Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-10-21
Haeerstown. Md. Oct. 18. 1910.

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Everywhere 60 find the Republican
heart dead. save where it is stimulated by
the machine" This is the way David j.
Lewis. the Democratic candidate for Con
gress in the Sixth District. describes cOndi-
tons as he sees them. II is an accurate
description.
With no desire to paint Democratic pros
poets brighter than they are, no man who
goes through this district can fail to be
impressed with the political shift that has
taken place. The Republican anchor Is
loose, the district is at sea and II Is a
Democratic tide.
MONEY MAKES THE MARE Go.
Why, then, is not Lewis certain of the
resultY The answer every time is money"
Il takes money to get the vote out II
takes money to man the polls. to pay the
workers, TO gather in the "ilOaters" Sad
as il is to say, there is a considerable num-
Der of voters in the district who will not
vote unless they are paid for IT, The man
with the most money has got them In the
past and will get them this time, n0twith
standing the Corrupt Practices Act This
Is a Grand law, but il does not always work.
Lewis has no money. Moreover, he can
Oct no money. There are no signs yet that
Mr.. Is. II. Warner. Jr.. the Republican can
didate, purposes to use money or that any
effort will be made to influence the result
In this way There never are any signs
this far ahead Of the election. Money
cannot be used effectively except In the
last two days. II can be dumped into a
county "a hours before the polls open and
mean many votes. The expectation among
Republicans is that Mr.. Warner will
finance" his campaign. They say his
father is financially able 10 do so and that
he has close relations with the National
Republican Committee. They look to him
to supply the "sinews Of war" The Demo-
Gratis are afraid he will the Republicans
are afraid he will not.
SITUATION In WASHINGTON.
In Washington county, the leading Dem
Ocrats say, Lewis is considerably stronger
than he was two years ago. At that time.
Colonel Pearre carried the county by a
little less than 200. Conservative Demo-
Gratis estimate that Lewis will get about
800 majority here. and will not be sur
prsed II he gets more. They assert that
they have not been able to find single
Democrat in the county who does not pro-
pose to vote for him, and that they know
Of number Of Republicans who will. In
order to carry the county he must get Re-
publican votes or Republicans must refrain
from voting, as the normal majority Is
something more than 800. Since the death
Of Louis Z. McComas there has been no
real Republican organization leader in this
county. Senator McComas, when he lived
had a compact and strong organization,
which he absolutely controlled. After he
died 1t split into factions.
REPUBLICAN, LEADERS AND FACTIONS.
There are now in the county number
Of well-known Republican politicians who
aspire TO the leadership, and among them
there is considerable rivalry. What are re-
| garded as the old McCOmas forces, or rather
part Of them, are now led by Charles W
Adams, Captain Kuhn and Joseph d
Wolfnger. They are friendly to Colonel
Pearre and were with him in the primaries
up TO the time he got out OF the fight
Then they shifted to Blair Another ele
ment Of the party is led by Henry Startz.
man, Postmaster at HagerstOwn, and Harry
Baker, formerly State Senator and Clerk Of
the Court. This was the element back o.
Mr.. Warner in his primaries. The Wash
ingtoD county candidate. Alexander X. Hag
ner, had the support Of Charles d. Waga
man, who leads another faction. Waga
man year ago was anxious for the Judi
ciAl nomination In the circuit against Judg'
A. Hunter Boyd. The Peane influence