Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-05-07
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credit in any gnskaaca.
wIlliaa cOna ction wtEh s ayssssn
whlch the peopls " tha State do -
want and wsil not have. wns shs Ts0s
ysgsd RoSsoh fpr his sssaestoR
colgectIon III an en0rmons fana f0F nha
ia the primaries against Preston ard
the naannsF III which II ms nsed. were
signpay phases og this connection. Upon
these grounds. hundreds az good ciei-
sens. s0g Democratic ard Independent
|Ieabings. deteF1ained thar they wOaId
have none Of him
Very unsatisfactory explanations
we're given 90 TO the sources os these
contributions and the reasons sor The
9sgts 0k the different donors still
more unsatisfactory we're the expIana-
tions Of the reason large sums we're
put Ia the hands of State oeacehOldess
for nss on election day. This use Of
money, one side of the activities Os the
rlngssers. ID growing more and more
abhorrsut to the people Of the Stats,
and they we're not satisfied with The
wholesale collection and use Of II ID
the primary fight.
Th!a waa only one side 81 The larger
question 81 organization control 81 puO-
Tic Affairs. When the demand for 4
primary election Law resulted II Isgia-
IafIon 10 that end. II was assumed that
She ao-called leaders would Dc wise
enough 10 allow the people 10 control
their Own affairs and select their own
candidates. Party men who really
loved their party. and were anxious
for Ita success instead Of the advance
msnt og their own interests, would
have been most happy 70 have permit.
ted the uninGuenced judgment Of the
party To decide between Williams and
Prsston. Instead, Il became largely !
battle between two self-seskissg FAC
tions In Baltimore CITY. one definitely
aIIs6d 70 the same sort Of an oE&anisa-
ton IN the State. This was deeply re-
scented by the people.
FInaily, certain activities during the
campaign we're 10 wise and tactIeaa
IS Id cauns astOnIehn bent The attempt
10 bslItsIs Mr. BrosnIng reacted. 4
man OF moderate abilities. many nns
qualities and host % friends the at.
tempt 10 abuse and belittie him over.
reached, and caused hundreds Of votes
FOR him. Particularly. the part played
lin the campaign BY former State BeuA-
tor Curran was unfortunate. CuFTan
| had been defeated by Broening sOI
states Attorney, and the aninue q
I the formers attack vas 10 plain -
| 10 cause dlagust Ia the minds d fair.
minded people
An, however, Id not lost. The Demo.
Gratis control both branches Of the City
Council and hold 4 good brake upos
the mayor. The total result shoyfs
| that Baltimore Ii still 9 Democratic
city at heart. and, while the defeat q
70 fine and able man az Williams
lis greatly to Be regretted, the Demo.
Icfatic party Ia Baltimore and Mary
Iland may, III the end, receive warn,
lag that viii mean much to t & Il car
Ebe read In the right way.
Certain Ii Ii that the men who OK
ercise the functions Of party manage.
tment III Baltimore, In this County ant
Throughout the State. viii never re-
lSesve instruction but the real Demo.
cratic party, the rank and fle Of thost
Iwho compose Il. must take the con.
ltrol ia their own hands. and purge /.
Iog tAose who are only Democrats soi
what they get out ot 4. and who. Y
order to insure their own success, ar
willing at any time to violate the Fsal
principles Of democracy and Amer,
icaniam
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