Evening star., 1921-08-21
SURPRISES SPRUNG
IN PRIMARY LISTS.
Peace Between Mahon and
Kelly Factions in Mary
land Seen.
Special Dispat tch to The Star.

BALTIMORE. August 2o.-when the
primary lists closed at midnight 1t
was discovered. contrary to the gen.
eral belief. that Gov. Ritchie's har-
mony plans had gone through. and q
Kelly factions had been signed. with
the exception Of only one hitch. and
that was the hling Of nve woman
candidates at tho instance Of Kelly
men for the state central co-1mittee
In opposition to the slate agreed upon
by the city-wide women's clubs.
the jumping over of the traces by
several republican candidates after
the party leaders had firmly believed
everything had been cut and dried
and the tracks creased to put the
skids under them in order to make
available. Consequently, there will
be contests in the G. o. p. primary,
which was what the party leaders,
headed by Senator Weller. most de-
sired to avoid. The leaders wanted
Charles H. Heintzman as the only
fourth district. but Charles A. Jor'
ding, a member of the city council,
who had announced his candidacy
early In the campaign, refused 10
step aside for Heintzman and prom
ises to make warm fight for the
Fourth District Debatable.
The fourth district 10 debatable
territory for both parties, and as the
democrats have no tight in the pri-
mary, Benjamin F. Fox being the
only candidate named. nght be-
tween Heintzman and Jording for the
nominal ton may be the means Of dis
in SS
trict, and a split there would un-
doubtedly mean the election OF the
democratic candidate. The situation
in this district is further complicated
by the last-minute fling OF William
Wittkopf, who has certain lotioW
ing in the district and whose irisn6s sn1s
prevailed upon him to make the ngnt
for the republican nomination In de-
fiance Of the party bosses:
Another republican candidate VINO
refused to step aside at the oictum
of the leaders was Levi A. Thomp-
son. who filed his papers for clerk i5ns OF me
the organization would support William
H. Flynn for the position. Some OF
the rank and file Of the party seem
to think this will very HEely
cause q rift between Senator Weller
known to be very close to the mayor
and was one of the first men given
city plum-the position Of superin-
tendent of public buildings-atter the
mayor took offlce.
Loden Falls to File.
One of the biggest surprises OF the
day and one which has been the
principal topic Of conversation In
democratic circles today was the
failure Of Daniel j. Loden. member
Of the state central committee ior tTen.
regarded as the right hand man OF
Mahon. to file papers for reelection
Some of the "wiseacres" of the
party, who claim to be on the i'm
SIDE" say that Loden's head was the
price demanded by the Kelly faction
and that he was offered up by Mahon
a fitting sacrifice for peace, foI
slaughter by the juggernaut Of har'
mony. When seen this morning
neither Mahon nor Loden himself
would talk for publication.
| Contrary to expectation, only on
woman entered the contest for thu
house of delegates. This was Mrs
Howard S. Schwarz. who filed hel
papers in the second legislative dis
trict. In filing Mrs. Schwarz dropped
her identity as a married woman ant
filed as Louise Wilson Schwarz."
for the state central committee th'
Kelly men claimed that they did 81
lin opposition to the slate agreed
upon by the city-wide women's clubs
for the reason that every woman can
didate named Is q Mahon follower
and they did not propose to allow
this to go through without puttinG
iup a fight for representation amone
the woman committeeman.
| Although the opposition candidate'
ihave been filed, 1t Is thought there
will be q compromise and a number
of Withdrawals agreed upon which
will give a $3.50 break between tn,
Mahon and Kelly factions in the mat
ter Of representation on the women''
slate.