Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-06-20
The Senatorial Contest.

Mr.. Editor The recent announcement
in the Baltimore Sun of DR.. Eugene Jones
candidacy for the State Senate was cou-
pied with the statement that he is being
backed by the Hon. Blair Lee. There GER
tainly must be some mistake in reference
to the last part of this news item.
know that Mr.. j. Dawson Williams was
solicited to be a candidate four years ago
and had the promise of strong political
influences if he would oppose Senator Blair
Lee. 1t is matter of common infOTma-
ton that Mr.. Williams refused to fight
Senator Lee, and, in fact. earnestly sup
ported him. When Senator Lee was run
ming for Governor two years ago, Mr.. Will
liams closed his law office, went to Balti-
more and spent month at the Senator's
headquarters in that city and in travelling
throughout the State on behalf of Senator
Lee. That Mr.. Williams was of material as
sistance to Senator Lee in the gubernatorial
campaign has frequently been admitted
by Mr.. Lee. When the result of the guber-
material primaries was in doubt and Senator
Lee believed that the vote of Allegany
county was being improperly withheld, he
dispatched Mr.. Williams and Judge Mace
to Cumberland to represent him and see
that he was fairly treated.
have heard not a single unfavorable
statement in reference to Mr.. Williams
fitness for the position to which he aspires,
and have, on the other hand, heard it
frequently said by men of high standing
in the community that, if elected to the
office, he will perform the duties thereof
in manner to reflect credit upon county
which deservedly has the reputation
throughout the State of always being
especially well represented in the State
Senate. His father, Mr.. Arthur Williams,
has been a warm admirer and ardent sup
porter of Senator Lee and was an impOr-
tant factor in obtaining for Senator Lee
his first election to the State Senate, where
by he was able to enter the arena of State
politics and make for himself reputation
of which the people of Montgomery county
are properly proud.
1t is being freely stated without contra
diction that DR.. Jones did not desire to
become a candidate, a statement which,
upon its face. would seem to be true, since
an election to the State Senate must in
juriously affect his practice and in no way
further his ambition as a medical man.
Its important that the young men of Mont
gomery county. who have ability and char
acter, be rewarded for their efforts on behalf
OF the Democratic party by positions of
honor and trust. otherwise what incentive
is there for them to give their time and
efforts at personal sacrifice to their party?
Can any useful purpose be subserved by
the defeat of splendid type of the young
Democracy of our county. Many of Sena-
tor Lees friends are for Mr.. Williams, and
it is possible that number of them may
be for DR.. Jones. 1t is hard to see what
useful purpose Senator Lee can accomplish
by espousing the cause of either. feel
reasonably certain, if it be true that Sena-
tor Lee has any inclination to take part in
this fight, his better judgment will con-
vince him that Mr.. Williams efforts on
Senator Lees behalf have earned for him, if
not active assistance. certainly neutrality.
CHARLES X. DARBY.
GAINESVILLE. Md. June 18th. 1913