Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1910-07-16
CONGRESSIONAL
CANDIDATES
Democrats Sure OF Carrying OFF
The HOnOrS In All Six
Districts.

For the first time in the history Of
Maryland the nominations for Congress
this year will be made by direct vote.
and this, too. by both parties. As a
consequence the nominations will be
later than usual. and the campaign cor
respondingly shorter. Joint primaries
will by held throughout the State on
August 30. and the man who receives
the highest total of his party in each
Congressional district will be declared
the nominee without the formality Of
convention. The direct primaries will be
held in accordance with the Lee pri-
mary election law enacted by the last
Legislature, and which has been held by
Attorney General Straus to apply to
Congressional contests.
FOR the first time in many years the
Democrats will go into the contest
buoyed up with the hope Of carrying
every district in the State, something
they have not done for mighty long
time. The recently enacted tariff bill
and Republicans dissensions in Congress
are the chief grounds on which the
Democrats build their hope of taking
from the Republicans the three districts
they now hold-the Third, the Fifth and
the Sixth. In addition the Democrats
believe that the Republican fight
against Pearre in the Sixth district. and
the absence of Mudd as a candidate in
the Fifth. will greatly strengthen their
chances in what have long been consid-
cred almost hopelessly Republican con-
stituencies.
In the First district, which is COM
posed of the nine counties on the East
ern Shore, the Democrats will renomi-
nate Congressman j. Harry Covington,
of Talbot County, without contest.
Mr.. Covington was elected two years
ago over William II. Jackson, the mil
lionaire lumberman. of Wicomico Coun-
ty, and by party usage is entitled to
denomination.
In this district the Republicans are
very much at sea as TO a candidate. Mr..
Jackson, known to his political friends
as "Uncle Bill, has wearied of the POI
litical game with its large expenditures
and small returns, and has declared that
he will not again be tempted from his
counting room to brave the uncertain
ties of political contests. His son, Will
liam r Jackson. who represents Mary
land on the Republican National Com
mittee, could have the nomination if he
wanted il, but he doesn't want it. Up
in Cecil there is Frank Z. Williams,
editor of the Cecil Wing and his party's
candidate for Comptroller year ago.
Mr.. Williams thinks he would like to
make the race for Congress against Mr..
Covington, but an obstacle in his path
is Henry NJ. Mccullough, a fellowtowns-
man. Mr.. Mccullough has served
term in the Senate and stands well
with his party. lie is said to want to
run for Congress that is. if the nomi-
nation is coming TO Cecil County he
thinks he ought to have it. AT least he
thinks that he is more entitled toit than
is Mr.. Williams. so that the rivalry be-
tween the two will almost certainly keep
the nomination from going to Cecil
County. Most of the counties in the
First district have no candidate for the
Republican nomination, so that it will
be no surprise if the Republican again
run A. Lincoln Dryden. OF Crisfield
Mr.. Dryden. who not so long ago served
a term as United States Sub-Treasurer
at Baltimore and is now Collector of
Customs at Crisfeld. in Somerset Coun-
ty, ran for Congress in 1894. but was
defeated. He is said to be willing to
make the race again. Baltimore .Ns'rs.