The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-09-03
Friday, September 3, 1915
LEE SEEMS TO HAVE EDGE
IN COMING FIGHT

parties nave Stlrrlng contests Tor
the Gubernatorial nomination,
but owing to the fact that the
Democratic party is normally the
dominant party in Maryland
politics the greater interest CEN
tiers about the fight for the
Gubernatorial nomination be
tween State Comptroller Har-
rington and United States Sena-
tor Lee.
The State Comptroller has all
the support Senator Smith can
muster for him. Senator Lee
has his own strength in the coun-
ties, supplemented by t h e
strength of the city organization
and Mayor Preston.
A review of the situation in
the counties of the State indi-
Gates that Senator Lee has the
edge on his rival in the fight.
Statewide nominations in
Maryland are made in conven-
ton under what is known as the
county unit" system. By this
plan each county of the State and
each district of Baltimore city
has in the convention a vote that
corresponds to its representation
in the Legislature of Maryland.
The candidate receiving a ma
jority in any county gets it's vote
in the State Convention, and the
same applies to the Legislative
districts in Baltimore city.
Senator Lee seems reasonably
sure Of carrying these counties:
Garrett, Frederick, Montgom-
cry, Hartford, St. Mary's. Cal
vert, Charles, Kent, Queen
Anne's and Somerset.
Total, 80 votes.
State Comptroller Harrington
is believed to have by far the
better chance of capturing these
votes:
Allegany, Howard, Baltimore,
Caroline, Dorchester, Worces-
ter and Anne Arundel.
Total, IS votes.
These counties are believed to
be close:
Washington, Carroll, Prince
Georges, Talbot, Wicomico and
Cecil.
Total, % votes.
Senator Lees vote that is re-
garded as reasonably sure plus
the vote of all the counties re-
garded as doubtful would give
him sc votes in the State Con-
vention from the counties alone,
and this is one more than the
number required to nominate.
Baltimore city has % votes in
the State Convention, and the
way they shall be cast depends
upon the results in four Legisla-
tive districts which vote as dis
tlnct units.
The State Comptroller friends
are making a desperate fight to
make an inroad on the citv's
vote. Their claims vary from
one to three districts for Mr..
Harrington. 1t will be very
surprising to many people if Mr..
harrington gets any district at
all.
No claims are made by the
Harrington supporters of the
Third Legislative district, but
they do speak of landing the
Second, the other uptown dis
trlct. Information from men
who are almost invariably ac-
curate in their estimate of con-
dltlons in the Second leads to the
conclusion that it is, if anything
more safe for Senator Lee than
the Third. ,
Few claims are made by the
Harrington supporters of cuptur-
Ing the First Legislative district.
and the chances are against
them doing it, but there is more
trouble in the First district than
IN any other. 1t is in this sec
ton that Frank A. Furst, who
is leading Mr.. Harrington's fight
spent the greater part of his life.
There Collector of the Port
William P. Ryan still has his
home. Their fight has made an
impression. There is trouble in
the First, Second, Fifth and
Sixth wards. The organization
people believe they could lose all
OF them and still win, but they
do not believe they will lose any
of them.
The Fourth is the district
normally Republican, and it is
the one in which The" Kelly
lives and has, it is thought.