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THE Wet AND DRY ISSUE
in this CAMPAIGN
Hilton w. Robertson, Wet Cand1-
date, Ask Voters OF The First
Congressional Distribute To Re-
pudiate Dry Legislation.

There is Just one issue In the cam
paign which is being made for the
Dem ocratic nomination for Congress
in this district which should make
every Democratic voter in Dorches-
ter county feel that it is his duty
to vote at the Primary Election on
Monday next, and that is the wet and
dry issue.
Mr.. Hilton w. Robertson, who has
made a very active campaign through
out the entire district, has made TINS
the dominant issue in his campaign,
and those who were opposed to the
Eighteenth Amendment to the Con-
stitution have rallied to his support
almost to the man; there is no DOUBT
of the fact that his friends will go TO
the polls on Monday next and vote
for him. If those who are in favor
of the Eighteenth Amendment fall
to go to the polls and vote and fail
to get their friends to do SO, then
the wet interests will carry Dorches-
ter county.
The people of the county are en-
titled to know some of the facts con-
corning the two candidates Mr..
Robertson, through the Robertson
League, has quite extensively adVer-
tised himself as business man.
farmer. banker and shipbulLder ana
wet candidate.
1t has. however, been charged that
Mr.. Robertson, despite the claim OF
being a lifelong resident of the Eas-
tern Shore, has hardly been voter
in the district long enough to claim
the right to represent it's citizens In
Congress. Mr.. Robertson has voted
in Wicomico just once, this fact Is
brought to light by certificate from
the office of the Supervisors or Eiec-
ton for Wicomico County In when
the following statement IS maoe'
ssThis is to certify that Hilton w.
Robertson has never voted In WI
comico County but once-that oeins
the election of 1919. CSigned) w.
be. Dorman, Clerk to Supervisors OF
Election of Wicomico County, ND.
It has also been alleged that mr..
Robertson, is not a taxpayer In tnis
Congressional District. The follow
ing statement of Harry Dennis, coun-
tv Treasurer of Wicomico County.
seems to clear up this matter: l.
Harry Dennis, Treasurer of W1comlco
County and Collector of State and
County taxes for said county, hereby
certify that the name of Hilton w.
Robertson does not appear upon the
| Tax Books of Wicomico County as
| assessed with any property In SAID
county. AS witness my hand ana
the Corporate Seal commissioners
of Wicomico County this 23rd day OF
| April. 1920. Harry Dennis, Treas
-urer.
| Mr.. Robertson had been, until ne
| removed to Wicomico county, two
| or three years ago, resident OF
| Washington, and it is claimed that
when he was registered at White
| Haven he had not made the declara-
| tion of his intention to become a
| citizen of the State, so that his rlght
To registration in 1919 is question
| ed. and it is reported that the
| friends of Congressman Andrews ~
| the event of his nomination, Woulo
| make an issue of this fact and Wouio
| take the matter to the courts TO test
his eligibility.
Mr.. Goldsbrrough, who also aspir'
es for the De- tocratlc nomination3s
a well knevszawyer of DE- 8
line county ere
his life. rs
in any W. isis
1 the distrS S It hasS
/ candidac q lie peopI9
temptinge lse, in a
Democratic Rsional
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