Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-07
Carries Montgomery County in
the Presidential Primary.
WINS IN ELEVEN PRECINCTS
Champ Clark Ahead in Every Pre-
cinct But Clarksburg.
GIST BLAIR'S MAJORITY IS 965
Willard and Worthington Preferred
by Their Party Associates for
Associate Judge.

Special Dispatch to The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, May Taft car
ried Montgomery county by a majority of
go over Roosevelt at yesterdays primary
election. Eleven Of the sixteen precincts
went for him. the total vote being 1902
to 772. The President won out in Lay
louisville, Clarksburg. Poolesville. both
precincts of Rockville, Colesville. Bethes-
da, both precincts of Olney. Gaithersburg
and Damascus districts, while barnes
town, Potomac and GAINESVILLE districts
and both precincts Of Wheaton district
gave majorities for Col. Roosevelt. All OF
the Taft candidates for delegates to the
state convention were successful. They are
Ormsby MeCammon. j. Frank Trazzare.
Charles F. Kirk, Frank L. Hewitt and
John W. Lancaster
Excepting the second precinct of Olney
district. Gist Blair, candidate for the
republican congressional nomination,
carried every precinct of the county His
only opponent. Charles d. Waggaman of
Washington. received a majority of the
votes cast in the second Oiney precinct.
Mr.. Blair's majority in the county was
965. his total vote being .29S to 1913 re-
ceived by Mr.. Waggaman.
Arthur D. Willard, candidate for the
republican nomination for axsocNlte judge
to succeed Judge John c. Motter, had
things all his own way. Every precinct
of the county went for him by a large
majority His total vote was 1920, while
the combined votes of his competitors
Frank c. Norwood and Edward S. Eichel-
berger-was 34I. Mr.. Norwood receiving
232 and Mr.. Eichelberger us. Mr.. VIII
lard also easily carried Frederick county,
making him the nominee.
Republican Vote by Districts.
The vote of each district in the presi-
dental and congressional contests was
as follows:
Laytsnsville-Taft. 81; Roosevelt. 49,;
Blair. 121; Waggaman. 10.
Clarksburg-Taft, %; Roosevelt, 30;
Blair, 65; Waggaman, %.
Poolesville-Taft. So: Roosevelt, 80;
Blair. Go; Waggaman, 81.
Rockvilie-First precinct-Taft, So:
Roosevelt 50: Blair. 1875: Waggaman, 10.
Second precinct-Taft. 81; Roosevelt, Is;
Blair. ia: Waggaman i.
Colesyille-Taft, -; Roosevelt, q; Blair
o.: Waggaman. 8.
Darnestown-Taf,. a5; Roosevelt. 81
Blair. 1O1; Waggaman, 3.
Beshesda-Taft IS; Roosevelt, Is; Blair
1870: Waggaman. H.
welt, {; Blair. IL: Wagganan. In. Second
precinct-Taft. los; Roosevelt, s; Blair, "a
Waet,aman, 81.
Gaithersburg-Taft 1874: Roosevelt. 81
Blair. 201; Waggeman. Is.
Potomac-Taft. IA; Roosevelt. IS; Blair
IL: Waggaman. 10.
Barnesville-Taft. IS; Roosevelt. 50
Blair. AZ; Waggaman, 35.
Damascus-Taft, IS; Roosevelt, q
Blair, 10: Waggaman, H.
Wheaton = First precinct - Taft, 81
J Roosevelt, 1l2: Blair. ST; Waggaman, q
Second precinct-Taft, 40; Roosevelt, II
Blair. 30; Waggaman. o.
Sweeping Victory for Clark.
Speaker Clark scored sweeping VIC
tory in the democratic primaries. His
majority over Woodrow Wilson was IA,
the vote standing l,6Oo to AS. Judge Har-
mon received 172 votes in the county.
Clark carried every precinct of the coun-
ty excepting Clarksburg, where Wilson
beat him one vote.
State Senator Blair Lee led the fight
for Wilson, but many of bis former lieu
tenants sided with the Peters and his
defeat was decisive. The Peter boys paid
especial attention to Senator Lees home
Clark ia and Wilson is.
Glenn II. Worthington carried the
county over Jacob Rohrback for the sem-
ocratic nomination for associate judge
Worthington also won easily in Frederick
county.
For the democratic nomination for Con-
gross. Representative DaviC ]. Lewis had
no opposition. His name did not appear
on the primary ballot. Ele law making
that unnecessary where there is no OPP
position.
The candidates for delegates to the
democratic state convention were also
unopposed. They are Robert b. Peter
Preston B. Ray. Israel G. Warfield, Fred
erick A. Allnutt and David r. Hershey,
AS Clark carried the county, they are re-
quired by Law TO support him in the state
convention.
Democratic Vote by Districts.
The complete democratic vote of the
county for the presidential and judicial
nominations was as follows:
Laytonsviile district-Ciark Sc; Wilson
4s; Harmon. is; Worthinston. IS: Rohr
back, 80.
Ciarksburg-Ciark, IS; Wilson, 80; Har.
mon, II: Worthingfon. 1873: Rohrback, l3
Pooiesville-Ciark. 1903: Wilson, ~; Har-
mon. %; Worthington, 143; Rohrback, 81
Rockville-First precinct, Clark, 100;
Wilson. 70: Harmon, IS; Worthington.
1OS; Rohrback o. Second precinct