The Washington times., 1910-08-20
Washington Man Choice of
Former Senator for Con-
gresSional Nomination.
SUCCESS CONCEDED
TO HIS SELECTION
Warner and Hagner Both Believed
Already Defeated Following
Leaders Announcement.

CUMBERLAND. Mo. Aug Sl.-FormeT
United States Senator George L Wei
liugtou. OF Cumberland, today declared
his Intention Of supporting Gist Blair.
Of Montgomery county. in the RePUb-
Iican primary for the Congressional
nomination
Senator FelIinEtOn's action followed
a conference this morning with Mr.
Blair AT the conference was Repre-
sentative Pearre. whom the Senator
had supported Up until the present Rep
resentative withdrew from the race.
hve days ago.
Up until today Senator Wellington
has taken a neutral stand following
Pearre-s withdrawal. He announced at
the time that he would weigh the
claims of the three remaining caudI-
dates carefully before he decided 20
whom he would throw his strength
He has now decided that NIr- Blair
has the strongest claim upon the party
Of any candidate now IN the race
With the pubIic announcement OF
Senator MeiiluZioD'S 3 attitude, the Blair
stock took rise today II has been
generally agreed on all sides that since
the Withdrawal Of PeaTre. Blair would
receive the uomin.-ti1n. The action OF
Senator Wellington practically cIEches
that fact
While he has -ot been before the
people I'm his own behalf I'm years. SeT-a-
F0r Wellington still remains "a power I'd
factor I'm Republican politics IN Mary
land and particularly in The sixth Con-
greSSio-af district. He has "a foilovluE
chat has always been loyal IN him. and
can be depended upon 20 sollow his
leadership TO the iast-
This fact adds lT- portaCce IN the le-
Cfsfuu of the former Senator 20 support
Blair Tt was feare.. by soIzIe OF bla-T s
friends that the Senator would not take
anV active stand IN t1e present u-lil-
-rFs s-frs= 0eEz Bual friru4. Pearre. 5-----
ine Withdrawn. To was never fe-lred for
minute that the Senator would oppose
the 1T1utzouerv county man
As the Sixth district rEht now STANDS
there are only two candidates who fig
ure 10 any important extent They
are Gfsr Blair and 3. Il. Warner, g.
Alexander r Haruer, OF uaEersto7vrl,
viii not count very heavily IN the I'm
fsh- He was confident of the support
OF wellington. and now that he has
been denied this, ne has only the back
fnE Of his personal friends in Washing
ION county. Not one county leader out
side washington has come out IN su-
port Of Hasner-
Facing this situation, IT is fully eZ-
pecte5 that Eazner viii De prevailed
upon by his personal friends 10 with
draw entirely. and save himself fur
Jher trouble and expense.
Between Blair and Warner
The real nrht is. therefore, between
Blair and Warner Judge Aotter. the
county leader in Frederick county, has
stated 20 Waruer's friends that ne VIII
support that YES hfuI candidate This
Is the bulk Of tie support which War-
uer has He will not be able to carry
Montgomery county. IL is predicted, nor
any other county in the district with
the possible exception Of Frederick
Back Of Blair is the State organiza-
ton, the district organization. the na-
tionaI Administration, and the Pearre
personal following. These are strong
influences and they viii, Blair friends
decIs re- land 2 m the Republican nUmI-
nation withOU- doubt.
Mr.. Blair returned to Cumberland yes
terdav from Cr-rett county, where he
has been Campaig igning in company with
Dr. r A RaEenSCrOft. the Garrett
county leader AS soon as ne reached
Cumberland. Blair had conference
with Senator Wellington At this con
ference were q number Of BlaLT-s per
s0uaI friends and some of Colonel
PearTe's followers
Wa-uer Loses Support
After this conference the Senator
declared = at while he had not de-
cfded 10 support Blair. he had de-
cided not to support young Warner
He said his relations with the War
ner family in the past were so Un-
pleasant that he could not bring him
. self 30 the point OF favoring one OF
f them for public Office in Maryland