Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-14
TO PUT COMPLETE
TICKET IN FIELD
Progressive Democrats Decide To
Go Into Primaries
CONFERENCE is ON TODAY
Isaac S. NulwelI Joins Ranks and This
viii Add Strength To The
fractional Fight.

There will be another warm fight
among the Democrats Of the county at
the forthcoming primary election,
according TO the best information that
could be gathered today
Men of prominence from every pre-
cinct of the county. that Is, those who
have been affiliated with the Pro-
gressive wing OF the party, are in the
city this afternoon attending a con-
ference at the Court House at which
it is expected the naming of com
plete ticket. including candidates for
the Legislature, County Commissions
ers, Register of Wills and other
offices is being discussed, notwith-
standing the apparent divided senti-
ment that existed couple of weeks
ago.
1t seems that the Efforts of certain
of the Progressive who inaugurated
move with the hope OF bringing
about harmony in the ranks OF the
party amount TO naught lt is also
known. that some OF the Organization
men had shown a Willingness TO bury
old differences and get together and
nominate ticket that would be the
strongest and most representative
that the party has put into the field in
years. But apparently the rival fac
tions are as much at loggerheads now
as they have been for the past ten or
twelve years There was little indi
cation on either side OF any degree
of satisfaction as to the give and take
proposition that was proposed, in the
making up of a slate Of candidates.
The Progressive have. therefore. al
most unanimously agreed 20 go into
the primaries, win or lose.
One of the most signifcent develop
ments in connection with the situa-
tion., however, is the fact that Mr.
Isaac S. Nutwell. for years leader of
the Democratic forces in the Eighth
District. who has been allied with the
regulars, dominated by DR.. George
Wells. former Sheriff Frank S. Revell
and others. has broken away from
that faction and is lined up with the
Progressive for the pending campaign.
Mr. Nutwell has strong following
in the lower section OF the county,
and he will undoubtedly prove a big
help TO that faction.
Whether or not the ticket will be
actually nominated at the conference
this afternoon, was a matter OF con
lecture. The conference got under
way at o'clock. From what could
be gathered the understanding was
that committee OF three leading Pro-
gressive of each of the districts,
would be named 10 select a ticket,
and report the result OF their actions
at meeting to be held at "A later
date. It became known today I'm con-
nection with the conference that for
mer State Snator Robert Moss had
consented 10 become a candidate on
the ticket for membership OF the
House of Delegates Many friends
have been urging Mr. Moss for weeks
to enter the field for that Office and at
one time, it was reported, that his
candidacy would be acceptable TO the
Organization people, despite the fact
that Mr.. Moss has been working with
the Progressives in recent campaigns.
However. il is now stated that Mr..
Moss will accept the nomination on
the Progressive ticket that has been
! rendered him. What the rest of the
! slate will be is not known. although
it is regarded as reasonably certain
that James T. Cox, Of Davidsonville,
will be the candidate for the nomina-
ton for Sheriff, the most lucrative
Office to be filled at the coming cleo
tion.