Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-03
Republicans in Sixth Maryland
District Getting Together.
ARE UNITED ON WARNER
His Opponents in the Primaries
Pledge Support at Polls.
CONSERVATIVES IN CONTROL
Little Feeling for the So-Called
Progressive Republicans in Dis
trict, It Is Said.

Republicans in the sixth Maryland dis
trict are getting together for the con-
lgressional campaign. realizing that
hard fight is before them. They claim to
be confident that b. H.Warner. 5r.. the
nominee. will land in the national House
OF Representa- ives. but say he must have
the undivided support of the party.
II is admitted by those politicians who
have looked into the situation carefuiiy
that this year has all the earmarks Oh
n democratic year at the polls. But they
saw that while this is true OF many parts
Of the country. IL is not true OF the sixth
MARYLAND district. There Is very httie
feeling for the so-called progressive re-
publicanism in this district, II Is SAID
The republicans OF the District approve OF
the present administration. So the demo-
cratic candidate in the sixth district
cannot RELY upon any considerable spirit
az unrest among the republicans. sucn as
democrats elsewhere base their hopes
upon.
A leading republican OF Montgomery
county said today
.rhe citizens OF the sixth district are
thriving: they are doing puslnes and
making money Their cities. Cumberland
and Hagerstown among the rest, are
growing in business and importance RAPID
IN. They need more railroads, more
trolley lines, bigger hotels. all OF wnicn
mean the outlay OF considerable money
Faith In Conservatism.
III the progressive republicans obtain
q hold on national affairs and their poll
eies threaten business and forecast tight
money. the sixth district and. In fact. all
of Maryland may swing to the demo
cratic column, II Is said. Republicans and
democrats alike are conservative In Mary
land. and II the democratic party turns
from the radicalism OF Bryan and takes
I'D the more conservative ideas OF Har-
mon the republicans may suffer big losses
in the state, particularly II the republic
an party adopts a radical platform"
IL has been suggested that the new
primary law, opearted for the first time
in the sixth Maryland district last Tues
day. might cause disruption In the re-
lion was made possible by the vote polled
In one OF the five counties of the district.
Frederick county. Gist Blair ran aheao
OF Warner in each of the other four coun-
ties There Is q possibility that the re-
pubucans In these four counties which
did not go for Warner might feel luxe
warm toward the successful candidate.
But this is discounted by the statements
made by both Gist Blair and Alexander
Hagner. the defeated candidates. that
they would lend their hearty support 70
bring about Warmers eletcfon, and would
take the stump In his behalf during the
campaign. Former United States Senator
George I. Wellington. who was one OF
Biair's most earnest supporters during
the preliminary campaign. mas also SAID
ne will work for Warner.
No Enemies to Plaeate.
MFR. Warmers friends says he will have
an advantage over Col. Pearre In that
he Will be free of the enmities which have
come to Col Pearre during his long serv-
ice in the House. He win not be COM
PEELED to come out for or against Can
non, IN all probability. because q year
must elapee between the time he Is elect
"a to the Houss and the hour when he
takes hin seat. During that time many
changes may take place in the public
mind, and Cannonism probably viii be
Unless Mr.. Warner should believe that
u would assist him In his campaign to
take a stand against Speaker Cannon,
hts friends say. he will probably remain
silent on this question
The fact that this Is an ''of year"
when there Is no national ticket TO be
elected. viii b 10 the advantage Of Mr..
Warner. II Is said. The ballot win be
very much more simple and easier 70 NIL
out correctly. 1t Is q matter OF record
that the republican party in Maryland
has suffered very much more heavily than
the democratic party has from Incorrect
~ filled ballots. which were thrown out
and not counted. Many ballots were
thrown out two years ago at the time Of
Col Pearre's election by q small ma
jority.
The republicans are also believed to
haB an excellent chance OF winning the
NTH Maryland district. In which Thomas
Parran. republican. Is lined up against
James Enos Ray. jr. Representative
Mudd carried this district by only 317 at
IN part from enemies which his long
service In Congress had given him. Mr.
Parran has not these enemies to contend
with. He Is a good stump speaker and a
good mixer. He Is slated to win by men
In touch with the situation IN the NTH
district.