Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19
POLITICAL FACTIONS
EFFECT COMPROMISE
Prince Georges Organization Demo
Gratis and Ants Make Up Ticket.
Republicans Get Together.

Correspondence Of The Star.
Upper MARLBORO, Md. August
1s-After several animated primary
contests extending over period OF
eight or ten years. the organization
and INSTRUMENTATION forces OF tne
democratic party in Prince georges
county have effected compromise, ana;
with the exception OF the once OF
sheriff, have agreed upon ticket 70
be supported at the primary election TO
be held September IL. Under the terms
of the compromise the antl-organlza-
ton was to name the sheriff, with the
condition. il is understood. that Ben
iamin Ogle of Nottingham district
should be appointed deputy sherHf IN
case the democratic nominee We're
successful in November The ants
held several meetings and offered the
prize to a number of candidates, all OF
whom declined to accept
The result is that the nomination for
this office is to be free, open fight,
and the Indications point TO an eN-
tremely animated contest. -Four as
pirants have fled the necessary papers
with the supervisors of election, and
three others are likely TO become eligi-
BILE before midnight Tuesday. Those
who have filed are: Heryey 6. Machen
and Thomas H. Garrison of Hyatts-
rille. Ossie Klinger of Riverdale and
Benjamin Ogle of Nottingham. Those
nkeLy to become candidate are: Ohio
Pumphrey of Mellwood. Wilmer Miller
of Surratts and George Harrison OF
For the house of delegates the slate
Is Charles W. Clagett of Hyattsville,
Harry E. Lusby of Brandywine. Isaac
d. Arnold of Chillum and C. Ernest
Nichols of Laurel. Frank NJ. Stephen
Of Riyerdale also has fled the neces-
sary papers. He has always been re-
garded as an differentiation man,
and was a prominent factor in the re-
cent prohibition fight in the county,
having assisted in the preparation of
the Blandford bill. which passed at
the recent special session OF the legis-
lature. under which Prince Georges
county. becomes dry territory after
November i.
For county commissioners George w.
Waters of Laurel and r. Lee Manning
of Piscataway have been agreed upon.
and it is likely that l. L. Gray of
Hyattsville will enter the contest.
Under the agreement between the
factions the organization gets three
members of the state central commit
J. Enos Ray, jr-, of Chillum; Henry st.
J. L Briscoe of Brandywine and J.
Chew Sheriff of Kent, organization rep
resentatiyes, and George W. Hardy of
Surratts and T. Howard Duckett of
Bladensburg, ants. For delegates to
the state convention the organization
has ]. Simms Jones OF Evansville and
jackson H Ra1ston of Hyattsville.
while the ants will send Alan Bowie
of Brandywine and DR.. Louis A. Griffith
OF Upper Marlboro. Some time ago
both sides agreed upon the present
state senator, William F. Holmead of
Kent district for denomination
The republican leaders in the county
have had several conferences and have
about agreed upon ticket to be sup
ported IN the primaries. Oliver S.
Metzerott of Chil1um district. who an
nounced his candidacy for the sena-
torial nomination some time ago, and
who has filed his papers with the su-
pervisoFs, will. il is believed. be elm
mated from the slate on account of
his having been designated for train
ing in the next camp at Fort Myer for
reserve officers in the National Army.
It looks now as though this nornina-
ton will go to County Commissioner
John III. Bowie of Queen Anne district
W. Weslet Beall of Kent district, pres
emit deputy sheriff, will. it is thought.
be nominated for sheriff. W. T. Davis
of Upper Marlboro, W. n. Fisher of
Seat Pleasant, G. B. Timanus of Laurel
and George W. Rawlings of Shrratts
viii be nominated for the house of
delegates, and Charles A. Ryon of
SpaldinRs and George y. Wells of Chill
1um will be named for county COM
missioners- Beall for sheriff. Ryon for
commissioner. Edward L. Latimer of
Hyattsville for surveyor and Alfred d.
Nailey of B1adensburg for a member
Of the state central committee are the
republicans who have filed their GER
fincates with the supervisors.