The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-05
To the Democratic Voters of
Prince Georges County:

To the Democratic Voters o:
Prince Georges County:
The most astounding political an
nouncement ever published broac
cast in Prince Georges County
is signed by the members of the
present State Central Committee,
as such, in the County Press OF
this week, in which the said Com.
mittee undertakes to assume that
the Progressive Democrats of this
County have no right or voice
in the selection of primary can
didates. The first paragraph of
their letter derides the efforts of
citizens" to call themselves Pro-
gressives, because as they under
stand it, there are no citi-
zens who do not follow the
standard of Briscoe, Fox,
Magruder and Ray. In the
second paragraph we are inform
ed that said Central Committee is
the Democratic party and it be-
ing we'll known to the people of
this county that said Central
Committee had already decided
upon a ticket for the primaries
and they have been the "organi-
zed" Democracy of the County
for two years, therefore the
people are directed to take a back
seat and wait until they have
nominated their ticket. In the
next paragraph this self consti-
tuted nominating convention of
five men undertake to take to
task DR.. Wells and claim that
they and not DR.. Wells were the
real simon pure, unauthorized
friends of Governor Crothers,
Mr.. Straus and Senator Lee,
when as the truth is they were
fighting the friends of Governor
Crothers, Mr.. Straus and Sena-
tor Lee in all progressive meas
ures.
In the next paragraph of their
letter a signal instance of their
unfortunate use of Gov. Croth-
ers' name is made when they
blame the people through DR..
Wells as their representative,
for taking away from the Coun-
ty Commissioners the patronage
which the control of the roads
gave them, and we charge them
with a common understanding
among themselves to put the
roads back into the hands of the
County Commissioners for use
as political patronage hereafter
as they tried to do in the last
legislature and thereby legislat-
ing the next road directors out
of office.
The far-fetched effort of these
men to parade the name of Blair
Lee for their advantage at the
head of their ticket is a piece of
political hypocrisy when they
know that he is the candidate of
all of US, unopposed, and his
name will not appear upon the
primary ballot.
AS to their stand upon the
direct primary law and a desire
to bring the Government back
to the people as was stated in
Mr.. Bowie's platform, how does
this coincide with their holding
a convention in Washington,
nominating Mr.. Holmead and
thereafter filling their ticket as
published at a meeting in MARI
boro.
The propriety of such a letter
by this Committee is aptly and
forcibly expressed to quote from
the Sun of Sept, 3rd.. Senator
Lee scored the idea of a central
committee styling itself the or.
ganization, getting behind any
man or any set of men as can
didates on a ticket and calling
them the organization Demo.
cratic candidates and we ask
the people of this County how
the action of this letter squares
with the beliefs of Senator Lee,
for whom these gentlemen now
claim to be so solicitous.
In proof of the unfairness Of
this Committees attitude in this
primary and in defiance of Sena.
tor Lees expressed ideas we
point to the circulars and adver-
Using wherein they have headed
a certain faetional ticket as THE
Democratic Ticket" in utter de
flance of the rights of many Other
candidates whose names will ap
pear upon the Democratic Pri
mary Ticket.
! In view of these facts, we
leave to the Democratic voters
of this county to say who are