Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-01-17
LETTER 70 EDITOR
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b. Weller, has taken hold Of the Old
machine left ia somewhat broken con-
tiition at the death III the late William
r.. Stone, who passed the best years
of his life In building Il up and making
ii strong. and even respectable. ~.
Weller. to All appearances, In now IN
aheoluke control Of the Republican.
city organization. and his word is Law
with every one or the twenty -eight
men who make up the body which
rules and regulates the aiTairs Of dis
party III Baltimore Nov and then .
kick may be registered against some
OF his edicte, bat It Is feeble, and passes
without any notice. for what Mr. Well
er says, goes. and what Ii the use Of
protesting or kicking. so far as Re
publican party affairs are concerned
ii the city How far he will be able
TO make his word law IN the state or
Ranfgation, is not 80 certain. bat the
chances are that he will have his way
there also, notwithstanding the TACT
that many 81 the abIest men In his
party are openly opposed 10 his ad-
administrations Whether they viii make
an organized fight against his plans
ii uncertain, but the probabilities are
that In the end they viii do no more
than meekIy submit their necks % the
yoke. incidentally. as the first step
fiji exercise be bis new position Of
power, Mr.. Weller has selected States
Attorney william r Broening as the
Republican candidate for mayor, and.
In due time. Mr.. Broening will be rati-
fied By the voters Of his party At the
primary for the honor, barren honor
ii win prove to Be, provided the Dem
ocrats get together and present q
united front at the election III May
AL the present time General w.
Blaien Lowndes is the only Republi-
can who Is seriously discussed Ia his
party for the nomination for COVER
nor. Ex Governor Goldsborough IL
openly favorable to the nomination Of
General Lsowndes and declines to al
low bis name To be considered for the
honor. 1t Ia reported that State Treas
urar Jackson Is not unfavorable to the
nomination 81 the able young financier
from Aliegany county, whose father
was elected governor ia 1895. How
Mr. Weller stands Ii 4 problem, but
the belief Iii that he win be In accord
with Mr. Jackson, who Is especially
anxious TO avoid primary contest
for the governorship The truth III
that many exceptionally able men who.
would make strong candidates In both
parties are averse to q primary con
test, and would decline to go into .
fight for q nomination, although not
unwilling to make Z campaign for
election after being nominated The
greatest evil In the present primary
system arises fren the fact that the
men who are best fitted for the inn
p0rtant ofIfces are deferred from being
candidates through dread Of siren
uous and expensive primary tight,
which Ii sure to leave In its wake all
sorts Of unpleasant features which
handicap q successful candidate In
the contest TOR election later on, and
often are the causes Of defeat
All the EFFORTS Of the city leaders to
prevent 4 fight FOR the Democratic
nomination Tor mayor are apparently
to prove futile, and the outlook Is that
the old city organisation will line up
behind Mr.. George WeeEns Williams.
Those who are more Interested In the
success of the Democratic party than
fn the victory of any individual are
hoping that nothing viii occur during
the primary contest to prevent union
Ut the disrupted forces after the con-
test III over, and, that no matter who
may win the nomination, the Demo
Gratis III the city, who are largely ID
the majority. may be able TO get to-
gether III May and elect their nom
tnee. The only hope the Republic Leans
ever have of success I'm Baltimors. Ii
founded on the silasentiOns Of the Dem
ocrats. Ii united Democratic party II
always victorious here. and has been
80 ever since the Civil war, now more.
than half century ago. What may
happen this year no one can foFeses,
but there seams 60 be many shoals
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Be said og the conditions Of the state.
III large. The Democratic majority Is.
large and With nnited party. and
candidates Of worth and ability, has
always won. And there ought To he
no doubt about victory this year. Only
the worta sort az leadership viii give
the Republicans any sort 81 chance
10 win. And that they are really bank
ing on the prospective mistakes Of the
Democratic leaders b openly apparent
"a everybody. Every Republican
whose opinion Is Of any value Is filled
With hope 81 victory cor his party. II
bosh city and state elections, this year.
and all this confident hope ID based
On the prospective mistakes which
may Be made BY the Democratic lead
ers in the primary contests which are.
to take place prior to the opening az
the real campaigns for party suprem-
acy. with ali these facts before
Ghen, Il IL to lie hoped that more than
usual wisdom viii Be manifested, and
no real cause FOR lack og harmony
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