The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-09-05

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In old Maryland the Progressive Party
of Roosevelt and the feverish 1919 cam.
paign really seems TO be crumbling.
Truly, If entries for the State primaries,
now close at hand, be indicative. it has
done crumbled." Amalgan,ation with
the Repnbl cars has gone far. The pro
cess certainly is no, complete in spots.
bnt vitality has probably as good as de.
parted from the Progressive organization.
Former Attorney General Bonaparte and
. few conferres are yea with the decayine
body but good political doctors. still able
10 detect faint pnlsebeats. conclude that
il is all over.
Entries for the primaries. at which can
didates for legislative and bounty Offices
and for Uni ed States Senator declared
themselves. closed few nights ago.
These tell the. story succinctly. The his.
toric Eastern Shore and Southern Mary
land are sections that may be eliuiinat "a
from present consideration. The Pro-
gressive movement never made any head
way there, save only in Prince George
County. Bn: the Progressives in Prince
George failed to enter any names for.
State and County offices there. They did
submit some names for membership in
the State Central Committee Roosevelt
lacked only handful OF having as many
votes there as Taft last Autumn
TIE Progressive strongholds Of Mary
land were In Baltimor. City and County
and up in Western Maryland. The latter
section is in mountainous country,
teaming with industry of mines and fac
tories, and adjacent to Pennsylvania and
West Virginia. There dwell two stalwar.
Bull Moose leaders. ex-senator George
R. Wellington and ex. Representative
George A, Pearre Allegheny is in that
section. comprising the city of Cumber-
land. where both Pearre and Wellington
reside The County was two for Roose-
welt 10 one for Taft. but the Progressives
are now having the fight of their lives to.
prevent Withdrawals from their ticket in
favor Of the Republicans. Some with
drawals have heen announced in spite of
them. 40 Frederick a rich agricultural
County. where Roosevelt aud Taft ran
about even, the Pfogressives are meeting
with little better SD cess and will pro-
badly be able to keep their ticket afeld,
but under discouraging conditions.
That Is pretty generally the story
thruout the Counties Of Maryland where
last year the Progressin IS prevailed over
the Republicans. II is a collapse, or
certainly seems TO be, with every pros
pect that at the forthcoming election
next November Republicans will again
have very large share of the vote that
was formerly Progressive.
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The President has certainly startled
the country by the unexpected appoint
,ment Of Representative Francis Burton
Harrison as Governor General of the
Philippines. Mr.. Harrison. who is
man Of fine abilities and makes good
Representative from New York, had
never been thought of or mentioned in
connection with such position. Pos
sibly the President knows something of
his talents and qualifications that the
public at large is not aware OF. Mr.. Har-
rison is the SON Of the man who was Jeff
Davis private secretary during the en-
tire war Of tie rebellion aud gained
wide acqnainisnce in. that position. Mr..
Harrison was born in New York in 1873,
served 10 Troop A. New York cavalry. as
= private during abe w.r with Spain. and