The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-02-19
BLAIR LEE ANNOUNCES HIS
CANDIDACY FOR GOVERNOR

BLAIR LEE ANNOUNCES HIS
CANDIDACY FOR GOVERNOR
United States Senator Blair,
Lee has started the ball rolling,
anew in Maryland declaring, that
he, will be a candidate this year
for the Democratic nomination
for governor, an. honor which he
sought four yeaas ago when he
was defeated in the state conven-
ton, under the unit system, by
one vote.
Democratic. politicians were
upset and nonplussed by the
Senator's announcement, as they
had been led to believe that he
would not seek the nomination
for governor if assured that the
party organization and the ap-
pointees of the next governor, If
a Democrat, would not line up to
defeat him for a denomination
for the Senate. While the lead
ers were prepared to give this
assurance they could not double
rivet it. Anyhow Mr.. Lee saw
that he would have to face fight
next year with the odds against
him. Hence his determination to
take him by the forelock and
discomfort the plotters against
him by entering the fight for the
Senate. If he resigns from the
Senate when he enters the guber-
material race or if he resigns af-'
ter the November elections, if
successful at that election, he
will be sufficiently powerful to
secure the election of a friend.
1t might be possible for him to
seek a full term next year or he
might keep his ambition in the
background until 1921, when
Senator Smiths successor will
be chosen. 1t is the second time
in Maryland history that sena-
tor has resigned to seek the gov
ernorship. Senator Wright be-
ing the first.
Politicians see in Mr.. Lees
candidacy a lineup in the Sep
TENDER primaries between the
regular organization and the
national administration forces,
which are expected to support
the senator who is supposed to
be close to President Wilson. 1t
will be a strenuous and an in
teresting battle.
Lee said:
II am a candidate for the
Democratic gubernatorial nomi-
nation. The work here in Con-
gress will keep me busy until
March 4, and maybe longer.
Then Baltimore city will natural
ly occupy the attention of city
voters and the interests of the
whole state until the mayoralty
is disposed Of in May. That will
leave sufficient time in which to
make an active state campaign.
What is your object in quit
ting the Senate" Senator Lee
was asked.
Are the duties not congenial
to your"
"They are" he replied very
congenial, and if my personal
wishes were to control | would
stay in the Senate. But for
weeks Democrats throughout the
state, whose sincere interest in
the welfare of the state and
party cannot be doubted, and for
whose opinions | have the high
est regard, have been urging me
to be a candidate for the guber-
material nomination, and many
reasons have been advanced
which have caused me to reach
the conclusion that my personal
preference should not control my
action in this matter.
I shall seek the nomination
with a view of cementing the
Democratic forces. If elected, |
shall continue that as a policy of
administration, always confident,
of course, that every true Demo-
crat will demand faithful service
to all the people Of the state as
the first consideration"
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