Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-09-13
HOW WILL DELEGATES
LINE UP IN THE FIGHT
Speculation Over Anne ArundePs
Stand Towards Vandiver.
OPPOSED, 1T IS SAID.
RumOred That Dr.. Wells Will Swing
Delegation Against Treasurer
Fought Machine for Years.

In view of the contest being waged
against the reelection of State
Treasurer Murray Vandiver as chair
man of the Democratic State Central
Committee, which will be fought out
on the floor of the State Convention,
which meets in Baltimore on Tues
day. there is much speculation in
political circles as to how the Anne
Arundel delegates will line up in the
fight.
A report was given circulation yes
terday that DR.. George Wells, the
local leader, who carried the county
for the whole organization ticket
with himself as a member of the
County Central Committee in Mon
days primary, would swing his dele
cation against General vandiver.
Except IN recent years, it will be re-
called, that DR.. Wells always fought
the State machine.
Commenting upon the fight against
General vaudiver, and particularly as
regards Anne Arundel county, the
Baltimore Sun today says
'Tht fight against the reelection
of General Murray Vandiver promises
to become very close before the van
of the State invention delegates get
to the city on Monday night.
"Blair Lee and his frie nds are
fighting General Vandiver on the
ground that he is a reactionary and
so out of tune with existing party
sentiment that he is not efficient, and
also on the ground that ne has just
been beaten in his own county,
Hartford, for the Third time the
last defeat being the heaviest. The
delegation from Hartford to the
state convention will stand with
Lees forces against General Vandi-
ver if fight is made.
1T is claimed by the progressives
that the Vandiver people are far
short of enough pledged votes &c elect
him. All over the State, they say,
there is a strong popular sentiment
against General Vandiver, aud this
is manitesting itself in the attitude
which number of county leaders
and delegates to the convention, who
are usually identified with the old
State organization, have assumed.
In three counties on the Eastern
Shore, it is said, the entire county
delegations are opposed to Genel al
Vandiver. These are the delegations
from Caroline, Talbot and Somerset.
1t is said there is strong probability
that the Dorchester delegation also
may vote against him, and the claim
is made that in every other county on
the Shore except Worcester, there
will be one or more anti-Vandiver
votes.
A rumor reached the city yester-
day that DR.. George Wells, of Anne
Arundel county, would swing his
delegation against General Vandiver.
Whether this is true is not known,
and it occasiontd considerable sur
prise, but the report appeared to be
reliable. In former years, DR..
Wells was bitterly antagonistic to
General Vandiver. Lately. it is
said, this feeling has abated some
what. Against the abatement OF
personal dislike, it is said, however,
there are some political considera.
tions which may cause the Doctor
to finally decide against the Gen.
eral
In other counties which have
delegations or PARTS of delegations
that are friendly to the State pee
pie, ii is claimed by the pro .yressives,
there is considerable number of del
egates disposed to oppose the Gen.
erals reelection.
The delegates who will represent
Anne Arundel in the convention are ::
Messrs. Alton r. Arnold, William N.
Crisp, G. Thomas Beasley, Joseph II.
Bells and George W. Hyde. All of
these were nominated by substantial
majorities in the primaries over the
candidates of the Progressive Demo-
Gratis.