Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-11-19
RESULTS OF RECENT
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY
Well Known Political Writer Re-
views Democratic Landslide Of
Last Week In Maryland.

The democrats Of the City and State
have not yet recovered from the de-
lightful surprise they received last |
w, elk when the result of the election |
was finally announced. Aside from
the fact that the trend of public SELL
timent has been decidedly in oppos;-
ton to the republican national admin |
istration ever since early in the sum-
mer, when it became evident that the |
Washington government would be un-
able to do anything which would bet
ter general conditions, the most sal
lent fact of all was, that the demo-
cratic party in all its branches, was
more thoroughly united and harmon |
Gus than it had been since the party
catastrophy in 1895. Such harmony
and unity of action has not been evil
dent in Baltimore for a generation,
in fact not since Frank Brown was
elected Governor in 1891. All the fac
tons worked together in harmony and
unity. Governor Richie took hold of
tie situation with stronger and
firmer hand than any of his predeces-
Sors have done since the Civil War.
He brought together the heretofore
warning elements, and put them to
work without jar in manner they
have not worked as a unit for years.
The old-time trading and treachery
vas absent, and in such a manner
the party had an easy march to vic
tory.
Governor Richie wisely made his
reorganization plan, and the work of
his administration, the issues, and
went before the people in person to
ask them for an endorsement, not on
ly of what he had done, but he placed
before them the details of what he
proposes to do. should he be backed
by a general assembly of his own
party. From one end of the State to
the other he took upon himself the
burden of the campaign. Aside from
the local speakers in the several Coun-
ties, the only campaigner who took
up the work by the Governors side,
and went on the hustlings backing up
! the administration and the reorgani-
cation plan, was Mr.. Robert E. Lee, of
Baltimore City. An able and force
ful speaker, Mr.. Lee went from one
crd of Maryland to the other, and
reused the enthusiasm of the voters,
and his work was especially effective
in those Counties where the republi-
cans were making extra efforts to
elect their candidates for the State
Senate.
The result of the election is the
most emphatic endorsement of a Gov
el1lor and his administration that any
executive has ever received. Usually
ar Administration and it's head, have
to a very considerable extent, suffered
diminution of popularity by the time
the biennial election takes place. Such
is apparently not the case at the pres
his co-workers in State affairs have
every reason to be congratulated at
the fact that very large majority of
the voters have not only approved of
what they have done since they took
charge nearly two years ago, but
have also elected general assembly
with an unusually large number of its
members in both houses, who arc
pledged to carry out the plans of the
Executive, during the remainder of
TIE present administration. Not since
the session of 1886, now thirty six
years ago have the republicans been
in such a hopeless minority at An
napolis. At that time they had but
four Senators and ten members of the
House. Now they have but six Sena-
tors and twenty two members of the
House, and will be able to do nothing
either to help or hamper the work Of
the session.
1t should be gratifying to the peo-
pie of Maryland, regardless of party
t:at Mr.. John H. Dennis has an
rounced his willingness to accept the
cfiice of StateTreasurer once more,
and there is no doubt but that he will
receive the democratic caucus nomi-
ration by a unanimous vote, and Sc
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