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PAGE TWO
l POLITICS IN REVIEW l
(From The Observer, Baltimore.) l
The great effort of the fourth term
ers is to make a deal in Baltimore
City.
They would make a deal to over
come the organized opposition which
grows stronger as the Governor hesi
tates to take the public into his con
fidence.
But the trouble about any pro
posed deal is that the fourth termers
have nothing to deliver. The big
thing would be the Mayoralty and this
has been hinted at for a considerable
time as a suitable subject for barter.
But they cannot deliver it. They at
tempted to deliver it in 1927 and the
Republicans took possession of the
City Hall.
Furthermore, they can promise this
or that in the way of State appoint
ments but they can deliver nothing
unless Ritchie is reelected. They can
give no guarantee that he will be re
elected if nominated. So what they
have been doing is trying to buy with
counterfeit money.
The ranks of the opposition in Bal
timort City are unbroken. And on the
other hand the coterie of ward lead
ers now trying to help the Governor
along are likened to Coxey’s army.
They are not able to deliver much.
The Baltimore City situation is the
Governor’s big trouble. He is said to
look upon the Eastern Shore revolt as
a not vital matter but Baltimore City,
with more than half the Democratic
population of the State, is something
Jelse. Four years ago the Governor
glu|.t‘l the Mahon and Kelly organization
" at his beck and call. Today there are
no such organizations and such as
now exist cannot be marshalled by
His Excellency nor by his Coxey army
generals,
The most potent leaders of the city
Democracy today are Howard Jackson
and Billy Curran. And no matter how
much they have disagreed in the past
they are united in the view that the
renomination of Ritchie would lead to
party disaster.
On the Eastern Shore the situation
is reported to be growing worse rapid
ly so far as both Ritchie and the
Maryland Democracy are concerned.
Some of the Governor’s long time
friends who have battled for him: in
every contest are now urging him to
withdraw at once and try to save the
party. But the Goyernor’s bump of
self esteem is so large that it seems
to rule him. He still considers him
self the most popular man in the
Maryland Democracy.
Senator Mclntosh has at last start
ed on a tour of the counties and some
of his critics are saying he should
have begun this in December. But he
has started and that’s something. He
begins with Southern Maryland and
in St. Mary’s County has a staunch
friend in the person of Senator Alan
Coadilwho has not only been a Mec-
Intosh admirer for a long time but
has also been able to escape the Ritch
ie hypnotism that seems to have en
veloped so many in the past. In St.
Mary’s former Senator Peverly, now
. State Land Commissioner through the
. death of the original appointee, can be
- counted on to take the Ritchie side as
\a lieutenant of Brooke Lee.
~ In Charles County Senator J. Wal
r Mitchell will line up with Ritchie,
also being a Lee lieutenant, but we
not hear that Mr. Mitchell is en-
Ausiastic over the fourth term. Prob
ibly he has his own ideas of what
‘Charles County would do to Ritchie
in the general election.
Calvert County is said to lean to
Mecllntosh or away from the Governor,
who now has no effective leader there.
Four years ago it would have taken
little to carry it for Wm. M. Maloy,
so it is said, and so Mr. Mclntosh
should carry it.
In many of the counties the Demo
cratic leaders are giving attention to
the make-up of the local tickets and
hoping that Ritchie will get out of the
contest and not help to drag the party
down. This week, it is reported, some
county leaders have called on His Ex-;
cellency and acquainted him with the
conditions they have to meet and
urged him to withdraw. But the
Governor, it appears, shudders at the
idea of giving up office holding and
going back to real work. Office hold
ing and the banqueting and shouting
suits him so well.
Bridge Scheme Now
Striking Obstacles
The Chesapeake Bay bridge scheme
brought forward by the Governor in
his effort to win Eastern Shore sup
port for a fourth term has not
brought the applause that might have
been expected. Some prominent
Eastern Shoremen don’t see much in
it and as for the merchants over
there they think it another develop
ment to take local trade to the city.
The papers over there as a whole
do not get excited over it and the poli
ltics in it is so apparent that no one
can be fooled.
Former Mayor Jackson has given
the public the Governor’s view on the
subject in 1926, and this has traveled
down the Shore with rapidity. Conse
quently there is a good deal of merri
ment at the expense of His Excel
lency. This week’s issue of the Ches
tertown Enterprise ventilates the
whole business and makes it plain
that the Governor’s motive is under
stood. ‘
The Easton Star Democrat gives
notice that Talbot county can be ex
pected to oppose the use of -State
money for building the bridge and of
course the lower end of the Peninsula
sees little benefit to be had by the
building of a $10,000,000 bridge near
the head of the bay where there are
already two bridges. 'And on top of
that there is talk of constructing a
tunnel between Kent Island and the
Western Shore above Annapolis.
The naming of a committee by the
Association of Commerce is what
might have been expected. This
body of business men has through a
committee thrown cold water on the
third trunk line project for Baltimore
even though the Inter-State Com
merce Commission favors it. So now
we shall see how much interest that
organization will take in the Gover
nor’s belated project.
G. O. P. Followers
Still in Quandary
There is no real light on the situa
tion in the Republican party. The
Mayor’s City Hall supporters still
cling to the belief that he will become
a candidate not long after his return
from Florida, but there is no word
from the Mayor that can be so inter
preted.
