The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1915-07-30
ASKS HARRINGTON MORE

sued a statement in which he
commended Comptroller Harring
toms answer to the question
about the Pennsylvania Railroad
controversy, but again expressed
dissatisfaction at the Comp
troller's attitude on annexation.
The Mayor said the people in
Baltimore and Anne Arundel
counties are being told to vote
for Mr.. Harrington because he
is opposed to extension Of the
city limits. He wants Mr.. Har-
rington to say specifically wheth-
err he favors such an annexation
measure as will take in the
harbor and the built-up sections
adjacent to the city.
In his statement the Mayor
answers the questions put to him
by Mr.. Harrington Wednesday
night. He says he has no agree
ment with Senator Lee other
than those the Senator has
stated in public; that he has not
been offered the Senatorship
and would not take it if offered;
that he did not support Congress
man Linthicum for the nomina-
ton because the latter could not
get sufficient county support,
and did not support Frank A.
Furst, because he believed Mr. /.
Furst was being used to detach
the city's support from Senator
Lee.
He added that he hopes the
city employees will support Sena-
tor Lee with the same enthusiasm
and earnestness that State office.
holders appointed through Sena-
tor Smiths influence are support
ing Mr.. Harrington. This latter
was in answer to the query,
first made by Mr.. Furst, as to
whether the Mayor would let
the city office-holders vote as
they please.
The Mayor announced that he
had sent to Senator Lee and tc
Roads Chairman O. E. Weller
and William T. Warburton, candi.
dates for the Republican guber.
Material nomination, letters
asking the same questions put
to Mr.. Harrington, that is as tc
home rule, annexation and the
Pennsylvania Railroad matter.
The Mayor had conference
with Senator Lee at the City
Hall. City Solicitor S. S. Field
and Daniel J. Loden also were
present. Before seeing the
Mayor, Senator Lee was tolo
that a letter had been sent him
asking the three questions. He
laughed and said he thought he
would keep the Mayor ''in sus-
pense.
The Mayors statement is as
follows:
Il am glad to see that Mr..
Harrington. in his speech Tues.
day night, has declared himself
clearly in favor of allowing any
question of franchise or rights
in the streets of Baltimore fol-
the Pennsylvania Railroad Com.
pany to be settled by that com.
pany and the city, without in.
reference by the Legislature
Mr.. Harrington is to be com.
mended in answering my ques.
tion on that subject directly ano
clearly. The same cannot be
said with regard to his statement
On the subject of giving Balti.
more city the necessary room in
which to grow.
In his speech Tuesday night
he simply referred to his speech
on July Is, and in that speech
he said that Baltimore city
should be treated fairly; that she
is entitled to all her harbor needs
goes without argument, but like
wise our sister counties are en-
titled to fair and impartial treat
ment. He then goes on to favor
commission to study and advise
a plan for submission to the Leg
islature for the eXtention of the
limits of Baltimore.
Mr.. Richie, who seems to
have undertaken to speak for Mr..
Harrington, proposes that we
enlarge the limits when Balti-
more and Anne Arundel counties
agree to it. This, Of course, is
making a joke Of the matter.
THE precise question which
the people Of Baltimore want to
have answered by Mr.. Harring-
ton, Mr.. Weller and any other
candidate for Governor IS: Do
you favor a reasonable extension
of the city limits of Baltimore,
SO as to take in the built-up