The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-10-28
REPUBLICANS BLUFFING
WELLER AND FRANCE FACTIONS ARE
STILL HAMnEHlNG AWAY AT EACH
OTHER - METzEROT, HAS OFTEN
FAVORED DEMOCRATIC PLANS. ~
METzEROTT WILL NOT ADMIT COLOR
Ed PEOPLE TO HIS THEATRE.
Hotel Rennert,


Hotel Rennert,
Baltimore, October 26, 1921
There are no signs whatever OF
troubles or friction in the Democra-
tic ranks. while the Republicans are
having all sorts Of troubles, not only
In the City but In several OF the
counties. Many OF their candidates
were only nominated after warm and
bitter primary contest, and in many
instances the men who were defeated
are openly accusing their successful
competitors of fraud, and are either
splking or are out in the open as in
dependent, or hostile to their party
tickets, either in whole or on part
Chairman Tate, of the Republican
Committee, is working hard to
straighten out the tangles which con-
front him, with Indifferent success so
far as can be seen. He has a lot OF
trouble on his hands here in Balti-
more, where he is really facing
hostile City organization. by which he
has been practically told TO Keep his
hands or and Senator Weller has
been informed in no uncertain way
by the Republican crowd, TO keep out
OF Baltimore so far as party affairs
are concerned The break between
Mr.. Weller and his former friends in
the City Hall, seems to be beyond re-
pair Weller and his crowd will be
out after France, and as side issue
will knock out Congressman John
Philip Hill. Metzerott will 90 cunning
for Sidney Mudd's scalp iB Southern
Maryland, and there are two or three
ambitious statesmen in the sixth dis
triot who are laying their wires 70
trip up Mr.. Zihlman II Is really an
odd sort of a situation The writer
meets many Republicans from day TO
day, and a great part OF their talk is
directed in a critical and often an
abusive way, at their own local, State
and National leaders. That they are
in for a merry old row next year. is
clearly evident. and very few OF them
seem to care whether they elect any
body this year or not. And 80 far as
there being any interest in the matter
OF the increase Of the City representa-
tion at Annapolis, all that Is confined
TO the columns Of the News and
American, the two Republican or
gans, People generally are al last
realizing that both the Republican
papers here, are owned In New York.
that their policy is directed from New
York, and that the only interest these
papers have in Maryland affairs, is
the same as that Of any other foreign
or New York owned corporation
Both parties are practically In fav-
or OF the Governors reorganization
plan. and, while the Republicans
through Mr.. Metzerott are making
blum as to their position in favor Of
increased representation. no one
takes him seriously. for he has so
often favored what IS now the Demo,
cratic plan OF two new districts and
introduced bin to that effect two
years ago at Annapolis so he has D
record on that subject. And above all
the Democratic local ticket Is so
vastly superior TO the Republican,
with its two negro candidates for the
legislature that few decent citizens
who have the real welfare OF public
afairs at heart VIII vote for them
Leading Republicans admit that they
had difficulty in making up ticket,
and were Obliged to take any sort OF
refuse that was presented As re-
suit they have about the worst ticket
that was ever placed before an intel
ligent electorate In this State.
In Baltimore City, Mr. Gordy has
met with an especially warm recep.
ton Wherever he has gone, he has
been assured Of cordial support. no;
only by business generally. but also
by politicians and party workers In
all parts of the town Mr. John J.
Mahon the leader OF the City organi-
zation said as he saw Mr. Gordy In
the lobby at Rennert's "He Ii a fine
young man, just the sort Of man
that makes a good candidate. and
will make careful and efficient Off
Ger and he win be easy to elect"
Frank Kelly. now chief lieutenant OF
the reunited City organization, Is al
so warm in his praise of Mr. Gordy
and says he will carry Baltimore by
a large majority, and with ease ana
the best judges OF such matters free
ly predict that the candidate for
Comptroller as the head of the ticket,
will receive a majority IL not less
than ten thousand and which. may
extend to twenty thousand In the
City, which viii show this year that
II is safely back in the Democratic
column once more. The Democrats
now have a majority of twenty three
thousand on affliation.
One OF the most active and influen-
tial Republican leaders in the City,
who is also an official of prominence
said he considered the case so far as
his side was concerned, practically
hopeless, because of the inferiority
OF the personnel Of their ticket. He
said
1--WE cannot compare with the Dem
ocratic ticket. II is impossible for us
TO get men of the right sort 10 run
for Office Our candidates for the sew
eral clerkships are far inferior In
character and ability to their Demo
cratic opponents Our nominees for
the legislature are VIGOROUSLY inferi-
or, in nearly every instance, to their
Democratic opponents, and our whole
ticket Is Handicapped by the fact that
two Of our nominees are negroes. For
the first time IN the history OF the
State, we have negroes on our hands
as candidates. regularly nominated
for public Office, and we are asking
white people to vote for them The
result of all these difficulties will