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Sees Chances for Victory in
Battle Within Democratic
Ranks.
(Continued From First Page.)
State Democratic machine.” the G. O.
P. platform continues that, while the
Republicans do not agree with some
of the policies of the Roosevelt ad
ministration, they do believe the
people of Maryland should receive the
same benefits as have been received
by other States, and that during this
period of distress no obstacles should
be raised by the Republicans.
“We. therefore, await with patience
and hope the result of the policies
of the President to bring about na
tional recovery and which we hope
will afford relief to a stricken people
and avert further economic ruin.
"The failure and unwillingness of
Gov. Ritchie to co-operate with the
President in his efforts to provide
relief and aid recovery has been ap
parent from the beginning of Presi
dent Roosevelt’s administration and
has frequently received adverse crit
icism from the prass.”
On Roosevelt Band Wagon.
• This is a dig at the reputed disin
clination of Ritchie to favor the New
Deal. However, since the campaign
got under way, a few weeks ago, Gov.
Ritchie has. like other Democratic
candidates, climbed aboard the Roose
velt band wagon and pledges his
support to the President and his
program.
The one thing that could give the
Republicans a victory in the guberna
torial race would be to have a very
large number of Democrats jump the
party reservation and vote against
Ritchie. That is the essence of the
hope of the Nice campaign managers.
Only twice since the Ci 'il War have
Republicans elected a Governor in
Maryland. The first time was in
1896. when a Democratic revolt took
place against the old Gorman-Rasin
machine, resulting in the victory of
Lowndes, Republican. The second Re
publican victory came in 1911, when
the present Senator Goldsboroagh de
feated Arthur P. Gorman, son of the
late Senator of that name.
The Republicans believe that a
revolt similar to that launched against
the Gorman-Rasin machine in 1896
Is now under way among the Demo
crats against Ritchie and his machine.
This revolt, they say, is due to the
opposition to a fifth term for the
Governor to the fact that many
Democrats outside the machine have
been unable to gain recognition or
office for these many years, and to
the fact that during his long con
tinuance in office the Governor has
made a number of enemies. The
spirit of revolt is also increased by
the hatred for the Govarnor on the
Eastern shore, growing out of his
activities there a year ago against
members of a lynching mob, and by
the feeling in some quarters that
depositors in a number of Maryland
closed banks were not safeguarded
sufficiently by the Ritchie administra
tion
Scare Sent Into Democrats.
There seems to be a good deal of
substance to the claim of the Repub
licans. For in the Democratic pri
mary in September Dr. Charles H.
Conley, a comparatively little-known
Democrat from western Maryland,
rolled up 96,067 votes to 147,793 for
Ritchie. The size of this Conley
vote sent cold chills down the spines
of the Ritchie supporters, and they
have not entirely warmed up yet.
The Ritchie cause will win or lose
in the city of Baltimore. No one
doubts that Nice will have a ma
jority in the 23 counties outside the
city. That is the territory which ordi
narily has a great number of Re
publican votes. In Baltimore the
Democrats have a majority of 120,000
registered voters over the Republicans,
and there are about 19.000 independ
ent registered voters. It is clear, there
fore, that a great deal depends on
how the Democratic organization per
forms in the city. Mayor Jackson
was a foremost candidate for the
gubernatorial nomination before and
even after Ritchie had decided to seek
renomination. Jackson finally with
drew from the race, but he has not
been happy about it. However, if
Jackson is to be a candidate for
mayor again next year, and it is be
lieved he will be. any indication that
he has let Ritchie down in this
fight might be fatal to his own future
political ambitions.
Strong Democratic Support.
The Democrats have the organiza
tion. they have plenty of campaign
funds—which the Republicans lack—
and they have the support of a very
large number of State employes. In
addition, Ritchie will receive the votes
cf many Republicans in Baltimore
and in the counties who do not care
for Nice, which will offset, to some
extent, the inroads which Nice un
doubtedly will make In the Demo
cratic ranks. Ritchie, too, has had
the advantage of campaigning over
the entire State during the last 19
years. He is probably personally
known to more people in the State
by thousands than any other man.
There is no Democratic faction
which is openly fighting Ritchie and
he has the active support of the Bal
timore Sun in this battle. So far as
the Eastern Shore is concerned, it has
been against Ritchie in past elec
tions. It is the section where dry
sentiment was strong, and Ritchie’s
crusade against prohibition hurt him
Nice Followers Confident.
