Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-09
|PARTY MACHINES"
WIN IN MARYLAND
Regulars Victorious at Both
Democratic and Repub-
Iican Primaries.
UPSET IN BALTIMORE
IN CONTEST FOR SHERIFF
Thomas F. McNulty, Anti-0rganiza.
ton Democrat, Victorious
Over E. H. Hargrave.

BALTIMORE. September 9-The reg.
ulars were victorious over the progress
sive wing of the democratic party in
Maryland in the battle for control Of the
party organization at the primary cleo
ton held yesterday in Baltimore city. al
though they suffered q severe blow in
the defeat OF their shrievalty candidate
and OF two OF their best known leaders
for the state central committee which
controls party affairs.
Thomas F. McNulty, progressive demo-
crat was nominated for sheriff by safe
| majority over e. n. Hargrave, the or
ganization candidate.
State Senator Charles p. Coady, reg
ular organization. captured the demo-
cratic nomination for Congress In the
| third district to succeed the late George
KONG.
In Baltimore the bulk Of the organiza-
mated and all but two or three Of the
state central committeeman were elected
from the ranks of the regulars.
There were few contests in the repub.
'ican ranks and except in two cases all
| the candidates of the regular republican
city organization were nominated.
Organization Victory General.
Returns from the counties indicate
that the regular organizations Of both
democratic and republican parties will
remain in control.
The nomination for United States
senator was not contested in either
party. Blair Lee of Montgomery coun-
ty being the Democratic nominee and
the republican nomination going to
former Congressman Thomas Parran.
Candidate for state offices were nomi-
mated as follows:
Controller-Oliver 8. Metzerott Of
Prince Georges county, republican:
Emerson C. Harrington, Dorchester
county. democrat
Clerk Of the court of appeals-A. NJ
Bernhard. Baltimore city, republican; c.
c. Magruder. Prince Georges county.
democrat.
Montgomery County Returns.
ROCKVILLE Nd, September 9.-Com-
plete returns from yesterdays demo-
cratic primary election In this county
show that the following ticket was nomi-
mated:
For state senate-Dr Eugene Jones Of
Kensington.
For house of delegates-Eugene H.
Waters of Germantown, J. FUR White
Of POolesville Andrew ]. Cummings of
Ashton.
For sherifr-Benjamin p. whalen Of
Potomac.
For county commissioners-First col
lection district, Crittenden H. Walker OF
Gaithersburg: second district, John r.
Lewis of Damascus, and fifth district.
Odorion w. Roby OF Colesville.
For county surveyor--W. Ernest Offutt
of POolesville. ~
The nomination of DR.. Jones for the
state senate was a triumph Tor the Lee
Lamar faction of the party. ]. Dawson
Williams. the only other candidate for
the nomination, was backed by the fac
ton of which the Peter brothers are the
leaders. It was one Of the bltterest and
hardest fought primaries In the his
tory Of the county and the heaviest vote
ever polled at a primary election In the
county was cast. DR.. Jones majority In
ried Clarksburg. Poolesviile. Jamestown
Colesville. Gaithersburg. Potomac. Barnes
Vile, Damascus and Wheaton districts.
| and Williams carried Laytonville, Rock
vile. Bethesda and olney districts.
The factions also lined up In the con-
tests for election OF members Of the state
central committee for the county and
delegates to represent the county at the
state convention. and all Of the Lee
Lamar candidates were successful by
large majorities. The new state central
committee will be composed Of Robert G.
Hilton, Alexander G.. Carlisle and Rich
ard e. Darby, the defeated candidates
being Robert B. Peter, Preston B. Ray
and David r. Hershey.
The successful candidates for dele
gates to the state convention are Fred
erick A. Allnut. George F. Bonifant, H.
Latane Lewis, Lewis W. Poole and r.
Bentley Thomas, who defeated G. Rust
Candy; John w: Henderson. Richard c.
Drum Hunt. Claude W. Owen and
Harry c. West.
Had Votes to Spare.
notwithstanding the fight made upon
them by the Anti-saloon League An
drew J. Cummings and Eugene H.
Waters were renominated for the house
Of DELEGATES with many votes To snara