Evening star., 1921-10-24
MARYLANDPOu|T|CS
NOW IN L|MEL|GHT
Gov. Ritchie Promises Econ
| omy of $500, 900 a Year
for State.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, October 24.-With
! the election just two weeks off.
considerably more activity is noted
in the ranks Of both the old
parties, and from now on to Novem-
ber S. when the ballots are counted,
stage in Maryland.
Gov. Ritchie opened the demo-
cratic party's campaign Tuesday
| when he fired the opening gun in an
address at Upper Marlboro, in which
| he took the reorganization plan of
the party as the keynote. In it's
reorganization plan, he said. the
party offered to the taxpayers of the
state an economy of 100000 year.
which was in accord with the need
of the times, while the republicans
had offered absolutely nothing along
this line.
lone of the encouraging things
about present-day politics. said the
governor, 'is that there is less preju-
dice, fewer loves and hates and more
and more of an appeal to reason.
There is growing independence
among the voters 70 the country.
which has been greatly increased. of
course. by the addition of woman
voters.
ITO some reason means nothing,
but to the number who DO not vote
for a. democrat just because he is
democrat, or a republican just be-
cause he is a republican, it means
great deal. We must justify one
party's claim by offering measures
which are good and which provide
for those things in government which
the present need calls for"
Maryland in Forefront.
After referring to democratic ac-
complishments in the state, the gov
ernor concluded:
Maryland, instead of being back
| ward among the states, as she was
| twelve or fifteen years ago. has taken
her place in the forefront.
The principal feature of republican
| politics this week was the return
! from Europe of former Senator Will
J liam P. jackson and the setting at
rest of rumors which have been cur
! rent for some time of break"
| between the eastern shore boss" and
| United States Senator o. E. Weller.
| ing and the overthrow of Representa-.
| tive John Philip Hill as chairman of
| the city committee.
! While neither side has so far issued
| a statement in regard to the report
| ed "break," close personal friends of
al
| Weller are as close personally and
| politically today as they were prior
| to the formers trip to Europe. and
| that at no time he contemplated a
severance of such relations, and ma k
| ing of other alignments 1t is also
| said that he looks upon the Balti-
! more postmastership as a local office
| and one in which the citys repre-
/ sentatives alone are interested.
Scouts Talk Of Break.
! Those best informed regarding
! Jackson's views declare that the re-
| ported "break" was nothing more
! than democratic propaganda, circu.
sension in the party, and that he Will
sention in the party, and that he will
do his part in this campaign. To
! this end he will. probably hold a con-
| ference with the party leaders the
first part of next week and outline a
| campaign after he has been told de-
tails of the present political situa-
ton.
Senator France, who saw MIR. JACK
son in Philadelphia the early part of
the week, but would not discuss the
subject or result Of the conference,
announced that he will confer again
with the former senator, as there are
a number of vital political questions
he wishes to discuss with the repub-
lican state leader.
Some delicate questions concerning
marty management have developed
while Mr.. Jackson has been in
Europe" said Senator France, "and
the party policy for the future is to
be worked out. All sorts of problems
Mr.. Jackson's chances for diplo-
matte post and the question of fur
ther dispensation OF federal patron
age"