The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-08-29
.RITCHIE FOR
GOOD ROADS
WINS COUNTRY FOLK WITH PROMISE Of
LATERAL HIGHWAYS.

:
Park, near Mount Airy, Carroll coun-
~ applauded Attorney-Ge General Al
bert {. Ritchles Democratic candidate
Tor Governor. when he told them
Saturday thai he favored the In
proyemsnt OF lateral roads connect
ing .baek-counIry" Marylanders with
ne States main arteries Of travel.
Several times recently during Mr.
Ritchiels personal campaign around
Maryland he has reiterated his ideas
on the lateral road proposition, and
each time the enthusiasm over them
has been more marked than before.
i seems 10 = evident that the far
mers 0f Maryland Who do not live On
the State roads or The highways con-
Meeting the sIafe roads need extern
HiYe improvements O the roads that
connect them with central markets
- mitch as they need anything else.
Ar, RiHehisis sincere agreement that
they need them and bis sincere state
mente mat L Is the States duty -
heip supply ne need seems To b
winning him many friends In tie
country districts.
Speaking fruln a platform but re-
Gently stripped OF nc stage prop
critics of slack Hire walker.
couple of tumblers and tRo aerial
acrobaIa. Mr.. Ai1chle said.
The system OF State Hoads n
Maryland Is NJ complete system as
i stands today. L Il not enough
hat you can 20 from Cambridge 20
my county seat On the Eastern
shore ar from LeonardtoHn 10 any
county seat n Southern Maryland.
81 from Baltimore % your county
seats Here. md on through 10 he
county seats Of Western Maryland.
Because you ean do that does not
mean Ihat tns road system OF the
state Il complete Thousands of
farmers do mi live IN these roads.
some Of the roads hat they must
nss leading them mo this existing
system are aometimEsH almost I'M
nassabls. They have not he free
and convenient access TO the States
markets that they ought - haTe
nth their farm products. TIE people
IN the cities ant these products and
Ihey xant them a. quickly as nc
farmer can ct them there
THE State cannot now sit back and
zay. We haze finished onr rad
system. when these farmers Ia ne
lack country are stIIi in state 81
partial zaola1Ion.
Just how 80 should % about
! EaltinE these IzIeruI roads xe canHn1
aay nv. For IL Il not = political
matter II all IL l. strictly buHl-
ness natter Perhaps the State
ought - do i alone Perhaps ne
counties ought To help Ne muHl
: figure nnl their coaI and xe must
aet srmIne. NIIh the application of
hard business principles, sho Is 70
pay for them and how tbey are -
he paid for"
SIR. Hltchie spent more han four
hours N Wildwood Ferk, aud he met
personally anI talked win several
hundred voters. Democrats and He
nnbiieang Mosi o the ulenicksTs
seemed 10 be Democrats, and though
most II them came from Ihe three
adjoining counties, there we're little
groups present from Montgomery an1
Washington counties. IL NaA Ine
third md las day of The picnic. The
grove Of taII chestnut trees Has
crowded with people. and i was IN
IenselY hUt, despite scattered patches
Of shade. Hundreds of automobiles
.ere packed there wheel p wheel.
sldeahnxs, ring games and candy
wheels did : rushing business, and
Big hooths where there vas re
cream. lemonade md s01I drinks
we're HHamped with customers al
Day
ON ne big covered pavilion in ne
center II the park there was dancing
from morning until late Saturday
night. Early IN tie afternoon tie
knights 0I the three counties
crossed lancez. IN . IonstinK tOurna-
monf. and aTIHrwarl manx of he
pIcnieEars gathered at 4 sale of
thoroughbred nolsteIn cattle. Edsar
Mercer. Of Mount Airy. waa The Huc-
lIoneef. Two cows consigned to he
sale b. j. Harry Steele, of Mount
airy, brought $50 and 5000 each. Z.
Arnold Fleming had full charge of
the picnic.
Attorney General nltchie aas tha
center Of great deal q friendly
campaigning during ne daY. Guided
about the picnic park b Senator
Wade WarfieIa. the Democratic ean=
IIdgia Ior Senator from Carroll conn-
y. and Humphrey L. Wolf. candidate
far Senator from Howard county, he
! ct cordial receptions and pledges of
support IN the general election from
some d Maryland's Oldest citizens.
such men as Henry Hainea md Jesse
j Stevenson and Bud Dorsey slapped
MIN on the back and called him
boy md, peening N into his face
! said h looked like good Demo-
.rat..
] Mr.. Dorsey. Who 4 from ont Nsw
Freedom way. Il "a years cd and :
Confederate veteran He boasts thaI
ne feels younger every day aud that
] 1e stu has every I0oth ; man :
entitled to- lie baH. 100; one en-
zee thaI when he laughs.
/ Alonzn b. sellman. chairman II
] the Board of Election Supervisors or
! Carroll county brought Mr.. Richie
n touch VII many voters. Is
popularity viii all Democratic Iae=
Elons N thaI par Of fHa State
: Though factions are few II Carroll
county,. has I'D q decidedly h.
monizinE Influence There are -
primary fights IN the party IN Car
roll. except for the States Attorney
nip. The Republicans, on the other
hand. ars said 10 be confronted with
primary fights all aIong he llne.
Snader and Wooden are struggling
Iooth md nj for the Republican
Senatorial nomination. while Senator
WarfieIl has % opposition in lie
Democratic ranks and his supporters
EEL confident of the outcome In IHe
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