The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-11
BALTIMORE LETTER.

uation, throughout the State. Governor
Goldsborough's action in issuing a writ
for Senatorial election has brought
forth candidates from all parties and has
resulted i'll the formation of alliances
and factions among the friends of the var
ious aspirauts. The next important
move will be the final selection of date
for holding the Senatorial primary as
| well as the primaries for the nomination
of all State, Legn lative and local tickets
and when this is done the campaign will
be on in full force. Under the Primary
| Election Law, the primaries must be held
on or before the second Monday in Sep.
| tember. BY agreement of the chairmen
OF the various State Central Committees
the primaries can be held al an earlier
date, but if the Chairmen fail TO agree.
then the law provides that they must be
| held on the second Monday in Septem.
Der. 1t is probable that Chairman Muir.
! ray Nandver. of the Democratic State
! Central Committee, and Chairman Iohn
! B. Hanna, of the Republican State Cen
! trail Committee will confer next week on
! the primary date Because of the fact
| that the Progressive Party has no State
! Central Committee elected by the people
under the Primary Election Law, its
/ chairman will not be invited to partici-
! pate IN the conference. . 1t is probable
! that both General Nandivcr and Mr..
! Hanna will agree on the last Tuesday in
| August
Throughout the State it is generally
conceded that the candidate who is
| nominated i'll the Democratic United
! States Senatorial primary will be elected
and therefore, the chief interest lies in
the contest in that party. While there
has been considerable murmuring gong
on in the party, as yet no real fight for
the nomination has developed State
Senator Blair Lee, Of Montgomery
county, is the only avowed and active
candidate in the race. He has been
making the campaign for the past six
months and many of his friends are much
gratihed at the headway that he has
made in the counties. So far. Senator
Lee has confined his entire activities to
the counties and has allowed the situa-
ton in the city to drift. This is proba-
bly, due to the fact that all ot the
strength that he developed in his GU
bernatorial campaign two years ago was
in the counties. he being badly beaten in
the four Legislative districts of Baltimore
City. AT this time il cannot be COniect-
ured whether or not any candidate or
candidates will oppose Senator Lee for
the nomination. 1t is true that both IN
the city and in the counties there is
much opposition to his nomination, but
vet, this opposition has not yet united or
organized behind any other man whose
name has been mentioned in connection
with the nomination In the counties il
appears as though the opponents OF Sen
ator Lee are waiting for the city Demo-
Gratis to take the initiative against him,
but the city leaders have not vet made
a move. They have neither taken sides for
nor against Senator Lee, and likewise
they have also relrained from discussing
the situation. Some weeks ago it ap-
peared as though Mr. Isaac Lobe Straus
might be a candidate for the short term,
instead of the long term. 1t IS known
that Mr.. Straus looked over the short
term situation, and conferred with a
number of city and county Democrats |
regarding it. Since then. however, it
has been reported that Mr.. Straus has
decided to remain candidate for the |
long term Senatorship and to make a
vgilant fight for that office.
The name of Congressman J. F. c. !
Talbot has been prominently mentioned !
in connection with the short term Sena- |
torship. but. unless Mr.. Talbot receives |
more enCo agenent than he has received |
in the past and is convinced of the active |
and open support OF a number OF well |
known aud leading Democrats, 1t is not |
believed that he will consider the place
Personally, Mr. Talbot would love to |
get the nomination and, with certain |
backing, he would unhesitatingly make |
the fight against Senator Lee, but he will |
not make this fight, unless he is con- |
vinced that number OF well known or
ganzation leaders propose to make his |
campaign. There is one thing that is |
certain, and that is. that Mr. Talbot and |
his friends are not favorable to the candi-
dacy of Senator Lee. Two years ago |
Mr.. Talbot was the chief adviser and |
manager of Senator Lees gubernatoral
campaign and the two were the closest
friends. Upon the death of Senator Isl
dor Rayner, Mr.. Talbot Immediately |
came forth and announced himself as a
candidate and expected Senator Lee to
line up his friends behind him. Much to
the surprise of Mr.. Talbot and his
friends, however, Senator Lee blossomed |
forth himself as candidate for the office, |
and through his efforts, drove Mr.. Tai |
bott out OF the race. In taking this |
course, Mr.. Talbot and his friends be-
leve that Senator Lee has been un-
grateful and they stand ready TO fight |
him tooth and nail. 1t is believed that |
Mr. Talbot and his friends will line up
behind any good Democrat who will
enter the race against Senator Lee.
In providing for a Senatorial election
this year. many Republicans believe
that sSenator William P. Jackson will
break away from Governor GoldSbor
ough 1t has been known for weeks that
Sen Jackson was opposed to Senl-
toral election this year. Not that he
is personally anxious to keep his seat
in the Senate, but because he believed
that no election should be held until the
next Legislature provided the regular
machinery Under the present situation,
the Senator elected by the people at the
November election will take his seat as
soon as he presents his creden-
tials to the Senate and this will mean
the end of Senatar Iackson's term.
Some months ago Senator Jackson an
nounced that he would not be a candi-
date for the short term. While he did
not make any other statement, it was
reported that Senator Jackson, if he
should be a candidates for the Senate,
would much rather make his fight for the
long term next year In the first place,
the candidate for the short term Senator
will only serve until March 4. 1917, when
he will have to be candidate again.
while the long term Senator will be
chosen ffor full term Of Six Years In