Evening star., 1920-02-29
HOOVER IS STILL
MARYLAND PUZZLE
Supporters Unlikely to At
tempt to Get Instructed
Delegation.

! BALTIMORE. Md, February 2S (Spe-
ciaD.-Herbert Hoover came to Balti-
more this week and left as much Of an
enigma as when he arrived. He came to
speak at the Johns Hopkins University
commemoration day exercises at the
Lyric last Monday. and it was with keen
political interest that present and former
Hopkins men crowded the big hall to
hear him declare his attitude on vital
questions c. the day. but those of them
who expected him to make any definite
were disappointed.
! Awaits Party Declarations.
In an interview before the exercises
Mr Hoover in reply to question as to
his party alignment. declared that he
could not say whether he is a democrat
| or republican until he has seen the
| party platforms. He repeated his asser-
| ton. made in many cities, that he is not
candidate for the presidency. is not a
working for him. But the warmth OF
| the reception accorded him showed that
| he would not be without following in
Maryland should he determine to toss
his hat into the ring
There has been some talk OF putting
lioover's name on the ballot in the ap-
preaching primary. but it is likely that
most of the men most strongly for Hoo
yer feel that an uninstructed delegation
would he wiser at this time. The demo-
Gratis yealize that they will have hard
battle next fall and they are trying to
avoid anything that might have ten
dency to cause party discord.
Republican Plans Indicated.
On the republican side former United
States Senator William p jackson S
declara tfon for an uninstructed delega-
ton is an indication that he and o. E.
Weller expect no serious trouble from
the Wood camp. Republican State
son lieutenant. who came out ':as a pri-
vate citizen for Wood some time ago.
has not yet committed himself further,
but :i'e Wood League is still at work
organizing through the state
United States Senator John. Walter
Smith seems certain Of renomina ton by
the democrats. and, with the primary
little more than two months in the
offing, no one has come out yet as a
rival of Mr.. Weller for the republican
per of the supreme bench of Baltimore
still is deliberating. however
Congregational Battles Expected.
In the congressional primaries there
may be few battles. Col. Albert W.
Sisk of Caroline county is out for the
democratic nomination in the first dis
trict. T. Alan Goldsborough, also OF
Caroline; Joshua w. Miles of Somerset
and State Senator Omer D. Crothers OF
Cecil are mentioned as possible rivals of
Sisk.
The republicans may also have a fight
in the first. where Col Amos W. Wood
cock. who was defeated for the state
controllership last fall, Is being discuss
ed as a possible opponent in the primary
of Representative William F. Andrews
of Dorchester. The colonel is a close
friend of William P. Jackson. There
also is some talk that the republicans
will nominate Stevenson A. Williams,
one of the ablest lawyers in the state,
for Congress i'll the second district.
Fifth and Sixth Districts.
In the third district the republican
nomination may go to Col. John Philip
Hill. In the fourth DIR. Walter f. Knick-
man, who ran against Representative
Lnthicum two years ago. wants to try
again. Representative Sydney f.. NIudd
may have opposition from ''Bilr' Fisher
in the fifth. though he probably will be
renominated. Representative Zihlman
also is expected to get a denomination in
the sixth.
The three democratic representatives
Benson, Coady and Linthicum-are al
most certain to be renomnated in the
second, third and fourth districts, re-
spectively. JOHN A. ELGERT.