Evening star., 1915-09-15
SENATOR BLAIR LEE
BEATEN IN PRIMARY
Emerson c. Harrington Nom.
mated by Maryland Demo-
Gratis for Governor.
0VINGTON E. WELLER
REPUBLICAN CHOICE
Ritchie and Doub Will Be Opposing
Candidates for Attorney
Generalship.

BALTIMORE. September 15.-State
Controller Emerson C. Harrington de-
cisively defeated United States Senator
Blair Lee for the democratic nomira-
ton for governor at the state primary
yesterday. Harrington carried a large
majority of the counties and two of
the four districts of Baltimore city.
giving him big majority in the state
convention which is to be held to ratify
the choice of the people
Ovington E. Weller, chairman of the
state roads commission, was the re-
publican choice for the subernatorial
nomination.
,, The other nominees are: State attor-
ney general Albert C. Eitchie, Balti.
| more. democrat; A. A. Doub, Allegany
county. republican: state controller, II.
A MeMullen. Allegany county, demo-
crat; Robert Duer, Somerset county,
republican.
Predictions were being freely made
today that the democratic city leaders
viii put the knife into Harrington at
the general election in November and
the chances for the election of Weller
as governor are very bright.
Convention Vote.
Harrington will have 73 votes in the
democratic convention. as follows:
Allegany, Z; Anne Arundel. 5; Balti.
more city. first district, Z, fourth dis
trict. Z; Baltimore county, Z; Calvert.
3; Caroline. 4; Carroll, S; Dorchester, 5;
Howard. 3: Queen Anne, 3; Talbot, 4:
Washington, s; Wicomico. 4; Worces-
| ter, 4.
Z. third district, Z; Cecil, 4; Charles, 8;
Garrett. 4; Kent. 3: Montgomery. 5:
Somerset. 4; st. Marys. :; Prince
Georges, 5.
Douptrul-Frederick. 6; Hartford. 4.
Republican Vote.
Weller will have liz votes in the rs.
publican convention, as follows:
! Allegany. 9; Baltimore CITY, 2S: Balti.
more county, I; Caroline, 4; Carroll, S:
Charles, 3; Frederick. 6; Garrett, &:
Hartford, 4; Howard. 3; Kent, 3; Mont.
gomery 5; Prince Georges. S; Queen
Talbot. 4; Washington, s: Wicomico, 1:
Worcester, 4.
Warburton-calvert. 3; Cecil. 4:
Dorchester, S.
Doubtful-Anne Arundel, s.
The republican result In the city and
state was sweeping victory for the
Stone and Jackson organization The
victory of Mr.. Weller and his running
Hisite, INobeFl L. Duer OF somerset county.
for state controller, was sweeping and
clean-cut affair. The Weller ticket swept
Baltimore city, both by popular vote in all
four districts and every county of the
state, except Cecil, the home county Of
William T. Warburton; Dorchester tho
home of Gov. Goldsborough. Calvert, and
possibly Anne Arundel No fight was
made by the successful candidate against
his opponent in the latters own county
Stand Behind Governor.
Gov. Goldsboroughs friends stood be-,
hind the executive in Dorchester, and Mr..
Warburton was also supported by former
Representative Thomas Parran, who is re-
garded as the leader of the party in CAL
vert county.
In Anne Arundel the governor also
has many personal friends. who went
to Mr.. Warburton when they UNDER
stood that the governor desired Mr.. War
burton's nomination. The returns from
Anne Arundel are incomplete, but the
probabilities are that its five votes
will be credited to the defeated candi-
date.
Harrngton's running mates-Ritchie.
for attorney general, and McMullen,
for controller-were nominated by de.
cisive majorities.
Crushing Blow to Mayor.
The defeat of Blair Lee is a crushing
blow to Mayor Preston Of Baltimore,
who waged a bitter fight against Sem
ator John Walter Smith, the demo-
cratic state leader 1t was recognized
early in the campaign that the fight
was between Smith and Preston rather
than between Harrington and Lee.
Preston was unable to carry Balti-
more city for Lee. as Harrington cap
tured the delegates from the first and
fourth districts.
In Charles county Sydney Mudd
routed the forces of Adrian Posey, car
rying six of the nine districts and nom-
mating all the Mudd candidates for
local offices