Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-07-16
NO PRIMARY FIGHTS
EXPECTED IN BALTIC.
Democratic State Committee
May Select New Chairman
Next Thursday

The democratic State Committee
will meet here next Thursday, july
21st The object of the meeting is
said to be to select Chairman in
place Of DR.. j. Hubert Wade, who de-
sires to resign, and also to take into
consideration other matters of impor-
lance to the party, in connection with
the campaign which will begin in Sep
TENDER.
The general impression is that J.
t'ncs Ray, of Prince Georges county
will succeed DR.. Wade as chairman.
Mr. Ray is one of the best known
public men in the State. He has been
speaker of the House of Delegates,
Chairman of the House Ways and
Means Committee, State Auditor, and
is now Chairman of the State Tax
Commission In all of which positions
OF honor and responsibility, he has
made good, and given general salts
faction. He may not want to add any
more work to what he has now on his
hands, and at the last analysis of the
situation, somebody else may be
chosen in DR.. Wade's place, but the
impression prevails now, that Mr..
Ray will be the next Chairman of the
State Committee. He is an old time,
uhcompromising, regular Democrat,
and his efficiency and loyalty to the
party, there never has been the
slightest doubt. There are many i'm
portant things in State fight, and it
is the hope of every real Democrat
that the new Chairman, whoever he
may be, will take hold of party af-
fairs with zeal and vigor at the start,
and make things fairly hum from one
end of the State to the, other from
the Mountains to the Sea.
The stand Governcr Richie, Sena-
tor Smith. Mr.. JOHN M. Dennis, Ma
lor Brooke Lee, and Mr.. Emory L.
Coblentz: who are now looked upon as
the E.2st i.3!,3, itial of the State lead
CTS, have tai:en with regard to pr.
mary cont 81, is having most VII L.
some effect on the situation here in
Baltimore, and the probability now is
that there will be no primary fights
CT any moment here in September.
The Governor realizes that he holds
the key to the situation, and that his
veto Of certain proposed contests
will stop them. There is really no
reason for any trouble here in Balti- |
more over any Of the nominations
this year. There is no principal en-
volved in the matter-only certain
cid political grudges, which the pub
lie cares nothing about, and the lead
ers of party opinion are determined
that nothing shall take place here
which might jeojardize Democratic
success in November. The fractional
cuarrels of the city leaders have
Ecaused no little trouble to the Demo-
cratic Party for many years, and the
three or four men who are at the
head of the rival crowds, appear to be
weary of the turmoil in which their
followers have been engaged for the
last several years, and express de- !
sire for peace and harmony once
more. With the election of a wise
and diplomatic Chairman of the State
Committee next Thursday, a man
whose position and character are such
as to command the esteem and conf
dence of all, the party will be able to
go into the fall campaign with the
battle half won, at the start.
Reports that come to town from
the counties, indicate that the Demo-
Gratis are selecting a superior class of
men for the General Assembly. The
nomination of such men for the Sem
ate as Orlando Harrison, In Worces-
ter, DR.. Jones, in Montgomery, John
Mcdaniel, in Talbot, Col. Tydings, or
Mr.. Cobufn, In Hartford, together
with others of the same sort in the
several counties for the House, make
it certain that the next legislature
will have In both houses more than
the usual number of able and patriotic
Marylanders ready to look out for the
best interests of the public, and ready
to carry out any reasonable and feas-
able plan which will reduce the public
expenditure and make more efficient
and economical government of the
counties and the State at large.
PAUL WINCHESTER.