Evening star., 1923-09-09
EORESEE LIGHT
81
| BALTIMORE VOTE
-.
Observers Say Primary Mon.
j day Is Exciting Little In
f terest in Either Party.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. September s.
A vote light oven for a primary eiec-
tIon, which as rule is an occasion
not conducive to heavy voting, Will
be cast in Baltimore city Monday. ac-
.eording to the predictions of the
politicians. Forecasts of the number
Of ballots to be cast by democrats and
republicans combined range from 35,-
0n0 to $4,000, as compared with a
combined democratic and republican
registration of 19S.705-120,504 demo-
Gratis and 7S,201 republicans.
- To absence Of any contest in either
party for the gubernatorial or other
state-office nomination is absorbed
the anticipated lightness of the vote.
A very bitter contest for the demo-
cratic nomination for the governor
ship was averted by the accord be-
tween Frank A. Furst, John Walter
Smith. John NJ. Dennis and other
prominent democrats. The republi-
-:rans were not troubled with any
multiplicity of candidates. Their
trouble was to prevail upon Alexan-
der Armstrong, attorney general, to
run
Anticipate Perfunctory Primary.
In such contests as they have. city
democrats are anticipating a perfume
tory primary. with the organization
candidates winning hands down. al
though there is conceded to be
enough uncertainty in political af-
fairs to prevent any too positive fore
casts.
Jt 10 dieara,t ,u,opr rap,h1jco N G
life-and-death struggle is being
waged between adherents of the
Marchant and Weller factions for
control of the city committee. with
herent, who is chairman of the com
mittee. in danger of being eliminated
He Is opposed in the thirteenth ward
by William ]. Stocksdale.
The cohorts of Senator o. e. We'll
Ter see an easy triumph. but the
Marchant group. claiming victory by
narrower margin. declare that
Weller Is licked" SO tense is the
feeling in several wards that fist
fights between runners of the rival
camps have been averted narrowly.
The democrats have two city-wide
contests, Herbert X. O'Connor and
Leonard Weinberg contending for the
nomination for states attorney, and
Thomas F. MCNulty. John l.. Potee
and William w. Stockham are en-
gagged In a triangular fight for the
nomination for sheriff. Mr. Weinberg
has been making an active campaign
and Messrs. McNulty and Stockhan
each show considerable following
but Mr.. O'Connor and Mr.. Potee, or
.ganization candidates for states at
torney and sheriff. respectively, are
regarded by the politicians as the
probable winners.
- Feeling High in One District.
Only in the first district is feeling
running high among the democrats
The heaviest proportional demo
Liam Curran is unopposed for the
state senate, but ten men are
battling for the six places in the
house Of delegates. Some Of the four
not backed by the organization are
friends of William /. Norris, but
there is no concrete evidence that
Norris is supporting them actively.
All democratic candidates from
Baltimore for the state senate and
the house of delegates are acceptable
TO the Maryland division of the As
: ~sociation Against the Prohibition
Amendment. with two exceptions
These exceptions are Snowden Adams
,Haslup, candidate for the state senate
form the third district, and William NJ
Campbell. candidate for the house OF
delegate in the sixth district, according
TO announcement made by the associa-
tion last night
Two republican candidates for the
senate and eleven for the house are
listed as unsatisfactory in the aSso-
:cia tons statement.
= Declared unsatisfactory as republi-
San senatorial candidates are Max
well Suls, fourth ulstrIct, and Roert
A. Oracle, fifth district
Womens Vote n Factor.
As far as they may be able, polti-
cal leaders are checking up on the
,s,,,'c, ,i,,rr 81;
mary and general elections with three
main queries in mind:
Is the women's vote increasing or
FALLING OFF,
ence or voting generally as their
.'men folk" do?
Are they voting as a unit orscatter-
ing in man fashion?
At present there are approximately
$4,000 woman voters on the books, of
the primary election, $4,000 demo-
..crats and $4,000 republicans, with
soabout $500 unaffiliatcd. In a total
. registration of $4,000 the women
vote about 80 per cent.
= Where Feminine Vote Il Strong.
- Among the twenty eight wards the
women are the strongest numerically.
14f not also proportionately, in the
fifteenth. with 2,524 democrats, 2,261
republicans and 500 unaf1iliated. a
total of 5,2S7 The twelfth ward
acomes next. with 3,023 democrats.
1.G2S republicans and 2S2 unaftiliated.
"A total Of 4.933. while on it's heels Is
the twenty-seventh, showing 2.406
democrats, 1857 republicans and 529
unafhi lated: total. 1892.
Two of the three questions already
are answered pretty we'll in the minds
of the practical politicians; they be-
lieve that the woman vote generally
the same way do the men of their
families, and also they are convinced
that the women scatter their votes
and do not show any block tendency.
Virtually. the main point to be settled
Is whether the women's vote is in
creasing or shrinking in both primary
and general elections.
~ J. G. DEPONAI.
CIV IAI n0InA nAor