The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-07-08
LETTER FROM
BAL TIMORE.
HoleI Rennert.

Hotel Rennert.
Baltimore, July 9TH, 1921
Democratic leaders IN all parts Of
! the State. including ia the list the real
.. State leaders OF the party, such men
as Senator John Walter Smith, Cover
! nor Richie, Comptroller Lee, State
Treasurer Dennis, Mr.. Emory L. Cob
lentz and others, seem determined to
prevent as far as they may be able,
, all contest In the primaries for nom
nations TO local tickets OF course IN
some instances Il Will be impossible
. Ito do list, but the general belief rs
that there will be very few contest In
any Of the Counties and IN the City
. Of Baltimore. and where local conai-
lions are such that certain individual
contest will take place, every effort
. will be made 10 restrict them 20 such
an extent, that they will end with
the primaries. and have very little ef-
feet on the elections OF candidates IN
November. There IL decided deter
minati0n among Democrats 70 carry
Maryland this year at all hazards, and
distribution of the Federal Offices. SO
far as Il has been announced, has
caused a row among the Republicans,
. that there Is every reason to believe
that beioye November the party Of
Weller ami Tate VIII be in State Of
hopeless confusion, and that DeIno-
cratic victory viii be won with ease.
Even Eek Senator jackson Is said 20
be very much disgruhtled al The treat
ment be Ia receiving "a The hands %
the men whom b. has placed IN au.
thority In his party, who are practi-
.caIly giving him the cold shoulder In
their distriiaiti0n q the i0ayea and
hshsa OF office.
II l. generally conceded that Nj,
william 8 Gordy. Of Wioomico Conn
~ win nominated for Comptroller
without Imposition, Mr. Hordy has
made q most excellent impression 10
ON al those with whom he has come
IN contact. and there Is no doubt bat
that he has the highest sort aanlihca
tons for the place lie u a successful
banker. and with two vurh able bust
ness men az Mr.. John " Dennis IN
the state Treasury, aud Ne, G1rdy aa
Comptroller Of the Treasury. to ala
Governor Richie in has plans for the
better management ~ the financial az
fairs Of Maryland The people viii
have reason 60 congratulate them
selves their good fortune The comp
troilarahip IL really BANKERS job. am,
with Two nbie and successful b8nkefs
Inc McsarA Dennis aid Gordy n
charge OF me state T'feaanry lhc ait
uniion so Tar ns the financial manaRe-
. tnent OF Maryland h concerned osKhi
ia D.. ideal
senator Orlando Hartman has de-
cided to go to the Senate from Wor-
ceatfr county. which Will make his
third consecutive election During ihs
sessiana be- has served IN the General
| Assembly. he has proved 10 b. one ot
tbe most careful and concentrations
members Of the upper house ana hiA
. sprytcea 90 the State IT large have
berp euual 10 those of any mau who
has been there IN recent years That
hIs cassfse in public life has been &C.
. ceptable 10 bis immediate conRutuen.
~ Il evident from ~, fact thai he
] Will this year BE- nominated ~ thr IN
gent solicitation 81 many people who
have heretofore opposed him. and
: there II apparently no dnubt OF h's
, election by q large majority Many o.
the leading mtn w thV state we're anX-
lous 10 have him take the npmlna-
! ton for Comptroller when Major lsee
, refused Ca be candidate for anDthes
term. hnt Mr. Harrison refused, be.
! IiesiuE that be could be- ~ more use
, 10 the putiic 10 the state senate.
? where he hua been one ~ the ntr
lknnwicdgod LEADERS ever since hls
Grst session more than eight years
ago.
= Judge Burke has taken hold Of the
! work VI the Commission 81 which he
n is chairman, and Is already making
pranaratious aud plans 10 have ready
Z Recommendation for the changes in
J tbe laws to simplify the machinery %
4 the State Government. in time for
presentations to the Democratic State
! Convention ia september The diR.
\ tlngulahed Judge is determined that
the reforms which his Commission
4 will recommend will not only eonoen-
y trnte the work ~ the State admtnln-
traitor Of Public AFFAIRS, will do away
with many expensive officials posi-
III tlons witch are admittedly snpcrfin-
I GUS, hut will also very materially re-.
dnce the amounts Of money now use.
j iessiy expended, and thus reduce the
\ taxes imposed ON the people In this
connection. II " reported that some
q Of the offeinls whose places u IL
proposed 10 abolish ns unnecessary,
I are forming combination to oppose
any real changes In the present cum
lbersome and uuwleldy system, and
hre quietly starting systematic
propaganda throughout the State
u thwnrt the Governor In the attainment
\ OF his landabie efforts IN this regard
The Governor and Judge Burke are
\ holding freqent conferences ON the
y subject OF the proposed changes. ana
4 II is believed that they are in thorough
q accord as to what should be done
y Any scheme which they may present
( 10 consolidate Commissions and abol.
z fish useless Offices. and thus reduce
n expenses will be sure to meet with
4 public approval. and there is every
reason TO believe that popular sentl-
D ment will be 80 strongly hack OF them
n that no combination OF officials how
4 ever prominent they may be- can sue
d cessfuliy interfere with them In the
n attainment OF their ends.
PAUL WINCHESTER
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