Evening star., 1922-12-03
split threatened
|NMARY[AND COP.
Dry Conference Question,
Raised by Daugherty, Hits
Governorship Issue.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, December 2.-When
Attorney General Daugherty request
| ed conferences in the different states
between federal and state officials for
! the purpose of talking over the en-
f"rcement of the liquor laws he Gre
ated situation in Maryland that is
| causing politicians some conjecture.
The state attorney general, AleXan
der Armstrong, thinks the proposed
conferences should be held Informally
in the counties and cities. basing his
belief on the ground that there is no
Estate enforcement act in Maryland
United States District Attorney
Amos w. w. Woodcock wants a state
wide conference in conformity with
Daugherty's suggestion. Now. since
publlcans. and both are considered by
politicians as gubernatorial timber,
and since Armstrong is looked on as
the favorite Of the Weller faction of
the party. while Woodcock is known
to represent the Jackson faction. poll
ticians see in the reported difference
III opinion the nucleus Of an intra
party clash that may develop in the
fight for the gubernatorial nomina-
tion.
"No Material Difference"
Armstrong. however, denies that
| there is any material difference of
opinion between himself and Wood
cock.
Il favor all Cooperation that can
be brought about by means of the
conferences" he said. But / see no
reason for the statewide conference,
because We have no state enforce
ment act. Conferences might profit
ably be held in the counties where
there are local option regulations.
hut these are not uniform throughout
the state"
Republican politicians see indica
tions of differences in the party large
ly because of the trend of events be-
fore the last general election. Thus
IT was generally conceded that the
Jackson wing Of the party was to
have control of the governorship in
the next election. Col. Marion A.
Humphreys of Salisbury. and W.
Baden Lowndes were the two pros
pective candidates most mentioned.
The politicians figured that of
these prospects was to be used to out :
jockey the candidate from the Weller
wing of the party and that the other
would get the nomination. The de-
feat of Senator Joseph l. France in
the fall election. however. threw a
monkey wrench into the workings of
this plan.
Because Woodcock is acknowledged
as lieutenant in the Jackson faction
of the party, and because Armstrong
is called strong WeIierite. their
present difference. minor thought i,
be. is looked on as a possible wedge
between the factions.
characteristic. OF Wedge.
These are the characteristics of that
wedge. as seen by political observers
Col. Humphreys. the jackson right
bower. is one of the driest of the eastern
shore drys. Woodcock, the left bower, is
considered fully as dry. On the other
side of the fence, Attorney General
Armstrong is credited with liberal
views on prohibition and Senator We'll
Ter favors beer and wines.
Armstrong is generally mentioned
as gubernatorial candidate. Wood
cock has been to d lesser extent. but
whether he is or not. his stand on the
prohibition question is taken to indi-
cate the views of his faction of the
party. Thus, there is seen a differ
enc of opinion in the party on pro-
hibition. and that difference is expect
ed to become prominent when the re-
publicans name their nominee for
governor.