The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-10-04
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MARYLAND
STATE NEWS
NeWSy Items Gathered From
ALI Parts Of the State.
BOTH CLAIM VICTORY.
Price-Anderson "TaIkfest" At Sails
bury Draws Crowds From
Far and Near.

Far and Near.
Salisbury-The great debate be
tween Jesse d. Price, president of the
State Senate of Maryland, and w. H
Anderson, superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League, came off according tC
schedule here in the presence Of an
immense crowd, representing not
only Wicomioo but many other coun
ties of the State.
/ 1t was the most exciting event
Salisbury has had in years. For days
and weeks scarcely anything else had
been the topic of general converse
ton. and now, after it is all over
opinions as to who won the victory in
: the forensic encounter differ, just as
opinions as to the merits of the case
differed before the great "talkfest.
The general expression here is that
Price had the better of the battle
! this being the Senator's home town
and considerable sympathy attaching
to him for that reason.
Prices friends throughout the coun-
ty are jubilant in proclaming him the
victor, and in asserting that he has
vindicated himself from the charges
made by Mr.. Anderson that he had
| betrayed his constituency and defeat
ed the Local Option bill at the behest
OF the Mahon liquor city ring.
In the minds of Mr. Prices adher-
ents-and their number is large
there is no question as to the result
OF the debate, and he is hailed as
having more firmly established him
self politically in the county than
ever before, having, it is held, dis
posed of every charge made against
him. The town, in fact, is ringing
with shouts of the Price people.
On the other hand, the Anderson
following hold strongly TO the con-
viction that Mr. Anderson proved his
every charge against the Senator
from Wicomico, and that to these
charges Mr.. Price made an Intellectual
answer. The Anderson adherents con-
cede that sentiment here favors Mr..
Price and that it is to him it would
award the laurels Of the forensic con-
ftict, claiming, however, that this is
but natural and TO have been expect
ed. The belief of the Anderson sup
porters that the charges will stick,
that Mr.. Prices answer will not be
accepted and that whatever the senti-
ment as TO the honors of the debate
Mr.. Anderson has accomplished his
purpose, which was to make so glar-
ingly public the leagues view of Sen
ator Prices local option record that it
will be indelibly impressed upon every
local option advocate in the State.
Many persons thought that while
Senator Pxice was fighting on his
home grounds he was at a disadvant-
age in appearing at meeting ar
ranged by his opponent, and this won
him some sympathy. On the whole,
however, the auditors were present
80 hear the debate and decide for
themselves of it's merits. As there
was no official referee each hearer had
to do that for himself or herself, there
being many women in the audience
that packed the big tent almost to suf-
location
Whatever the result of the ora
torical battle, Salisbury has had the
thrill of its life, and the great verbal
encounter will become one of the his
toric traditions of the town. There
was not dull moment here and even
2 competing circus could not have di-
verified attention from the oratorical
wrestling match that has been the
talk of the State for weeks.
1t was the hardest Kind of a fight.
Mr.. Price refused to battle along the
lines laid down by his challenger. He
sjdestepped the Anderson line of
fighting and laid out new line for
himself, which he followed to the
end, much to the delight of his SYM
pathizers, and every point he scored
was enthusiastically cheered.
Cambridge. - The commencement
of the Cambridge Hospital training
school for nurses was held in the
parish house of Christ Episcopal
Church. Addresses were delivered by
former Governor Henry Lloyd and
DR.. C. T. Wyatt, pastor of Zion
Church. Instrumental music was fur
nished by Miss Mary C. Leonard,
while solos were sung by Misses
Kathleen Hooper and Nellie Shackel-
ford. Diplomas We're conferred by
Governor Lloyd, president of the
board of directors, upon Mrs.
Matilda Wiley and Misses Louise
Tyler and Anna Thomas.
Rockville.-In the Orphans Court
here,the caveat to the will of the late
Henry Bradley, of this place, who left
his entire estate Of about $125,000 to
his widow, Mrs. Jane B. Bradley, was
dismissed upon motion of her attor-
ney. The court recently decided that
it was without authority to hear the
caveat, holding that a purported will
left by Mr.. Bradley was in reality part
of contract
Elkton.-A deed has been filed in
the office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court conveying the property of the
Diamond State Telephone Company to
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
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