Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1919-05-30
FRIDAY. MAY seth. 1919.
THE GovERNoRSHIP.

The primaries when candidates
for State and local offices will be
selected is less than four months
off, Candidates for various offices
from the Governorship down are
beginning to make their appear
ance In the political arena and
within a short time the political
pot viii be boiling hot.
The Republicans following up
successes for the past few years
have just won a signal and great
victory in Baltimore City in
electing a Mayor. The recent
success of the party in Baltimore
which has always been recog-
nized as democratic city augurs
well for another great victory in
November, when Governor and
Legislature are to be elected.
In the campaign in Baltimore,
Mayor Broening had q united
party behind him and won. He
was fortunately not allied with
any faction within the party and, |
hence, he had only to arouse the
party spirit and break into the
ranks of the enemy which he did.
The election of a Republican
Mayor in Baltimore has brought
about renewed vigor among the
republicans of the state and
greater hopper of success in the
fall election.
The republicans can elect their
candidate for Governor this fall
If man is nominated who can
bring to his candidacy the united
support of his party. No man
can win with a divided household,
hence, it beheeves the repubh-
cans of this State when all can
didates are in the field for this
high and important Office to Sc
lect the man who can best unite
behind him all elements of his
party.
The great and bright prospects
of victory in the fall election has
caused an extraordinary interest
among the leaders of the repub-
lican party in the nomination of
a candidate for Governor.
Always anxious for the success
Of the party we say to the leaders,
go slow and let us pick OUT win
ner. There appears now to be a.
cloud in the sky which may re
suit in primary contest. If a
bitter primary fight should de-
velop the chances of republican
success will be hurt Maryland
has always been recognized as a
democratic state and the repub-
lican candidate who has to GO
through bitter primary has an
uphill fight against the common
enemy.
We hope that a primary fight
will be avoided, but it cannot be
avoided if strife is to be continu-
ed to be stirred up within the
party, as some of the so called
leaders appear now to be doing,
notably the Chairman of the
State Central Committee whose
duties as we understand them
rather on the contrary is to com
ment and bring together various
factions in the party and to pro
mote harmony and good will
within its ranks.
The republicans have excellent
timber from which to select a
candidate and there is no reason
why a winner cannot be brought
out who will at once command
the support of all party men.
We have made no choice as yet
from those SO far mentioned in
connection with the nomination,
but were it not for their alleged
differences we would suggest
Ex-Chairman of the Road Com
mission Weller or Ex-Governor
Goldsborough. Under ordinary
circumstances either would run
away with the election. We
warn the republicans of the
State, however, that the standard
bearer of the party this fall must
be of the calibre, ability and vote
getting qualifications of the above
named if victory is to be ours.
Let all good party men then get
together and rally behind a man
who can carry our flag through
to victory.