The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-09-24
SEN. SMITH GAINING.
GOVERNOR RITCHIE TO TAKE STUMP FOR
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.

hotel RenneTJ,
Baltimore, September %, 1920.
Whatever may have been said in re
gard to the lethargy apparent in re-
gard to political affairs since the DEM
oeratic nominations were made at San
francisco, no complaints can be made
on that score at the present time,
for there is every evidence on all sides,
that the Democrats have waIkened up,
and are vigorously at work to secure
the registration of voters of both sexes
and also TO rouse the sentiment and
interest of everybody, in order to
poll full vote in November, and roll
up large majority for Cox and
Roosevelt, and the others on the DEM
ocratic ticket.
The session of the State legislature
this week, has brought many of the
leading men of the State to Baltimore,
and all have given most encouraging
reports in regard to the outlook in
their respective Counties. One and all,
have told OF the great increase in the
sentiment favorable to the reelection
of Senator Smith, and have also said
that the vigorous showing up to the
people of the State of the real char
acter of MIR. Weller, the republican
candidate is most effective. The real
truth is that very few people have
known anything about the republican
candidate, who is pitted against Smith
although he was his party nominee
for Governor in 1915. At that time,
Mr.. Weller was Chairman of the State
Road Commission, and was an almost
entire stranger to the people of Mary
land, as most of his life up to that
time had been spent out of the State
He was dealt with very gently by his
opponents, and, now that his real
character is known, not few mem
bers of his own party, are openly OBJ
ligating themselves against him: Since
1t has been made public in no uncer-
tain terms, what manner of man this
republican candidate is, people are
agast at his effrontery in presenting
himself as a candidate for one of the
highest and most honorable Offices in
the gift of the people, not only Of the
State but of the Country. Since he has
been held up to public scorn, as an in
CRETE, as a man who has gone back on
such friends and patrons as Ex Gov
enor Goldsborough, as the late Will
liam T.. Stone and others, but has al
SO been shown up to the people as an
undutiful and unofficial son, the scorn
and contempt of all decent people
seems to be rising to such an extent
that will no doubt be swept into poll
tical and social obliyian on Novem-
! her 2. When looked at cody and calmly
the action of Mr. Weller in present
ing himself to the people of Maryland
as a Candidate for the United States
Senate is about as great a piece of
brazen inpudence as the State has
ever seen. And there is no doubt but
that it will be resented at the poles
on Election Day.
Governor Ritchie, in addition to his
official duties to which he attends
with the utmost exactitude of detail,
is devoting not small portion of his
time to certain important matters
connected with the pending campaign.
The Governor is especially anxious to
secure good majority for the demo-
cratic ticket in Maryland this year
the first. election since his inaugura-
'tion. To that end it is his intention to
devote the major portion of his time,
after the legislative matters are con-
cluded, to campaign work. He hopes
to visit every section of the State,
where his presence may be useful, to
urge both men and women to come
time to certain important matters
out on election day and to work vigor
ously before election to aid in rolling
up large majority for the whole
Democratic ticket. The Governor is
one of the best campaigners in the
State and his aid will be all the more
effective when he is working for
others, as he is rather modest in ad-
vocating his own claims, when Can
ididate.
Senator Orlando Harrison, when in
town this week was especially active
in showing his interest in the pend
ing contest, while he was strenuous
in his efforts in behalf of the whole
democratic ticket, he was especially
strenuous in behalf of his friend and
fellow countian, Senator Smith. Mr..
Harrison has special claim for con-
sideration and aid from the people
of Baltimore City and the regular
Democratic leaders of the old city or
ganization. Had it not been for his
work and aid in the session of 1918,
the extention of Baltimore City limits
would never have been passed, and
there is no telling how long the en-
1argement of the city boundries would
have postponed The truth is, the a.
greement by which the city extention
was carried through would never have
materialized, had it not been for the
able and skillful management of the
present Senator from Worcester
County, and Baltimore City is under
great obligations to him for what he
did at that time.
/, Paul Winchester.