Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-09-12
Judge Moss Defeated States Attorney Green And Returns
While Not Complete, Indicate Clean Sweep All
Down The Lne-Much Cutting" Of Tickets
In All Sections OF County.
so PER CENT OF VOTE POLLED
Progressives Still Claim Candidate For Legislature And
Another For Central Committee, May Pull
Through When Official Vote Is Counted
Regulars Make Clean Sweep
In City Yesterday

Democratic vote was polled. Here
in the city, the interest shown in the
primary was much less intense than
had been anticipated While il is ap-
parent there was much cutting, and
the Progressives polied a gratifying
vote for their ticket in some sections,
early returns indicated their defeat.
The Republicans did not place a
county ticket in the field Their only
contest was for party control in the
selection of Central Committeeman.
and the result will be in doubt un-
til complete returns are received, al
though the nomination of the ticket,
headed by DR.. John Ridout, and gen.
orally styled the Organization, over
the antis is indicated.
The Primaries went off without any
element of disorder, despite the Bit
ter factional feeling that had made it
self apparent, and although many of
the voters did not manifest sufficient
interest to so to the polls, the more
loyal ones were active as usual. The
complete vote, it is expected, will
show that scarcely more than so per
cent of the Democratic voters came
out to cast their ballots. That such
would be the case early became evil
dent from the progress of the voting
here in the four wards of the city,
and similar conditions prevailed in all
of the rural precincts of the county.
The fact that the Republicans had
only "bob-tail ticket in the field,
their fight was more than over
shadowed by the Democratic contest.
The returns from the G. o. p. vote in
dicate the success of the candidates
headed by Dr. John Ridout, of Anna
polls. who has for several years been
the Chairman of the Republican Gen.
trail Committee.
There was much cutting and fiuctu-
ating of the vote in every section of
the county, though not so much of
this developed as had been auticipat-
ed in some sections. This is better
indicated by the fact that final re-
turns will show majorities for the
successful candidates ranging from
100 to upwards of 300. Several of
the candidates made a surprisingly
strong showing. Notably was this
irstanced in the case of former Sen
6tor Joseph H.--Bellis, Organization
candidate for Sheriff, who carried
the city by majority approaching
300, and who also ran strong in the
county districts. Riddgely p. Melvin,
who appears to have led his comrades
on the ticket all along the line, and
also the vote recorded in favor Of
States Attorney Nicholas H. Green,
who ran as an independent demo-
cratic candidate for the Judgeship
Mr. Green carried Eastport, the
precinct of the Second district in
which he has worked in former cam
paigns when allied with the organi-
cation forces. He also polled fiat
tering vote in other sections, de-
spite the fact that his opponent,
Judge Moss had the Endorsement of
10th the organization and Progress
sive forces. That Mr. Green would
be successful over at Eastport. was
expected, but probably the greatest
interest as far as the vote for judge
was concerned centered in the Sec
ond ward of the city In the early
count of the ballots, Mr. Moss and Mr.
Green ran neck and neck, the differ
ence between the poll ranging from /
to 4, but towards the end of the
count. Mr. Moss picked up and his
majority in the ward was o.
Considerable of a fight seems to
have been made about the Central
Committeeman as the variance of the
vote indicates. W. Martin Brady. OF
Annapolis, appears to have led the
three organization candidates, with
former Sheriff Frank S. RevelI, sec-
ond, and Police Justice John E. Potee
i third. Former Mayor Douw of An
napolis, polled the highest vote
among the Progressive candidates
| the returns show. In the Second
ward, for instance. Mr.. Douw was
beaten by Mr. Revell by Is. and by
Mr.. Potee, by 10. but the majority OF
!, Mr.. Brady was considerably greater
than that As a stronger example Of
how the vote fluctuated, Judge Moss
carried the city by majority of 13S
whereas the majority of Bells fol
Sheriff, is over 200