The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-08-18
MARYLAND POLITICS.

Governor CrotherS IN retiring declared
in favor of the nomination of Senator
Blair Lee. His break with United States
Senator Iohn Walter Smith is complete
and it is doubtful if these two men will
ever be found again fighting on the same
side in a primary contest. Not only is
the Governor in favor of the nominal
ton of Senator Blair Lee, but he has
made it plain that he proposes to take
the stump for him and use whatever
influence he may have to influence him.
This influence is at present an unknown
quantity and it will take several days
to ascertain what support he can bring
to Senator Lee.
One thing is certain and that is that
the withdrawal of Governor Crothers
adds considerable strength to the candi-
dacy OF Senator German. Many active
politicians, especially those who have
heretofore been regarded as organiza-
ton men, who were back of the Gov
ernor are now back of Senator German,
and they will assure him several coun-
ties which were regarded as doubtful
by the friends of Senator German, or
which were conceded to the Governor
had he remained in the field. A note
worthy example of this is Anne Arundel
county. DIR. George Wells and the
organization forces were in favor of
Governor Crothers and they undoubt-
eddy would have carried the county for
him despite any fight that the German
people may have made. DR.. Wells and
his friends are now with Senator Cor
man and these combined with the
original supporters that the Senator had
int HI, fbot
votes from the county in the convention
beyond a shadow of doubt 1t is even
doubtful if the Lee people will make
a campaign in that county. Governor
Crothers also had excellent chances OF
CARRYING Caroline county. Supporting
him were Land Commissioner Thomas
A. Smith. State Banking Commissioner
!. Duke Downs and Superintendent of
Public Education NJ. Bates Stephens
These men are now back of Senator
German and Caroline county will be for
the Senator. Talbot county was re-
garded as very close, but in this county,
too, the CrotherS supporters have gone
over TO Senator German. Many poll
ticians believe that the Governor would
have carried Cecil, Anne Arundel, Tai
bot and Caroline counties had he re-
manned in the fight With the exception
OF Cecil the others will go to Senator
German and his friends IN Cecil will
make a vigorous fight to carry the county
for him. In several of the counties it is
true that some of the CrotherS people
will now go to Senator Lee. This is
true in Prince Georges and Charles
counties. The German people say that
the withdrawal of Governor Crothers
will make the fight harder for them to
carry these two counties, but they con-
fidently expect to carry them.
The ticket that will be supported by
a vast majority OF the regular party
workers is complete and is as follows:
For Governor-Senator German.
For Comptroler--Mr. Emerson c.
Harrington. of Dorchester county.
For Attorney-General = Mr.. Edgar
Allen Poe
The selection of Mr.. Poe came after
many conferences Of the party leaders.
There was much rivalry between Mr.
Poe and Mr.. Albert c. Richie, for this
nomination, but it was finally decided
to select Mr.. Poe, as it was believed
that he would add more strength to the
ticket.
With factional lines tightly drawn the
fight for the Democratic Gubernatorial
nomination is now on and for the next
two weeks strenuous efforts will be
made by the party workers to arouse
and enthuse the voters so as to get
them to participate in the primary. The
expected withdrawal Of Governor
Crothers leaves only State Senator Ar
thur Pue German IT., of Howard
county, and State Senator Blair Lee, of
Montgomery county, as the two candi-
dates for the nomination.; As there are
only two men in the field the second
choice feature of the primary election
law is eliminated as either one will be
nominated on the first ballot. There
are I2o votes in the convention and
there can be no time. Either one or
the other must get sufficient number
to be nominated on the first ballot
Among the politicians it is generally
believed that Senator German will be
nominated by an overwhelming major
ity. The most conservative estimators
in the ranks of the organization say that
the only counties that Senator Lee has
chance of carrying are Montgomery,
Frederick, Baltimore, Cecil and proba-
bly, Charles. If he carries all Of them
he will only get as votes in the conven-
ton, which would leave Senator Cor
mon Io2 The friends Of Senator Cor.
man say that Charles will be carried by
him together with the solid Southern
part of Maryland. The hottest sort Of
campaign will be made in the other
counties and the German people expect
TO carry some of them.