The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-05-05
BRYAN'S FRIENDS IN
THE SIXTH DISTRICT
Have Cal! for the Nomination for
Congress.

The Sixth Congressional District Is
/ the Maryland stronghold of Mr.. William
Jennings Bryan, the three times Demo-
cratic candidate for president of the
United States. incidentally, it is the
Republican stronghold of Maryland.
Not since the Democratic tidal wave of
1892 have the Democrats elected their
candidates in the district
This year the two avowed candidates
in the district tor the Democratic nom
ination are former Senator David J.
Lewis, of Allegany county, and H.
Dorsey Etchison, of Frederick. Both
are loyal and devoted followers of Mr..
Bryan. Both of them have stood as
. sponsors for his ideas, and neither has
ever wavered in his loyalty to the
Peerless One" His defeats have
only served to make them more stead
fast in their devotion to him.
/ Big Cy Cummings, of Montgomery,
who has twice been a member of the
General Assembly, has been flirting
with the forthcoming nomination, but
he has not yet definitely and seriously
entered the field. If he decides to get
into the game he will be a slugger as in
the days when he chased the elusive
''pigskin" over the field and pounded it
over the far fence, for Cy is a mighty
man and a hustler after the votes.
From Sandy Spring to Deer Park he
would chase votes, and before the pri-
mary campaign is over he would be the
best known, also the biggest figure
that ever strided over the district.
But Cy is waiting and watching.
Just now he is busy recovering from his
arduous labors of three months at An
napolis and telling Montgomery county
farmers his trials, troubles and tribula-
tons during the last legislative session
because he was not chosen chairman of
the Montgomery delegation and because
he was not made chairman of one or
more important committees.
Mr.. Lewis essayed forth two years
ago as a candidate for Congress in the
district, and succeeded in reducing Mr..
Pearre's majority of over 900 in 1906
to 546. He has felt so clipper since he
accomplished this feat that he has
made up his mind to be candidate
again. Mr.. Pearre and Mr. Lewis were
formerly law partners at Cumberland.
Mr.. Lewis was q state senator in 1902
and 1904. He voted for Senator Ray
ner instead of for Governor Smith in
the mighty struggle between the two
men for the United States senatorship.
Democrats of far Western Maryland
seem satisfied to accept Mr. Lewis
candidacy.
+ Mr.. Etchison, of Frederick, who was
in Baltimore day or two ago, says he
will give Mr.. Lewis a lively tussle for
the nomination.
/ Western Maryland Democrats who
have recently visited Baltimore. declare
that they are becoming weary of their
long sutferings, and that they are near
ing stage at which they will no longer
tolerate the distribution of the bulk of
the party patronage to the Eastern
Shore, central counties and southern
Maryland. They declare further that
they are preparing to come to the next
State Convention with candidate for
governor. Not since 1879, they say,
when W. A. Hamilton was nominated.
have they had a candidate on the ticket
for any position, except Col. Spencer
c. Jones for clerk of the Court Of APP
peals, and the late Colonel Baughman
for State Comptroller. During that
time, say these weary Democrats of
the Sixth District, the Eastern Shore
has had two comptrollers and four gov
! errors and innumerable other officers.
/ Three years ago the candidate for
governor, Mr.. Joseph D. Baker, was
sidetracked. Next year, they say,
they viii go to the State Convention
and demand as gubernatorial candidates
Mr.. Baker, Colonel Schley or Senator
Blair Lee.
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