The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-10-31
Baltimore City
Safe for Richie
Monster Public Meet
ing at Lyric Con-
firms Views of
State Democrats Z
UNITY IS VICTORY.

lii would have done the loyal
Democrats of Carroll county good;
It would have warmed their hearts
and strengthened their determination
for victory could they have been
present in Baltimore last Tuesday
night for the biggest and most solid
~ enthusiastic Democratic mass
meeting held in Maryland in years.
With the heavy tide Of popular
esteem and acclaim in the counties
still on the upward trend, toward an
overwhelming victory at the polls
next Tuesday, the City Democrats
fired their big oratorical guns at a
monster outpogring at the Lyric.
lit was a meeting which leaves no
room for single worker or voter
in the rural sections to pause in his
party labors this week to question,
'how about Baltimore city,"
With every element Of the party
represented, it was made clear that
there is unity, and sincere and
honest determination on the part OF
the city to set a pace for Democracy,
which it will require continued
hustling in the counties tor equal.
The meeting came as lifting
climax to the action Of the party IN
the city in selecting Frank A. Furst
to be the General Foch of its unified
armies in the fight now being waged
against the common enemy. When
it was over the city members OF the
party and the city workers were
satisfied that the range and effective
ness of their guns, gives them added
advantage and assures their reduc-
ing the citadel of the G. o. p. hosts,
to complete surrender ON Tuesday,
November 4th.
Grouped about the big auditorium,
and i'm the galleries of the Lyric,
filling the monster stage, and over
flowing in hundreds into the spacious
lobby and even to the curb of the
sidewalk WAS a solid phelanx of uni
fed Democracy amongst which were
such leaders as U. S. Senator John
Walter Smith, former Senator Blair
Lee, Governor Harrington, former
Governor Edwin Warfield, William l..
Marbury, former City Solicitor S..
S Field, State Chairman Hubert
Wade, Col Charles ID. Carter, Col.
Stewart S. Janney, Colonel Jacob W..
Hook, and other big men in the
party. Circulating luIOu6A IhO
crowd before and during the meeting
were John J. Mahon, and Frank
Kelly, accredited heads of the two
active organization forces in the
city. These two, about whose sin
cerity in support of the ticket there
has been so much speculation in the
city as we'll as in the counties, met,
and grasped hands prior to having a
chat about conditions and the unit
ing of their forces under the leader
ship OF Mr.. Furst.
The whole hearted enthusiasm of
the audience was spontaneous, and
would not be stayed. Speakers, and
names OF men representing both sides
Of the city machine, were impartially
given the same rousing welcome of
themselves or the mention Of them.
The meeting was declared by observ-
ers and political leaders of sound
Judgment to be an "old Time Demo-
cratic Rally like we used to have!"
The whole Of the party's supply OF
heavy artillery was on hand but the
leader was Attorney General Richie,
candidate for governor. He was
ably supplemented oratorically by
his running mate Major T.. Brooke
Lee. Caleb G. Magruder, candidate
for Clerk OF the Court Of Appeals,
was present but did not speak, as