The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-11-01
REPUBLICANS ITO HAVE BARREI.
OF MONEY
The Jackson Weller Republicans DO
Not Care for Hull.

Finances probably were the chief
h subject of discussion at the Republic
can meeting at the Rennert, Balti-
more, Tuesday after reports from the
!! districts had been canvaSsed- The
understanding is that the Republic
cans will have ample funds The na-
tional organization usually Is very
well heeled, and there has been no
sign iii the last few years that IL has
become less comfortably fixed. Two
years ago, when the President was
reelected, the Republicans had a
barrel of money and spent barrel
There is no reason to suppose that
the sources OF that great fund are
more friendly to the President now.
On the contrary, the great interests
which opposed the President bitterly
/ in 1916 are even more dead set
against him now, iii anything, and
just as ready to loosen"
N I'm addition to- the funds which are
expected To come into Maryland from
outside sources, the Republicans, il f.
expected, will be able Co raise "a tidy
amount at home. Mr.. Jackson has
large means, part OF which he has
devoted to campaign funds in the
past Now that he has state office,
' he is not likely to be less generous.
\ If by any remote chance H. should
be less generous than in the past, the
/ Republican workers will be sadly
disappointed lot,
As a matter of fact, it is quite prob
able that Mr. Jackson will To- very
liberal, especially in the First district
fight between Congressman Price, the
Democratic candidate, and State Sena-
tor William NJ. Andrews, the Repub-
lican. NO one in politics will b. sur
prised if, along about Saturday night,
\ MI. Jackson cuts loose i'm the Price
Andrews fights. The Democrats are
reported to have very little money in
that district; indeed it is said that
they have very little i'm any district.
One OF the Democratic county leaders
in the First district said that he had
been unable To learn whether the
party managers in the State would
\ give his people amy financial help
whatever. IN that sort OF situation
MIR. Jackson may feel that strong f-
nancial help for Andrews would put
him over.
And IL would be "a feather in Mr.
Jackson's cap if he could elect 2
Republican congressman from that
ordinarily Democratic district. par
ticularly a. the control of the next
House OF Representatives may turn
upon one or two votes. Tie would D.
warmly applauded by the national
Republican leaders, with whom he
has been in contact for some years as
the Maryland member of the Repub-
\ liran National Committee and Az
might strengthen him in those am
billions for "a prominent federal Office,
which he IL supposed to entertain,
when he thinks of the possibility that
some day the Republicans will con-
troll the National Administration
again.
Mr.. Weller, is in the Second dis
trict contest between Carville D- Ben
son, Dem, and Herbert r.. Wooden,
Rep, for the short term. Mr. Weller
lived for years In the Second dis
trict and played congressional poll
tics there. 10 that the Second district
fight naturally means good leal to
him. More than that, Mr. Wooden,
the short term candidate, is q 2rotege
of MIR. Weller The latter picked him
TOT speaker u IAC 1851 L1OuSC ~
Delegates, and has been bis. warm
supporter.
Judging from reports, the Repub-
licans are concentrating in the Sec
ond district on the short term fight.
Their idea seems to- BE- that Wooden,
their candidate for the short term, IL
a stronger man against Benson than
Charles J Hull, the Republican.
candidate against Benson for the long
term. Hence, apart from Mr. We'll
ler's personal interest in Mr., Wooden, |
the Republican management il said
to be pushing Wooden before the
voters a. Benson's opponent, hoping
not only To put over Wooden, but that
Hull will profit in Wooden's shadow
The Jackson Weller people do not
care for Hull, and do not give him
much as candidate for Congress,
but, of course they want to send a
Republican from the Second district
for the long term, IL they can.
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