The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28
THE CANDIDATES FOR GOV
ERNOR AND THE PRIMARY
ELECTION.

On August goth there will be State
wide primary election. at which both po-
litical parties will nominate their State
tickets.
This is the first time in this State that
the nomination Of the State has been
made BY the vote OF the people.
Three candidates have announced
themselves for the nomination for Gov
ernor by the Democratic voters.
The first. in order to announce him
self as a candidate is Senator Blair Lee,
who is a member of the State Senate,
from Montgomery county.
He is now serving his second term in
the State Senate, and his Democratic
record is we'll known to the people of
Frederick county, and his record as a
State Senator is well known throughout
the whole State. He has announced
no platform. but declares that he stands
upon his public record made in the State,
and made his appeal directly to the
people tor their endorsement and sup
port
He has been in the field before the
people for some months and is now
canvassing in the southern counties of
the State
The second candidate to announce
himselfis Governor Crothers, who made
his announcement last week. He is now
the Governor Of the State and his term
will expire next January. He has heen
considering the question as to whether he
would be candidate or not for some
months and finally made up his mind to
run the last OF last week.
He made a statement of his position
and the platform on which he intended
to go before the people for their endorse.
ment ard support
He is a resident OF Cecil county on
the Eastern Shore and before he was
elected Governor had served as a men,
Der of the Maryland Senate. and was
appointed an Associate Judge to fill a
vacancy, ana served a little more than
year on the bench.
He claims TO represent progressive
policies which he announced.
The third candidate to announce him
self is Senator Arthur p German. o
Howard county. He is now serving his
second term in the Maryland State
Senate and is the presiding officer of
that body. He did not announce his
candidacy until this week, although it
had been expected that he would do so
for several months past.
He states that he will make declar-
alton of his policies. upon which he will
60 before the people for their support and
endorsement, during the present week.
His public record, like that of Governor
Crothers and Senator Lee is well
known to the people of Frederick
county and the entire State.
As we have said this is the first time
that the people of Maryland have ever
had the privilege Of nominating their
State ticket by ballot. Each and every
Democratic voter has the right and the
privilege to go to the primary on the
7oth day Of August, and OF voting for
his choice for Governor.
At the same time they will vote for
candidates for Comptroller, and the
Attorney General. These constitute the
entire State ticket.
While we do not like the primary cleo
ton law for several reasons, and espec-
tally so, because is is SO expensive for the
candidates, that it practically prevents
any poor man from being candidate.
We believe if there is to be Statewide
primaries the expense ought to be borne
by the State, SO that every man, rich or