The midland journal., 1916-07-28
FIGHT FOR DRY MARYLAND.
Review OF Campaign Being Organ
lied Where Vote Is To Be
Taken.

Allegany county has begun the
mobilization of her forces for the
November fight For some weeks
DR.. Wahrton, of Baltimore city, has
been conducting evangelistic services
in the tabernacle in the city of Cum
berland. On Monday night, July
10, the tabernacle was turned over
to the dry forces of the county for
the initial meeting of the campaign.
Mr.. j. w. Neel, an experienced
Prohibition campaigner, has been
secured as secretary of the county
organization.
A systematic campaign has been
planned, outlined and launched, and
If surface enthusiasm is any indica-
tion, Allegany is bound to go dry on
November z.
Keep your eyes on old Allegany
and watch her clean house.
Washington County
The fight in Washington county
is making splendid progress. Mr..
Grafton Downs, the county leader,
is the man of the hour. A more
capable, efficient and .consecrated
man cannot be found anywhere in
the State. He is giving his time and
money unstintedly in the prosecution
of the campaign. Mr.. Downs is
being ably assisted by many splendid
laymen throughout the county and
is especially fortunate in having
linked up with him such men as DR..
Stratton, DR.. Simon, Rev. Frank A..
Bayley and practically all the pastors
of the county. These men, though
the pastors of great churches and
exceptionally busy, are giving time
and service to this cause that no
money could possibly buy.
Frederick ,County.-On Tuesday
evening, at great meeting held in
the Y. M. G. A. building, Frederick
city. the organization conducting the
campaign in that city was created.
M. J. Travers Thomas is the city
chairman. Frederick is exceedingly
fortunate in securing the services of
a man of the ability of Mr.. Thomas.
He knows how to direct men, and he
has rallied to his standard a large
per cent OF the leading citizens Of the
city.
The only question concerning
Frederick county is the size of the
majority. 1t is believed by those in
y touch with the situation that every
district in the county will give a dry
majority
Conditions in western Maryland
are more than favorable.
Baltimore COunty.TDry leagues
have been organized in practically
every community in Baltimore coun-
ty where there are enough people
located to get together for mutual
work.
Nowhere in the state is enthusiasm
runnig higher than in this old coun-
ty, which has been so cursed by the
liquor traffic throughout the years.
There seems to be no doubt in the
minds of those who are in touch
with the situation that the county
is going dry by splendid majority.
Prince GeOrge's.-The Prince
Georges fight is perhaps not as far
advanced as most of the other coun-
ties, but a live organization is in
existence in that county. On
account of conditions existing there,
the most effective method of cam
paigning will be a sharp and fierce
conflict Immediately prior to cleo
tion day.
the city of Annapolis was seriously
crippled on account of the mobili-
cation of Maryland's troops for de-
Tense on the Mexican border. Major
Hugh A. Riley, the city chairman,
has gone to the front, but we think
in the person of Rev. H. w. Burgan,
we have man who will fill the gap
and the fight will go forward with
undiminfshed energy.
Curtis Bay and Brooklyn.-Per-
haps the hardest fight in the state
will be in Brooklyn. Since the
mind Of man runneth not to the
contrary this community has been
at the mercy of Jack Flood. who has
run a resort at Curtis Bay for many
many, years. Jack seemed to have
gotten the idea into his head some
how that he was the real czar OF
Anne Arundel and that no unfriendly
hand should ever be laid upon him
the peoples idol. But Jack suffered
rude awakening a few days age
when he was indicted by the Anne
Arundel grand jury for keeping q
disroputable resort. for selling OF
Sunday and for maintaining com
mon nuisance.