The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-19
Washington County Repub-
licanS Having Hard Time
Downing Representative.
BROWN AND HAGNER
JOIN THE LISTS
Two Others, Hagerstown Men, Re-
fuse to Make Race for
Congress.
By RALEIGH c. SMITH.

HAGERSTOWN. Nd. June 19.-Wash-
ington county Republicans are disatis-
fed with the reign Of Representative
George A. Pearre, and are opposed TO
his denomination, but they admit that
so far there is not a man in sight with
whom to down him.
The county has a Richmond Of its
own in Alexander Randall Hagner, who
has already announced his candidacy
Thompson A. Brown, who served two
terms in the house OF delegates, is also
"willin'." Men who have no axes 10
grind say that neither Hagner nor
Brown can win in the primaries unless
the candidates in the other counties in
the Sixth district should withdraw. and
that even then the fight would not be
an easy one. The battle cry is still.
therefore, Wanted-A man 10 beat
Pearre.
Won't Enter List.
Two Of the men in washington county
who are regarded in other parts of the
district as big drawing cards and prob
able vote-getters have informed their
friends that they do not want TO go
10 Congress and would not enter the
lists. They are Joseph c. Roulette, a
of Hagerstown, and Charles ID. Waga-
man, a prominent member Of the
HagerstOwn bar
MI Wagaman's aspirations are in the
direction Of the benCh-or at least they
were last fall. He wanted the nomlna-
ton for the judgeShip in the circuit
composed Of Allegany. Garrett, and
Washington counties His success in the
convention would have meant a seat on
the Maryland court o fappeeals had ne
been able 10 defeat in the general cleo
lion Judge A Hunter Boyd. VINO was
renOminated by the Democrats.
Through the influence Of the yelling
tOn-Pearre-SlOan combination D. Lind
ley Sloan. Of Cumberland, was nom
mated and was slaughtered at the DOllS.
be the case when Wagaman was
turned down Sloan lost Washington
county by about 200 votes, and il is
claimed that Wagaman would have car
rled the county. There was no special
objection TO Sloan other than for the
reason that the WaEaman following
considered that Sloans nomination had
been forced by Pearre, with the aid of
his able lieutenant, DR.. Robert a. Ra-
NenScrrtt, surveyor of the port of Bal
tImOre, and the reputed Republican
boss of Garrett county.
Lacking In Experience.
As natter Of fact, Mr.. Sloan. who is
a young man at the bar. did not possess
the experience and caIiber Of Judge
Boyd, who was strong within his own
right TO quote former President Roose-
Velt. and who, in any circumstances aud
against any candidate, would have cap
tured some Republican votes.
But the judseship wranSle added to
the troubles Of Colonel Pearre, who has
been gradually losing his grip in Wash
tngtoH county, which he carried i'm 1906
by lO0i plurality, while in 1905 he pulled
through by the narrow margin of 127
plurality He had, in reality, a very
close shave" in the district at large.
which he carried by only so plurality
as against 4.904 in 1906 and lost 10 his
Democratic opponent, Dave" Lewis,
two Of the counties in the district
Montgomery by SO and his home coun-
~. Allegany, by 207. Lewis great run
two years ago in such a rOck-ribbed
Republican district has given him. first
call for the nomina ton next fall. and IL
Is said that he viii not be opposed in
the primaries
When asked where . Pearre man
could be found one Of the anii-Pearre
faction replied with more emphasis than