Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-04-28
cH|EFSsHR PARTY
MEN IN MARYLAND
Goodness Between Executive
and Senator Causing
Much Comment.
POSSIBILITIES IN POLITICS
Special Correspondence of The Star.


BALTIMORE, April Ex-Governor
Harrington lost some influential poll
teal friends by his policy during the
recent biennial session of the Mary
land legislature. Some of. these former
political friends were eastern shore
democratic leaders, notably United
States Senator John Walter Smith.
The GOODNESS between the senator and
the governor is occasioning consider
able comment among democratic party
men. So far as can be learned there
has been no open rupture. Senator
Smith manifests decided spirit OF
aloofness. He never goes near the
governor. He makes no requests OF
him. Neither, it is said, does he permit
his friends to make any requests. Inc
senator lis giving the governor the
absent" treatment, and this treatment
has applied to all legislation that the
governor has had to consider and 20
the appointments the governor has to
make, These appointments will soon
be announced, as the governors time
limit for appointments expires May l.
Senator Has Candidate.
The governor is also Gin bad with
Mayor Preston of Baltimore.
The senator. it is said, has a decided
Inclination toward DR.. ]. Hubert Wade
as the next democratic candidate for
governor. The governor is said to be
leaning far back on this suggestion,
mentioning Albert Richie, John NJ
Dennis and Van Lear Black as men
meeting the situation much better than
DR.. Wade.
Albert Ritchie is the present attorney
general While he is not an avowed
candidate for the democratic nominal
tion. his friends have felt for, long
oh tr6$ 70 M
nation If he really believed it were
pointed In his direction. And so with
Mr. Dennis. He, however, knows the
political game so well that his curves
are hard to solve. Mr. BLACK has never
been charged with political ambitions,
but his friends always mention him
when honors are being passed out
Dr.. Wade is the democratic state
chairman and also the chairman Of the
board of prison control: He halls from
Boonsboro, up in Washington county.
In the way of political honors. more
good things are looming up. One Is
Q seat in the United States Senate. now
filed by Senator Smith. Gov. Har-
entertaining an ambition to succeed
Senator Smith. Possibly that may ex-
plain some OF the aloofness. But 9TH
ers have an eye on that field: :.
]. Harry Covington. chief Justice OF
the Supreme Court of the District OF
Columbia, is regarded by his friends as
. candidate. He is said to be very close
TO President Wilson.
Eastern Shore Situation.
State Senator Omar D. Crothers, the
Warwick of Cecil. is said to have been
spending some time interviewing
Eastern Shore democrats with a view
Of ascertaining his prospects in case
he decides to make a fight to. get the
congressional nomination away from
Jesse D. Price. Here in Baltimore
Danny Loden is camping on the trail
Of Representative ]. Charles Linthfcun.
Congressman Price surely has the
support of the big Chief. Senator
Smith, for a renpmination.t But; Mr.
Price has made enemies on the sho'.
He Is not popular with the swets,ai .ks-.
OF years in state and national PROPOSE
lions. He is not popular with the
"drys," because he changed at. the
eleventh hour. declaring that he de-
sired to represent the views OF his con-
stituents. In this switch Of position
he was probably right. in view of the
fact that prohibition and other uplift
propositions are uppermost in the
minds of eastern shoremen, judging by
the recent attitude Of their representa-
tives at Annapolis, only two OF whom
voted against ratification of the prohi-
bition amendment to the Federal Con-
stitution. '
There is no lack of avsilable material
for Congress on the Shore. In each
county there are one or more demo-
Gratis who would command their party's
support II nominated. "