The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-09-19

( Albert c. Rllehie. Democratic
nominee Tor Governor. i the present
AIIorne. General OF Maryland, %
which lelIlee he Has elected faar
yeafs 30 b ; majority u aIout -
e09 votes. running far ahead of he
resi- OF the ticket.
( Ar. IliehIs received his gen raj
education IN Baltimore City md as
graduated from tn laH Hcheol Of ne
University Of Maryland in 1895. IN
the. same year he began ths practice
o. Law sIth HE ~ firm q Steele.
semmea. Carey : Bond TO years
later h became ! member OF ne
firm. n March. 1903. Mr.. Richie
was appointed Assistant CHS Solicit
to-. In November Of he azme .sar
ne formed : iaw partnership 9TH
Stuart $. Jannex. Since Ia07 Hr.
Richie has been Professor of Law
at The University of Maryland.
n July, 1910, Hr. nIlchIs became
Peoples Counsel % The Public SER
vice Commission Of Maryland. One
'of the most important events In lis
career was he flint made b him IN
1872 a. Peoples Counsel for cheaper
gaz In Baltimore CIly. Practically
slnglchanded. Mr.. RiteHle Wa pIIIed
against the best experts in he conn
try ana the ablaaI legal talent he
GHs Company could employ. lie De-
voted al OF hls time for nine months
to the IIght. and nis efforts resulted
IN a brilliant victory. The price OF
gas Wa reduced from 70 20 30 eents
per 900 cubic feaI, aud the price Of
electricity from u 70 ~ cents ner
K. w. i.
Mr nitchIe resigned as Peoples
Counsel in Felreary 1913, - resume
the practice Of hi profession More
than > year later Il was charged
thai the ga company had eYa1ed
the reduction In ne price Of ga BY
lowering the quality. Mr.. Richie
devoted the summer of IL I0 a
study of tbs question. which ne
made - a private citizen and at MS
oHn expense. lie filed a brief With
the Public Service Commission and
appeared before It at the hearings
IN behalf OF he people Of Baltimore.
lis work resulted in another victory
when ne Commission ordered he
Gas Company either n restore he
former quality o. gas of u further
reduce he price. The Gas Company
decided TO reduce the price 10 75
cents per 1000 cubic feet. The
fights made by Mr. Richie. In md
out OF office. saved % the people OF
Baltimore N amount estimated TO
total about 100000 annually.
IN an editorial On the gas case
Tne BaItimoTe Sun said:
HE lRitehle) has gone ~ against
the abIest laWyers the Gas Company
could command .... big corpora
tons have way of obtaining the
best legal talent. He has measured
Iances with the most experienced
fancera. And, whatever, ne Com
missions decision ma. be. Richie
has made good.
Peoples Counsel me Baltimore star
sad edItorIally:
His IRitonIe'sl conduct o. the gas
probe AS one o. the most brilliant
AID exhaustive pieces of advocacy
which nave commanded public aIIen-
ton il baltimore in recent years.
but hi very devotion . hi worE as
q public servant required he neg
Iaet O. his private practice. an1 Il
L not surprising thaI he find It
impossible u maEe further sacrifices
There ean be little doubt. however
that he viii be found serving The
pHoDIe n higher places n me. zaeh
abilities a. his re needed In he
public service
After MT RIIehie had brought
about : further reduction In he price
o gaH BY nIs on investigation in
IA, TIE Baltimore snu i an sdi-
IorIal said
Mr. Richie aEaIn ms Ils zom-
mendaIIon = flls public = honest
szrgice efficiently rendered. !.
The HbiIIIY a. energy =HosFu BY
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