Evening star., 1922-07-23
DEMOCRATS TO ACT
in MARYLAND RACE
Scurrying for Senate Candi-
date to Be Named
Next Week.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BALTIMORE, July 22.-The demo-
cratic leaders of the state will next
week select the candidate that they
will back in the primaries for the
United States senatorial nomination.
This is the word that is being passed
down the line following the call of
Dr.. ]. Hubert Wade, chairman OF the
democratic state central committee,
on the date for the whole of the
primaries and the state convention.
While DIR. Wade would not admit
that the question Of selecting A cam
didate would. be brought up. as the
primaries date had been decided.
number of leaders are of the opin-
ion that the matter will not only be
brought up. but that the committee
will take some action looking toward
the selection of candidate upon
which the party as a whole can
unite.
II they do not get together behind
some candidate of their own selec-
ton they will decide on their atti-
tude as to David J. Lewis. former
representative. and William l. Norris.
state senator, both active candidates
The chances are. however, that they
will put candidate in the field. This
information, coming from reliable
have seen the sins Of procrastination
and are at last beginning to realize
that they will have to put a candi-
date in the field to end what they de-
scribe as an unfortunate political
situation
Ritchie Mentioned Again.
The call for Gov. Ritchie as the
candidate is being heard again. and
this time with more force than pre-
viously. although the governor has
stated on number of occasions that
under no circumstances would he be
candidate for the Senate. The
name Of former Representative Charles
E. Coady is also being mentioned very
prominently. 1t will be recalled that
Mr.. Coady was one of the first to
be mentioned in connection with the
senatorial nominal ton and was thought
of even before Gov. Richie had
issued his pronouncement declaring
tor four years more at Annapolis II
they were obtainable rather than for
six years at Washington. The boom
for Mr.. Coady. seems. to have been
started with the John Walter Smith
people. whose solicitude for the con-
tinuancy of Gov. Ritchie In political
life is well known. Mr.. Coady is an
old stager. however, and when he
enters he wishes tho omens TO be
auspicious
Frank A. Furst, one of the ac-
knowledged city leaders. thinks
Richie has made an excellent gov
ernor and sympathizes with his de-
sire to round out his work at An
napolis. but Mr.. Furst also thinks
that the sena torial pot" has boiled
long enough and that it is time for
something to have materialized.
Seek "Dryn Backing.
With William I. Norris, an acknowl-
edged wet" and the other demo-
cratic candidate, David ]. Lewis. hav-
ing come out for a modification Of
the Volstead act. the dry wing of the
democracy Is now casting it's eye
for candidate to run with the back
ing Of the Anti-Saloen League. The
league Is considered to have made a
shrewd political move in sponsoring
the candidacy OF Frank H. Zonck,
former chairman of the states roads
commission, for the democratic nomi-
nation in the second congressional
district, where contest impends be-
tween two avowed "wets." former
Representative Carl D. Benson and
Miller Tydings. former speaker of the
Legislative assembly.
On the republican side the week
has been featured by the public de-
mand made upon Senator Joseph
Irwin France by Harry Haller of
Frederick, chairman of the republican
central committee OF the state, to
Withdraw from the race in favor of
John w. Garrett. Mr.. Haller would
not discuss the issues of the race
and told the senator that he had
conyersed with party workers in all
parts of the state and that almost
without exception they had agreed
that if the senator Is renominated
he will be defeated in November
Senator France, however, refuses to
be moved from his determination to
run in tho primaries and issued a
statement In answer to the request
of Mr.. Haller.