The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-09-26

bold front. and are doing their
fbest to make. people believe that al
is harmony in their ranks, there is
abundant. evidence that such is not
the case On the contrary, every
body here knows that the hostility
between the factions is greater than
ever. The Lowndes-G Colds orOugh
followers are, if possible, more bit
ter than ever against the Weller
Jackson controls of the party or
ganization, and Mr.. Weller has not
abated his hostility to the former
Governor and his friends, especially
Mr.. Lowndes. If any of these DIS
tinguished gentlemen ever say any
thing pleasant about each other, no
one ever heard it, and there is no
record Of it ever discovered.
| And the situation, so far as the
State ticket is concerned, in the city,
! is much more promising than it
usually is at this stage of the cam
/ paign. All the leaders, both the
most influential and those whose
authority extends no further than
mere ward and precinct lines, are
! emphatic in their expressions OF
LOYALTY to the whole ticket. One and
ali say that the fight now going on
! for the control of the local COM
mittee, will have no effect whatever
on the vote for the State ticket.
And all say that the State ticket is
/ not only thoroughly satisfactory to
all their followers, but the greatest
enthusiasm prevails on it's behalf
among all the voters and party
workers with whom they come into
there is not a break in the lines
/ from one end Of the town to the
other. The meetings that are being
held every night in the Clubs and
Halls in all parts of the town are
largely attended, and the crowds are
full of enthusiasm and interest IN
all that is said and done.
For the first time in many years
the Democrats have candidate TOT
Governor who has a great amount
, off nersonaI magnetism, and a very
large number of warm and lnf1uen-
tial personal friends, especially
among the young and middle aged
men. and then friends are not con-
fined to the members of his own
nartv, These personal friends and
admirers of Mr. Richie are taking
or. and are preparing to canvass
the city from end to end in his be-
half. In fact, some Of them have
been rat work for him long before
the public announcement was made
of his candidacy, and that they did
excellent work is evidenced by the
fact that no effort was made by any
one in Baltimore to interfere with
hnfnrn
close of the lists ne was recognized
in all parts of the. State as pract-
cally the unanimous choice OF the
CITY Democrats for the honor. So
great had become his strength be-
fore the people that no one would
enter the lists against him, although
strong efforts we're made to induce
one distinguished man after another
to make the fight. Not since 1891,
when Frank Brown was nominated,
has a candidate been chosen by the
Democrats without serious fight.
John E. Hurst was nominated In
1895 after contest which made
temporary wreck of the party and
resulted in the election of the Re
publican candidate. John walter
Smith was nominated in 1899 after
a nara uSnL Ill WulCA wal
field came near carrying off the
prize, and Edwin Warffeld was only
named in 1903 after the late senior
Senator Arthur P German had inter-
fered and dragged the late Spencer
c. Jones out of the race, much
against Mr.. Jones will. Again in
1907 the late Governor Crothers was
nominated after vigorous and un-
pleasant fight against the late Henry
Williams and Mr.. Joseph ID. Baker,
and the last two contests named
in 1911, when Arthur P. German
was nominated over Blair Lee, and
again in 1915 when Governor Har-
rington defeated Blair Lee, are
fresh in the memory of all.
With a candidate named in such
a way, with every qualification for
the place, there ought to be no doubt
as to the outcome of election in No
vember, and in the minds of most
people, there is no doubt.
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