Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-14
COUNTY FRANKS SPLIT
Montgomery Republicans at
Odds Over Presidency.
LEADERS IN CONFERENCE
Agree to Solidly Support Party
Nominees for Congress
and Judge.
LEADERS IN CONFERENCE
Special Correspondence of The Star.

ROCKVILLE, Nd, July l3. 1912.
That the Montgomery county republic
cans are not altogether harmonious on
the presidential question but will solidly
support the party nominees for Congress
and judge. was evidenced al largely at
tended conference of leading members OF
the party here this afternoon.
The conference was called by the state
central committee for the county to en-
able Charles D. Wagaman. candidate for
Congress. and Arthur D. Willard, candi-
date for judge. to meet the party workers,
and the invitations were distributed with
out regard to presidential preference.
Among those who attended were D. w.
Baker, Galen L. TAFT Charles ]. Fox,
Henry NJ. Lindig ard several others who
were prominent supporters of Col. ROose-
welt in the presidential primaries, and it
developed during the afternoon that while
they are all for Messrs. Wagaman and
Willard they are still strong for Rooser
velt and his policies and will support the
former president in November should he
run for the presidency.
Little Harmony at Start.
At the outset it looked as If the pro-
ceedings would be anything but harmo-
NOUS. D. w. Baker. one of the Roose-
welt leaders, began speech of denuncia-
ton OF the methods used at Chicago to
| accomplish the nomination of Mr.. Taft,
using such words as Outrageous
fraudulent" and dishonest" but he had
not progressed very far before he was
interrupted by William Tyler Page an
enthusiastic Taftite. who raised a point
| of order, arguing that 1t was not proper
for Mr.. Baker to use such language in
a meeting called by the republican or
ganizattOn. Mr.. Page was proceeding to
submit few remarks not altogether de-
void OF acrimony when the arrival of Mr.
| Wagaman, the candidate for Congress
was announced, and proceedings were
suspended
During a short recess, taken to enable
Mr. Wagaman to shake hands all around
the "progressives" and conservatives
entered into a "gentleman's agreement
to eliminate presidential talk, after which
everything went along tremendously, al.
though the Roosevelt people charged that
the spirit of the agreement had been vio-
lated at the close of the conference, when
a resolution indorsing Tart and Sher.
man was offered by Frank l.. Hewitt
postmaster at Silver Spring, and de-
clared carried.
Wagaman Addresses Meeting.
Mr.. Wagaman addressed the confer
ence briefly expressing qualification at
the large attendance and at the atti-
tude Of those present toward the con-
gressional nominee. In the presidential
primaries Mr.. Wagaman supported
Col. Roosevelt. but in his remarks to-
day he carefully avoided all reference
to announce that he would make his
position clear later. Mr.. Wagaman
said he intended to make a thorough
canvass of the district and declared
that he is entitled to and expects the
votes of all republicans.
Mr.. Willard. candidate for judge. also
addressed the gathering. He said he
would get more than the normal re-
publican majority in Frederick county
and declared that he would carry the
however. that he expects the contest
to be close and urged that steps be
taken to instruct the illiterates how
to properly mark their ballots and that
lalong the line
Among others who spoke were
Thomas Dawson, Galen L. TAFT, A. A
Braddock. Benjamin H. Miller. Will
liam T. S. Curtis, Charles J. Fox, Frank
L. Hewitt and John w. Lancaster. In
their remarks the Roosevelt people
referred to themselves as progressive
republicans"
Thomas Dawson Presides..
The conference was called to order by
c. Scott Duvall, chairman of the state
central committee for the county. and
Thomas Dawson was made presiding Of
ficer. Dewald j. Willard, Clarence Daw-
son, Cornelius w. Clum, Willis B. Bur-
dette, Alfred c. Warthen., William A.
Knoll, Ormsby McCammon, ]. Frank
Trazzare, Mortimer 0. Stabler, Bernard
Monday, Lewis Keiser, Edward w. .Byrne,
Henry M. Lindig, J. Henning Purdum,
John l.. Gillss, James p. B. Veirs, Maui
rice n Browning, Arthur NJ. Mace. Ed
win g. Hege, Thomas Dawson: jr., and
Rowdy Bush also We're present.
That many OF the Montgomery county
republicans who supported Col. Roose-
welt in the primaries will vote for him in
November was the statement of .one of
the Roosevelt leaders here today. He also
said the former President would receive
the votes of many democrats throughout
the county.