Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-07-10
DEMOCRATS ASKED
TO MEET TOc Tier
State Central Committee Invites
All Members or Party TO
Conference On July is
MAY HAVE OPEN FIGHT

Democrats Of Anne Arundel county
ali Democrats. of every faction and
without regard ID the positions they
occupy have been invited BY the state
Central Committee to- meet At the
Court House on the morning of Fri
day, July is. Though not stated In
the call. which Is signed BY the three
members, William Martin Brady.
Frank s. Revell and 4 s. Hammond.
the purpose of the meeting ii that
Democrats may confer on the best
plans To bring about party success this
fall
The object Oi the conference has
been made known to many Democrats.
and strong approval Of the plan has
been manifested. The feeling Is gen
eral that. ii spite of many handicaps.
the party can win this fall, but only
hy using the best Judgment and
through nnselfsh actions on the part
De those actively engaged In party af-
fairs.
speaking for himself alone. and not
for the other members OF the commit
tee, Mr. Brady said this morning that
he favored an absolutely open prim-
ary Id which any candidate for Office
might submit hts claims or have them
submitted by his friends Mr.. Brady
said that he opposed either the old
organisation, as represented by the
es1.s ~. 80 f1.o F1rn
gressive wing of the parry backing
any particular candidate, but that the
party bs given the greatest possible
freedom III making its own selections.
Most Democrats who have their
party,s Interest at heart believe that
the plan suggested by Mr. Brady Is
the only Way By which II can be made
likely. II Is pointed out that the
Democratic party this year has to bear
the brunf of q great many things. as
indicated BY the result III dIifereIlf.
aackA nkaaaA 10 tasaora city end
that locally. the party has lost q sec
ton which furnished II with the bulk
OF its majority in times past. In fact,
the two precincts Of the Fifth have in
many elections furnished more Demo-
cratic majority than did the whole
county. Iii other words, there was 4
Republican majority IA the precincts
which nov compose the county
SO Kar Is party preferences are indi-
Gated By those who are on the regis
tration books, there III still q substaTl-
tial majority Of Democrats. but there
are many who have indicated no party
preference, and great many more,
though registered ais Democrats, are
known ID hahisually oppose certain
candidates. This emphasizes the fact
that the nomination Of high grade can
didates Is more than ever necessary.
In fact, there Is a conviction that only
such candidates nominated under cir
cunstancea Of absolute fairness can
hope TO win at all.
Up to this time, candidates for nom
nations have not been numerous "A,
Theodore Brady has announced that
he will stand for the nomination for
the state Senate. Others mentioned,
but who have made no announcement
81 candidacy are Frank M. Duyall, the
Incumbent; w Hampton Linthicum
and Bruner Ii. Anderson. William
N. woodward. 1T present Clerk of the
Circuit Court by appointment of Judge
Moss, stated some time ago that he
was candidate for the nomination
richard q Clancy. of annapolis, i
the only other ayowed candidate
Enough j. Harry Bells and Frank s
Revell have been mentioned In that
connection. John s. Stralrorn has an
,nounced has candidacy for the House
of Delegates.