Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-08-05
DEMOCRATIC MEETING
LARGELY ATTENDED
Date For Primary Election Discuss
ed AT Gathering Of State
Central Committee.

The Democratic State Central Com
mittee met at the Hotel Rennert, Bal
timore, Wednesday and authorized
the chairman to confer with the chair.
man of the Republican Committee III
regard to the date for the State pri-
maries, which cannot be held under
the law, later than September 18TH
The probabilities ar that the date Sc
lccted will be September II or IL, al
which time candidates will be chosen
by both parties for all the offices t.
be filled at the November election
The meeting was well attended anc
the proceedings were characterized by
harmony throughout. The member:
of the Committee and the leading
democrats who were present from the
city and the counties, were all i'm.
pressed with the hope and confident
expectation that this is to be demo.
cratic year and that the entire demo
cratic ticket will be elected by larger
majorities than last year, when the
State ticket won by more than TWEEN.
ty-five thousand majority.
All the usual political signs ind.
cate a democratic landslide through.
cut the country, and Maryland vii
not be behind the other States il
profiting by the hostility of the
people to the party in power in tn,
national government at Washington
The candidates for the United
States Senate, as we'll as the candid
atesfor the House of Representatives
in the several Congressional Dis
tricts were all on hand looking out
for their personal interests. "Cy'
Cummings, of Montgomery, who is
out for the democratic nomination il
the district, Immediately dressed il
white flannel lowered head and Shout
ders above the rest of the crowd ant
smiled on everybody. He was aideo
in his work by several friends from
Western Maryland counties and al
appeared confident that the Montgom
cry giat wound win out in the pri
maries, and leave Senator Mish, Of
Washington county, his only oppon
ent, far in the rear.
Senator William l. Norris was OF
hand receiving his many friends
from the counties. He was aided by
: contingent of his supporters, ano
there was no question but that the
young and able President of the Sen
ate has a popularity which extends
ell parts Of the State, and that he ha:
n any devoted friends and supporter!
il. every county as well as in every
ward in Baltimore.
And David J. Lewis was on han,
with band of his friends from differ
ent parts of Maryland. On all side.
Mr.. Lewis was greeted with grea
cordially and even those politician!
Nho are most opposed to his nomina
tion had a good word to say of his
high personal character and undoubt
ed ability as a citizen and faithful
public servant, even though his view:
nay not be in harmony with the
views of the men who would like tt
rcld the political destinies of Mary
land in their own hands.
The efforts of certain leaders t.
draft a rich man to run in the pri
riaries against Messrs. Norris ant
Lewis has failed; it looked too much
like an auction of the nomination. Il
is but just to state that the best ele
lnents among the State and local lead
ers refused to attach any such condi
tions to their support of some of the
gentlemen, and they further refuse
to be parties to any such schemes. Sc
as the situation now stands the prob
G. ilities are that the fight for the
omination in the democratic side will
be between Senator Norris and Mr.
Lewis. 1t no doubt will be a stf%nu-
Gus fight to the finish in all, parts oil
the State, until the close of the polls
on September IL. And whoever wins
will be elected, is the forecast of all
those observers whose judgment is OF
any real value.
The republican contest is going on
slowly, and the general impression