The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-18

and he has not as yet had much time
TO get over the district. His friends are,
however. keeping their weather eye
open for him and here, as eiseW mere
the Representative fences are being
looked after
Representative Pearre recently intro
duCed in the House q bill providing an
appropriation OF $4,000 for new post
Once building at Frederick. His sup
pOrrers say that this little bit OF
thOUghtfUlness has made him woes,
but the ants claim that the stroke was
not such a good one, after all, as the
appropriation viii not be granted and
the failure 70 get the new pOstOtnCe
building viii put Pearre IN worse
than II he had never introduced the
bill To meet this contention some of
the Pearre men say that the Represen-
tarive would nave endeaTOred long agO
20 get the new pOstoffice building but
that the project was opposed by GER
tain OF the anti-Pearre faction.
Pearre Not TO Withdraw.
Talk is heard n Frederick, as well as
IN other counties Of the district about
Pearre Withdrawing as a candidate. but
It cannot be traced 10 any authentic
source. His friends claim that not only
viii he be a candidate but that he Will
be nominated in the primaries and
elected in NOvemb Der, regardless OF
whom the Democrats put against him
In explanation Of the rUmors that he
viii not run again the persons spread
ing them suggest that Colonel Pearre, in
case Of his withdrawal, would probably
be rewarded with a place in the adj
miuistrative branch OF the Government,
such, for instance, as one OF the As
sistaut Postmaster GenCralships or in
| the office OF the Attorney General. BY
many persons such arguments are treat
! ed as so much tNvaddle.
1t would appear that the situation
viewpoint that some Of the statesmen
| IN other parts CT the district are IN
willing TO let "Dave" Lewis, Of Ale
gany county, have q good thing" all
I by himself. Lewis. who was the
/ Democratic nominee in 1908. came so
! near defeating Pearre that other as
/ plrants are anxious TO try their luck.
Etcheson a Candidate.
H. Dorsey Etcheson. OF Frederick,
/ announces himself as a candidate in
/ the Democratic primaries, and makes
/ the unvarnished statement that he
| viii be nominated and elected. Mr..
] EtcheSOn is willing to measure
! swords with an. body nominated by
| the Republicans, but he seems to think
/ that IL would give him less trouble 70
/ dispose OF Colonel Pear-e than Of any
| other candidate
the situation also looks good to
/ ICY" Cummings, Of Chevy Chase.
| Montgomery county, and a member OF
/ the last two Legislatures. Mr. Cum
mings is not a full-hedged candidate
/ but he would be 'Wiliin' If the
| Democratic leaders in his county were
I TO say the wCrd. He has no fear OF
! tacklng Republican opponent were
the nOmtna tion to come to him Prom
inent among the Montgomery leaders
, whose advice Mr.. Cummings would
| be inclined TO heed are f c. Peter
and his two brothers, and State Sena-
! tor Blair Lee.
! There IS considerable talk about the
/ availab ility of Senator Lee himself as
1 a candidate, but his friends say thai
he does not want to go to Congress
| but that the Democrats Euberna-
| tOrial nomination. next yea might
/ tempt him.
1t would be r. Their exciting il BlafI
4 Lee did run for the Democratic nomi-
nation for Congress, as his first cOu-
sin. Gist Blair, Is one of the Repub-
liCan candidates. Mr.. Blair IS a sOr
Of the late Montgomery Blair, who
WAS Postmaster General in President
LincOln's Cabinet. and Senator Lee Il
a nephew Of Montgomery Blair. the
son Of his sister
It is not probable, however, that
the Blair connection VII oppose can
didates in the fall for Congress II
fact, there is an impression that Gis
Blair himself VIII retire from the rae,
before the primaries are held This
In no manner Ind sates a lack OF gen
pineness in his candidacy. but botf
Mr.. Blair and MI ia 2ner are picked
by the wise ones" as short horses II
the race,