The Nice people wear all the ap
pearance of confidence. Nice has had
big meetings in all parts of the State,
which he has visited despite the fact
that he suffered a broken arm soon
after the campaign began and still
carries his arm in a sling. A con
servative estimate, made by one of
the shrewdest politicians in the State,
gives Ritchie the victory, though by
a greatly reduced majority. This
estimate brings Nice up to Baltimore
City with a lead of 18,000 votes over
Ritchie, and it gives Ritchie a lead
in Baltimore of from 25.000 to 30,000
votes. In other words, Ritchie would
win by from 7,000 to 12,000 votes if
the estimate be correct. In 1930
Ritchie won by 65,000 votes.
The Republican primary results are
not without interest and significance.
Nice had 55.517 votes, Goldsborough
31,012, and Smith. 18,073, a total of
104.602 votes. The Ritchie and Con
ley vote totaled more than 244,000.
Radclifle, the Democratic sena
torial candidate, was secretary of
State in the administration previous
to Ritchie's first. He managed Presi
dent Roosevelt’s campaign in Mary
land two years ago and since has been
P. W. A. administrator for Maryland.
He has been criticized by Prance, his
Republican opponent, on the ground
that if Radclifle is elected he will
merely be a ’’yes" man. » rubber
stamp Senator. Mr. Radclifle today
had this to say about his attitude
toward the Roosevelt program:
"The policies of President Roose
1 velt in the main have been essential
and exceedingly beneficial. So far
I have never heard of any other
general plan of procedure suggested
which would have handled the situa
tion as well, if at all. Much of this
legislation is admittedly emergency
legislation and there will be ample
opportunity to consider it when the
question is taken up whether it should
be permanent. The experiences of
the last four or five years have dem
onstrated Imperfections, although I
think in general the financial and
economic structure is basically sound.”
New Bridge* Planned.
Two new bridges are to be built
across the Hull River at Hull, England.
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CRITTENTON CIRCLES
HOLD ANNUAL RALLY
Talk* and Play Are on Program
at Home—Reports Made
by Committees.
The annual rally of the circle* of
the Florence Crittenton Home, Reser
voir and Conduit roads, was held
there today, under the direction of
the board of managers. Mrs. Thomas
E. Robertson, president of the board,
presided.
The program was featured by talks
by Mrs. Elwood Street, wife of the
director of public welfare, on the
Community Chest, and Mrs. Earle
Collier, extension secretary of the Na
tional Florence Crittenton Mission.
A play, "Mothers of America,” was
part of a program presented by a
group of girls In the home, under the
direction of Miss Sue Tynes, assistant
to Mias Jean Cole, superintendent of
the home, and Miss Minnie Volkman,
choral leader.
The rally was opened by Rev. O. E.
Lenski and followed by a business
session, during which reports were
made by committee chairmen.
Bridge Suicides Reach 59.
PASADENA, Calif.. October 26 (>P>.
—The body of Gust Picoulas, 53, pres
ident of a peanut company in Los
Angeles, was found under the Colo
rado Street Bridge yesterday. He was
the fifty-ninth victim of the “suicide
bridge.” Relatives said he had been
in ill health.
POLICE DISCREDIT
KIDNAPING STORY
School Teacher Says She
Eluded Trio in Movie
Theater.
Br the Associated Press.
McHENRY, Mis*., October 26.—Vir
ginia Switzer, 28-year-old country
school teacher, returned to her home
here today, leaving New Orleans po
lice scratching their heads over her
bizarre story of having been kidnaped
for $30,000 ransom.
Despite frank skepticism of New
Orleans police, who found the missing
school teacher 13 hours after her
strange disappearance yesterday, Miss
Switzer persisted in her story that
three men forced her to leave
McHenry with them.
Miss Switzer told police three men
hailed her as she drove to school yes
terday. She says she was forced into
the trio's sedan. There she said she
was forced to provide paper for a ran
som note demanding $30,000 by Friday
night.
She was taken to New Orleans, she
said. A ball of cotton was put in
her mouth, a atrip of adhesive tape
pasted over her mouth and bandage
gauze wound around the lower por
tion of her face. Her hands were also
bound. Her captors then took her to
a movie theater where the three men
sat Just behind her with pistols at
her back, she said.
