The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-09-19
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Democratic partY IN Us or AIIor-
n.Y General of 10 safe. after bis
sIeaioa Ne organized he frst EIate
- department. which tx oYoF
ne uuHk II counsel - - O. lhN
EIAte Boards an Commissions nh
ne exception o. he Public Service
Commission
m ne summer of az. shen The
Governor convened tn extra sezalon
d The Legislator. 10 4eel 10 emer.
Eanclez growing ont = ths dseIzra.
ton O war. Mr. nItehIa undertook "a
draft he HntlT. program OF zaf
lsEialaIIon Working Iay nd nIghI
Iur weeks. Mr. HItchIa prepared ali
re war las an1 h thea printed
nd rHady or introduction When the
Legislature m4Iz en achievement
which vas n : par nth ne snIsn-
I'D service no rendered - Peoples
Counsel 70 he rubile Service CON-
mission.
Among tHe bill which AF REIehls
drafted We. thoze eossponIng pay.
menta fof ne bsae1t II soldiers md
sailors absent II tn military zer.
FIee. Maryland Eas among the TIrss
States 10 adopt such legislation.
which wa eventually followed By
ne Soldiers an EaIIors givll Re
IIef ct nasAea b. Congress. In
consultation WITH the labor interests
HIF. HZlchLe prepared The Maryland
Compulsory MioTE La, The fri oE
Il kind devised n tt country. md
which wa afteTsard copied b the
Legislatures of oIher slataz fIH al
. DR.. ths BIZ giving absent sol
dIers nd sailors the rigkI 10 Yote.
shicll vas. however, not passed nm
i Us. ne MlllI.n.noIlar Var
Ian ct nd lIe La establishing =
state Farm Tor prison laboF wera al
% in he 1T o The var IsgizlzIlon
presented b NJ. Rilenie.
Among he aaIa drafted b Mr..
MlchI. and pastel b. he Legislature
. lais we're thoHe increasing
salaries q teachers md providing
for State I'd II hign schools. the
Threa AttliIon Dollar Road Loan of
1alS abolishing contract prison In.
h0r: increasing ne paY OF policemen
N Baltimore clIys giving ne Police
Hoard Of baltimore city ne power
p reInsiafa officers mo entered the
military service: revising ne Insnr=
anee laws. erealIng tie StaIe ATmory
Commission: hesIHing the bank laws
md providing thaE C1niraeIors'
bonds for state worE should cover
labor and materials. Mr. nItchIa al
. advised With me Governor n the
preparation of ne Budget Bill. The
Attorney General secured the ser
FIees IF : committee Of Iawera 10
advise with him In ne drafting OF
the Home Rnle DIlI.
During the session of 1916 Mr..
RitchIe drafted ne avs aboIlHhIng
continuing appropriations. creating
The State board Of labor and sfas
tIatica: creating the state Law De-
partmant; reducing ne msmbeTzhlp
d ttHe State Hoads Commission: !:
.aboliahing ne envelope system OF
Fniing in he counties :. primary
elections I'D providing : reEIzIra-
ton aay /. the counties before prf.
nary elections.
Mr. RitenIe's HorE In Maryland
gaine1 for him nationwide ree0gRts
ton, nd n wa summoned 20 wash
Ington TO become General Counsel to
ne I. 5. ar Industries Hoard. per-
haps ne moat powerful o the ad=
mlnisITatiYa agencies connected With
ne prosecution q fHa W.
Al ne IIme 81 tha announcement
of NJ. Rilehie'a appointment + the
ar Industries hoard. the Baltimore
IN ID:
ag.eI US hope lhat the state wiIi
Hzain % aIle = command hi SER
sIees after Ihe war. He Is proved
himself to- go0l an efficient = b.