Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-08-08
GOVERNOR WITHDRAWS
State Senator German And Hon.
Blair Lee Now Have The Field
For Democratic Supremacy In
Candidacy For Governor.
GOVERNOR DECLARES FOR LEE.
Those Who Heard Addresses Made Al
Executive Mansion At Governor
CrOthers Withdrawal From
The Fight Last Night.

The Fight Last Night.
State Seniors Arthur p. German. OF
Howard county, and Blair Lee. OF
Montgomery county, now have the fiele
for supremacy in the Democratic prim.
airy fight for the party gubernatoria
nomination to themselves.
AS had been fully expected, Cover.
nor Crothers, at his reception to his
friends among the Anne Arundel coun.
ty and Annapolis voters at the Execu-
tive Mansion last night, announced his
withdrawal from the contest. 1t was
after the Governor had spoken for
about half an hour on policies that he
finally came to the point, and then he
said this:
There have been a great many per-
sons who have been perturbed. not so
much by reason of the conflict about tc
be waged for Democratic supremacy
as to what my course might be. |
have made up my mind, notwith-
standing the interest | have ia carry
ing to completion my party's poll
cies, but as a Democrat desiring to
relieve the situation from any con-
fusion, to say that / am not a candi.
date to succeed myself as Governor
off Maryland
The announcement in itself was
brief, but it was prefaced by an ez-
tended address which related wholly
to his own administration and what he
had accomplished in the way of carry
ing out the pledges made by the party
in State convention. Incidentally he
also referred to the failure of the last
Legislature to practice economy, and
this was the only criticism, inferen-
TALLY administered, rejecting on Sen
ator German, who was President of
the last Senate.
Those who heard the address were
representative people of Annapolis.
Among others present were Dr. George
Wells, the Democratic leader in Anne
Arundel; Frank S. Revell, Sheriff,
and until recently DR.. Wells lieuten.
ant, and John Z. Potee, another promi.
nent politician, the three constituting
the State Central Committee for Anne
Arundel county.
Others who heard the address OF
Governor Crothers were Gordon H.
Claude and Charles l.. Tate, candi.
dates for the House of Delegates
James w. Owens, candidate for State
Senator; William Woodward, Deputy
Clerk of the Court; James S. Smith,
President of the Board of County
Commissioners; Mayor James F.
Strange, Nicholas H. Green, States
Attorney, and Joseph H. Bells, the
conceded leading candidate for the
Democratic nomination as candidate
for the Senate.
After speaking at length of the
policies of his administration and re-
ferring to the good work of the Leg
islature in the past in many ways
the Governor made his announcement
of withdrawal from the race. Con
tinuing, he said that for the good o.
the party in the coming fight, there
| should be no bitterness, and admitted
| that having tasted the honors of off
ce, he felt that he could best be The
first to sacrifice personal ambition
to party good. Continuing, he said
"A good Democrat never gets sore
A man who is anxious for the triumph
of his party is willing to say that the
party is greater than any one of tn,
people.
While Blair Lee is popular in Ann,
Arundel county, the friendship Of
Senator German in aiding and voting
for this county's legislation, and, in
deed, in inspiring some oft, has made
him many friends, and that he will
now have the five votes of Anne Arun
| del on the first ballot in the State con
vention seems assured.
Senators Lee and German, and Ed
gar Allen Poe, Democratic Attorne,
General candidate, this morning fileC
papers with the local supervisors anC
deposited the required amount to have
their names placed on the ballot of the
Democratic primary on August 20.
About the Court House, where al
| of the countians interested in polite.
gathered today, the action of the
| Governor last night shared interest
with the local situation. 1t is nov
conceded about the county, among those
who know, that Mr.. Bells has the un
animous endorsement of the Demo
cratic Central Committee, which i.
also back of the candidacy of Mr.. j
A. Walton, also of Annapolis, who i,
candidate for the Board of Count,
Commissioners.
Mr.. Nicholas H. Green has the
same strong backing in his unopposec
candidacy for reelection as State.
Attorney. Mr.. Green's record as
States Attorney is an enviable one
and it is felt that the other tive
gentlemen from Annapolis, Messrs
Bells and Walton, would make equal
ly good if nominated and elected. II
fact this ticket of local officers from
Annapolis is conceded to be the bes
that has ever had the endorsement O.
the County Central Committee.