The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-04-17
Judge Ashley M. Gould May Run

Judge Ashley M. Gould, of the Dis
trict of Columbia Supreme Court,
former Republican leader in the Sixth
Congressional district of Maryland, has
moved to St. Mary's county with the
avowed purpose of announcing his can
didacy to succeed Representative Frank
o. Smith.
For months Judge Gould has talked to
personal and political friends of his in
tention to move into the Fifth district
and re-enter active politics. He has, in
fact, had this in mind since the death
of the late Congressman Sydney +.
Mudd.
The fact has now come to light that
thew ashington jurist has recently pur-
chased from Paul Y. Waters a farm
near Chesapeake Beach and across the
line in St. Mays county. AS soon as
repairs are completed, the Judge will
remove his entire family into Southern
Maryland and if he carries out his pre-
sent plans will begin quiet campaign
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gress.
1t is quite possible, of course, that
Judge Gould will, after looking the field
over from the intimate standpoint OF
local resident, decide to wait until the
next time to make.his race, but from
his statements to friends it is evident
that he does not now intend to put the
matter off, but that he proposes to go
after the nomination in the primary.
This is, perhaps, the most interesting
development in Southern Maryland poll
tics since the death of Sydney E Mudd.
1t means, perhaps, complete realign-
ment the rise of a new leader who will
attempt to return that district to the
Republican column
So far there is only one candidate for
the Republican nomination who has put
out an authorized announcement. Sid
ney E. Mudd, Jr., son of the late Con-
gresham recently resigned his position
as Assistant United States Attorney for
the District of Columbia to seek the
nomination.
Two other names haue been mention
ed in this connection. Adrian Posey,
who has long been prominent county
and district leader, has been urged to
make the race for the nomination, and
former State Senator Oliver H. Letze-
rott, has likewise been put forward as
a possible aspirant.
Mr.. Posey, it is known, is not inclined
to support the younger Mudd under any
circumstances. If it should be neces-
sary, Posey, his friends say, will run
himself in order that the nomination
may not go to Mudd by default Only
such condition, it is believed, will in
duce Posey to 60 into the fight.
Mr.. Metzerott has been repeatedly
asked if he meant to go into the Re-
publican Congressional primary this
summer and each time the former SEN
ator replied that he had not made up
his mind. Metzerott is a man of con-
siderable wealth and if he should be-
come candidate he would be formid-
able. Besides he is leader of force
and his record has been both clean and
progressive.
Should Judge Could follow his present
inclinations, however, it is possible
that neither Posey nor Metzerott would
further consider the nomination, but
would line up with one or the other of
the two candidates.
Gould is one of the strongest men on
the District bench and is a political
leader of great effectiveness. He was
candidate for Congress in the Sixth
district before he was appointed to the
bench, but was defeated by George A.
Pearre. Before that he served in the
Maryland House of Delegates and was
Republican floor leader at Annapolis.
Judge Gould has a particular PEN
chant for handling the negro vote.
This has been demonstrated on more
than one occasion in the Sixth district
The Fifth has the largest negro vote OF
any district in the State and many Re-
publicans would hail Judge Gould as an
other Sydney Mudd in so far as the
negro vote is concerned.
On the Democratic side of the fight
there are now two candidates. Re-
preventative Smith is anxious to sue
coed himself and Robert w. Wells. is
also making an active campaign for the
nomination.