the same
control over this primary as 1t exercises at
a general election, all the laws which have
been passed to protect the general election
being in full force, including the corrupt
practices act.
A special effort will be made to keep
voters within their own party In Balt1-
more none will be allowed to participate
in the primary except voters who are al
fliated with the Democratic or Republican
parties Persons registered as indepen-
dents or undeclared will not be allowed to
vote. In the counties. where the voters do
not declare their party affiliatfon upon reg
istering, each man wishing to vote will
state TO the judges of election his party
preference, and in case of doubt in the
minds of judges as to his allegiance to the
party named he will be sworn to support
y
he takes part.
Both political parties are making spe-
cial effort to get out a large vote. A re-
cent postcard poll conducted by the lead
ing Democratic newspapers in Maryland
indicates that apathy is much greater with
the Democrats than with the Republicans
About 20 per cent of the Democrats who
replied said they were too busy to take
part in the primaries.
In the 5th and 9th districts the contests
are spirited. Both these districts are now
represented by Republicans, neither of the
incumbents being candidate for re-elec-
tion. In the 5th District. which has been
represented for the last fourteen years
by Sydney E. Mudd, the Republican cam
ddate is Thomas Parran. There are two
Democratic candidates-J. Enos Ray. jr,
of Prince George County. former Speaker
of the Assembly, and Charles II. Stanley.
The fight has narrowed down to a contest
for party control between Governor Croth-
erS and State Senator Arthur Pue German
Governor Crothers is supporting Mr.. Stan
lev, while the organization leaders, in
cluding United States Senator Smith, are
backing the candidacy of Mr.. Ray.
In the 9Th District, which has been repre-
sented for ten years by George A. Pearre,
the Democratic candidate sis David j.
Lewis, former state Senator. There are
three candidates for the Republican nomi-
nation-Gist Blair, B. H. Warner, jr., and
Alexander r. Hagner. Representative
Pearre is supporting Mr. Blair. The fight
seems to be between Messrs. Blair and
Warner, both OF whom well known in
Washington. Mr.. Warmers father was a
candidate for the Republican nomination
two years ago against Representative
Pearre.
Representative Covington is unopposed
for the Democratic nomination in the 1st
District. The only Republican candidate is
A. Lincoln Dryden. In the I'd District there
is no opposition in the Democratic party to
the denomination of Representative Talbot
The Republican nominee will be w. b.
Baker
Representative Kronmille", Republican,
who represents the 81 District, which lies
almost entirely in East Baltimore, is not
seeking another term The Republican can
,,lda tes are Charles f. Steiner and Charles
W. Maine The Democratic candidates are
James Young, ex-state Senator: Charles 2.
Coady, James A McQuade and George
KONG. Mr.. KONG has the support of the
Democratic organization. A whirwind
who has sent out 10000 copies of his plat
form and cards and about fifty thousand
circular letters.
In the 4th District the bulk of the Demo
cratic organization support is favorable to
the nomina ton of State Senator Charles j.
Linthicum to succeed Representative Gill.
The other Democratic candidates are
George Stewart Brown, James II. Preston
and John Nj. Deponai. The Republican can
| ddates are Addison E. Mullikin and Alfred
j. Schultz
Republicans confident that in the No
vember election they will retain the three
districts now represented by members of
their party. The three districts represented
by Democrats were close two years ago,
and the factonal fight in the Democratic
ranks makes them doubtful this year A
Washington man who made a trip yester-
day and to-day through Montgomery
County, which adjoins the District of CO.
| lumbia, in the interest of one of the Re
publican candidates said he had not found
single voter who criticised the Taft ad-
ministration.
THAN | AWYER iM TR0jiRI =