Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1915-05-28
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Ia less than four months he state
wide primaries will be held in this
state fol the purpose Of nominating
candidates for the various state and
local Offices. Already as far as state
Offices are concerned candidates are
il. the field making their campaign
for the nomination to the Offices TO
be filed at the election in November
next
All eyes are Just now turned to-
ards the nomination for the
Governorship CT Maryland. The
Democrats have two avowed candi-
dates in the field and the Republicans
at present one while others are mem
toned as prospective candidat IS. l.
is Of course a little too early to get
behind any particular nan but the
Republicans have better chance in
in this state this year to again elect
Republican Governor than would al
most seem possible. hence. with an
excellent opportunity before them
the Republicans Of this state should
nominate the best man that can be
found in the party. There is plenty
Of excellent material in the party
not only Of men able and fully cap
able in every respect to ill this high
office but who we believe can win
against either Messrs. Harrington or
Lee, or any Democrat nominated.
For sometime there has been moi
only an apparent difference amorg
tho party leaders in the state but
very marked inertness, either Of
which if continued, will mean that
again this state will be turned over
10 the Democratic party. Results Of
recent elections demonstrate beyond
any question that the people Of this
state are taking more Interest 10 the
selecting Of the respective rominees
for the state Offices, 50 with this in
view 1t is incumben. upon every Re-
publican 1t matters not what bis posi-
ton in the party, whether as leader
or worker is, TO give bis support to
the man who can win in the general
election and who has the qualifica-
tons to fill the office capably and
well and with credit to himself and
to the people of the state. What we
would advise is that all Of the So
called leaders IN the state to lay aside
whatever personal differences they
may have had in the past and, with
the ordinary voter give their support
to the man who can win. II faction
alism or personalities are going to be
allowed to play its part in t g NAM
ing of the next Republican candidate
for Governor then it would perhaps
be better not to name a candidate.
1t matters not from which section of
the state the candidate may come,
we believe, he can be elected this
fall If given the united support Of
the party. The republicans have
learned lesson as tc what Inactivity
means in behalf of their candidate:
they have learned the lesson from
their opponents what strife and DIS
sention means, and further they have
learned from the past, Whist an at
tempt to throttle the will of the peo-
pie means in the nomination Of the
last democratic candidate for Cover
nor in this state. Will they profit by
these lessons or not? The future alone
will tell. In union there is strength
When all the candidates have come
out let every republican get together
and nominate the best man and then
send him across the goal at the cleo
ton in November. 1t can be done
and will be done il we will take to
heart the political lessons Of the past;
throw aside personal feelings and go
out to win.