Evening star., 1922-05-28
MARYLAND SENATE
TIMBER IS ScANT
Democrats Anxious Over In
ability to Center on "Pop-
uIar" Man.
special pIsp,tch to me Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. May 27.-Inability of
democratic leaders to center upon one
Of sundry senatorial candidates is be-
ginning to cause concern among party
men.
The primaries are more than three
| months away. Out Of the discussion
there has apparently not emerged one
name which provokes general enthu-
siasm.
The democrats have two candidates
| who are reported making hay while
| their suns shine. Former Represent
ative David J. Lewis and State Sem
| ator William I. Norris entered the
fray without assurance OF organized
backing.
county. democratic floor leader at the
last session of the house of delegates,
| is being prominently mentioned in po-
litical circles as possible compro-
mise candidate, behind whom both the
city and county democracy would line
up With the possible exception OF
former Senator John Walter Smith or
Gov. Ritchie. he would undoubtedly
make the strongest candidate that
the party could bring up. His fight
against the enactment Of the Anti
Saloon Leagues enforcement act at
the last session of the legislature
made him solid with the city democ-
| racy, and in addition he would un-
+. doubtedly poll thousands of votes of
wet" republicans.
said to Be Receptive.
| Although Mr.. Gambrill has made
no announcement of his intentions
as far as the senatorial nomination
he is receptive. It is rumored by Mr..
| Gambrills friends that Senator Norris
| would step aside and give him a
clear field in the primary against
| "Davy" Lewis.
| Politics in the sixth district were
| enlivened this week by the filing of
papers for the democratic nomina-
! tion for the Sixty-eighth Congress by
| Andrew ]. (Cy) Cummings of Chevy
Chase, Montgomery county. Mr.. Cum
to get into the fight for the primaries
| to be held in September, and hc will
be opposed by State Senator frank
W. Mish of Hagerstown. who also has
announced his candidacy and will file
his papers for the nomination later;
Former Representative Carville D.
Benson announced yesterday that he
had definitely decided to enter the
race in the second district for the
democratic nomination for Congress
in opposition to State Senator Mil
lard F. Tydings. who has already an
nounced his candidacy. Mr.. Benson
said he would make a formal an
nouncement Of his candidacy later, as
he wanted to make a survey of the
field and be able to announce his
stand on certain important subjects
of the day. Friends OF Mr.. Benson
declare that he will come out solid
ly for modification Of the Volstead
act.
watchful waiting is the attitude of
republican leaders on the senator
ship. The report or the assumption
that the recent visit to Salisbury of
Senator France resulted in a pledge
of support to him by former Senator
William P. Jackson was declared un-
warranted.
The republican organization is
| awaiting the appearance of a poten-
| tial candidate around whom senti-
ment can crystalline. Something of
a sensation was created here this
| week by the attack made by George
w. Crabbe, superintendent of the
hnti-Saloon League of Maryland, on
Gov. Ritchie. Representative John
Philip Hill, j. Charles Linthicum and
| Sydney L. Mudd and Stephen w.
Gambrill, democratic floor leader at
| the last session of the house Of dele
gates. in his report to the board of
| trustees of the league. After 'ac-
| cusing all Of being in league with
the wet" interests, supt Crabbe
stated that Gov. Richie will be a
menace to the good morals Of the
state OF Maryland" Gov. Ritchie re-
fused to comment on the statement