The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18
BALTIMORE LETTER.

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oDnosrtion TO Senator Lee at present.
while REPORTS received from every section
OF the State shows that the opposition is
WIDESPREAD and general but as vet, no
d,Inii. move has besn made to place a
candidate against Senator Blair Lee.
AIthough Mayor Preston is not discussing
the Sen4torship for publication, it is also
i'm. that a vast majority of Democrats
who ar- opDosed To Senator Lee are in 4
favor Of the Mayor. This is true-in every
county i'm the State. and during the past
week tremendous influences have been
advocating the nomination of the Mayor.
So f~as Baltimore City is concerned it
has been admitted. even bv the Mayors
enemies. chat. should he be a candidate
for the Senate. he would sweep Balu-
nor, CITY. winning its twentv-eight votes
IN the State Convention. Now many
Democrats from the counties are declar-
inn. that. should the Mavor be candi-
date he would easily carry enough coun-
ties to win him the nomination. 1t is
conceded by all of the party workers,
that. of All the men mentioned as oppo.
ucuts 10 senator Lee. Mayor Preston is
bv far the strongest who could be pitted
against him.
the appointment of Mr.. Iohn i. San
ford as a member of the Board of Com
mrS,i1rers for Opening Streets. by Mayor
Preston IS a very popular one. For
year, Nh Sanford has been interested in
public questions and measures and his
friends believe that lie will make an ex-
ceDuunaly able commissioner Mir
Sanford has served one term as a mem
Der of the House OF Delegates where he
made brilliant record. He is a lawyer
and has large number of friends and
admirers in the Democratic party As a
member of the board Mr.. Sanford will
succeed Mr. BushrOd NJ Watts, whose
term mas expired The Mavor has an
other appointment to make on this
board in the place OF Commissioner Bud
niiz. who recently resigned in order to
rive all OF MS time md attention to his
law practice Mr. Budnitz is a Repubh-
can. and under the law, Republican
must be named as his successor. The
| law REQUIRES minority representation on
/ the commission. The names OF mum.
/ Der OF prominent Republicans are being
/ discussed for the Office but the Mavor
/ has not minated whom he will appoint.
The anti-organ;zation Democrats. the
/ same men who year after wear, have
/ fought the Democratic organization and
! the candidates having its support have
I effected an alleged organization and are
preparing to make another fight in the
/ approaching primaries The party leaders
/ arc not alarmed over this pending hgh;,
! as they have overwhelmed the same
! forces in the past and believe that the
/ task will be far easier this yeer. Mr..
| George \. Nursen is Al the head OF the
anti.organiza,j0n forces for this year
| In the past Mr. Numsen has held some
/ OF the best Offices within the silt of the
/ party and these have invariably been
/ given him by organization mec. In the
/ auii.D-mocrat;c newspapers it is being
declared that the new autiorganization
! movement is making rapid strides with
! its battle. but lis accomplishments tanv,
1 have not become apparent to honest OBJ
sc7.ers While the differentiation
! forces NAV put up candidates in Balti-
( more. il is not believed that they will
! give the regular forces much trouble in
/ beating them. Allied with the anti or
gsaization forces this yea are few men
I WHO have held important Offices in the
past. An investigation will show that
these men sought other offices, either
/ aDppintrye or elective. and because they
/ have not been successful they now want
I To- crash the VERY mn and forces from
( whom th-v sought the places.
4 The alterations that have been made
| AGAINST Mr. Franklin r. Cox the State
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