Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-09
VOTE IN maryland
UNUSUALLY LIGHT
Wood Was Backed by Or
ganization-Wets' Show
ing Surprising.

BALTIMORE. Md. May 8 Especially
, The selection of Maj. Gen. Leonard
| Wood as the choice Of the republican
party in Maryland for the presidential
| nomination was no surprise to the
| state leaders nor to those who were
! in position to gauge the ELECTION
campaign made by Gen. Wood and
F! by Senator Hiram Johnson of Cali
! fornia
Nor did the outcome cause any un-
/, due excitement within the ranks OF
| the republican voters IL Maryland
| There was an exceptionally light vote
SO slight as to indicate either apathy
toward the whole subject or the pos
sibility that neither of the two candi-
! dates in the field was the first choice
of the majority of the party.
Organization Behind Wood.
With the state organization lined ur
| so1idly behind Gen. Wood 1t was
agreed that not even the whirlwind
| tactics of the California senator could
change the results expected. If Sen
ator Johnson did make an impression
during his campaign. it was on those
voters who failed to show up at the
polls. Those who decided the vote in
favor of Gen. Wood were the or
ganization boys" who had received
their instructions from the state
leaders.
The republican state convention, the
date and place for which have not
yet been fixed. will elect a delegation
to the national convention instructed
for Gen. Wood. but it will be for the
party managers to say how long the
delegation shall stick to the instruc-
tions.
Real Surprise In Wet Vote.
One of the real surprises of the
election was furnished in the heavy
vote pulled for two practically I'M
known candidates for Congress. each
of whom made his run entirely on a
wet" platform. Hilton w. Robert
son of Wicomico county. running on
a moist" ticket in the first district
on the eastern shore and Samuel G.
Appleby, who made stand on a
straight-out wet platform in the Sec
ond district We're the two unknowns
who nearly upset the dope. Robert
son was pitted against 7. Alan Colds
borough for the democratic prefer
ence and with no organization be-
hind him and practically unknown
except in his own vicinity, he brought
out enough persons against the Vol
stead enforcement measure to come
within ~ votes of those polled by
Goldsborough. He has asked a re-
count and retained counsel to repre-
Scut MIN.
Appleby was defeated by Carville
D. Benson for the nomination from
the second district by a small plu-
rality. He has already spilled the
beans for the coming election and
announced himself as an independent
candidate on wet and labor" plat
form for Congress. He polled a very
heavy vote, and it is believed he will
gain some more wet votes. AS Ben
son has been criticised for his stand
in favor of the Volstead act. and w.
w. Blakeney. the republican nominee.
is one of the driest Of the dry. it is
believed Apweby will make some
very tough shedding for some one.
Might Run as Independent.
Democratic and republican vets in
Baltimore believe II Robertson. in
view of his showing in the primaries.
comes out on an Independent ticket
he will sweep the eastern shore. This
Sahara Of Maryland apparently is tir-
ing Of being dry. now that the hard
stuff can no longer be obtained in
Baltimore, and is DESTROYS of mofsten-
ing up a bit William N. Andrews.
the republican nominee in this sec
ton. is a clear supporter of the Vol
stead act. and while he was unop-
posed in the primaries there is said
10 be a good deal of feeling against
his candidacy.
JOHN A. ELGERT.