Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-09-08
RECORD VOTE BEING
POLLED IN PRIMARY
Intense Interest Throughout County
in Today's Fight.
FIRST WARD A BATTLE-GROUND.
II is the Home Of Progressive candi-
date for Sheriff and Stronghold
Of Dr.. George Wells.


Voting in the four precincts of the
city in today's primary election, be-
gan with rush at the time. the doors
Of the polling houses opened at 6
O'Clock this morning. and develop
ments during the day indicated that
the heaviest vote in the history of
primary elections in the city would
be registered.
Probably the liYeliest scenes of
the day were those in the vicinity OF
the First ward polling house on
Prince George street. That was the
real battle-ground of the city fight.
This is the ward in which DIR. George
Wells, the organi sation leader, holds
forth, and the intt rest in the outcome
of todsy's fight was more intensified
by the fact that il is the home ward
of City Alderman Elmer E. Parkin-
son, the Progressive democratic can
didate for Sheriff.
The ward workers of both sides
hustled about hither and thither, in
order to get out as heavy vote as
possible, but the provisions of the
direct primary law prohibiting
them from doing any canvassing
within one hundred feet of the
polling house were strictly observed.
At / o'clock more than half Of
the Democratic vote in the city had
been polled. The Republicans were
also engaged in some lively work,
as the organization element of the
G. o. p. led by Capt. John X.
GLADDEN., Of this city, Rad stiff fight
on its hand in order to maintain
control of the party's affairs in the
county.
Democratic voters of Anne Aruu-
del county are today recording ,he
result of the bitterest campaign ever
waged in the history of local demo-
eracy The Iactional contest is be-
tween the Progressive democrats on
the one side and the members of the
old guard, led by Dr. George Wells
and his colleagues of the County
Central Committee, on the other, and
the rival leaders are making conf
dent claims as to the outcome.
There is no doubt bat that the
heaviest vote in the history Of a pri-
mary election will be polled, and
that there would be much cutting of
ticke is seemed apparent, owing TO
the fact that many of the Democrats
now affiliated with the Progressive
movement were long identified with
the organization forces and the
names of some of them appear in the
list of Progressive candidates.
Because of this state of affairs,
nothing short of tremendous land
side will result in either side nomi-
mating its whole ticket, and the pre-
vailing belief is that several candi-
dates on each of the tickets will be
successful. The Progressives say the
tide is running their way, and they
are serenely confident that Brun sr r.
Anderson, the original Progressive
leader in the county, will land the
nomination for the State Senate over
Benjamin Watkins, Jr., the organi-
zation's candidate.
They likewise feel certain of the
nomination of Elmer E. Parkinson,
Of Annapolis, for Sheriff, against
John N. Potee, of Brooklyn. They
count upon MIR. Parkinson carrying
the city by substantial margin, thus
offsetting Potee's vote in his home
district--the Fifth. The situation in
the other county districts is regard
ed as toss up between these two
cadidates. The Progrs ssives also
feel reasonably certain Of nominating
Samuel P. Chew for county treaurer.
aid that John H. Gels, of Brooklyn,
candidate for the House Of Dele
gates, viii be among those TO pull
through. Surprises may result either
way, however.
The organization people, OF the
other hand, say there is nothing to it,
but that their candidates will make
clean sweep by comfortable margins.
To wreet control of the county from
DIR. Wells and his associates of the
Central Committee has been the key
note of the Progressives, and in order
TO hold his forces together, the vet
eran leader has been compelled to ex-
tend himself in manner that has
net marked any previous campaign
For the first time in twenty years
he took the stump in behalf of the
organization ticket