The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-02-27
WINCHESTER PREDICTS
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY
Veteran Newspaper Correspondent,
Whose Experience Covers Over
Forty Years OF Maryland Politics,
Thinks Democrats Will be United
After City Primaries.

Baltimore, Nd, Feb. 27.-The
contest between the democratic city
factions over the nominations for Ma
yor and other city officials, is now
going on, and while there is much
evidence of heat and rancor, strange
to say there are no indications that
the fight will degenerate into any
thing which will prevent a reunion of
the forces after the nominations are
made. and jeopardize the election OF
the democratic nominee, whether it
should be Mayor Preston or Mr.. Will
liams. In fact there seems to be
determination on the part of the
candidates themselves, and the lead
ers on both sides, to restrain the
contest within such bounds of mod
Grafton that the party can get to-
gether in such a shape that the dem
ocratic candidate for Mayor, and a
majority of the democratic candi-
dates for the Council, will be elected,
and the city remain in democratic
control. The truth is, there is no
valid reason why the present prim-
ary fight, warm as it may be before,
it is over, should leave the party in
such position as to endanger the
election of the successful democratic
nominee. Both of these candidates
are men of more than the average
ability; both are citizens of the high
est personal character as business
and professional men, and both are
members in excellent standing in the
Episcopal Church. The democrats
in the counties, therefore, need have
no fear that Baltimore city will elect
a Republican Mayor in May. Either
Mayor Preston will succeed himself,
or Mr.. Williams will take his place.
The people of this loyal American
town are not ready, before the war is
really over, and while hundreds of
of American boys are still
watching the Huns on the other side
OF the sea, to elect a man who was
PROG German, according to common
report, up to April, 1917, as Mayor,
even if he has the endorsement of
such eminent Republican leaders as
Messrs, Jackson, Weller and Tate.
The county people of both parties
who visit Baltimore from time to
time, and they are many in number,
are exhibiting no little interest in
the rapidly approaching time when
candidates for Governor and other
Etatnjs Etater;nar;es must be selected at
lames mentioned in connection with
he Democratic nomination to sue
eed Governor Harrington, the choice
Gems to be narrowing down to two
II three men, any one of whom
would make an excellent candidate
nd a capable and efficient Governor
elected.
1t seems to be the consensus OF
,pinion that the Western Maryland
ounties are looking with much IA
-or on. Mr.. Emory l.. Coblents, OF
frederick, and the general belief IS
hat the next Governor of the State
will be either Mr.. Coblentz, Mr.. Al
vert C. Ritchie, Or Mr.. John M.
Dennis, with State Senator Orlando
Harrison as a possibility, should an
Eastern Shore man land the prize.
The general impression is that no
Eastern Shore man will be consider
ID this year, but no predictions re-
,arding that section of the State are
,ver safe. The Eastern Shore states
men have won cut so often when no
me expected it, they are a race OF
uch astute and skillful politicians,
hat it is never safe to predict re-
suits where they are concerned, for
here is no telling where they will
and. They often turn up as victors
when least expected.
PAUL WINCHESTER.