Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-10-17
The Democratic Party Is In
Earnest.

The Democracy of Montgomery county
is wide awake and ready for the battle of
ballots with the Republicans on the 4th
of November next if the enthusiasm shown
on the part of the representative Demo-
Gratis who attended the mass meeting here
on Tuesday is evidence So it is in the
State, as reported by the State Democratic
nominees at the same meeting, With these
encouraging signs an old-time majority in
the county and in the State may be looked
for.
The meeting was held in the Seco Thea
ter, which was filled to its capacity with
Democrats and a number of ladies,
Mr.. Bowie F. Waters presided and intro
duced the following speakers in the order
they are named after making an address
himself Andrew j. Cummings. candidate
for State Senator; Thomas J. Heating, for
Attorney General; f. Brooke Lee, for
Comptroller and Harry j. Hunt. for County
Commissioner. Strong and thoughtful ad =
dresses upon subjects of State and ma
tional interest were made by these gentle
men, and they received applause after
applause
Mr.. Richie spoke last. He had arrived
in town some hours before the meeting
began and had made the acquaintance Of
almost all the crowd, who became his
strong friends and admirers, captvated
by his dgnified manner and fine personal
appearance, and after he finished speaking
all highly complimented his ability and
power.
He answered Harry W. Nices speeches
on the merit system and bitterly denounced
him for his alleged perversiOn of national
issues. Mr.. Nice is the Republican nomi-
nee for Governor.
Mr.. Richie said
THE people of-this State have the right
to ask that Mr. Nice's criticism should be
founded on facts. Take only one instance
from his speech at Elkton Friday night
Mr.. Nice said that had Endorsed the pay
ment of $150,000 for about one month";
alleged expert advice to Barnard Baruch
the New York stock broker. who was widely
advertised by the Administration as a
patriot serving his country at ST year
happen to know the truth about this
ut is that the President placed Mr..
Baruch in charge of a number of advisers
on industrial conditions in this country
and allotted him $l50,000 for their ex-
penses while abroad. They were about Is
five months, and their total expenses
amounted to about $4,000. This was all
that was spent of the $l50.000 allotment,
and Mr.. Baruch himself received none of
that. He paid his own expenses and re-
ceived no compensation and turned back
the remaining $125,000.
Mr.. Nices Elkton statement was, lhere.
fore, entirely uDfounded, and must have
been without any attempt to ascertain
what the facts were, because he could
have found them out, having tried.
Mr.. Nice to get his facts at least reason
ably accurate. If Mr.. Nice's other state
ments have no more basis than this one,
he can hardly expect much reliance to be
placed in what he says"
He advocated higher pay for school teach
ers; the macadamizing of lateral roads
connecting with main roads of macadam
with money furnished in equal parts by
the State and the counties. and the main
tenance money to be supplied by the State :;
the passage of less laws as there are now
too many; and closed with an earnest petit
ton that the Democrats Of this county turn
out at the election and give the county
ticket large majority as well as the State
ticket. His speech met with hearty ap-
plause.
The occasion was enlivened by Kings
Valley brass band.
After the Rockville meeting the State
candidates went to ICY" Cummings home
for dinner. In the evening NEE tings were
held at Bethesda, with Warren Ofutt pre-
siding. and at Kensington, where exState
Senator Eugene Jones presided. There
was another at Takoma Park. with former
United States Senator Blair Lee presiding.
At Bethesda friends of ICY" Cummings
had raised fund of $500 with which to
welcome their party's standard bearers.