Evening star., 1921-09-11
DULLNESS MARKS
BALTIMORE VOTING
Organization Victories Won
in Both Parties-Women's
First Time in Primary.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. September 10.-Or-
ganization candidates of both the
democratic and republican parties.
with but few exceptions. were sue
cessful yesterday in one Of the quiet
est contests. with probably the light
est vote that has been cast in any
primary in the city since this popu-
Jar method of nominating candidates
has been in operation in the state.
notwithstanding that 1t was the hrst
primary in which women were eligi-
BILE. This ordinarily should double
the normal vote of the city.
Success Of Harmony Slate.
The Gov. RitchieMahon-Kelly har-
mony slate went through without a
hitch. it's candidates winning easily
all along the line, and while the re-
publican organization candidates. as
rule, were successful, the isft was
close and there were several upsets
in a number of wards. Talk of run
ming independent candidates against
the G. o. T. nominee, especially
against Charles H. Heintzman, who
defeated Charles ]. Jordan for the
state senate in the fourth Legislative
district by less than $50 votes. is
heard throughout the city.
Two of the biggest surprises to
the republicans were the defeat of
Mrs. Louise Wilson Schwarz. the only
woman candidate for the legislature
in the city, who was understood to
have the backing of the organization.
besides making a better campaign
than any other candidate; and the
nomination of two colored candidates
for the legislature. 1t is the first
time in Maryland history that the re-
publicans have named colored men
for the legislature.
While the woman voters did not
turn out in the numbers that were
their fight to defeat Willis r. Jones.
the eleventh ward candidate for the
legislature. who was the most con-
sistent worker against woman suf-
frage in the last Legislature, but 1t
is said today. that his defeat was
of the woman voters, as to the de-
cision of the democratic party lead
ers to throw him overheard in the
interest of harmony. BY dropping
him the leaders gave two candidates
to- the nineteenth ward-one repre-
santing the Mahon and the other the
Kelly end of the organization.
Victory for Women.
While the general apathy, contrary
to expectations. extended to the WON
an voters. only about Is per cent of
the votes cast being turned in by
women, the organized QemOCfdClC
women won a sweeping victory in
their first campaign. the entire slate
Of the Women's Club having been
elected. This was Offset by the de-
feat of Mrs. Schwarz. republican can
didate for the legislature.
We'll do better next time" said
Mrs: A. B. Bibbins. one of the most
active of the woman voters here. and
this seemed to be the prevalent atti-
tude of mind among democratic and
republican women today.
81 think the women made an ex-
ceedingly poor showing" was the un-
qualified opinion of Mrs. Frank F.
Ramey, vice president of the City
wide Democratic Women's Club. Mrs
Ramey. who visited polling places
from early morning until closing
time, reported that she found many
of the election judges asleep.
'The quickest solution" she said
"and. to my mind, the most satisfac-
tory. would be. compulsory voting
They have that in Switzerland-so
why not here? Why continue to spend
money on primary elections without
getting response from the people?"