The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-07-02
AMERICAN WOULD
FIGHT IN D0RCH
States That Former senator
garth VIII bc Candidate +,
senator.

Ii one would hear gossip ap'ut
ones own community. never attempt
to get it at home. but instead, go
away. get a safe distance away from
the. scene OF activities. and then. in
nocently ask a few questions. PROF
OF this. especially from POLITICAL
viewpoint, may be found in an ati-
Gle which was published in the SIN
day edition OF The Baltimore AmGi-
can Friends of former Senator Ap-
plegarth profess TO know nothing OF
his being a candidate for the STATE
Senate, in fact. some OF them state
that they feel reasonably positive
that he has not the slightest int2n-
tion of being. that his business in
terests require all OF his time, md
that he is aNerse to giving the t me
that would be required Tor an aG.iVe
canvass should he be It .candil ~,
The article in the Acknowledgment h
was undoubtedly prepared in Balti-
more. has. apparently. as its object
the stirring up of factional tight
among the Democrats Of the county.
The article follows:
According to information from
Dorchester county, former State Sen
ator William F Applegarth has
changed his mind After backing and
filling. he has at last decided u be
a candidate for the Democratic nom
inatiOn for State Senate. OF which
body h. va, a member from 1898
until and including 1904. He has
TWO inspirations in his candidaG !-
to unhorse Governor Harm gton VINO
Wrcsted Democratic control Of the
county from him. and to vindicate
his record in the Senate after his de-
feat for a third term in 1905 byi 10
Seph Andrews
OF the strings that are tlfgging
him en-. that TO put GovernOri Har-
ringtOn out of political commission
in Dorchester is the stronger. He has
never forgiven Mr.. Harrington for a
certain act in the performance bf his
duty while States Attorney of Moor
chester. Governor Smith reNcued
him from the trouble into whidAy ne
was plunged. When Senator Smith
became a candidate for United sFates
Senator Mr.. Applegarth, thdn d
member of the state Senate, Voted
against him.
Since his defeat for re-electi {bn in
1905 Applegarth has not bedn ac-
tive in politics as far as the outside
world could see. Two years ADO he
eSpouSed the candidacy Of Blaia Lee
for the Democratic nomination. for
governor. When Mr.. Harri hgtOr
won the nomination Mr.. Appletgartt
retired TO his tent at Golden Hin anC
did not emerge again until a few
DAYS before the election, when lhe de
clared his opposition to Mr.. Har
rington for governor. SeVerale mon
tbs ago he was mentioned as a prob
able candidate for the Senate. kWhel
next heard from he was backi1 n for
mer Judge W. Laird Henry for thu
nomination. Judge Henry de Hlinet
to be candidate. Then Mr.. Apple
garth decided TO go after the noS nina
ton himself
Governor Harrington andE hi
friends have not decided upon &yhon
they will bestow their suppoEt 70
the nomination for the Senate 4
one time they backed D. b. I8Setty
man. retired local preacher a tn
Methodist Church, residing OF Tay
lor's Island. They are now
prefer Fred Fletcher, q So
lawyer. The GoverRNGs fri
plain that he is a
known fault, PROD
control of the cou
involved in the ea
garth will NAL
has recently Arge for
nate investments in q
/ w. Harry Mcguire
Der of the House of
so candidate for thN
| nomination. He has pN
if nominated and elected
seek a congressional nom1
higher political honor THAI
State Senator. His brother,
! Mcguire, is a candidate for
publican nomination for State Syciia
in st. Mary'E county.
The Republicans are centerin;
their choice upon William N. An
drews, of Cambridge, former States
Attorney and one of the best known
and strongest Republicans in tn,
county. In 1913 he was the only Re
publican candidate for the House o
Delegates who was elected In tn;
Legislature he fought to finish fo
all measures helpful to his party an,
for his county, and was equally i'll
dustrious in opposing all bills mimi
cal to his party and to his county.
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