Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-04-16
Letters to the Editor

the selection Of candidates for public
Office from that OF Governor down 10
members Of the House of Delegates.
Until the next General Assembly,
Rennert's will be the political head
quarters,-the place where plans are
formulated. deals made, and candi-
dates put up and knocked down, in
the style of political games in all
parts of the country.
And the talk here since the closing
of the Legislature OF 1918, now more
than week ago. (and this among
members of both parties. for Rem
merits is the gathering place of both
crowds has been largely confined 10
the effect Of the recent session of the
fortunes Of the democratic and repub-
Iican parties which party gained and
which lost "a a result Of the ninety
days work at Annapolis And the
| strangest fact of all is the the fact
/ that neither democrats nor republicans
! seem disposed to claim any credit for
/ what was done: and there IS almost
! unanimity of opinion that very little
was done which was especially credit
! able TO any one. or blamable on any
one In other words. no one seems
inclined TO claim credit for the work
of the session, or to admit that there
was anything especially blamable
! for WHICH responsibility should be
placed on either party. There is no
shouting from the hOusetops by any
one, claiming credit or honor for any
act passed at the recent session-no
matter how important that act may
be considered by the public at large.
| 1t was a nondescript session, COM
posed largely of second rate monde
! script men, and as it was divided in
its political control, most of the work
done was of nondescript character,
for which neither party is willing TO
admit much less claim credit or re-
! sponsibility. The chances are. there
fore, that its acts of omission and
| commission, will play very little part
| in the future party affairs of the
State No one deserves any special
credit. and no one deserves any spec
ial blame, and all should, therefore,
rest content at the outcome and be
thankful that it is all past and gone.
Indications are becoming more
abundant every day that the gaps be-
| tween the factions in the Democratic
party are fast closing up and that be-
fore the next State election the party
! viii be united once more, and ready
to elect all State offices and a Gen
| eral Assembly in January herewith
in 1919 The settlement of the city
extension problem has taken out of
| politics the most troublesome question
! and Democrats. both city and county,
are beginning to talk of harmony and
party unity as they have not talked for
years. There is no reason for Demo-
| Gratis to engage in factiOnal quarrels
and thus give their opponents the
| only chance they may have to win
! With at least forty thousand majority
| of the registered voters of the State,
! there is no possible excuse for party
! defeat, and Ony the grossest misman-
| agement on the part of the leaders can
| bring about defeat. There are men
| able and willing to serve the party
and there is no reason under the sun
! for the election of Republican Legis-
! latures. and Republican State officials,
except through stupidity or treachery
on the part of those at the head of the
| Democratic voters-who always pre-
| fer to vote for their own candidates,
unless the leaders act in such way
as to prevent their doing so by the
forced nomination of men utterly UNI
! fit for the places to which they as
pire. If the present leaders cannot
| manage the party affairs so as to sat
| isfy the rank and file they should be
| displaced by others who have tact,
skill and honesty to keep the party
forces together, and present a solid
front TO the opposition. The Con-
! gressional election this year will be
| a good time together, preparatory to
the State election next year, and. with
thoroughly united party. Maryland
should send six Democrats to Con-
gross the coming fall.
PAUL WINCHESTER.
Hotel Pennert,
Baltimore Md