The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03
E PRIMARY ELECTION AND
The DEMOCRATIC CANDI-
{ DATES FOR PRESIDENT.

II Monday, the sixth day of May,
~ primary election will be held, at
II IN the Democrats of Frederick
iRlty will have the opportunity, as well
r. duty of expressing their choice of
l. three candidates, who will be on the
: It as candidates of the Democratic |
for the office OF President of the |
~ ed States
/ the same time the people of this
lty will also have to determine who
- wish to nominate as the Democratic
.lidate for Associate Judge of the
20 Judicial Circuit, and WHO'S to come
c Frederick county.
IT'S to the candidate for Congress that
[o1ready practically settled, because
&C.. is no candidate but David ] Lewis,
1resent Democratic member OF Con-
from this district. SO far as he is
u e.rned one vote will nominate him.
e,,ere are on the primary ticket three
otdates for President, for one of
Nm the people must express a choice
le primary. They are at the same
to vote for six delegates to 60 the
w, Convention, which is to elect six
Nielegates, who are to represent the
No, OF MARYLAND in the National Dem
bnsdc Convention, which meets in Bal
lfi1e City in June to formally nominate
,,Democratic candidate for President
,ldice- President of the United States.
M are the names OF ten Democrats
Y c ticket for delegates and each voter
vote for six of the ten and no more.
5 is very important primary and
Democrat ought to 90 and do his
Ill 1t will also be pleasant duty for
tttree Democratic candidates on the
{ for President, are all three first
men, and the only difficulty is that
ire such splendid men that it is
hIre to choose between them. There
10, fore the Democrats of the nation
blr, ecognized and avowed candidates
gle Democratic nomination, but one
Ann is not before the Maryland pri-
r. The four candidates are Iudson
is}on, Champ Clark, Woodrow Will
t I'd Oscar Underwood.
rs son Harmon is now Governor of
Z q tate of Ohio and is serving his
fS; il term. He was elected by the
.olican State of Ohio, and has made
an excellent record as Governor
3sbft is believed, and pretty generally
r. led that he can carry the State OF
Sooor President against any man that
IT, be dominated by the Republican
peg Governor Harmon was Attorney
al of the United States under Mr..
and and made splendid record in
- difficult office. He was one Of the
ev A counsel employed by the gov
int against the Santa Fe Railroad,
aad the proof to show that Paul Nor
Fe President of the road was guilty
i. Wanted to send him to the peniten-
ry That was the case in which Mr..
II. 'on coined the expression that is
% familiar to all that guilt is per
q Mr.. Roosevelt, who was then
lent, refused to let him prosecute
c pm, and Governor Harmon Their
d Crew from the case. Mr. Roosevelt
rtic hat Morton was too good a man tc
cute.
odrow Wilson is the Governor o
re late Of New Jersey, which has beer
I Cl,ublican State for many wears Gov
e = Wilson up until the time thai +,
unqected Governor was the ProsiOeL
ninceton University.
is a ripe scholar and is a Southern
et,na5y birth, but has lived the most o
,;c-e in the North. He is historian
erot pminence and has written grea
R aluable history of the Unued States
islr Progressive Democrat and 4 fin
~ per. The Democratic patty nom
Il lei him for Governor of New Jc~sey
;onoo the general surprise he WIS electe
ar overwhelming majori'r nd ha
1 vip the State splendid adulristratio
a ! very popular
led imp Clark is an old wa morse {
democracy. IL is -cit'-~-'