The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-25
BALTIMORE LETTER.

Chairman John B. Hanna of the Repubh-
can State Central Committee have agreed
on September s as the dav for holding
the statewide primaries. Under the law
the primaries must be held between the
Sth and 18th of September. The chair.
men OF the State Central Committee can
agree on any date between these dates
On this date all nominations, including
candidates for United States Senator and
for Congress in the Third District, will be
made.
From present indications State Senator
Blair Lee will not have any opposition
for the short term United States Senator
ship. The failure OF a candidate to enter
the race against Senator Lee is probably
due to the inability of the anti.Lee forces
in the State TO centralize their strength
behind any particular candidate. While
1t Is true that there was much opposition
to Senator Lee IN different sections of the
State, TO a great extent, has now disap-
peared. Reports TO the contrary not
withstanding, neither the city nor the
! State organization leaders were really
! hostile 10 Senator Lee and they have not
| put any obstacles in his path. Had the
organization leaders been opposed to
/ him, a candidate would unqueStionablv
/
| term Enemies OF the organization are
proclalming that Sentaor Lee had the op-
/ position of the organization, but that il
: feared 10 fight the Montgomery County
| Senator. This is absurd and its absurdity
can readily be shown when it is consid-
! cred that many OF the leading organza-
/ ton Democrats in the State have for
| some months been actively supporting
| Senator Lee for the nomination. These
men would not have been for him, had
his candidacy been regarded unfavorablv
| by the organization leaders of the city
and State. William Cabell Bruce was
the last aspirant to leave the Senatorial
field. For months he llrted with organ
lzatlon leaders and endeavored To get
their support for the short term Mr..
Bruce received no encouragement and he
has announced that he will not be a can
didate
If Senator Lee has no opposition, the
Democrats will not hold Senatorial pri-
mary Under the State law he will file
his certificate with the various Boards of
Election Supervisors in the State and they
will certify to his nomination to the Secre-
| tary of State. This will save Senator Lee
the expense of making primary cam
pagn in the State. The cost for the
nomination under the law will be twenty
five dollars for each county and legisla-
tive district or a total cost of six hundred
and seventy-hve dollars for the election
OF supervisors.
The absence of opposition in the Sena-
torial primary will give Senator Lee
much time TO devote to the fight for con-
troll in Montgomery county. The contest
in this county is the hottest in the State.
Arrayed against Senator Lee and his adj
visers, William and George Lamar, are
the Peter brothers, Robert and Arthur.
The Peter forces are supporting Daw-
son Williams for the State Senate, while
Senator Lee and his following are back of
DR.. Jones. The fight is being waged in
every hamlet in the county and is being
watched with much interest throughout
the State. Both sides are confident of
victory. Each faction will place com
plete legislative and county tickets in the
field and this means that the factional
fight will be for every office in the coun-
ty. The Peter brothers were formerly
Senator Lees chief supporters, but they
broke with him some months ago. Their
first fight was in the presidential primaries
in the county. Senator Lee supported
President Wilson, while the Peter forces
lined up behind Speaker Clark and the
latter swept the county.
1t appears as though Edward c. Car
rington, Jr., former Progressive leader of
the State and now one OF Governor
Goldsborough'S advisers, will be nomi-
mated by the amalgamated Republican
and Progressive parties for the short
term. The Governor is behind Colonel
Darlington and his nomination is report
cd ~ va n pf the, Iaal k,, ,,,bi~, ~
Darlington and his few friends have
agreed to return to the Republican party
for the next State fight Old line Repub- |
llcans such as Collector VIM. F. Stone,
Chairman John !. Hanson, Marshal Geo.
w. Padgett. Stephen r. Mason and the |
like are unalterably opposed to the nom
nation Of Mr.. Carrngton and, if they are
forced to swallow it, they will do SO with |
disgust The majority of Progressves |
made it plain that they will not be part |
OF the Governors amalgamation scheme |
and neither will they support Col Car |
rngton. 1t is their intention to nominate |
a Progressive candidate for the Senate |
and making hot fight throughout the |
State. Among those whose names are |
being mentioned as the Progressive can |
didate are Mr. S. A. Williams. OF Bel Air; |
Mr.. George r. Gather, of Baltimore, and |
MIR. Charles Bonaparte, of Baltimore. |
In addition, 1t is the intention of the Pro- |
gressives to nominate a full State ticket |
and also candidates for the Legislature !
and local offices in both the city and the |
counties.
The break between Collector William
+. Stone and his friends in the city and
counties with Governor Goldsbrough is
complete. Not only has the Collector
refused to attend the conferences regard |
ing the amalgamation of the Republican
and Progressive Parties, but he has likewise
refused to coHfer with the Governor and
his Republican henchmen who are back
of the scheme. Gov GoldSboroueh and
Collector Stone never were warm per
sonal or political friends, although they
fought shoulder TO shoulder in the State
campaign of 1911. Governor Goldsbor-
ough sought and got Collector Stones
support for the Gubernatorial nomina-
ton, but immediately after the election
he turned his back on Mr.. Stone. AS is
well known, Mr. Stones advice was not
sought in the making OF State appoint
ments. His friends, who applied for office
under the Governor were turned down.
In addition to turning down his friends,
Governor Goldsborough in a number of
cases went out of his way to appoint Mr.
Stones political enemies, men who had
been hostile to the Collector in his cam.
| Daipns in Baltimore In the COMING 6pht