Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-05-31
LETTER TO EDITOR
Paul Winchester's Letter


r. the Editor Of the EUeniRg Capital:
Last week. and the present week
have been full of political interest in
Baltimore and the town has been
| full OF politicians of both parties
Last week the Democrats had their
crowds here from all section of the
State, and the present week the Re
publicans are having their innings
and their State Convention, which
was held on Tuesday. was very large
| ~ attended by headers and lesser
| lights, all Of whom have shown great
interest in their party affairs In
| fact il the attendance and the en-
! thusiasm manifested at both conven-
tons are any indication of public in
terest, the people of Maryland are on
| he verge OF several months of strong
| rOlitical excitement, which will not
end until the conclusion OF the voting
] in November, and may not be finished
even then.
The Democratic Convention was full
| IF surprises but not without a peace
| tHl and harmonious conclusion. The
| real surprise, however. was the way
n which Governor Richie took Wig
)rous charge OF affairs. assumed his
! position as real. as well as titular
read of his party, and. backed by 105
| If the delegates 10 the Convention,
)ut through his program without any
ieriops friction, and what is much
nore surprising. the program adopted
! las been accepted by the whole
democratic party as eminently salts
actory and suited to the times
On all sides is heard strong COM
nendation of the Governor and the
Convention, for their course, and, on
III sides is heard the prediction that
he democratic party in Maryland is
| lnce more in a condition of harmony,
md, that whatever may be the local
actional differences, they will have
10 effect on the general result in
Sovcmber at least so far as the con
est for the Presidency is concerned
| che old city organization, led by John
! j. MahOn, as well as the other city
| aAltOuSt ltAi ny MI hGllNs ulAiAfu
With the county people. and, when the
! nal vote was cast, there were one
| hundred and five votes in favor of
! he Governors program, TO nineteen
| votes opposed to il. Considering the
| TACT that there is so much difference
Il opinion on al public questions in
Goth parties, and among the people
! generally. The resul; is more than sur
! lrising, and should be satisfactory to
everybody.
The Republican convention was
| also harmonious, and, while there
was some little preliminary friction
before the meeting, Messrs. Jackson
md Weller, who were in absolute
control from the STAR. soon smoOthed
)ut all the rough places. and har-
mony reigned over the Convention
ana the whole gathering at its close
The indications are. therefore. that
both parties in Maryland will go into
he campaign with united ranks, and
hat the Presidential contest of 1920
viii witness an old fashioned
straightout. Democratic and Republi-
can contest in Maryland.
The contest for United States SEN
ator. and members of the House of
Representatives. however. bid fair to
lie w4ged on different lines. In their
contests the wet and dry records OF
the candidates will no doubt enter
INTO the fight TO a greater or less
extent. and party lines may be some
what broken, although probably not
10 the extent that is predicted at the
present time. Indeed. not a few ex-
cellent Observers predict that be-
fore the election. party lines will be so
rigidly drawn owing to the intense I
partisan feeling which will be
aroused during the campaign. that in
The end the wet and the dry, as we'll j
as all subsidiary issues viii be show
ed aside. and that the democrats very
generally viii vote the democratic I
ticket. and the republicans likewise 4
viii line up behind their own party
nominees. 1t is too early, however. /
to make any real predictions in this /
regard. and there. are certainly very
few indications at the present time
that there viii lie any very great de-
gree of party unity in the rank and
file on either. side. On the contrary
all the indications now are that much