Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-10-29
Thinks Outlook Is
Bright For Democrats
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stor and possibly six members of the
House of Representatives. Then You
will see a fight worth looking at"
There have been no general mass
meetings here, and the chances are
there will be none. The program
seems to be to hold series of small
meetings in every precinct, and these
meetings are now going with vigor
md enthusiasm. Every night meetings
are going on in all sections of Balti-
more and the attendance is large in
the gatherings of both parties. The
candidates are busy making personal
appeals to the voters, particularly
among the democrats, and there is d
great amount Of enthusiasm. Now
that people are realizing that the re-
publicans have actually nominated
Two negroes as candidates for the
House of Delegates, there is much in
dignation among the white republi-
N"iio, anu la &c IluIilDClS Vi IllSlH are
openly supporting the democratic
ticket, in whole or in parts For years
past, when it was said that the re-
rublicans would sooner OF later be
compelled to nominate colored men
for office, the reply was that it would
rever happen = that the negrees had
too much sense ever to run for office,
and the people of Maryland would
rever see a negro in either House or
Senate at Annapolis. But the negro
ic now on the ticket and the people
V i'll have to choose between him and
the white man as their representative
ir the legislative Halls at Annapolis.
Governor Richie is arousing much
e' thusasm in the counties and large
crowds of people are going out to
hear him. He has taken large part
Of the burden Of the campaign on his
shoulders, and is determined to give
the people a chance to have a thor
ough understanding of the real issues
tc be settled at the election on No
yember 8th. The republicans have
apparently given up all idea Of MAX
ing the question Of the increased rep
resentation for Baltimore city a real
issue, and Mr.. Metzcrott has Quilted
down on that subject out in Western
Maryland, where nine out of every
ten voters, both republicans and dem
ocrats are really opposed to any in
crease whatever in the number of
members of the General Assembly al
lotted to the city. And in the city, ii
there is any one Of Importance OF;
side of the offices of the two repuh'-
can newspapers, the News and the
American, who is worrying over the
question, the writer has been unable
to discover them. The older people
recall the fact that some years ago
he city newspapers, and the people
in large mass meeting, appealed 70
the County members of the General
Assembly, to protect them and tho
city from certain acts of spoliaticn
proposed by the city members, and
The County members responded, AID
defeated the obnoxious legislation
Not once, but often, the Counties
have gone to the aid of the city in
le gislative matters and protected
Baltimore from it's own representa-
tives-and there is no telling how
soon such a necessity may aris'2
again. A very large number of the
best and most patriotic people of Bal
timore are strongly opposed to any
large increase, and many are opposed
to any increase whatever, and are de-
pending on the conservative citizens
to prevent the affliction of this
threatened evil.
PAUL WINCHESTER.