Evening star., 1926-06-13
MARyLAND'S c. O.P.'
BREACH W|DENS|
"Harmony Conference" Fails
to Achieve ResuItS-Dem0-
Gratis Map Course.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, June 12.-rhe Re
publicans Of Maryland are again look
ing for a Moses to lead them out
Of their troubles following the failure
of the harmony committee" appoint
Ell by the Weller faction Of the party
10 "halmonlze" with the .Iill- Hum
phreys- Broening faction at q meeting
neld here this week.
senator Weller and Marion Hum
plreys are said to be the two stun
bling blocks standing in the way of
uniting the party. The anti-W eller
faction is determined to get the Sena-
tors scalp" and the Weller faction
are equally opposed to the candidacy
or Humphreys for governor.
W. Bladen IoWndes, who is leading
the opposition to Senator Weller it
is said, insists that Weller must with
draw before the party can be united,
and the Senator's faction insists that
another candidate must be named in
place of Humphreys.
Conference Is Futile.
The harmony committee consisted
Harvey. representing the Weller fac
ton, and William p jackson, national
committeeman from Maryland DR..
Joseph I. France former United
States Senator, and MIR. Lowndes of
the Hill Humphreys Broening faction.
The conference lasted over six hours.
but ended just about where it started
with each faction standing hrm on its
dema nds.
The only gubernatorial candidate Oh.
/, which 1t Is believed both factions
would be willing to unite is former
Gov. Phillips Lee Goldsborough, and
he is emphatic in his statements that
he is out of politics for good. Others
suggested but not acceptable to both
factions are Albert G. Towers, a for
ner member of the public service
commission, and Morris A. Soper,
Federal judge OF the United States
Court here.
While the Republicans continue to
be hopelessly split strenuous efforts
are being made to unite the Demo
cratic party. headed by Gov. Ritchie.
who is seeking reelection to q third
term. One OF the moves toward this
end was the filing this week by Repre-
sentative Millard T.. Tydings of the
second district of his papers for the
candidacy for the Democratic nomina-
tion for United States Senator. After
fling his papers at Annapolis. Mr..
FydingS declared he felt confident Of
being elected. and said: THE Repub-
licans have never won in Maryland
except when they We're united and
we were split Now. we Democrats
are united and the Republicans are
split into Weller and anti W eller fac
tiGnS.
Mr.. Tydings probably will have no
opposition for the nomination, with
the exception of Mrs. Virginia Peters
Parkhurst of Prince Georges County,
who has announced she will file her
papers on July 4, but which is not
taken seriously by party readers. word
having gone down the line from the
leaders OF the party to get behind his
candidacy, and he is known as a
"Ritchie Democrat
Both Republican and Democratic
politicians here are awaiting with
considerable interest the answer of
Senator Weller to the demand Of DIR.
B. B. James, professor of history at
the American University. Washing
ton, that the Senator unequivocally
come out and declare himself in favor
of the drys and for strict enforcement
of the Volstead act In Maryland.
Representative Hill has also written
Senator Weller asking him to declare
his stand on the wet and dry question.
In the letter Mr.. Hill said that it had
been reported that Senator Weller's
supporters in the country We're class
ing him as dry while those in the
city claim he is wet"