Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-19

under his feet although this fight. -
too, has been rather quiet oneqxs
Senator John Walter Smith and his -
republican opponent, o. F.. Weller,
have been hustling about. meeting old ne
friends and making new. fixing a.ss
fence here and laying stepping -
such willy political chiefs as they,
know how. OF the two. Senator .es
Smith. being on the defensive, il
making the most aggressive fight. SCI.
far as surface appearances go. Hes-
has been busy travelling through the Sd
state. addressing farmers picnics,s.s
county fair crowds and other gatherz-Y
inss. and Is reported to have ressig
moved much of the antagonism iny-f
his own party which for the first umec1g
in years has made him get out andrl.s
night for an election. -
On the other hand, Weller is spendta.s
ing most of his time working Qufetiyors
in the city. hoping. evidently, to un-
dermine the democratic strength here
which more than once has Overhaul -
anced republican victory in the rest 80
of the state. 'HnS
Friends of Mr.. Weller are reported a.
to have closed the breach between -
suited from Mr.. weller's GOODNESS to-, .
ward the senator's dark horse" cam
didacy for the presidential nomina-;a<
ton at Chicago. The Wellerites also
efforts directed at the Goldsborough~1
wing of the republican party. The-oS
conferences have gone so far thatsay
former Gov. Goldsborough is reported ~
to have stated that he would vote for .rr
MIR. Weller. The deRocrats declare.-7i
however. that on re eastern shores
there is still st11g feeling against -
the republican senatorial candidate
by friends of Mr.. Goldsborough. -
Independent Candidate Appears. Es5o
George Iverson, jr., a wet demo-
crat, has just come out with a def =
rite announcement that he will be q ~.
candidate for the United States Sem
ate as an independent. Mr.. Iverson.r,
who lives in Baltimore, led the wet "A
fight at Annapolis at the last session.. y
being a member of the house of delesosI
gates. His candidacy will be a thorn N
| in the side of Senator Smith. r-H
The republican leaders and Mr..
Weller himself have been hard at
work in an attempt to placate the
colored voters of Baltimore, who have ~
been threatening to vent their wrath
at Mayor Broening upon the repub-N *
Ilican senatorial candidate. Nationaf y
Committeeman William p. Jackson ~
and United States Senator Francesd
have given valuable aid in this dr.
rection and the skies seem to be cleara>ss55
ing. although it is by no means GER.
tain that w. Ashby Hawkins. colored ~
lawyer. will decide to abandon hie
plan to run as an independent candi-.g
date The republicans are certain
to hold the majority of negroes In
lines~but they are trying to avoid the
group in Baltimore. where the dem
ocrats already have the edge. -
The controversy between Repre-
sentative Sydney E. Mudd and his
democratic opponent In the NTH dis
trict. Lieut. Commander Thomas s.s-
Klirger, appears to have been closedsI.-
by the statement this week by Conn.,
mander w. E. Reynolds. commandment,
| of the coast guard. that Klinger has.
| not and will not be denied a leave OF .
absence to conduct his campaign
| against Mudd. The whole incident: in tt
which Nudd was accused of framtn9r9
up a scheme to have Klinger sent to",s
sea to prevent his campaigniney@
seems to have been due to misun.I
iderstanding upon the part or
| self is vet to be heard from. havingsss
taken no personal part thus far fn'oo
the controversy. JOHN A ELGERT.