Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-03-06
LETTER TO EDITOR


10 ne Editor Of the EUe,ltng CAPITAL:
The city campaign II 81 the boom at
the present time. and dozens of meet
ings are nightly held BIZ both sides Of
the contest Iii oil parts Of the city.
Mayor Preston and his cohorts are
moving with farce and yigor day and
night. and Mr.. Williams. who IS op-
posing him, backed By powerful and
influential men. are keeping pace with
them, and the whole town is being
literally turned upside down in the
vigorous efforts Of both sides to win:
for the truth is, both sides are lncer.
fain as Ia the outcome. None Of the
usual signs az victory are apparent
81 either side. Both candidates have
i large and very foreeful following,
and on both sides the most energetic
work fl being done On both sides
are arrayed some of the ahlest and
most experienced politicians III Mary
land, and the game is fast assuming
phases which will make II the most In
tereattng contest, In all probability,
that the state has ever seen And the
uncertainty evident III the ranks on
both sides, the apparent eyenness In
tic popular strength of 10th kndi-
dates, are making the game all the
more interesting, not only to the out
slider and onIooker, but also 70 those
who are engaged Id the strenuous
work connected with the actual fight
Even the discussion Of the League of
Nations, and President Wilson's con-
troyersy with the senate, have taken
d seat III the rear and are secondary
In Importance To the democratic prIn-
ary fight. here III Balfinors People
talk or nothing else In the hotels, In
the street cars, and ali other public
places where two Or three, Or more,
are gathered together
iii the forefront 81 the fight. Oh the
side against Mayor Preston, for that
ii what Ii now ii. d fight against the
may. personally. rather than fight
tor Mr.. Williams, Of anyone else, Is to
be found Governor Harrington and EN-
the great power Of the state admins
tration, for the power og the state nd
niatstyation includes the police board
the license beard, all the policemen, all
the police and other magistrates who
have 20 large part IN the govern
nenf and afvairs of Baltimore, to-
getlats with ali the state executive
boards, such as the public service
commission, sile accident commission,
the tax commission, and large num-
Der 0f other public organizations
which owe their appointments and
tenure OF Office to the governor. On
the other side is ranked the adj
nlnistratio1 with aIl Its vast patron
age and influence. and certain large
sSnanclrl and other Interests. political
an0 business lii their character. which
depend On the city adninIst 10 4
greater Or less extent iii addition 90.
the abOve Oh the sida Of the mayors
are seveTai Of the leading
politicians 81 the city. while favor
abls to the mayor II the Did time city
with It's almost unbFoken
front working with all It's skill aud
yfgor fo retain its prestige And uaaIu-
tam its control oyeg tie democratic.
party il Baltimore All Serbs os other
questions of minor character enter
into the contest "a hotn sides, bat the
reaa basis and found atfou cf the hole
fght, the eeai and subssantfas reasons
Tor the tunult and turmoil into whicla
the political affairs 81 the city are
struggling, u d contest TOR supremacy
between sza tNo leading official per
aOnaeeB of me state, namely the gov
ernlor os Maryland. and the mayor IS
BaIsisnorc city Boiled down. This II
me essences of the whole axEaiT,
Evesy body here knows II Il q II he
end i tight between me goveEzsssr All
III ssay0r, and notsalns esse. asl 4 that
Eacs ii beeosning ua0Fe and snore evil
dent as me days ars gsisls On % the.
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