The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-07-29
WELLER AND JACKSON
APART

Jun GUMMlSSIUhkR-IhE G0LURED
VOTERS OF BALTIMORE ARE AGAINST
THE WHITE REPUBLICANS.
Hotel ReDnert.
Baltimore, July 2sth. 1921
The subcommittee 10 pibvlde
plans for the reorganization Of GER
tain features of the State government
are rapidly getting matters In such a
shape that when the whole Committee
loi eeyenty-one assemblies next month.
me work Will be practically ready for
submission 70 that body. This is es-
4 perlaliy the case with the snb-com-
iiniltee which has charge Of the reor-
ganizafion Of the financial department
OF which Mr. Emory l.. Coblentz anh
Major Brooke Lee are the iaadinR
members. aa these two able and en-
cient gentlemen hava been al work
ever since the matter was submitted
10 them.
For the hrst time in the history nf
the State. a Comptroller % the Treas.
ury has formed and express definite
views rewarding the system in vogue
In the management and care of the
public funds The Comptraller Is real
~ the head OF the states fiscal sys-
tenn. a. the official title indicates.
but usually he is no more than a mere
figure head, the subordlnatcs attend.
INK 70 all the work ~ the oiiice The
present Comptroller. however, has de-
voted his time diligently 10 his olsiclal
duties IN an their details and hAe
definite views on all that pertains 70
the 0utworn aud defective system an
dor which the large business Affairs 81
Maryland - operated Out % his ex-
pcricnce as Comptroller hEd manager
0f the Treasury Department, Malor
l.ee Is propOaing an entire change. and
men OF experience in such matters
who have examined bis propositions,
express The opinion that their enact
ment into law will not only result ~
much greater efficiency. but will also
result IN . saving 10 the State pf not
less than half a million dollars per
year, and which may In the end save
70 the Treasury nearly " not alto
gcther. a full million apllarR every
yenr And with such a proposition be-
fore them there ought ~ be no doubt
as 20 Sc enthusiastic approval by the
people At large. and i,s enactment a.
part 81 the laws ot the Commonwealth
Senator Weller has succeeded IN
knocking out the Anil-saloOn League
and his wet candidate Mr. hudnltz.
han been made Prohibition Cummia-
aloner. II u the common heiiof hers
( that III order Ia do this. hr has fnal.
Iy thrown E1 Senator jackson over
board, and that hereafter " Mr. Jack
son wishes tD play politics IN Mary
. land he Will have to play second I'D
I die to Mr. Weller nf not play at All
But Mr. Jackgon's friends do not ex.
meet that he will be willing TO play
second to Mr. Weller. lie has played
/ lgat 30 long. that he will nos relish
subordinate part, and u would sur
prise no one should he come back DC.
I fore long. and 81 the end throw Weller
out and assume the leadership once
more, lie has been az the head 30
/ long. his supremacy has been Of such
positive character. bat be VIII not
he likely 10 give Il up without letting
! the Senator know where he stands.
and Ne would have no trouble 20 mas
alliances which would pui Mr.. N"ller
/ out of the game without great delay
[ and for al timH 20 come,
I And the break between Weller and
4 Jackson II not the only trouble facinE
( tho Republicans. In The CITY the black
and tan party Il in q thoroughly ne
morallzed condition. and Is hopelessly
divided. not only over The apportlon-
ment Of the spolls. but Is also very
much mixed up Ia regard 10 many MI.
\ nor matters A large proportion or the
old.tIme. white Republicans, are en-
thnslastle nrohlhiti0nists, and are
arhast at The position their party
leaders have ,akine In favor ot the vet
aide az that question They are anaz.
ed al the appointment " wet man
for prohibition Commissioners by the
Republican administration, IN place
OF a dry man who held the Office as
The apnointee of = DemOcratic admin
islratlon, and this disgust oi the dry
Republicans extends 20 the Counties
where larae proportion OF the mem.
hers OF that party are the dryest Of
the dry
And the division OF the Republicans
over the distribution of the spOils, ex-
tends TO most OF the C0untieS-espe
ciaily the white Republican Counties.
Frederick County, ordinarily one OF
the strongest Republican Counties v
literally IN In arms over the fact that
IN all he dlstrlbntion no Frederick
County man has landed anything, ana
the same may be said pt several other
Counties.
In the meantime Governor Ritchie
and the other state leaders are exert
, ing their influence 20 prevent primary
fights for nominations here In Balti-
, more city. There IL seiae little bluh-
, ing going on by certain Of the lead
/ ers. but II is not looked upon as more
/ than blnffing or playing for position
/ and Governor RltchIe expects q
| zee situation before the nominations
are made, in which there Will be NJ
contests OF any Importance. and
probably no contests Of any sort what
ever. The local leaders appear 70 b'
d In q conciiatory flame Of mind, ant
/. unless something now unforeseen oe
: ours, the Democrats Of baltimore vii