The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-09-05

ocrats of the county in conducting tn
campaign, made no distinction be
tween Clark men, Wilson men, Har
mon men or Underwood men, and
result our county made the bes
showing for the democratic candidate!
| in generation.
We were among the first democrat:
in the State to declare ourselves fo
| Blair Lee for the United States Senate
and it was due to our action and to the
| action Of other similar democratic or
CARNATIONS throughout the State thai
the opposition to him was not able &c
make any Roadway. Mr., Lees advo
cacy of progressive politics is so well
known that this action in itself, if we
had taken no other, stamps us as true
progressives. In. addition, we are sap
porting in our Individual capacities,
with all our influence and ability what
ever thai may be, the candidacy OF
Mr.. William F. Holmead for the State
Senate. Mr.. Holmead was the origin
a Lhe man in Prince Georges county
and his support enabled Senator Lee
10 carry the county This no man
familiar with political conditions III
Prince Georges county can truthfully
deny.
The opposition candidate is Mr..
Carter Lee Bowie, who demands
seat in the State Senate on the ground
that he has at last taken the stand
with "the present strong effort to bring
the government of the county, State
and Nation back to the people, Mr..
Bowie forgeiS that our county govern
ment was brought back to the people
two wears ago in a direct primary, and
would have been brought back four
wears ago if he and his friends had not
prevented the direct primary, and IT
thew had not nominated at the last
convention held in our county, OF
which he was the chairman, candl-
dates who were, and had been for
years, opposed to any interference by
the people in political affairs.
If the voters of our county:will run
their eyes down the list Of those
fighting withIMr. Bowie, they will find
there the names of many men who
have been, ever since they have been
III politics. allied and affiliated with
the old machine which existed SO long
In and about our county seat, the
members of which knew by inheri
lance the inside Of the political game
and used It to the advantage OF them
selves and those close to them, re-
garding their power as inherited and
almost OF divine origin. and taking
little heed of the multitude of demo-
Gratis not in sympathy with the n, eS-
pecially and particularly those in the
upper districts of the county. Every
voter in the county remembers the
fight in which this com blnaton was
destroyed. We were all in that fight
and stood from the first for direct
primaries and popular government,
and we stand now for the same things
We ask you to remember that the
way to determine who are and who
are not progressive is to examine
public records and NOT to listen to
private whlsperings. We stand frank
ly and squarely on our records in the
county, and we challenge our oppo-
nents to do likewise. We do not ex-
pect this CHALLENGE to be accepted,
but. suppose 1t will be treated as Car
ter Lee Bowie treated William F.
Holmead's request for public de-
bate. Our opponents do not dare to
discu In public their situation in this
campaign.
HENRY ST. 7. L: BRISCOE,
CHARLES A. FOX,
MERCER HAMPTON MAGRUDER.
OGLE MARBURY,
JAMES ENOS RAY, JR.
State Central Committee for Prince
Georges county