The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-10-08
CITY DEMOCRATS
ACTIVE
WELLER IS WET TO DEMOCRATS AND
DRY TO REPUBLICANS, Just AS he
MEETS THEM.
Hotel Rennert.


October 9TH, 1920
The political tide which has been at
a standstill for several weeks has at
last turned, and today Is slowly but
surely flowing away from the Repub-
licans and in favor of the Democratic
candidates. This is clearly evident
here in Baltimore, and. reports from
all sections of the Country, especially
from the middle and far Western
States, indicate that there is every
augury Of success for Cox and Roose-
velt out that way Here in Maryland.
the trend toward the Democratic tick
ct has been especially evident the last
week, and today all leaders, both
great and small, are at work with
their old-time Democratic vigor for
all the candidates from the top to the
bottom of the ticket Mr.. John j. Mah-
on, the leader Of the City organiza-
ton, together with his whole army Of
followers, Is at work. and the result
will probably be an old-fashioned
Democratic majority in Baltimore
Mr.. Weller, the Republican candi-
date for the United States Senate,
has varied somewhat his program of
night conferences with the City coI-
ored politicians He has been out in the
country visiting the wet Democrats
in Western Maryland, in order to stiff
fen up their courage with hopeful
words, as to what he will do for them
when he reaches his goal in Washing
ton. Incidentally he has also assured
some Of the leading dry Republicans,
especially among the Clergy, that at
the bottom he is not so very wet, but
is ready to do the square thing by
both sides. The truth is Mr.. Weller is
wet to the wet Democrats, whose votes
he hopes to secure, and dry to the dry
Republicans, whose votes he hopes to
retain, and, when at large, he Is all
things to all men for the sake OF
votes. Mr.. Weller seems to be running
his own campaign, regardless of the
rest of the ticket, and Indications are
not laking, that III order to win, he
and his friends would be willing to
sacrifice all the rest OF the Republic
can ticket Harding. Coolidge, An
drews, BlRkeny. Hill, Atwood. Mudd
and Zshiuaan, in order secure tho
election of the Ex-Nayal Officer, Ex-
Road Commissioner to the seat now
held at Washington by Senator Smith.
Another fact developed recently is
the evident GOODNESS of Ex-senator
William p. Jackson to the candidacy
of Mr.. Weller. Mr.. Jackson's power
and popularity in the Republican
party has been used by Mr.. Weller to
build up whatever strength he has.
His control of the Republican machine
is based entirely on Mr.. Jackson's IA
vor, and should the latter withdraw
his support, the whole Weller organi-
zation would get out from under in
short order There is no doubt as to
Mr.. Jackson's power as the Republic
can leader in Maryland. He is supreme
as no other leader has ever been SUI
preme here, in either party. In the
zenith OF his power, the late Senator
sGorman never had the influence In the
Democratic party that Mr.. Jackson
now has in the Republican party. and
no man in that organization has the
slightest possible chance OF success
without his favor, for he Is all power
full, and his word is law,-and some
of his closest friends say that he is
very weary of Mr. Weller and his am
D1CIOuS plans IOT MS OWN dBSEdauiAo-
ment. Without Mr. Jackson as his
hacker, Mr.. Weller is powerless, and
could not control a precinct. His
whole claims to public honors is
based on Mr.. Jackson's favor. He
proved an migrate to Ex-Governor
Goldsborough, who brought him out OF
obscurity, and was his loyal friend.
He turned his back on the late VIII
liam F.. Stone, who placed back OF him
the Republican City machine, and
last but not least the neighbors OF his
father and mother, assert that in their
old-age he turned his back on them in
their dying hours.
And not few of Ex- Senator Jack
sons friends do not hesitate to say
that when he is once entrenched in a
seat in the United States Senate, Mr..
Weller will endeavor to supplant his
latest friend and patron, and take over
to himself the whole power and con-
troll of his party machine
Paul Winchester
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