The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-08-27
Congressional Primaries in
State viii Be Held Next
Tuesday.
GIST BLAIR PICKED
FOR NOMINATION
Taft'S Choice Is Expected to Re-
turn Victor in Hard
Fight.
By J. FRED EssARY.


The campaigns for Congress In the
Fifth and Sixth Maryland districts
practically closed today
There wiz be some organization done
as late As Monday, but the big work
IS over Both parties VIII hold primsr-
les on Tuesday In the Fifth the only
fight is among the Deii,y,vrats- IN the
Sixth the only fight T. among the Re
pubiicaus-
= nightly struggle is going on in the
Firth district between the forces back
ing Enos Ray, OF Upper Marlboro,
and Charles II. Ste nley, of Laurel
This is not merely q contest between
two aspiring candidates II is a con
/ test between the old state organization
/ in Maryland headed by United states
Senator John Walter Smith and the new
organization headed by Governor Aus
tin l. Cr0thers-
Senator Smith and State Senator a.
P German, son Of the former J-uited
states senator, are supporting Ray with
all the resources at their command
/ They don't care so much for the poIiti-
cal fate OF Ray as they do for the
political downfall Of the Cr1thers
regime These leaders are therefore
providing The money and most o. the
brains for the Ray campaign
Stanley Well Backed
On the other hand. Stanley is just
/ as vigorously backed by Governor
Crothers, Attorney General Straus and
/ the present state administration Al
lied with them in this Congressional
fight Is the Wells organization in
/ Prince George county which has for
I years controlled the county
All other Democratic contests IN
/ Maryland have become subordinated.
So far as interest goes, to that in the
i Fifth In no other district are tie lines
I drawn between the present administra-
I ton and the old organization There are
contests or spirited nature II the
7 Fourth and Third Maryland districts.
E but they are looked upon purely as
local. In the Fifth however. IL is q
struggle between the most powerful
Democratic forces in the State
Next 10 the Fifth District. the great
est interest IN the Maryland primaries,
centerS in the Sixth where Gist Blair
and B H Warner, IT.. both OF Mont
+ gomery county, VIII measure strength
for the Republican nomination
This sixth District campaign has been
proIilc 81 more starting developments
Ihan mas any IN the state II began
when the leaders opposed 20 Represen-
Tatlve PearTe began casting about for
I a man TO beat him
! ner. II he started out with little sup
I port even in his own county, but has
conducted so active q campaign tnat he
I has given concern TO all three OF the
/ remaining candidates
Blair In Field
/ Then the Montgomery county orEani-
cation held a conference and placed
+ Cist BIaIr~in the field he had friends
/ all over the district, and was widely
and favorably known. Yet he had TO
( 0rgauiza ton, and was TO some extent
handicapped on that account
After this came Alexander R. HaE-
{ ner, OF washington county He began
with no backing and so far has been
( unable 10 attract any material SIP
! port from any Source Yet he has Per-
sonaI friends in washington county.
| and IS therefore somewhat OF a factor
I By reason Of that fact
/ Ten days ago Blair was summoned 10
I Beverly by the President Blair was in
/ cIiued 20 withdraw in favor Of party
/ harmony. but the President dissuaded
I him. Three days later Congressman
/ PesTre, who seemed 10 have the nOmi-
/ nation IN MS grasp, suddenly rez1red
| from the race This threw the cam
/ paign into turmoil. but out Of II Blair
| has come greatly strengthened This
| Is shown by the fact that former Sena-
! tor GeOrSe l. Wellington. Of Cumber-
/ land has come Out for Blair
! The fight which closes today IN the
/ Sixth has been watched with keen in
I tereSt. and the results viii be even
/ greater interest. The Blair leaders are
/ claiming four Of the FIVE counties N ire
/ district c0nCediuE only FrsGerlck
/ county TO Warner. HaEner IS re- eX-
4 pected to carry even his own county
/ In neither the Fifth or the SIKH dis
/ frf~t is there any real contest outside
/ Of the Ray-Stanley tight and The BAR
| Warner fight
! Thomas Parran has no oppoSlJlon LQr
| The F,e047blfcsn nomination in the Fifth,
/ and Lewis has little for the Democratic
| nomination in the Sixth