The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-07-31
MARYLAND CAMPAIGN
IS GETTING UNDER WAY

AS the days go by, even before
the campaign is fairly opened, and
before the Democratic Candidate Tor
the Presidency has been formally
notified of his nomination. indica-
tions from all sections OF The country
are not lacking that the great mass
CT public sentiment is slowly put
surely turning toward Cox ana
Roosevelt as the men best ntIed 20
lead the governing orces OF the
country for the next four years. Here
in Baltimore, and certainly through
out Maryland. there is now no doubt
as TO The trend of public opinion N
favor OF the democratic nominee,
and so great is the trend coward
hloosers. Cox and Roosevelt IN this
C1ty and State, that the belief is be
coming general, that Senator Smith
and majority OF the Democratic
nominees for the House of Repre-
sentatives, will be carried along
with the head of the ticket, and win
with ease Many Democratic who
have heretofore been rather indif-
ferent. and without enthusiasm IN
regard 10 the candidacy of Senator
Smith are openly, and even urgent
Nv. advocating his reelection, on the
ground that Maryland should not be
allowed to have two Republican Sen
ators at Washington, and that 1t
would be extremely bad policy from
every standpoint, political as we'll as
business, to allow Senator Smith to,
be defeated, in a State where the
Democratic majority, a majority
made up of responsible white mem
is at least forty thousand when a
full vote is polled. The situation
therefore in this State, SO far as the
election of the entire Democratic
| ticket is concerned, has so greatly
| improved since the San Francisco
Convention that at the present time,
| it is all that could be desired, and is
certainly very much better than the
most optimistic party man could
| have hoped to see six weeks ago,
| when Democratic prospects were
| shrouded in the deepest gloom,~, at
| that time delegates to the Democratic
Convention, on the Eve of their de-
parture for San Francisco were open
ly saying. What is tie use?' the Re
| publicans will win no matter what
we do Now on their return home
these same men are filed with con-
| fidence and en- thusiasm. and fully
expect the ticket they helped TO
nominate, 10 win a decided victory in
November, and they expect to carry
the nominee for the Senate, and a
majority of the Democratic nominees
for the House of Representatives,
along with the Candidate for Presi-
dent and vice-president.
T. Governor Richie has vigorously
since his return, and there is every
indication that his energetic pres
ence is felt in all the Departments,
| during the months absence of His
Excellency at the San Francisco Con-
vention. Secretary of State Perlman
attended to the duties of the eXecu-
tive Department. so far as the Law
| gave him authority to do so, with
skill and ability, and to the salts
faction Of all those who had bust
taken hold of the State Government
ness of any sort with the office.
Mr.. Perlman since be became Sec
rotary of State in January has paid
more attention to the work of the Of
| fee than any of his predecessors
since the Civil War. (the writer has
known all of them) and with him it
has been no sinecure. Early and
late he has been at his post, and at
| all the young men whom Governor
Richie has taken into his council
| there is no doubt in the public's
l Il ~
who stands closest to his Excelleney.
| Mr.. Perlman was trained as news
paper man, and before he became as
ISOLATED with the Attorney General
office. he did all sorts of work as an
active and efficient Reporter and
Editor and his training in these lines
| has been of material help to him in
his position as the second officer in
the State Government.
1t is matter of surprise to not
| few people that Governor Richie
| did not clean out the whole force
in the Office of the State Roads Com
mission at the time he practically re
moved Chairman Zouck, and Com
missioners Uhl and Mudd. To take
the heads away and leave all the
subordinates behind, barely even
| brings about any material change in
the management of public Depart
ment, and if there has been any real
change in the conductor this import
ant part of the State Government,
| it has not become manifest to the
public. The general impression is
that the office is being run by the