The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-23
BALTIMORE LETTER.

Z Although the call has not vet been is.
sued, the Democratic State Central Com
mittee will meet during the first week OF
September and outline plans for the cam
paign. Chairman Murray Nandiyer ex-
poets TO issue the call next week and, in
addition to the members of the commit
tee, scores OF prominent leading Demo
Gratis from every section of the State will
be invited The committee will also
take NJ the question of appointing an ad-
. vlsory committee, which will probably be
done, but this committee will be com
posed OF regular Democrats. 1t will not
be turned over to men who. in the past.
have fought the party as often as they
have supported IT, On will be placed
most OF the city and county leaders who
are not members OF the State Central
. Committee. This will give these leaders
an Official connection with the campaign,
one that every member of the committee
and every worker wants them 10 have.
/ The selection OF an advisory or an exec
u'IEe committee is not a new departure
IN Maryland or Baltimore politics. 1t
has been done IN nearly every campaign
tor years. The object is to get the ad.
wee OF certain men and il can best be Sc
cured by making them part of the man
aSement In the past, the committee and
leaders have suggested such a move and
theY would have unques,ionabv doEe so
this Year. The efforts on the part OF GER
tam men to Dust the regular organization
and place the campaign in the hands Of
offers Will have nothing TO do with the
selection OF an advisory committee On
this committee will be placed men who
supported the different presidential can
dldateS IN the Maryland primaries This
Is right. 1t will be recalled that. con.
nected with the management Of the cam
paignS OF the different presidential Candi-
dates, there were many Democrats who
tor years have been regarded as regular
organization men. Most OF them have
invariably supported the organization in
primary fights, but when they did differ
from II, their fights were made in the pr.
MARES. When the ticket was named
they worked hard for its success. They
never suiked in their tents. These men
had perfect right TO support their indi-
Vldual preference in the primaries and
each one OF them is now lOyalIv behind
the ticket and should and will get due
and full recognition in the MANAGEMENT of
the leading state fight. This applies par
ucularly 10 the men who led Governor
Iudson Harmon's fight. With few pos
Sble exceptions they have been identi-
fed with the ORGANIZATION for wears
They favored Governor Harmon and
made this tight They were defeated in
the PRIMARIES, but took il good naturedy.
They are now for Governor Wilson. On
the Harmon campaign committee were
many OF the leading citizens of the state
and the organization will cheerfuy see
that they are given places on the advisory
committee. The same is true of some of
Governor Wilson'S supporters.
immediately following the meeting of
the committee the campaign will be on
IN full force. Wilson clubs will be form
ed throughout the state and these, in CO.
operation with the regular party workers,
Will be able to do much effective work.
Already number Of these clubs have
been organized, especially in the Coun-
ties. Plans will also be laid for collect
ing funds to carry on the contest MANY
OF the leaders will advocate popular sub,
sCrlptions A call will be made for every
Democrat to contribute his mite, no
matter how small it may be. The lead
ers believe that if this were done, the
Maryland campaign can easily be financ.
ed within the borders of the state. 1t
would also greatly relieve the few men
who IN recent campaigns have stood the
bulk OF the expense. Small co II cards
will be distributed broadcast and the
voters will be requested to place a coin
in them and forward to headquarters.
Inc expenses OF stale campaign are
heavy. Meetings. the distribution of lit.
erature, clerk hire at headquarters and
the like run into thousands Of dollars 1t
must be raised and vigorous efforts will
be made to get as many contributors,
both small and large, as possible
Unless the Republican presidential
electors support President Taft, they will
be kicked off of the ticket. This is tie
decision that has been made by the Re
publican State Executive Committee
The electors have been given seven days
in which to state their intentions. Iflhev
are not for the President and favor Colo
mel Roosevelt they will be aoked to re-
sign. Failing to do this. the state con.
vention will be e-assembled and genuine
Taft delegates elected in their places.
Already two Roosevelt delegates have
| resigned and it is expected that all others
| do likewise. If any one fails to resign
and declares he will work for Colonel
| Roosevelt, then the convention will be
re-assembled and he will be ousted If
all the Roosevelt electors resign. their
places will be filled by the State Central
Committee and it will not be necessary
to reconvene the convention.
This action on the part of the Taft
forces reads the Roosevelt people abso-
lutelv out OF the party, not only for this
campaign, but for all future contests.
Some politicians favored fusion on the
| electors with the view of keeDino the
Roosevelt men inside of the party, but
this plan was squelched by the organiza-
ton leaders, headed bv Governor Colds
borough. Collector of the Port William F.
Stone. and Chairman John B. Hanna, of
the State Central Committee
The leaders of the Bull Moose party
will hold 4 conference in a few days and
select electors for their Maryland ticket.
How the Leading Papers Stand.