Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07
WAR Of FACTIONS
! FOR PARTY PLUMS
Democratic Primary Election
| in Montgomery County,
] Md, Tomorrow.
HOT CONTEST is WAGED
FOR THE STATE SENATE
Lee Lamar Forces to Lock Horns
With Peter Brothers for
County Control.
Special Correspondence If The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. September 8. 1913.
The democratic primary election in this
county will be held Monday 10 nominate
candidates for the state senate, house
of delegates, sheriff, county commission
ers and county surveyor. and to elect
three members of the state central com
ulittee for the county and five delegates
to represent the county at the state con-
eention. The polls will be at the usual
places and will be open from s am. until
q pm. The following is the complete list
of candidates:
For the state senate-Eugene Jones and
] Dawson Williams
For the house of delegates flour to be
named)-Donald NJ. Bowie. Andrew ].
Cummings, Alfred NJ. carp. Francis
Snowden. Eugene II. Waters, j. F'urr
White and Alfred Wilson.
For county commissioners: First col
lection district. William H. Griffith Rob-
ert .Kanode and Crittenden II. Walker:
second district. Clarence NJ. Griffith. John
Z. Lewis, Eugene A. McAtee and James
ID. Young: fifth district Hazel W. Ca
shell and Odorion w. Roby.
For sheriff-William Bradley Carr w
Frank Gather. James P. Colt Thomas
l.. Lechlider. William It. Warheld and
Benjamin p. Whalen.
For county Suryeyor-Charles j. Mad
dox and w Ernest Offutt
For members of state central commit
tee-Alexander c. Carlisle. Richard +.
Darby. David r. Hershey. Robert G. Hill
ton. Robert b. Peter and Preston B. Ray.
For delegates to state convention
Frederick A. Allnutt. George f. Bonfant.
q. Rust Candy, John W. Henderson r.
Z. Drum Hunt. H. Latane Lewis. Claude
w. Owen. Lewis w. Poole. r. Bentley
Thomas and Harry c. West.
Close Contest for State Senate.
Several of the contests promise to be
very close. This seems especially true
of the fight for the nomination for the
state senate. DR.. Jones is being backed
by the Lee-Lamar faction of the party
and Mr.. Williams by the faction led by
the Peter brothers Ii is contest for
political control of the county. and has
been hard fought and bitter through
out.
Reports from the various district of
the county indicate that Nh. Williams
will carry Laytonsville. Rockville, Be-
thesda, Potomac and Damascus districts,
and DR.. Jones seems to have the ad-
vantage in Clarksburg. Poolesville. Coles
vile. GAINESVILLE and Wheaton dis
tricts. leaving Jamestown, Olney and
GaitherSburg uncertain.
Both sides apparently confident as
to the outcome. Robert b. Peter and
Arthur Peter. who are leading the fight
for Williams. say Williams will carry
the county. and that his ma jority will
be large. Robert G. Hilton, one of the
chief supporters of DR.. Jones. claims
that DR.. Jones majority will be between
four and five hundred. The general
opinion. however is that the fight is
exceedingly close and the result very
much in doubt II is said that much
money has been distributed among the
workers. and this may have decided
bearing on the result.
Clash on Committeeman.
THE factions are also lined up on the
selection of members of the state CEN
trail committee and delegates to the state
convention. The Peter candidates for
the state central committee and dele
gate are Robert B. Peter, Preston B.
Ray and David r. Hershey and G.
Rust Candy John ". Henderson, Rich
ard c. Drum Hunt, Claude W. Owen and
Harry {. West respectively. and the
1ee-Lamar forces are backing Robert G.
Hilton. Alexander. G. Carlisle and Ricn-
ard E. Darby for the state central com
rittee. and Frederick A. Alinutt. George
F. Bonifant. H Latane Lewis, Lewis W.
Poole and r. Bentley Thomas for dele
gates to the state convention.
Next 10 the fractional contests the
fight for the nomi ma zion for sheriff Is
attracting she most attention. ". Frank
Gather and Benjamin r. Whalen appear
to be in the lead. with James F. Gotta
d good third
Notwithstanding the fight that is being
made upon them by the Anti-Saloon
League il looks as il Andrew j. Cum
mings and Eugene II. Waters will be
successful! in their fight for renomina-
ton for the house Of delegates j.
Furr White also seems a certain win
ner. but who will land the other
nomination is probiema ticai.
Other Results Forecasted.
The general opinion IS that John X.
Lewis will be the nominee for county
commissioner from the second collection
district For county commissioner from
the first district Crittenden H. Walker
and William II. Griffith are running
neck and neck. and this time il looks
like close night. Hazel w. Cashell,
county commissioner from the fifth dis
trist. is engaged in a sure-enough fight
for denomination with Odorion " Roby.
Roby is using the argument that his
election district has not had a COM
missionerShip for more than half "A cen
fury. and he seems 10 he convincing
great many voters that the district
is entitled to it this time Cashell how
ever. Is popular. has made an excellent
commissioner and his friends think he
will win.
County Surveyor Charles H. Maddox
who has held the office for many years
is experiencing the novelty of having
opponent w Ernest offuft al
pooleSville is after his job and has made
an active campaign for the nomination
Maddoxs friends. however are not I'M
easy, and predict that he will. as usual.
be the party nominee.