She said she managed to elude them
and reach the women’s dressing room.
There she scribbled on a piece of
cardboard the information that she
had been kidnaped and wanted the
police. The note was given to a
theater attache and police were
promptly called.
A colored parking lot attendant said
she drove into the lot about 12:30 yes
terday and was alone.
“DUPLICITY” CHARGED
TO G. 0. P. CANDIDATES
Br the Associated Press.
NEWARK, N. J„ October 26 —An
assertion that many Republican can
didates for Congress are practicing
"duplicity” in inferring they will sup
port the New Deal if elected was made
j here last night by Representative
Byrns of Tennessee, Democratic House
leader.
Contending that Republicans were
formulating plans in the present cam
paign for the 1936 election. Byrns said
he wanted to warn the voters "not to
be deluded by Republican candidates
for the House and Senate who are
angling for support on the implied
promise that they will support the
New Deal, of who are faintly praising
it."
MAN, 79, IS KILLED
BY HIT-RUN DRIVER
Man Under Arrest in Death of
William Duck—Fatality Is
Tenth This Month.
A 79-year-old retired rural mall car
rier was fatally injured In a hit-and
run accident reported to police yester
day.
The victim, William Duck, 1206
Tenth street, was knocked down while
crossing at Tenth and M streets. He
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died in George Washington University
Hospital several hours later.
A witness reported the license num
ber of the automobile and police ar
rested Edward R. Burkhead, 37, of
the first block of S street for inves
tigation.
Duck, a native of Wellington, Mo.,
came here about three years ago. He .
lived with his sister. Miss Martha C.
Duck, a retired Government employe.
Duck is the tenth traffic vlcthu this
month. The toll last October was 15.
Sixteen persons were killed in traffic
accidents last month. —
Reginald I. Smith, 29, of 1329 Bel
mont street, received a severe hand
injury last night when the automobile '
he was driving collided at Second and i
Bryant street* northeast with a truck
*td by police to have been operated
>y Kenneth Ingram. 18, of 231 Orowi
vell Terrace northeast. Smith was
created at Sibley Hospital.
Youths Held as Bandits, j
ST. PAUL, Minn.. October 26 <&•).—
’’lve alleged youthful bandiu, believed
■esponslble for 15 St. Paul hold-ups.
vere indicted yesterday by the Ram
ley County Grand Jury for flrst
iegree robbery. They included John
3iber, 20, River Rouge, Mich., and
Emil Gerlach, 28, 8t. Joseph, Mich,
rhe other three were St. Paul resi
tents.
Young Kidnapers Confess
Three boys, the oldest 19, who confessed they kidnaped a San Fran
cisco bank teller and planned to hold him for ransom. The boys may be
prosecuted under the new California •'Lindbergh" law. which provides the
death penalty or life imprisonment without parole. The boys are, left to
right: Thomas Hogan. 19; Archie Blgaszi. 16, and Machle Mendola. 16.
Inset: Wesley Strong, the bank teller, who was handcuffed and forced
into an automobile, but escaped while the car was stopped at a toll bridge
and cried "I’m being kidnaped.” —A. P. Photos.
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FEDERAL
RESERVE
SYSTEM
Capital,
Surplus,
Undivided
Profits
and
Reserves
$7,494,32275
RESOURCES
Cash on hand and due from Federal Reserve
and other banks. $8,968,796.88
N. Y. Call Loans. 500,000.00
U. S. Government Obligations, Direct or Fully
Guaranteed . 15,404,595.40
State and Municipal Bonds.$804,546.80
Stock in Federal Reserve Bank.. 204,000.00
Other Securities.4,376,643.71
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Accrued Interest Receivable. 262,983.21
Banking Houses, Vaults, Furniture and Fixtures
and Other Real Estate Owned.;. 3,248,342.08
Payment to Temporary Federal Deposit Insur
ance Fund. 40,517.16
Other Resources... 101,329.52
Total Resources...$45,993,683.41
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock. $3,400,000.00
Surplus . 3,400,000.00
Undivided Profits... 650,030.32
Reserve for Contingencies. 44,292.43
$7,494,322.75
Deposits . 38,471,516.36
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