The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-11-18
DEMOCRATS FACE
BITTER PRIMARY
Senatorial Row to Be Three-Cornered.
Anyway; May Be More.
The Baltimore Star of Yesterday saws:

William Cabell Bruce, of Baltimore
city, and David j. Lewis, of Allegany
county, are already in the race for the
Democratic United States Senatorial
nomination and the end is not yet in
sight. Though United States Senator
Blair Lee has not discussed politics since
the recent primary election, from
sources close to him it is known that he
will undoubtedly be a candidate to sue
coed himself. His entry will provide at
least a three cornered race. There are
rumors that one or more additional
candidates may also enter and until the
primary lists are completed most of the
Democratic politicians hesitate to indi-
cate even privately what they believe
the lineup will be. The fact is gener-
ally conceded that the primary will be
one of the bitterest that the Democrats
of Maryland have ever INDUCED in
The friends of Senator Lee, it is eX-
pected. will attempt to prove that Con-
gresham Lewis is an migrate and that
he is not deserving of the support of
Democrats in his effort to succeed the
man who was one of his principal back
ers in his past fights for Congress.
Lewis friends, on the other hand, will
probably hit back by attempting to
show that the Sixth district Congress
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on public questions to represent the
state in the Senate than is Senator Lee,
Just how far Mr.. Bruce will be attack
ed is a matter of conjecture Several
days ago the latter came out with a
whitening blust IN the advertising COL
umns of a Baltimore newspaper in
which Lewis was the subject of attack.
Naturally, it ais expected that Lewis
will reply in kind and the fight will then
be on between at least two of the candi-
dates.
In view of the attitude of the Pres
ton city organization forces in the late
primaries many persons believe the
Mayor and his friends will back Senator
Lee for the Senate. That this will fol
low, however, is far from certain. Con-
gresham Lewis in the last primary
threw his support to Harrington. Sena-
tor Smiths choice, and fought Senator
Lee bitterly; hence the friends of Lewis
insist that it is but due him that the
Smith forces be his sponsor in the sena-
torial primaries.
There are Democrats in Baltimore
who argue that the recent close cleo
ton in which Harrington won out by a
scant several thousand will prove a
/ lesson to Senator Smith and may cause
him to seek compromise with the city
| forces The men back of this argu-
ment suggest Mr. Bruce as the man up
on whom compromise could be reach
ed. Such basis, however, could not
! be reached unless the city organization
forces indicated their willingness to
drop Lee for Bruce, The city people.
at least those influenced by the city ad-
ministration, may not back either Lee
or Bruce. Instead they may rally be-
hind another Baltimore city man. Such
position by the Baltimore people
might still provide compromise basis
between the Smith and city forces.
A question that arises in the minds of
some politicians at this point is whether
Frank Kelly would consent and lend
his aid to a Smith-city organization
compromise. The administration has
| indicated its intention of entirely elm
mating Kelly's influence from the
city departments and in other ways the
indication has been strongly given that
war to the death is on between "The"
and the friends of the mayor Kely's
friends predict that he will be the next
leader of the city organization and the
mayors political associates vehemently
dispute this claim. Hence there seems
small chance that Kelly and the other
city forces will be fighting side by side
in the senatorial primary.
The Republicans may also have
primary on their hands for the sena-
torial nomination. Friends of Cover
nor GoldsbOrough are confident that he
will be a candidate at the proper time
and many persons believe Edward C.
/ Darlington will again insist upon hav-
ing a fling at the honor. Last year
/ Darlington jumped into the Republican
ring in such way that he practically
bluffed out all other would be contes-
tants, but there is small chance that he
would succeed again should he take
such a course Darlington is sure of
opposition and on the other hand he
may refuse to permit the Governor to
get away with the nomination without
fight.
Then again city man may go into
the contest. With Senator Smith in
trenched IN his seat for the next six
years Baltimore city will have no chance
for asSenate seat for six more years
unless a city man is nominated by one
or both of the major parties next
spring.
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