The Washington times., 1920-06-11
.DRyS FEAR TROUBLE.
AT PRIMARIES HERE
Ask Police Protection at Polls,
Which Open at Four
O'clock.

with indications pointing 10 q hard
earned victory for the regular Demo
cratic ticket. headed by Secretary OF
State Bainbridge Colby. inner circles
OF Democracy In the District or Co
lumbia are in a furore over the city
wide primsri at 4 o'clock this after
noon. for the selection of delegates
TO the Democratic national convention
at San Francisco.
According TO all Indications AZ will
be a catch-ss-catch-can AFFAIR between
the so-called Wilson and Bryan fac
tions. with the betting odds In favor
OF the former.
Because OF the unusual interest at
tached to the primaries. due to the
night ptecipitsted by the selection of
Secretary Colby to head the regular
ticket. and the issue that is being
made over the "dry" plank In the
platform OF the Bryan faction. pre-
dictions were made today that the
heaviest vote ever pollsd here would
be cast. The polls will remain open
until o'clock.
Pickett Passes Lie.
Characterizins as a malicious
falsehood" charges made by John Il.
Colpoys of the central committee. that
the Bryan ticket has been hedging
on the "dry" question, Deets Pickett,
OF the Methodist prohibition board.
and one OF the Bryan candidates, to-
day declared that he had been dry
all his life. and doesn't care who
knows 1t"
ANY clerks. judges or watchers
representing the dry ticket at GER
tain voting places in Southwest Wash
ington will be thrown out bodily by
agents OF the wet ticket was the
warning issued by william V. Ma
n he ~ ne
racy Club, at a meeting OF the Billy
Sunday Tabernacle Workers.
Fearful OF rough handling at the
polls. the Bryan faction has appealed
to Major Gessford, superintendent of
police. to station at least one patrol
man at each polling place.
Plan ts Run Things.
According to information received
by the executive committee OF the
Bryan club. the special polling place
where trouble Is feared will be To-
Gated in the back room Of a building
formerly used as a saloon and that
the "wet" judges and clerks who
propose to run things at this polling
place will count out the dry" candi-
dates by large majority.
Trouble may be expected in at
least two other places" the police
have been warned.
1T was learned on good authority"
said Mr.. Mahoney. that the vets are
planning to bring men from Catholic
| schools and soldiers from the Old Sol
diers home downtown in automobiles
and take them from polling place to
polling place, casting vote at each
one. To prevent this the 'drys' will
trail them in automobiles"
Mrs. Cora l.. Thomas, one of the
ca ndidates on the dry ticket. is max
ing a special appeal to women voters.
although the regular Democrat tic
ticket Is making even a stronger play
for the womens vote.
Chance for Women.
To-day the women are given the
opportunity to vote for or against
whiskey," said Mrs. Thomas, land also
for suffrage in the District. Since the
country as a whole has voted dry
would it not seem the logical con-
clusion that it will expect the same
of it's capital?'
John b. Colpoys. of the central COM
mittee, used harsh words in replying
to the threat of Mr.. Mahoney to insti-
tute injunction proceedings against
the committee for alleged irregulari-
ties. He charged that Mahoney tried
to put over a CROOKED deal in seek
ing a guarantee for the election of
the four delegates named on the
Bryan ticket
1--WE are going to win," Mr.. Colpoys
declared today. I'VE have every as
surance that the full ticket will be
carried. and that a tremendous vote
will be polled:"