The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-12-29
HOW TO ELECT THE GOVERNOR.
Concentration On Head of Ticket By
Republicans.

state, all of whom are interested in the
| success of the ticket here because of
the influence on the election to follow,
they are also considering plans for the
state campaign upon the result of which
depends the future of the party in Ma
ryland.
1t is proposed at the next meeting of
the state central committee in April to
again urge the organization IN the Will
son law counties not 10 lumber up their
tickets with names, the arrangement of
which is always designed to puzzle the
voters. The Democrats being always
favored experience little difficulty in
marking properly, but the Republicans
| and independents in trying to vote the
entire ticket are liable to make mis-
take which invalidates the ballot. 1t is
possible that the action against the
Charles county supervisors may deter
others from going to extremes, but the
law is pliable enough to permit manipu-
lations to which no exceptions NAV be
taken by those Disseminated against,
and it is to protect their votes that
plans are now being formulated.
At the meeting Of the state committee
two years ago the proposition was made
to instruct the Republicans in the coun-
ties affected to make no nominations
for local offices and to concentrate every
effort on the state candidates. Objec-
ton was raised to this by some of the
leaders, who claimed that a refusal to
recognize the claims of ambitious Re-
publicans would result in their losing
interest and deprive the party Of the
assistance of workers who might benefit
by the success of these candidates. The
argument was also advanced that it
would be almost impossible to prevent
men from gong on the ticket and force
the organization to recognize them.
| Other reasons were given by the dis
sentants that the committee concluded
to let these counties work out their own
salvation.
The overwhelming defeat of the Re-
of the complicated ballot and the multi
plicity of names has served to convince
the politicians that they cannot hope to
elect any local candidates until they can
get a fair deal from the supervisors.
This can be obtained only through the
medium of 2 Republican governor To
secure the election of a Republican eX-
ecutive it is necessary to concentrate
every vote on the head of the ticket. 1t
is, therefore, proposed to prevail upon
the Republicans in the Wilson law coun-
ties to forego making any nominations
except state senator, and even this one
not to be insisted upon.
All of the leaders in these counties
are now in favor of curtailing the tick
ct, and when the matter is brought be-
fore the state committee its adoption is
reasonably certain. The fact that the
new primary law permits any aspirant
to become a regular party candidate
will not interfere with the plan as out
lined. The name of such person may
go on the ticket, but the organization
could advise voters to ignore the names
of all those appearing upon the ballot
except that for Governor, and the in
structors will confine themselves to his
name, so that a candidacy would not
avail, defeat being certain.
With Republican governor at Annap-
oils the supervisors of election would
have to abide by the law and follow it
in spirit as well as in letter. The Dem
ocrats were afraid of some such happen
ing and at the last session of the legls-
lature some of the more radical advo-
Gated the passage of a law depriving
the executive of the power of removing
election officials. The party managers
were afraid, however. to go to that
extreme and the proposition was turned
| down.
Immediately after the holidays the
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| tention. The local management expects
| to institute vigorous campaign, and
| the city committee will start on the
/ preliminary work. No attention is to
| be given the candidates. of those aspir-
| ing to the various positions until the
entries have been completed. Then
! the organization will select the men who
in the judgment of the leaders would
be strongest and most likely to win.
They will get behind these men and
work for them in the primaries.
/ Should some others than those the or
ganization supports be nominated the
/ successful candidates may depend upon
the party management to render every
/ assistance.
1t is understood that some opponents
of the organization are endeavoring to
induce certain prominent Republicans
to permit the use of their name in con-
nection with the mayoralty. When this
is done in the interest of the party and
and with the view of bringing about
the nomination of a strong candidate,