Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06

Rumored Governor Will Withdraw
in Favor of Montgomery Man.
REPUBLICANS NAME TICKET
Philip Lee Goldsborough to Receive
Gubernatorial Nomination With
out Opposition.
apecisl Correspondence OF The Star.

BALTIMORE, Md, August 5, 1911.
The democratic gubernatorial primary is
on in earnest. German and Lee are tour
ing in the counties daily. while Crothers
takes a flyer almost every day into the
bailiwicks where he thinks he can make
the most capital. There are some politi-
clans who claim that Crothers will get
out OF the fight early next week and
throw his influence to Lee. This report
went the rounds today, following con-
ference held yesterday between Gov.
Crothers. Representative Talbot, Carville
D. Benson and William H Lamar of
Montgomery county, one Of Lees chief
neutenants This report is causing some
concern among the regulars who do
not relish Talbott's activities in behalf of
the Montgomery candidate.
Talbot, who was once a member Of the
inner circle of the Gorman-RaSin ring,
Is now lending all his influence and polit-
ical energies to help along the candidacy
of Lee. and today announced that city
organization for Lee would be perfected
during the coming week. Talbot is a
willy old campaigner. and when he gets
the local fight on in full blast things polt-
ical will hum in Baltimore. Lee will also
have the support here Of former Gov.
Warfield, who is expected to take the
stump for the Montgomery man later in
the campaign.
German is campaigning today in Prince
George county, and is not worrying
much over conditions IN this city, be-
cause the Mahon machine is backing the
Howard county senator, and VIII leave
no stone unturned to bring the four legis-
lative districts into the German column
by handsome majoritieS. Already predic-
lions are being made that German will
carry Baltimore city by 1900 majority,
and that his showing in the counties Will
be stronger than in the city. Those be-
hind Crothers and Lee deny that German
will be an easy winner, and are claim
ing that he will be beaten.
Go1dsborough for Governor.
The republican situation has clarified
during the week, and it is generally I'M
derstood that the ticket will be P. L.
Goldsborough of Dorchester county for
governor, John R. Rouzer of Frederick
county for controller and Morris A. 90
per of Baltimore for attorney general
All chance of primary fight for the gu
bernatorial nomination was ended when
John B. Hanna, chairman of the re-
publican state central committee, an
nounced that under no conditions would
he enter the lists, and then expressed a
preference for Mr.. Goldsborough. 1t is
not anticipated that there will be any
candidates for the other offices with the
head of the ticket. and the republican
primary will. therefore, be a perfunctory
and unexciting affair.
The republican leaders held confer
ence last night, and decided to wage an
aggressive campaign throughout the state
this fall. The opinion was freely ex-
pressed by the leaders that the republi-
cans have more than an even chance of
winning as result of the bitterness that
is certain 10 follow the triangular fight
now being waged by the democratic can
didates. The leaders have also decided
to make a strong fight against the pas
sage of the biennial and perennial dis
REIMBURSEMENT amendment which will
come before the voters next November.
Defies Federal Constitution.
Chairman Hanna, discussing the amend
ment todaN said to The Star correspond
ent: The Marbury measure is even more
open and brazen in its defiance of the fed
eral Constitution than anything the demo-
Gratis have yet tried to put over in
Maryland.
Indeed. l know of no DISTINGUISHING
law in the south that is more outspoken
in its defiance. Not only does this bill,
which is the last link In the chain which
the so-called Digges bills, vetoed by Gov
Crothers, intended to forge on to the
suffrage liberties of our people, propose
to disfranchise the negroes, but, unlike
previous amendments, IL uses the adj
Jective white in specifying those citi
zens who are TO have the unchallenged
right to vote and restricts the franchise
for other male Understanding colored
ciuZens-to those who have SOD worth of
property.
How they expect to pass such a meas
ure / cannot conceive, unless they believe
that they can convince the voters by
that argument of the bills author. Will
liam l. Marbury. that there is nothing in
the federal Constitution that actually
specifies that states cannot fix the fran
chise for local elections"