The citizen., 1915-06-25

ed, and as far back as last February
so stated in an interview published
in the Baltimore newspapers. At the
same time, which was prior to the an
nouncement of my candidacy for the
gubernatorial nomination, I also
stated that l proposed to make such
changes as might be necessary in
the character of the comptroller's re-
port. With this object in view l a
short while thereafter got the board
OF public works to authorize General
Vandlver and myself to employ an
expert to devise appropriate changes
in our bookkeeping methods. We have
since employed Mr. Chase, of New
York, who installed the Baltimore city
system of bookkeeping and he has
made his examination and will submit
his report in short time.
so far as l know my own was the
first suggestion looking toward the
adoption of budget system of MAX
ing appropriations, and Mr.. Chase
was at work on the revised bookkeep-
nS method before any such sugges-
tions came from other quarters. As
to how and by whom the budget
should be made up is a question l
propose to discuss at some later date ;
Replying to Senator Lees speech
made at the Eighth Ward Democratic
club on Tuesday night, Mr.. Harring-
ton said
Il had hoped that there would be
no mudslinging in this campaign such
as caused the defeat of the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor four
years ago. However, 1 shall under
take to make an extended reply to
Senator Lee at some later date. To-
night | simply wish to say that the
insulting insinuation that if elected
Governor l could be utilized in the
appointment of public service COM
mission in the interest of the corpo-
rations hardly needs comment from
me. Along that line l am willing to
be judged by the record of my life. l
think the people of Maryland know
by this time that l can neither be CO.
creed, driven nor persuaded to do
other than what l know to be right
and nobody knows this better than
some of the prominent people who are
supporting Senator Lee"
In his address last evening Con-
gresham David J. Lewis gave the fol-
lowing reasons for backing Mr.. Har-
rington:
My Fellow Democrats Il am COM
ing among you today to help intro
duce the Hon. Emerson c. Harring-
ton, and Hugh A. McMullen, and to
tell you frankly and in a few words
what l think we should do as Demo-
Gratis in the matter of nominations
for the State Government of the next
four years.
In the making up of such a ticket
we are discharging family duty for
the Democratic party-and we should
try to so do it not only to insure the
State the most capable and loyal SER
vice, but also in a manner the most
likely to preserve peace and good will
in the party family, in order that we
can meet our opponents without di-
vision on election day. Any hopes
they have are frankly based on pos
sible friction in the Democratic fam
lily Let us disappoint these hopes of
the enemy-and restore the State
Government to the party of its ira
ditional love and confidence. l think
| know both the candidates for Gov
ernor well enough to say that while
it is perfectly natural for each of
them to have warm partisans for
whom if the result should prove un-
favorable the keenest suffering of dis
appointment would come, that yet
~, Lar Nf
either candidate uniting him to
make good Governor, or that would
excuse anyone taking a part in the
primary from earnestly supporting
its choice at the polls. First then l
wish to say that first last and all the
time am favorable to the election
of the candidate who receives the
nomination, and that l think all DEM
ocrats should feel alike about that
proposition.
"Next | wish to say that l have two
very strong preferences for the nomi-
nation. l am in favor of Emerson c.
Harrington for governor. l will tell
you why. He is consistent and COM
prehensible-you can understand just
what he means-he has understand
able ambitions and intentions. His
course in public life has been consis-
tent and progressive. Ambitious to
excel in the Government of the State,
he first became it's Insurance Com
missioner, and excelled. He then be-
came Comptroller as the next round
in the ascent, and excelled again;
and now the next higher step for him
is to become Governor. In his con-
test for advancement he has never
lost his way-there has been no back
tracking or retreats to gain power
or position-no wavering from his
program. His march has been on
ward with no detours from the for
ward path. And so we can compre-
hend Emerson G. Harrington. He
leaves nothing to explain, nothing to
puzzle his followers. There is no
past achievement or honor repudiat-
ed-no position deserted while the
schedule has been only half run, and
the duty but half discharged. His
consistent purpose has shone out as
the steady light of a guiding star, not