Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1919-11-14
GovERNoRsHIP SETTLED BY
FINAL CANVASS.


When we went to press last week
the result of the election as far as
the candidates on the State ticket,
particularly the Governorship, we're
concerned was in doubt and re-
NAMED in doubt until the canvass
Of the entire state was completed
on Saturday last. The final result
shows that Mr.. Albert c. Richie
has been elected Governor by the
small majority of 165. Maryland
has for many years been looked
upon as a certain democratic state
but the state election this year and
for the past several years shows
that our state now belongs to the
doubtful class. From a strong
democratic state Maryland has be-
come doubtful and if the strides are
followed in the future that have
been followed by the republican
party for the past eight or ten years
there is no reason why this great
commonwealth should not be in the
future placed in the republican
column. This will be done if par
ty treachery is not practiced, but,
devotion to principle and the adj
vancement and progress of our PEG
pie are placed first and foremost
by party adherents.
The Governor-elect is a bright
able, energetic and capable mar
who can give to the people an able
administration if he does not per
init himself to be hampered and
thwarted by picayune and petty
politicians. He. is young with a
career before him if he but turn a
deaf ear to politicians whose orly
thought is personal greed and sell
ishness. The people in the major
ity given Mr.. Richie have demon
strated that they will not tolerate
waste and extravaganza in the
management of the affairs OF the
state and nation. His scant major
ity shows, furthermore, that the
people of this state strongly dis
approve the waste and extrava-
gance of the present national adj
ministration which is democratic.
The people. have sounded a warn
ing to the Governor-elect that he
must stand firm for the material in
terest and welfare <of the people
first and foremost and that no eva
sion or sidestepping will be tolerat-
ed. The result of the election again
among other things shows that the
voters Of this state are awake to
present day affairs and are taking
u active interest in them and are
no longer prone to sit by allowing
partisanship to govern them in ex-
ercising their rights of citizenship
but voting for what in their judg-
ment is for their best material vel
fare and interest.
The republican candidate, Harry
w. Nice, at present States Attor-
ney for Baltimore City, made gal
Int and noble fight against heavy
odds, being almost a stranger TO the
people outside of Baltimore CITY
where he had made an excellent
and most commendable record as
States Attorney, while his opponent
had the advantage of having once
before met the voters of the state
during his primary and general
campaign for Attorney General.
We congratulate Mr.. Nice upon the
manly and straightforward cam
paign he made and in the success
he achieved in reducing the demo-
cratic majority to the low figure he
did and hope that he may again
give the people of Maryland an op-
portunity to meet him as candi- |
date when a different tale will be |
told.
The result of the canvass shows
that Mr.. Brooke Lee and Caleb c. |
Magruder, both democrats, have
been elected Comptroller and Clerk
OF the Court of Appeals, respect !
lively The only republican elected
on the State ticket was Alexander |
Armstrong of Washington Coun-
ty and outside of the satisfaction
that clean and great fight was
made by their standard bearers this
is the only consolation the repub-
l:cans have as far as-the election Of
state candidates are concerned. Mr..
Armstrong is one of the ablest
young lawyers in this state who will
make one of the best Attorney Cen
erals that Maryland has ever had.
His success in this campaign is due
to the large vote he received in his
home county where he was well
known, and his vote in his county
was not vote alone of county
pride, but a vote of confidence Of
the people who knew, recognized
and appreciated his ability, energy
and capacity for doing things and
results that bene-
flied the people. We extend him
our congratulations and wish him
a successful tenure in office