The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1911-08-11
Senator Lees Meetin e

| State Senator Blair Lee came down
into Prince Georges Tuesday, address
ed large and representative gathering
| in the Courthouse, met scores of the
leading men of the county, received as
surances that he would carry the coun
| ty in the State primaries against Sena
tor German and left late in the after
noon well pleased with his visit ane
and it's results.
The Senator came down in its auto
| mobile from Washington, accompanied
| by his son, Brooke, Mr.. George H.
Lamar and Ma Benedict Calvert, ar
irving here short time before noon.
He found crowd Of his friends wait
| ing to receive him. Men were here
from all parts of the county and while
| a number of them are adherents of Mr..
German and intend to vote against Mr..
Lee in the primaries all attended the
meeting.
I Among those in the audience were
Governor Crothers' latest appointee,
Comptroller Chas. H. Stanley; Mr..
VIM. F. Holmead, president of the
Board of County Commissioners; Mr..
Robert Wells, States Attorney NJ. H.
Magruder, Mr.. J. Enos Ray and Judges
Merrick and Beall. There were also a
number of ladies in the courtroom and
they were just as liberal with the ap-
plause at the points made by Senator
Lee as were the men.
The organization, led by DR.. Charles
A. Wells, is iSed up for Senator Lee
and against Senator German and the
anti-organization forces, led by Mr..
Ray, are against Lee and have lined
themselves up in the German camp.
But the Ray forces seem to be divided.
Mr.. Holmead, one of the leaders of the
Ray oaction, is out for Senator Lee and
presided at his meeting Tuesday after
noon. The Ray following is now badly
split en- this matter and the differences
will Increase as time goes on.
The organization is now solidly for
Senator Lee. and this condition has
been brought about by the withdrawal
of Governor Crothers from the race.
That has simplifed matters considerably
The anti-organization people are by
no means united and as many Of them
will vote for Mr.. Lee as will vote for
Sorator German
There was a possibility of queer
little complication in connection with
the Lee meeting Tuesday. 1t had been
arranged that Mr.. Holmead was to
preside. Ashe is one Of the anti-orgna-
nation, or Ray leaders, this was ex-
tremely distasteful to Mr.. Ray and
those of his followers, who are standing
by Senator German, and strong pres
sure was brought to bear upon him de-
cline the Office. Long and strenuous
Arguments were made to him on the
Importance of his standing by his faction
on this matter and these continued up
to the time for the meeting to begin,
but he refused to listen to them, and
called the meeting to order, made q
brief speech and presided.
The support OF the organization was
emphasized by d a message form DIR.
Charles A. Wells which was read at
the meeting. 1t was as follows;
81 rejoice at the opportunity of your
victory for the people aud pledge you
may best efforts in your campaign.
This was followed by statement
from Mr.. Robert Wells, who eSplains d
That mis- fathers absence from the
meeting was due TO the fact that he was
pledged to Governor Crothers and did
not know until Tuesday morning that
the Governor had withdrawn from the
the contest. There was no man befol e
the people, he said, more responsive to
the peoples will or of greater honor or
ability than Senator Lee, and his
fathers friends would all be found
supporting him Loyalty. And, more
over, DR.. Wells himself would be found
to have ample vigor for the campaign.
This statement was we'll applauded.
In Mr.. Holmead's introduction of
Senator Lee, he said that the Senator
had gone into the campaign on his own
initiative, had asked no ones permits
sion of no faction of the party. He
went, as was proper, to the people
direct, and when nominated would be
under obligation to no one but the
people themselves.