Evening star., 1921-08-07
MARYLAND VOTERS
|NFACT|0NA[ FIGHT
Hartford County and Eastern
Shore Storm Center OF
Campaign.
srecial Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE. Md, August 6.-Har-
ford county and the eastern shore are
storm centers in the hot campaign
now in full blast for membership In
the next legislature. which will meet
in biennial session January l, lsZ2.
Sharp factional fights threaten to split
the democratic party in several sec
tions of the state. Woman voters
are taking an active part. and the
political leaders of their sex are max
ing their influence felt.
This is plainly true in Hartford county.
where Millard f. Tydings OF Havre
de Grace speaker of the last house
of delegates. is opposed for the demo-
cratic nyn!inatio.. Tor state senator
by Frederick Lee Coburn. also OF tne
SuSouehanna town. and mem l'er OF me
house in 1918 and 1920. When the
seemed to be heavily in favor OF Tyd-
ings The odds still are on the side
of the former speaker, but Coburn
has made considerable gains. the
Tydings people are confident, but CO.
burns cohorts predict that their can
didate. with the support of the wom-
en-. will continue to gain in strength,
and, at the primary election, wipe out
the present Tydings advantage.
Prominent Families Concerned.
Two years ago. though Coburn
fought Tydings in the democratic pri-
mary, both were non;i tied for the
house and elected members OF the
hartford county deieSat on. MI. Tya-
ings voted against suffrage ratif1ca-
tion. Mr.. Coburn led the fight for it
in the house. Having stood by the
women SO valiantly in the ratification
fight in the house of delegates. he is
expecting the suffragists to give him
tremendous aid toward getting the
nomination for the state senate.
Scr,a of the prominent old MARYLAND
families have their homesteads in
har.ord county, and several women
of these groups-Mrs. Murray Van
diver. widow of Gen. Vandiver. for
many years chairman of the demo-
cratic state committee; Mrs. c. G.
Pusey. Mrs. Alexis Shriver and Mrs.
Edward Allen-are working zealously
among their sex for the nomination
of Coburn. Woman officials in Balti-
more city and county of the Just
Government League. a suffrage or
ganization. are also with Coburn and
detern,'re1 to antagonize Tydngs.
In addition to- members of the gen.
eral assembly a state controller and
Judges and local officers in the coun-
ties are to be elected in November.
The democratic state leaders count
upon democratic majority in both
houses of the legislature. but the
republicans. in view Of their success
in electing Ovington E. Weller, Unit
ed States senator. last fall. are san
guine of success in the coming cam
paign.
Various elements in Talbot county
are continuing their efforts to per-
suade John Mcdaniel. member of the
house, make the democratic fight
for the state senate this year
Many Local Candidates.
candidates for local offices than any
other three counties in the state COM
bined. There are eight candidates
for register of wills, nine for sheriff
and many for county commissioners.
Efforts are being made to get AL
bert Constable to make a fight for
the state senatorship nomination. in
which event one or two of the sew
eral other tentative democratic can
didates now in the field probably
Crothers fight is likely to be renewed.
E. Brooke Lee. controller. is averse
to being candidate for reelection.
although the democratic leaders are
trying to persuade him.
Controller Lee may yet be prevailed
upon to reconsider. however.
In connection with the fights on the
eastern shore for the legislature. the
county leaders also are playing for
position in the next gubernatorial
contest. AEfeaQy Cno eastern SNOTe
Society in Baltimore city has launched
a boom for former United States Dis
trist Attorney Samuel K. Dennis for
governor.
Counties to Hold Primaries
The primaries will take place Sep
tember g.. These counties will nomi-
nate for tie state senate: Allegany
Cecil, Caroline. Charles, Garrett. Har-
ford. Montgomery. Prince Georges. St
Marys, Talbot, Worcester and Dor
chester.
The eleven other counties and the
first three districts of Baltimore city
are represented by holdover senator's
OF this number eight are democrats
and four republicans. The seats from
Alfegany and Cecil are vacant. Sen
ator Eppler Of Allegany resigned to
accept appointment on the state ac-
cident commission, and Senator
Crothers resigned to accept appoint
ment on the state roads commission
Prohibition again will figure in the
campaign. The Personal Liberty League
of Baltimore city will put all candi-
dates on record, and will not supper,
an avowed dry candidate. Many city
women will support wet candidates
In the counties the women will stand
by the dry men, Influence of the
women is plainly apparent in this
phase of the campaign, as is evidenced
in Hartford county.