The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-09
6ubernatcrlaI Candidates From
the Anti-Saloon League
Viewpoint.

AnC AAiSttCdu ISSUE OmClai organ VI
the Anti-Saloon League. discusses Mary
land gubernatorial candidates and their
attitude toward local option. in its issue
of June 5, the following being extracts
from the article:
The Anti-Saloon League of Maryland
has no candidate for the gubeuatorial
nomination Of either party. We know
a better way. But the League is IN 4
teusely interested and is preparing to-
fight as hard as may be necessary. We
will warn them that certain men will not
be supported if nominated, but expect TO
keep clear so that we can throw the entire
weight Of the League as an independent
temperance movement to the better cam
didate in the general election.
GENERAL MURRAY vANDIvER, DEMO-
CRATIC STATE CHAIRMAN.
The League has already served notice
that il win oppose General Murray VAN
diver if he is nominated, on account of
the fact he used the influence derived
from bis connection with the state organ
ization to defeat the local option bill.
In this connection it may be suggested
that the League would be disposed to look
with suspicion upon any kind of
promise 10 the Democratic platform If
General Vandiver, WHO has been one Of
the most active leaders of the liquor in
terests, should be continued as State
Chairman to carry it out.
For all intents and purposes, so far as
this fight in Maryland is concerned,
General Vandiver is not so much Demo.
crat as he is representative of the liqnor
interests.
COLONEL BUCHANAN ScHLEY.
As previously stated. Colonel Buchanan
Schley will not do. He lined up the reg
ular Democratic organization in Wash
ington county in favor of the saloons two
years ago when that comfy voted and
then he is responsible for compelling one
break his pledge in order to repeal the
local law and take away from his county
the right to vote at all.
GOVERNOR CROTHERS.
Governor Crothers is among those
mentioned as in the running for the
Democratic nomination. Whether he
will finally be a candidate we do not
know. The Police Board investigation
has been used to make a great deal OF
sentiment against him, although the
League considers that he has been sincere
and actuated by desire to promote the
public welfare. and that conditions justi-
fed drastic action.
: The Governor is generally understood
to be personally temperance man. He
is one of the few prominent politicians in
Maryland who is total abstainer.
SENATOR ARTHUR p. NGoRMAN, JR.
From the newspapers, Senator German.
President of the Senate, seems 10 be re-
garded as strong candidate. The i'm.
preston seems to be abroad that he will
have the support of the organization.
Senator Germans record is bad on this
question, but he put himself in position
during the last session where he can
square himself with the temperance
people If he wants to.
SENATOR BLAIR LEE.
Senator Blair Lee of Montgomery
county is also prominently mentioned.
Senator Lees record on the local option
question is good. He voted right the
only time be had chance, and not only
voted right, but made really unanswer-
able speech. He has not been an
especially aggressive fighter of local
option, but Is clean, strong, honest man.
HON. JOSHUA W. MILES.
From the Eastern Shore Hon. Joshua
w. Miles has been prominently mention
ed. Mr.. Miles is generally understood to
favor local option and the men from his
own county have been uniformly right.
No man could expect to remain PROM
inent in politics on the Eastern Shore of
Maryland and be actively opposed to a
proposition of this Sort
MR.. TALBOT AS A FACTOR.
Two or three men have been mention
ed as parties whom Congressman Talbot
would undoubtedly liketo see nominated.
The League would be obliged to oppose
anybody who would be controlled by
Congressman Talbot until it became clear
that it was an undoubted case of the
leopard having changed his spots"
HON JOSEPH D. BAKER.
The League has, not the slightest in
timation. direct or indirect from Mr..
Baker or from anybody acting for him,
whether he intends to become candidate
or not. If be should decide to come out
the League would not attempt to assume
any proprietary rights over him. Mr..
Baker is too big to be the ''man" of any
other man on organization. His ability
and his character are enough of a plat
form 10 commend him to the people
In our Judgment the majority of the
Democratic political bosses would rather
have the Democratic party beaten than
win with Mr. Baker. Some of them be.
lieve that they can hold the organization
together better in defeat than with a
governor whom they cannot control, and
nobody supposes for minute that any
crowd of professional politicians could
control Joseph D. Baker.
THE REPUBLICAN, CANDIDATES.
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