Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-08-11
Gov. Crothers Withdraws From The
Primaries.

PCochSO vi oSNCIdl HuiluIcu pCiSohS tAS
withdrawal of his candidacy for the nom
ination at the coming primaries to succeed
himself and that he would support Senator
Lee, whose friends now contend he will
have IS votes in the convention. AS a
running mate, Mr.. Lee will have Mr.. W. S.
Evans, of Cecil county, for Comptroller.
The organization claims that Mr.. German
will be benefited by the Governors with
drawal Mr. German will have as his mates
Edgar Allen Poe. Of Baltimore, for the At
torney Generalship and Emerson c. Har-
rineton, of Dorchester county, for the
Comptrollership. If Senator Lee should re-
ceive the IS votes which his friends claim
for him, he will be nominated, 65 being
necessary to choice.
Following is Gov. Crothers speech in
which he declined to aspire to the nOmina-
ton:
The time has come when our party
must take up the question Of nominating
men for State and local Offices Our OPP
ponents seem to be trying to strengthen
themselves by eliminating any contest in
the primary and getting together on a
State ticket in the hope Of gaining victory
by a vigorous fight in the fall.
This year precedes the great national
contest, when, if the splendid record now
being made by the Democratic House Of
Representatives is further ennobled by
good deeds for the people, we believe we
can elect Democratic President Of the
United States.
1T therefore behooyes us to keep stead
tasty in mind the fact that we must and
shall be successful in this great coming
contest. There is no better way, it seems
to me, to have Maryland help in this
righteous cause than to have the Demo-
cratic party in this State victorious in the
coming Gubernatorial election.
THAT this might be done is considera-
ton to be deemed higher than mere desire
or personal ambition. The people of this
country have come to realize that the best
the just and the equitable laws must come
from the Democrats.
with the chances of victory there every
Democrat must consider well what he will
do in this approaching State conflict. We
as of Maryland. are practically delegates
waiting to record our vote in the poll Of
the States, as favoring Democratic Presi.
dent.
Your party will be able to enter the
election this fall with the absolute knowl
edge that every pledge made to the people
four years ago by it has been carried out
Every promise has been kept not evaded
but kept There may have been differ
ences of opinion as TO detail, but there can
be no denial Of the fact that the pledges
were fairly carried out. II there be imper-
fections now then the next Legislature can
remedy them.
Our opponents of the other party will
have PLATFORM but back of the one which
will come from the Democracy of this State
will be the actual record of achievement.
This is just and right. 1t should not
be the aim of the party to simply confer
honors upon its individual members by
nominating them for high Office. This is
not as jefferson taught. Parties are fol
accomplishing things for the people nom.
inees are but agencies for this accomplish
ment
II have no complaint to make against
hn IN hnl
Office, but it is the right Of the people be-
fore whom he makes his appeal to ask him
in their name, what he has accomplished
for them, for in accomplishments for then
he has best proven his democracy. and HI
who comes before the people without tina
record of achievement comes with empt!
hands,
when a man violates solemn platform
pledge or attempts to evade one he is do
ing that thing which makes of him not
Democrat. not an American, and above al
things else. not a candidate. in the bes
sense, for high Office,
No party will be strong unless il insist
to the letter upon the redemption of eacl
pledge. for then and then only can tn
people rely upon il to redeem promises O
the future For this reason your part
cannot but help have a tower of strength
in this coming election.
I'VE must all make sacrifices Anyon
who will not is not a Democrat, What /
most important to the State OF Maryland
and therefore to the Democratic party il
November of this year on election day, i
whether or not the policies instituted 70
the people of this State by this admins
tration will be continued, and upon tina
issue and il alone must depend the victor,
or defeat Of the Democratic party no mat
ter who the candidate might be-"
The Governor then reiterated in detail hi
plan for an additional road loan to be is
sued by the next Legislature and to pay tn
interest and sinking fund on ii by cuttin
down useless legislative expenses so tina
the loan would not be a direct tax upO
the people. He said that Southern Mary
land should be developed and explaine
that development Of any territory of Mary
land meant increased valuation of prop
erty, so that the State gained by sue
expenditures as might be needed for de
velopment.
He named the laws passed during hi
administration touching upon the DireC
Primary, the Corrupt Practices act, IN
new Corporation law and the Public Utili
ties Commission bill. On the latter h
dwelt at great length. explaining that hi
position was one which did not contem
plate harrassine the corporations. but as
surfing to the people and to them an eaua
measure Of justice,
He pointed out that the citizens Of Bal
timore had already saved 100000 b
the reduction in the gas rate and the
added that the Public Utilities law was on
of the very best laws which the State ha
passed.