Evening star., 1922-08-27
NORRIS HOLDS FAST
IN MARYLAND RACE
Candidate Gives Reasons tor
Not Withdrawing at Re-
quest of Party Leaders.
LABOR SUPPORT A FACTOR
Contest for Democratic Senatorial
Nomination to Continue Despite
Efforts for Harmony.
LABOR SUPPORT A FACTOR
Special Dispatch to The Star.

week that he withdraw froli the
senatorial contest dashed all hopes
Of the party leaders of avoiding
primary fight. The request was cent
Mr.. Norris following a conference of
democratic leaders. whIc:l included
Gov. Richie. Frank r. Furst. j..
Brooke Lee of Montgomery county,
State Senator Walter 2. Mitchell of
Charles county and state senator
Thomas A. Robinson II Hartoru
county.
In making the request of Mr. Nor
ris to withdraw the conftrets said
they felt that party harmony was es-
sential to the success OF IN" drmc-
cratic party this year and that 10
this end the primary whicn .s now
under way should. If possible, be
avoided. For this eaSon they re-
cueSted Senator Norris - withdraw
fran the race. provided he was able
TO do so with fairness to his many
warm supporters and 10 :lmStH.
They felt that this course WOULD save
the democratic party from he bitter
primary night which has began in
it's ranks and from the bad feeling
and sore spots which the continuInce
Of this fight would caus" aud which
could not fail but impair tn. splendid
opportunity for democratic success III
November.
Move Would Favor Bruce.
The committee felt that If Mr. Nor
riS would accede TO their request
and withdraw David J. Lewis. the
other senatorial candidate. would
follow suit, and if not, they felt that
WILLIAM Cabell Bruce. the candi-
c4te who now seems to have the
Hronges, backing In organized de
r1,cracy. would have ne trouble IN
defeating Mr.. Lewis in the primary.
In reply to this request Mr.. Norris.
in refusing to withdraw, stated that
while he felt the party leaders who
made the request no doubt had the
oes; interests of the party at heart.
he still felt that he owed something
to his supporters who had placed
htn in the field and who had refused
when asked their consent TO MS
withdrawal from the race.
In his letter. which was addressed
to Gov Ritchie Mr. Norris said that
he had considered the request
refully and had consulted with his
supporters" He said these sup
porters. anxious for the opportunity
to vote for a candidate of their own
choice, had urged him not to deny
them that opportunity. He recog-
nized the value of party harmony.
appreciated the motives Of the gov
pressed qualification at the gover-
nors attitude of neutrality. but de
clined to accept the suggestion that
he, step down.
H. Lewis VIII Not Withdraw.
David ]. Lewis. the other candidate.
announced that while he had not as
yet been asked to withdraw, he pos
itfyely would not do so under any
circumstances, as he had entered the
fight at the solicitation of number
of influential western Maryland DEM
ocrats and was in the fight to hnfsh
Mr.. Norris. it is understood. was in
Auenced in his decision not to with
draw from the race by the fact that
organized labor, through the State
Federation of Labor. had announced
that if Mr.. Norris, whom they had in
dorsed. withdrew from the race, the
labor leaders would enter labor cam
didate i'll the general election. This,
added to the fact that Mr.. Norris has
also received the unqualified support
of the Maryland Association Opposed
to Prohibition. is said to have been
the deciding factors in Mr.. Norris de-
cfsion.
The republican primary fight be-
tween Senator France and John w.
Garrett remains practically the same
as1ast week. with both sides claiming
to- be making great progress in the
way of rallying support to their re-
spective candidates While this is the
statement given out by the campaign
managers of the two candidates, an
impartial and unbiased review of the
situation shows that Senator France
- undoubtedly gaining strength daily
and all indications today point to his
success in the primary next month.
The limit for filing certificates OF
candidates. for representatives ex-
pIred last Monday.
Stand on "Dry, Question.
AS the wet and dry question will
no doubt be the dominant If not the
deciding, issue in the fall elections,
the stand of each candidate on this
important question is no doubt OF
much interest to the voter.
Following is a list of the candi-
dates. with their views as they have
expressed them publicly on this issue:
For senator
wtliam CabeIl Bruce, democrat;
favors beer and light wines.
David ]. Lewis. democrat; proposes
liquor that will stimulate" but not
infoxicate.
William l. Norris. democrat; favors
repeal of Volstead law and prohibit
ton amendment
Joseph l. France. republican; favors
repeal of Folstead law and eigh-
teenth amendment.
John w. Garrett. republican,; favors
beer and light wines.
For representative, first congress
SIGNAL district
r. Alan Goldshoroough, democrat:
dry.
Alexander NJ Jackson, democrat;
wet.
Albert W. Sisk. democrat: fayors
sale OF liquors under government su-
pervision and on a rationing system.
For representative, second congress
sional district:
Millard r. Tydings, democrat; wet.
George D. 1verson, jr., democrat;
wet.
frank H. Zouck. democrat. dry.
Albert A. Blakeney. republican,: dry.
tFor representative, third congress
sfonal district:
Antony Dimarco, democrat; wet.
James A. McQuade, democrat; wet.
John Philip Hill. republican; wet.
For representative, fourth congress
slonal district:
J. Charles Linthicum, democrat; wet.
For. representative. fifth congress
sipnal district:
Dorsey ]. Dunlap. democrat: dry.
7. William klemra. democrat; wet.
Francis E. Mattingly. democrat;
clarence NJ. Roberts, democrat, wet.
Sydney E. Mudd. republican,; wet
sFor representative. sixth congress
sfo1al district:
Andrew J. Cummings, democrat
Did, not reply to questionable of As
sociation Against the Prohibition
Amendment, and cIassed by that or
ganization as dry.
Frank Mish, democrat; wet.
tFrederick N. Zihlman, republican:
ciassed as dry by Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment.
i DIES AT AGE OF 103.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
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