The New York herald., 1922-08-11
Money Expected to Talk,
Though, in Convincing
Rural District Voters.
PROFITABLE SEPT. 2 SEEN
Result Will Depend Largely on
100000 Negro Votes, Here
tofOre Capricious.
BY LOUIS sEIBoLD.
7 ny LOUIS sEIBOLD.
Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD

specio, Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington. ID. c., Aug. 10.
Republicans and Democrats in Mary
land, My Maryland. are displaying
avid interest in their respective party
primaries, to be held the second week
in September
The ancient Colonial borough firing
ing the boundary between TIE North
and South promises to be the battle
ground for spectacular struggle be-
tween the two parties in November.
Before the finals are reached how
ever, the Democratic party will make
determined effort to manipulate
their way the traditional seesaw which
has dictated political results by mar
row margins many times since the
civil war.
The chief interest of Maryland
voters at the moment is centered on
battle between vastly different types
OF millionaires for the Republican Sem
atorial nomination. The Democratic
attention is focused on the. lively dis
pute between half a dozen potential
contenders for the Senatorial nomina-
ton of that party.
Sky Is the Limit.
Maryland. which is most capricious
in bestowing its political favors-as
also 'the best eating State in the
Union, being the habitat OF the ter
rapin and acknowledgements as
many political complexes as any other
section of the country. perhaps more
than any other. An election In Mary
land is not settled until the last vote
has been counted.
The present Democratic Governor,
A. c. Richie. was elected by 164 votes
in the same election that gave Mr..
Harding $4,000 for the Presidency and
Ovington f. Weller, Republican, $4,000
for the Senate. 1t is the theory and
in some respects the rule that Balti-
more, with population around $780,
900, politically disposes of what the
100000 rural elements in the other
twenty-three counties propose. There
the urban and the rural populations
as elsewhere. The distinction as
sumes paramount importance in the
present instance because the decision
In the contest tor the Republican SEN
atoriaI nomination will be largely set
tied by the 10000 colored voters Of
the State.
The colored brother. whose environ
ment is mainly rural. is fully aware Of
his potential opportunities. A great
many of those who are being codiled
by the energetic and vigilant sponsors
for the two Republican aspirants for
the. Senate nomination are already an
ticipating "a harvest which may even
add to the output of fiivvers. Under
a recent decision of the Supreme Court
the sky is the limit in the matter Of
expenditures in a primary Cougres-
s!onal contest.
One of the Republican contenders
for the vacant Senate seat to be filled
has already Indicated his Willingness
to spend all that the traffic will de-
mand The other would probably not
have any difficulty in meeting every
reasonable financial crisis that might
arise in connection with his ambitions
At any rate. the yeomanry is antici-
pating a profitable primary"-for
themselves.
Frances Independence.
The two contenders for the Repub-
lican Senatorial nomination are Joseph
/. France, the Maryland physician, who
won 1t six years ago, and wants to hold
on to IL. The other is John w Garrett,
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