Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-10-01
REPUBLICANS HAVING
TROUBLES OF THEIR own
Baltimore Political Writer Points
Out Weak Spots In Republican
State Organization.

harmony prevalent in the democratic
party, with a belligerant condition OF
affairs in the ranks of the republicans
is the feature of the political situation
in Baltimore this week, and in fact
ever since the meeting of the State
Convention of the two parties last
week. Not ripple of dissatisfac-
ton or discomfort is evident in any OF |
the wards or precincts so far as the
democrats are concerned the city |
democratic committees have met and !
organized without even a sign of fric- |
ton, the women members were pres
emf, and took their part in the work |
to be done, and arrangements were |
made to open headquarters and start
the preliminary business of the cam
paign, without delay. Such a stat
OF affairs has not confronted the dem
ocrats at the opening of the campaign
for many years.
The republicans, on the other hand,
started out at their State Conven
ticn last week with all sorts of discor-
dant notes Senator Weller came here
to Baltimore with cut-and-dried pro-
gram, which was soon torn to pieces.
His prepared platform was so revici
and changed, that he repudiated it III
disgust The City organization, I'M
der the leadership of Mayor Broe-
rug, gave the Senator the cold Shout
der. and notified him that his advice
was not desired in the management of
City politics. When he ordered them
to reflect Cong. John Philip Hill
to The Craftsmanship Of the City Com
mttee, they fatty refused, and pro.
cced' to throw Col. Hill out, and put
in his place Mr.. George Camero'.,
one of the Mayors closest friends and
ah'e lieutenants. and the City re-
| q lican organization has set up sho,,
Ftr itself, and gone over body and
soul to the Anti-Weller camp, and 81
the City organization is now in oppo
ST. on to make combination with the
anti Weller members of the Count
organizations, and leave Mr.. Weller
sh' III of all real power, so far as
the republican organization was con-
cerned in every county and in the
'. ards of the City of Baltimore. To
day he is face to face with a hostile,
o. at any rate an unfriendly party
machine, with large share of his po
l,tlta al power, so far as the State is
concerned, torn from his grasp over
night. And that the differences
Lhich divided the republican factions
are of extreme bitterness, is evident
ten ever they talk about the affair.
It is hard to believe that these mon
Noge ever friends, political or other
' e, at any time in the past, and 1t
i. lare to hear a democrat ever speak
If Senator Weller in language as hal
as Dncomplimentary as the word one
h. ars about that the distinguish
statements at all hours of the day
iron republicans. Truly the mighty
L.re fallen in Israel, and the sky
rocket which went up so high and
shown with such great brilliancy less
than a year ago, has descended SO
soon, as a burnt stick.
The attempt of certain of the re-
publican leaders to make an issue of
an increase in the representation of
Tie Baltimore City in the General
Assembly has resulted in failure. The
truth is out side a certain coterie,
very few people here take any inter
est whatever in the question. The
city never has any trouble in secur-
ing the passage of any wise legisla
ton wanted any more than the
separate Counties have and usually
her worst opponents are among hcr
own people. The News and The
american have been wearing them
SClNeb W liilu dill IoouS VII NiliSh w
make a partizan fight, and they haze
failed. They have tried the Govern
or's reorganization plan, but a large
majority of the republicans are open
" in favor of it from the beginning to
end. They have trotted out various
ether notions, but all have failed to
prove available. AS the last resort |
they took up the increase representa-
ton matter, and their party is even
more at sea ON that than the demo
Gratis, and with that they will doubt
less have to satisfy themselves as
best they can. In the meantime, the |
democrats are ready to go into the
contest on their party record since
the Civil War, Based on the old hon
cred and time tried principles of the
democratic party, which were the
foundation of Maryland even when
Colony, and have been the mainstay
of the State, ever since the revolution
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