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This district was formerly Democratic.
but Hill has had no trouble carrying
1t by large majorities over the most
popular Democrats that could be found
to run against him. There seems little
doubt in any ones mind that this city
is overwhelmingly wet in sentiment.
and it may go strongly for HILL though
the Weller people claim the Republl-
can orga nization leaders in % out of
2S city wards.
In addition to the wet support
which he will receive, Mr.. Hill has
the benefit of several historic grudges
against Senator Weller. One of these
grudges is held by William H. Jack
son, former United States Senator. the
outstanding Republican leader on the
Eastern Shore. Another is treasured
by w. Bladen Lowndes, son of a for
mer governor, and still a third grudge
is borne by former Senator France,
who has believed that Senator Weller
did not give him proper support in
1922 when France was defeated by
Senator Bruce, Democrat.
Many i'm Dry Territory.
1t happens that some of these grudge
bearers are located in territory that is
particularly dry. For example, the
sentiment among the Republicans, and
the people in general, on the Eastern
Shore has been rated strongly dry
But Jackson, who is not only an
hereditary leader but is also Republi-
can national committeeman for Mary
land, has given the orders to vote for
Hill. Many of those who ordinarily
would vote dry, will vote for Hill,
cOnsOling themselves probably with
the thought that Senator Weller also
is rated a wet by the association
against prohibition.
Money Held Needed.
Here in Baltimore the impression
has gained ground that not a little
depends upon the lOosening of the
purse strings. 1t is pointed out that
some of the hackers Of Mr.. Hill are
plentifully supplied with funds, and
they are expected to use them. Mr..
Weller's supporters also are not with
out money necessary in a campaign,
and some of it will be forthcoming.
A leading Democratic politician Gym
ically suggested today that the Re
publican election depended upon
which side was the most effective in
reaching a certain class OF voters In
Maryland via the pocketbook route.
that the senatorial investigating com
mittee headed by Senator Jim Reed OF
Missouri. be summoned to inquire
into the campaign here.
There is a tail to the Weller kite
as we'll as to the Hill kite, in the shape
of a candidate for the gubernatorlal
nomination, and also candidates for
other State offices. The Weller can
didate for governor Is Addison r.
Mullikin, an attorney pract1clng IN
Baltimore, who is rated dry. The
Hill gubernatorial candldate IS MARION
A. Humphreys, a political lieutenant
of William H. jackson on the Eastern
Shore. and who though formerly a
dry. has now come out for modlhca-
ton of the dry laws in order to con-
form to the Hill platform. Hum
nhrevs has been in politics for
long time and will draw consider
able vote in the counties or the East
ern Shore.
Delegates Are Elected.
In Maryland the primary elections
do not settle finally the senatorial and
gubernatorial nominations by the pop
Mar vote Delegates are elected at
the primaries to the State conVen-
tions. which are held later. The dele
gates elected in each of the % coun-
ties and in the six legislative districts
Of Baltimore city are compelled to
vote in convention according to the
verdict rendered by the voters in their
respective county or district at the
primary. Although the number OF
voters in Baltimore city is approx
mately as large as the number in all
the rest Of the State, the city has
onlv AZ delegates from it's six legisla-
tive districts to 105 delegates repre-
senting the % counties. Under the
law no county may have more than
seven nor less than three delegates,
no matter what the population may
be. The Baltimore city legislative dis
tricts each have seven delegates,
though the population OF some OF
these districts is much greater than
that of some Of the counties.
The party conventions at which the
nominations are actually made VIII
be held the last of this month.
The Weller campaign leaders claim
their candidate should carry the five
counties Of western Maryland, al
though they admit privately that Hill
is making a hard fight for Allegheny
County, in which wet Cumberland is
located. They count, too, on winning
the three counties in northern Mary
land, Baltimore, Carroll and Hartford
Counties. In southern Maryland they
admit Hills claim to Calvert County
and say he may have a chance in
Howard County. but in the other four
counties of this section, including
Prince Georges County, the Weller