Evening star., 1922-06-18
FRANCES FRIENDS
/ SEE NOMINATION
View Presidents Visit as
, Practical Endorsement of
I His Senatorship.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE. June l7.-That Sena-
tor France will receive the republic
can nomination unopposed in the pri-
maricS is the claim of the senator's
supporters here following the visit
of President Harding on Flag day
and the reception rendered him by
Senator France. which was attended
by leading republicans from all parts
of the state. Supporters of the sena-
tor declare that the Presidents visit
must be accepted as a practical in
durs-urrt Of Senator France, and this.
coupled with the statement of Will
liam T. Jackson. republican national
committman for Maryland, Il think
the days developments speak for
> themselves. mas been the cause OF
much jubilaticn in the France camp.
Mr.. Jackson made the statement
after he had been asked il the events
of Flag day had done anything TO
crystalline sentiment in the republi-
can party in reEard to the candidacy
Of Senator France for denomination.
And It, adG,d: Any one can read
between tn" lines and form his own
conclusions
Frances Chance Doubled.
ON ri" other hand. Henry F. Baker.
chairman of The republican state CEN
tral committee of Baltimore county.
is not convinced that France has the
senatorial nomination well in hand:
Mr Eakr" expressed his intention OF
attending tho conference which Col.
Jnhu Marley, OF Frederick. has call
ed tu meet az Braddock Heights on
June .. This meeting is termed an
auyi-FranC. urrcting, as all the con-
frrccS have expressed opposition to
him.
The hnust ;ur Brainard II. Warner.
jr.. of N"..'2"iuery county has caused
no u'r. "atAgsiasm among state
leaders fluu the announcement OF
Col. +. {. Carrington, the former
"bGll ru"S-' leader. who Is the only
candidate now opposing France.
Politicians point out that he Is not
closely connected with Maryland
politics. in that he is Washington
lawyer lie merely lives in Mary
land. hey contend, and would be al
mos as much of an outsider as Car
rinEtun is rHw regarded.
the democratic senatorial situation
rcmainS RAJ Ter chaotic. with David J.
Lewis and William /. Norris the only
aVuwed csrdilItcs, and neither ere
at!ng mach rGthusiasm among either
city ur safe leaders. Leaders in the
Baltimore city "rganiza tion are said
10 h. l"pH!ug L. former Senator John
Walter s;l!ith 10 call a conference OF
parry chieft&inS to tackle the prob
larl of "a material nominee behind
whom Ih, party as a whole can line
UP.
Feeling in Cities.
Among the city people the feeling
Is said I" be about as follows: That
Senator Smith is The state leader and
that il is ucCnrdingly up to him to
take steps 20 head off a primary fgh,
which may leave scars and initiate
against rhr party's success In the
general election.
The names most prominently men,
toned I'm this connection are Senator
Smith himself. Gov. Ritchie. Stephen
W. tid.ahrH and Hugh 4. McMullen.
At tn" tim" senator Smith undoubt-
edly can have the nomination II he
wants IT. as far as the other party
leaders are concerned.
As to Eitchie, the feeling Is he
should see the light and forget his
Subernatorial aspirations. Excuses
that he would not be able financially
to support Il Senate membership In
the style which is customary were
said to he swept aside by the probable
increase in his professional income
should he care to cultivate the field
further.
Mr.. GambrilI is still considering the
question Of becoming candidate and
is not yet ready to announce his de-
cision. That McMullen would be ac-
p Ceptable to virtually all the leaders
is indicated, but the view has gained
ground that NJ would not enter the
primary race while his friend Lewis
remained a candidate.
George WstmS Williams, former
candidate for-the mayoralty, and DR.. j.
NJ T. Finney. one of the leading sur
Eeons q Johns Hopkins. have been
prominently mentioned in connection
with the democratic nomination for
senator. and while neither of them
e has as Vet made an announcement
both are said TO be in receptive
= mood