Meanwhile there is discussion of
other availables and recently there
was public mention of Col. Henry B.‘
Wilcox. But we do not understand
that the Colonel, who is a busy bank
er, is likely to send up any lightning
rod or start on a handshaking expe
dition in pursuit of the honor. We
have the idea that the position of
State Treasurer would just about suit
him and there is certainly more pros
pect now for a Republican State
Treasurer next year than there was at
a corresponding period of 1917. Yet
at the Legislative session of 1918 a
Republican State Treasurer was chos
en. |
Recently the talk of the active can
didacy of David A. Robb has 'd
down somewhat even though the Alle
ganian is keeping an ear to the
ground. He is the chief dry hope.
Then there is constant mention of Al
bert G. Towers as a compromise can
didate while some who like to figure
are trying to find away to have U.
S. Senator Goldsborough run without
handing his Washington seat to a
Democratic successor. It may be pos
sible to work this out—it’s really a
job for the constitutional lawyers,
who seem to be increasing in number.
Judge Dennis Talk e
-a Revival
In the last two weeks there has
been revived the talk of the possible
candidacy of Chief Judge Samuel K.
Dennis for the Democratic nomination
for Governor. No word comes from
the Judge so far as can be learned,
but the report has been going around
that since it has been demonstrated
that he is stronger on the Eastern
Shore than is Senator Mclntosh he
may yet be prevailed upon to accept
support.
Renewed mention of the Judge’s
name has the effect of causing some
of the fourth termers to become ex
cited and they repeat their declara
tions that the Judge will under no
circumstances accept support for any
offices other than the one he is now
holding.
| Certain it is that if the Judge
would only change his mind about the
| matter the political situation' would
| suddenly and effectively change. For
| those who know the public feeling do
: not see the Governor making his en
| try against Judge Dennis. Y
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ACCIDENT
|| Sunday Services in the Churches.
.| Church of the Brethren, Rev. A. D.
| Secrogum, pastor—9:3o a. m., Sun
day school; 10:30 a. m., worship.
English Lutheran Parish, Rev. G.
W. W. Amick, pastor—Accident, 9:30
.| a. m, Sunday school; 10:30 a. m.,
“| worship; 2:00 p. m., song service con
' ducted by Mr. F. G. Fox.
"| Friendsville, 7:30 p. m., worship.
tl Zion Lutheran Church, Rev. A. W
>! Gode, pastor—9:3o a. m., Sunday
t school; 10:30 a. m., English service.
1 Notes of the Schools.
1 Miss Ola King, teacher in room 1
-| was ill of influenza last Friday.
The Freshman class of the schoo
el will present a program in the audi:
- torium on Friday afternoop at 2:30
(| Mr. William Miller will speak at the
meeting. .
Remember the play, “Light House
Nan,” which is to be presented in the
school auditorium on Friday and Sat
urday nights of this week. Admission
| will be 20 and 35 cents.
| Prof. and Mrs. W. H. Beggs were
: called to Westminster Monday of this
: week owing to the serious illness of
i Mrs. Beggs’ father.
Quilting Party.
| Mrs. Smith Friend entertained with
‘|an all-day quilting party last Satur
"|day with the following persons pres
"|ent: Mrs, T. C. Custer and daugh
| ter Beryl; Mrs. Bruce Forsythe and
| daughter Virginia; Mrs. John Miller
'|and son Junior and Miss Oma Friend.
A delicious dinner was served and all
| present spent an enjoyable day.
- Notes About the Sick.
| Mr. Henry Kamp has been quite ill
| since last Thursday when he suffered
|a severe attack of indigestion. Mem
| bers of his family were called to the
| home as a result of the condition of
| their parent. At this writing his con
| dition is slightly improved. All in the
| community hope for his speedy re
| covery.
Matters of Personal Interest
| Mr. Henry Bittner, of Akron, 0.,
|spent several days here last week
| visiting his mother Mrs. Mary Bitfher,
| who has been very ill. |
| Mr. and Mrs. J. E. McGettigan
|had the following as guests on last
| Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. George Sebold
|and family and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Se
| bold and family, of McHenry; Mr. and
| Mrs. Foster Glover and family, of
| Friendsville.
Mr. and Mrs. George Margroff have
been visiting friends and relatives at
Akron, Ohio, for several weeks.
| Among them was Mre. Roy Speicher,
| who has been quite ill and confined to
|a hospital in that city.
| Mrs. George Sebold was visiting her
|son Bernard at Cumberland, and at
| Cresaptown, Md., during the past ten
| days, returning to her home Friday.
Arthur Speicher and Francis Coke
|ly, of Williamsport, Md., spent the
| week-end at the home of Mrs. Allie
| Speicher in Accident.
| Fred. and Nelle Alexander were
| Sunday guests at the home of Mr. and
| Mrs. Robert Alexander.
| Miss Annie Georg of Flatwoods,
| was a guest at the Luther Keller home
| Monday of this week.
| Mrs. H. E. Liston and son Homer
| visited Mrs. F. W. Hochman at
: Grantsville several days this week.
| Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Humberson and
| son Norman motored to Frostburg
'| one night last week to s¢e the talking
| movie “The Virginian.”
| Miss Tillie Englehart left for Pitts
burgh Wednesday morning to attend
the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Am
| ster Friend.
‘| Miss Nelle Speicher spent the week
| end visiting friends at Frostburg and
| Lonaconing.
| Mr. Carl Miller, who is attending
| school in Baltimore, spent the week
'| end at his home here.
'| Mrs. William Miller, George, Carl
‘| and Martha Miller and Mr. and Mrs.
: George Bushman were Sunday guests
| of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Snyder.
i Mr. N. M. Humberson was trans
'| acting business at Oakland one day
| recently. _
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Humberson vis
ited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clar
| ence Kolb one evening last week.
| Mrs. D. A. Sweitzer, of Corinth, W.
| Va., is a guest at the home of Mr.
'l and Mrs. August Haenftling at this
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