Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-07-27
Archer To Quit The Senate.

From the Baltimore Sun of Tuesday.
1t is stated on good authority that State
Senator Jas. J. Archer, of Hartford county.
has practically decided not to be candi-
date for denomination in the coming Demo-
cratic primaries. Senator Archer said pri-
vately during the extra session that he had
had enough of the Legislature" Strong
appeals, public and private. have been
made to him since then to reconsider, and
some Of his friends were very hopeful that
he would do so. 1t is understood that there
is little, or no chance, that he will accede
to the requests.
People close to Senator Archer believe
that with the virtual collapse of the anti
organization movement in the counties.
he has lost appetite for politics. He has
been too set in his antagonism to the State
people to work with them. He has never
established intimate relations with the
Preston-Mahon people. and he probably
sees little fun in playing a lone hand at
Annapolis. although his ability to throw
large rocks in the path of the State orsani-
cation furnishes lot of fun for the on
lockers.
J. Royston Sitter has announced his
candidacy for the nomination for the Sen
ate in Hartford. He declares himself a
middle-of-the-road man as between the
Archer people and the old Robinson Fahey-
Forwood camp, but it is accepted as fact
that the Robinson ahey- Forwood people
will support him. II also is understood
Congressman Talbot, who has a consider
able number of friends in the county will
aid him, which circumstance is taken TO
mean that Mr.. Talbot believes that, il
nominated and elected. Mr.. Sitter will act
with Baltimore county in the annexation
fight.
Whether the Archer people will put a
candidate in the field against Mr.. Sitter,
is not known. There has been talk that
they would support Harry S. Carver, a
well-known Belair lawyer. but some of Mr..
Carver's friends say that he is too busily
engaged with his practice to serve in the
Legislature. There has been some talk,
too, Of Henry Amos Osborn. Jr.. who was
a member Of the House some years.
II is also stated upon good authority that
State Senator Eugene Jones. OF Montgom-
cry. will not be a candidate for renomina
ton. He and Senator Archer were the
only anti-orga Senators from the
counties in the 1915 session and the recent
war session. Senator Jones reported Dur.
pose to quit is said to be due largely 20
former Senator Blair Lees disinclination
to make hot fight in Montgomery again
this year. Senator Jones is a physician
with very large practice. and il is under
stood that the Senate is not sufficiently
attractive in itself to induce him to run
again. A call from his political associates
would be needed. IL is said. TO get him into !
the fight.
II Senator Jones stays out. the nomina- |
ton Of J. Dawson Williams will be virtually
assured. Mr.. Williams. as the Peter can.
didate. was defeated by Dr. Jones four
years ago. He announced his candidacy
for the coming nomination some months
ago. and prepared himself for hard iight.
Il Is said. however. that II DR.. Jones does
not run. the Lee people will have no can
didate. Many OF them seem to regard
Mr.. Williams very highly personally. and.
n the absence Of a general fight, probably