Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-09-24
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
A MEMORABLE AFFAIR
Adopts Program For Reorganiza-
ton Of Entire Administration OF
State Government.

The democratic State convention
Eiet Tuesday and held one of the most
harmonious and important sessions
since the Civil War period, now moro
Than half century ago. The attend
ance of representative citizens of the
counties and the city of Baltimore,
was unusually large--every county
from Garrett to Worcester sent more
than the usual number of men, and
rot only were the regular delegates
here, but many citizens of promi-
nence were on hand, To give their en-
couragement to this representative
body, which had assembled to start
the contest to retain m the hands Of
the white people, the old historic
| commonwealth. of which all are proud
and whose welfare all have so seri
ously at heart.
1t was a memorable convention and
marks the beginning of new epoch
in the history of the State. In many
respects it was almost revolutionary
in its character. in that it adopted 4
program for the reorganization of tie
entire administration of the State
government, in order 70 make it more
efficient, less cumbersome, and, in the
end, bring about considerable re-
duction of expense and consequent
material lowering of the tax rate
throughout the whole state. Under
the proposed system, useless off ces
will be abolished, Implications will
be done away with, and the whole ad.
rinistration Of public affairs will be
greatly simplified, and rendered thor
cughly up to date and more efficient.
The red tape which has accumulated
during the past two hundred and fifty
years of Maryland history, will be
ruthlessly torn away, and public bus
mess will be transacted in a modem,
tusiness-like manner, and the dust
end rubbish of ages, and old-time
worn out precedentS, will be swept
out and thrown away. And all those
who were here, seemed to feel that
the democratic, conservative people
cf Maryland, were entering upon a
new era. which would result in bet
ter government, and increased pros
perity to the whole State.
The city was especially we'll repre-
sented in the Hobbies of Rennert's
during the preliminary conferences,
before the meeting of the convention
There were no signs Of factional DIFF
ferences, and the opinion was unani
nous among all the ward and pre-
cinct leaders including Mr.. John j,
Mahon, who is now the undisputei
leader of the leaders, that the demo-
cratic party organization in Bal+i-
ton to carry fight to a victorious
conclusion for long period of years.
And his lieutenants and sub-lieuten-
ants, were emphatic in their endorse
1nent of what he said. The city peo-
pie and the State people, Governor
l Kitchie, Senator Smith. Mr.. John j
Mahon and his chief and ablest aid
Mr.. Howard W. Jackson, Mr.. Emory
Coblentz, Senator Orlando Harrison,
Ex-Governor Harrington, Congress
man Goldsborough, Mr.. Samuel K.
Dennis, Ex-Congressman Charles P,
Coady, Ex-Congressman Carville D
Benson, Senator Norris, Senator
DishAroon, Major Brooke Lee, Mr..
John j. Mahon, Jr., Mr.. George H.
Lewis, Mr.. Enos Ray, and a large
number of others of greater or less
prominence, both city and county
leaders, were mingling together in a
friendly and harmonious manner, in
exact and startling, contrast to what
has been the case at every State con-
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