The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-08-08
BALTIMORE LETTER.

time that the committee has met since
the Presidential campaign last year. Its
( proceedings consisted chiefly of a dis
cussion OF the general political conditions
throughout the State. There was moth
lug OF vital importance TO be done From
party and political viewpoint the chief
work done BY the committee was the
supplemental registration, which is TO be
I held this year. Registration work has,
and always WILL fall on the shoulders Of
! the organization forces. and every effort
WILDE made to get the full party vote
/ enrolled for the November ELECTION In
Baltimore CITY, the Stale Central Com
mittee, OF which Mr.. Daniel !. I.oden is
| chairman, will open headquarters prob
| ably AT the Democratic Club on North
! Liberty street, and a corps Of workers
will devote much time to the registration.
| In the precincts the registration will, to a
/ great extent. be looked after by the mu-
| nicipal office holders. There was new
! registration last fall and it will be re-
! called that the city employees rendered
much valuable service in getting out a
/ big Democratic vote. And they did this
! without interfering one bit with their
| municipal duties. The hours of regiStra.
! ton are from noon until ten p m, and
| this gives the Office holders the entire
! evening to devote to registration work.
| In the counties the local members OF the
! State Committee will have charge Of the
| registration work. A number OF reSolu-
lions were passed by the committee
! Reports on conditions in every county
and legislative district were submitted.
Because there will be no fight in the
! Democratic party for the short term
! United States Senatorship, there was
! little or no discussion about this Office
al the committee meeting. State Senator
! Blair Lee who will be the Democratic
nominee, was present. and his friends
turned out in full force A vast majority
OF the members OF the committee are
! regular organization Democrats While
they are Loyalty supporting Senator Lee
for the nomination they are opposed to
some Of his friends. 1t was the organiza-
ton support which Senator Lee gotmanv
! months ago which has won him the
nomination without a fight. 1t will be
recalled that months ago the Democratic
organization leaders declared for the
| nomination OF Senator Lee for the short
term. Had those men kept silent the
! situation at present might have been
very different. One thing that is certain.
| is that Mr.. William / Marbury will not
| have many friends and admirers at the
meeting. Mr. Marbury is making prac
tically no Roadway with his candidacy.
The fact that he has frequently fought
the Democratic nominees in this State
has put him in bad repute with the Dem
ocrats when he stands out as an office
seeker In his campaign for the long
term Senatorshp, Mr. MarburY IS now
counting the friendship and support of
many leading and prominent Democrats.
whom he bitterly aSsailed and denOunc-
ed in former State campaigns. General
| Murray Nandiver, who IS rapidly conva-
lesCing from an operation, will preside
over the meeting.
In Baltimore City. five candidates are
to be nominated for the CITY ticket. The
offices to be filled are as follows:
Clerk Of the SuDeriort Court
Judge of the Supreme Court
Clerk of Circuit Court, No.
City Surveyor.
Sheriff
AS it is believed that the Democratic
nominations are equivalent to an election
there are naturally a number Of aspi-
rants for each nomination. As vet the
Democratic City organization has not
openly declared in favor Of any candi-
| date for these places. One of the most
important offices is that OF Judge OF the
Supreme Bench. The term of Judge
lanes VI. Amber expires. Judge Am
bier was appointed to the bench nearly
Two years ago by tine late Governor
! Austin l.. Crothers, and the members of
! the Baltimore Bar and his friends say
! that he has made an enviable record.
! Judge Amber is a candidate to succeed
himself and besides the members of the
| bar he has behind him many we'll known
Democrats. As vet no opposition has
developed TO Judge Amber Prior 10
! his appointment as a member of the
Bench Judge Amber was Chairman Of
the Public Service Commission. Because
of the general belief that the Democratic
! Judiciary nominee will sweep the city,
no Republican or Progressive candidates
for the Office have yet developed Many
believe that if Judge Amber is renomi-
mated he will have no opposition for
| reelection.
So far as the fight for Sheriff is coQ-
| Cerned the situation is somewhat mud
! died lust what the party workers pro-
pose 10 do cannot be coniectured. Mr..
Thomas f. McNuty has been a candi-
| date tor this nomination ever since his
| defeat in the last general election. and
! Mr. Edward II. Hargrave of the Eigh-
! teenih Ward has been making cam
paign for the past year. Mr.. McNulty
| and his friends are seeking the support of
! The Democratic organization, but they
assert that he will 20 INTO the fight
| whether or not he gets the support of the
| regular Democratic party Two years
! ago Mr.. MCNuity was candidate for the
nomination and was defeated in the nom
! nation by Mr.. !. Albert Hughes Then
! followed the Grand Jury recount OF the
! ballots cast in the city and they showed
coucIusively that Mr.. Hughes had been
nominated. Despite this investigation
Mr. McNultv ran as an independent can
didate for Sheriff and succeeded in de-
ieatng the Democratic nominee for This
office His Independent candidacy,
many Democrats of the CITY and county
believe. resulted liz the defeat of the
Democratic Gubernatorial candidate.
! Many Democrats also believe that by
running as an independent candidate he
severed all connection with the Dem
ocralic party The friends OF Mr. Nc
Nulty saw that if he is defeated IN the pri-
maries it is his intention to do Just as he
| did two years ago, that is, run as an in
dependent At the general election. Mr..
! Hargrave is well known business man
and has been very active III politics for
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