Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-26
SPLIT VOTE
Basis of Hopes OF Prince
Georges County Democrats.
Will SON BELIEVED IN LEAD
Smith Likely to Push Parran Hard
for Congress.
COLORED ELEMENT DIVIDED
Apprehension Of Strength Of Roose-
welt Support Troubling the
Taft Managers.
COLORED ELEMENT DIVIDED
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md.

CPPER MARkBORO, Md.
-, October 26. 1872
There is no doubt that Woodrow Will
son will carry Prince Georges county
by small majority If conditions do not
change between now and the day Of cleo
ton. Although there has been bitter
fractional fight among the democrats in
Prince Georges county for several years,
there Is no question that both elements
are together for the election of Wilson
for President and Frank 0. Smith of
Calvert county, candidate for Congress
from the fifth congressional district
The democrats in the fifth congress
sional district are trying to defeat Thorn
as Parran. and are citing his record in
Congress in opposing tariff reduction as
an argument for landing Frank Q. Smith
of Calvert county in his seat. Mr. Smith
is making an energetic house-to-house
canvass, and with a united democracy
throughout the district is likely to give
Parran a, very hard run. The demo-
Gratis are basng their hopes upon the
prediction that the republican vote will
be divided in this county.
Roosevelt Strength.
. The result Of the recent republican pres
prediction. Roosevelt carried Prince
Georges county by substantial majority,
and as an indication of the third term
feeling the fact Is cited that the Hy ats
vile district. where 10 per cent of the
republican vote is employed by Uncle
Sam. gave Roosevelt a majority of prac-
tically , to 1 against Taft. For several
years Prince Georges county in presiden-
tial and congressional elections has given
- :In%
This Is due 10 the fact that in these cleo
tons the ballot is comparatively simple,
allowing the colored vote to be counted.
In county and state elections the bal
lots are veritable Chinese puzzles, with
the result that the democrats have been
invariably successful This year the bal
lot Is going to be very simple. and prac-
tically every colored voter in the county
will be able to vote the ticket correctly.
This is the vote that is troubling the Or
ty In the upper section of the county
the general belief is that it will be Tor
Roosevelt. while in the lower section the
colored vote will, as rule. be cast for
the regular republican ticket.
Leading Roosevelt Supporters.
Among the prominent Roosevelt men in
the county is +. Snowden Hill of near
Upper Marlboro. Mr.. Hill is lawyer
and was defeated two years ago by Fill
more Beall of Evansville district for as
sociate justice OF the seventh judicial cir
cult of Maryland Mr.. Hill was a dele
gate to the convention that nominated
the former President and is making an
energetic campaign for the third termer.
Former Judge George G. Merrick Is un-
derstood to- be fighting the Roosevelt
cause, and, with him is his son, George
81 Merrick. one of the leading republicans
OF the county. The Roosevelt sentiment
is particularly strong in Hyattsville,
Mount Rainier and Evansville. in the up
per section of Prince Georges county.
William p Casey, a democrat, who was
defeated for the house of delegates sew
eraf years ago, Is pronounced third
terlner, and Harry I. Quinn, a leader of
the democratic forces in Mount Rainier,
is taking an active part in that cause.
Registration Favors Democrats.
The recent registration was apparently
decidedly advantageous to the democrats,
this conclusion being obvious from the
number of persons who affiliated with the
democratic party. a large number of
voters registered mot affiliated and this
is; taken to mean that they desire to play
both ends against the middle" These
voters cannot enter the primaries next
summer when important nOmina tons for
county Offices and for state senator and
nP no Of Ialn