Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-09-24
Press Comments.

uioSChto lIOin tlc ucClSlOn Ol tne primaries
rendered on Tuesday of last week. Some
OF these papers in the course of the cam.
paien threw some very hard bricks at MIR
Harrington, but they are now manfully
couraeeously and with party loyalty bat
Ting for his election as Governor. The
following extracts earnestly advising party
harmony are taken from exchanges rep
resenting all sections of the State, and
indicate to the Democracy of this county
the seriousness with which its fellow
members are working all over the State to
prevent a repetition of party defeat such
as occurred in the Gubernatorial election
of four years ago:
The Wicomico News.
Reports indicate that the Hon. Emerson
c. Harrington has been chosen as the
standard bearer of the Democratic party
to lead those forces in the fight against
Mr.. Weller in November. The struggle in
the Democratic primaries was bitter all
over the State and there are many pre-
dictions of soreness and bad feeling among
the Democrats. This should not be the
case. The primaries were fought after a
very thorough canvass from one end of the
State to the other by both Mr.. Lee and
Mr.. Harrington. Mr.. Harrington having
received the majority of the Democratic
votes in the State, should certainly be
given the welcomed hand by all Democrats
and there should be an earnest effort now
made by both factions of the Democratic
party to get together for the election of
Mr.. Harrington in November.
As time is now short for the Democrats
to make their campaign the different
leaders in the county should get together
and arrange for an aggressive campaign
for the November election.
Ellicott City Times.
Hot primaries quite frequently breed
party discord. but except for few indi-
viduals affiliated with the Democratic
party for the purpose of voting in the pri-
maries. but who most frequently vote the
Republican ticket in the general election.
we believe that practically all Democrats
in the county are as anxious as ever for a
big Democratic victory this fall. The re-
cent primary was certainly hot. and in some
localities very bitter. but we are confident
with the exception of a few individuals
the mass Of Democratic voters took the
contest in the proper spirit and will gladly
abide by the result and work enthusiastic
ally for the whole ticket in the general
election.
st. Mary's Beacon.
The Democrats have chosen as their
standard bearer for the coming election.
the Hon. Emerson C. Harrington candidate
for Governor, and their choice. we are con-
vinced. is well founded That the public
record of Mr. Harrington as friend Of the
people is most enviable. is abundantly
evident and the progressive and the con-
structive measures he advocated in his
primary campaign when incorporated in
the platform for the fight against the Re-
publican forces, cannot help but appeal to
the voters of the State who have at heart
her best interest, and that, regardless of
party utilization. We should all, regardless
of our stand in the primaries just past.
cooperate with the victor and see that
nothing is left undone to assure the cleo
ton in November of the choice of our
party.
We need at this time a strong. capable
business man at the head of our State gov
eminent. and such man has been chosen
by the party in the person of the Honor
able Comptroller He is pledged to num-
Der Of necessary reforms, TO economy and
greater efficiency in the administration OF
affairs than now maintains The tax rate
will as result Of his election. be reduced.
and the cost of State government will also
be cut down. II the people will but take
as much interest in ratifying their selec-
ton as they did in making il, great
victory will result for the party and a
greater good be the portion of the State.
Now is the time to start the campaign
and 1t should be continued until the last
voter has exercised his franchise on cleo
ton day
The Hartford County Aegis.
The torrid weather Of the past ten days
has been no measure Of the fervid heat of
our political atmosphere. and we believe
that some candidates will welcome defeat
rather than that the campaign should have
continued longer. We deeply regret that
cooling time" will be so brief before the
battle for the November election must
begin. and hope that the first amendment
made to the Primary Law will fix a much
earlier date for holding the primary. as
was the custom in Hartford for many years
prior to the passage of the present law.
The ticket was long one. containing
sixty-six names on the Democratic ballot.
where only twenty-five could win, so il
necessarily follows that many sore spots
now exist but we trust that a manly
spirit on the part Of both victor and van
pushed will prompt all TO help elect the
ticket later
Nothing could be more gratifying to us
than that the public vote discredited those
who sought to accomplish a rivals defeat
by means Of anonymous letters. Illicit
charges and combinations on election day,
thus thoroughly discreditine those partici-
pating in them and we sincerely trust
that at no late day an agreement born Of
high purpose and binding on the good citi-
zens Of both political parties may be en-
tered into which In virtue of the moral
force behind it will make equally puerile
and indefensible practices which have in
the recent past diseraced our political cam
pai9ns.