Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-23
To Be Nominated by Fifth
District Republicans.
SUCCESSOR TO S. E. MUDD
Bitter Controversy Among the Dem
ocrats Over Selection for Repre-
sentative in Congress.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHESAPEAKE BEACH, Nd, May o.
The republicans of the fifth congressional
district of Maryland will meet here Wed
nesday to select a nominee to succeed
Representative Sydney E. Mudd, whose
continued iii health prevents him from
accepting denomination. With the ex
ception of the F'ifty-second Congress. Mr..
MCdd has served continuously as the
representative from the fifth congression-
al district since the Fifty-first Congress.
When he was elected to Congress in the
fall of 1903 his health was far from good,
and his opponent, George Il. Smith of
Bowie district. Prince George county,
came within 500 votes of defeating him.
'Marse Sid as he is Familiarity known.
hes made an able representative, and it
is recognized that he accomplished more
for the people of the fifth Maryland dis
trict than any other man VINO ever repre-
sented this territory. His retirement
from political life is regarded a. a serious
blow to the republican party. not only in
the fifth Maryland district, but through
out the state.
Parran by AccIamat1on.
The fifth district is now composed of
ST. Mary, Charles, Calvert, Prince George,
Anne Arundel and Howard counties
wards 81, % and ri and precincts 4, ), s,
Z and Of ward Is, Baltimore city. Balti-
more city and Calvert, Anne Arundel ami
Howard counties have already declared
for Thomas Parran of Prince Frederick,
Calvert. county. as the candidate to sue
coed Representative Mudd, and the dele
gates to be selected from Prince George
county tomorrow will be instructed for
Mr.. Parran. He will be nominated by
reclamation
The Calvert county man is not as well
known as Representative Mudd. but is
one of the best campaigners in the state.
The ballot next fall will contain only two
names, the republican and democratic
candidates for Congress, and the negroes
will be able to vote the ticket without
any difficulty. AS there is large colored
vote in the district, especially in the
southern Maryland counties. the general
impression prevails that Mr. Parran has
an excellent chance of being elected.
Discord in Prince George County.
With the exception Of Prince George
county absolute harmony prevails in the
district. During the recent session of the
Maryland legislature Mr.. Parran, it is
stated, used his influence in the interest
of the Wells road bill. This law legis-
lated the two republican highway COM
missioners in Prince George county out
of Office by creating a board of road di-
rectors to be appointed by the governor.
1t IS said that these two republicans may
resent Mr.. Parran'S interference in the
management Of the roads in Prince
George county. but whether they will at
tempt to make any pronounced fight
against the Calvert county man remains
to be seen.
Controversy Among Democrats.
The organization and anti-organization
wings of the democratic party in Prince
George county are in the midst of
bitter controversy. the Wells people, rep
resenting, in part, the organization, being
on the one side. and the friends of J.
Enos Ray, candidate for the congress
sional nomination, representing the ants,
on the other. Mr.. Ray and his friends
made determined effort to defeat the
Wells road bill, as they saw in its enact
ment the taking away of considerable
patronage from the highway commits
sloners, who are represented as being
members OF the anti-organization forces.
Ihere are several candidates for the
democratic nomination. From Anne
Arundel county are DR.. f. T. Owens of
Greenock and James w. Owens of Anna
polls. while Howard county will have a
candidate in the person of Col. W. S.
Powell, prominent newspaper editor
Prince George county has four candi-
dates: j. Enos Ray, Jr., Charles H. STAN
ley of Laurel. George NJ. Smith of Bowie
and Milton E. Smith of Hyattsville The
last named will probably receive the in
dorsement of State Senator Wells, whose
home is in Hyattsville. An effort will be
made, 1t is stated, to secure a delegation
from this district favorable to j. Enos
Ray. Mayor William p. Magruder of
Hyattsville is understood to be leading
the fight for Mr.. Ray. and the Wells peo-
pie will oppose a delegation favorable
to Mr. Ray. Mr.. Smith of Bowie has
been twice defeated by Mr.. Mudd, and
his friends claim that he is entitled to
another nomination, having shouldered
the party's burdens in two previous cam
paigns, when the odds We're very much