Evening star., 1921-10-10
NEW PARTY ENTERS
RACE IN maryland
Peoples Party Formally in
Campaign With Radical
Platform.
special Dispatch to The Star.

| Special Dispatch to The Star
| BALTIMORE. October 10.-A new
political party formally entered the
campaign. in Maryland last week.
! when the peoples party held a con-
| vention here. adopted a platform and
i placed a full ticket in the field. with
! the exception of state controller,
register Of wills and city surveyor.
dates for the legislature. being the
only members of the fair sex run
ming for office, neither of the old
parties having nominated woman
for any legislative position.
The platform adopted proposes
elevators. abattoirs and cold-sto-age
plants, removal of all legal, economic
and educational disabilities Of women
and state and municipal aid for ade-
quate housing by extension Of credit
and construction of houses on non
prof1t-making basis.
other planks in the platform de-
mand:
Free speech. free assembly. right
of asylum, equal opportunity and
trial by jury.
the world.
Public ownership of public utilities
and monopolies.
(a) Municipal utilities to be oper-
| ated by the city. and
! (b) National utilities, such as rail-
roads and mines. to be operated by
representatives of the government,
! the people and the special workers
| Jointly.
With the prohibition and socialist
| parties both having tickets in the
| field. this makes five parties in the
| political campaign this fall. although
| the two old parties are the only ones
| having complete tickets for all offices
to be elected.
Organized. labor also held a con-
| ference this week and announced the
list of candidates who will be favored
| and opposed by organized labor in
this city. The names of those re-
garded as friendly to labors legis-
! lative program were given out; those
regarded as unfriendly were also
given; and a resolution was passed
state motor cycle police fo~ o. my
other form Of state constabu1ary.
assuming that the counties and
cities Of Maryland are able to police
adequately their respective areas"
| Republican Split widens.
The split in the republican ranks
between the city and state leaders
seems to have widened during the
week. and both factions are standing
| Committeeman William p. jackson,
who is scheduled to sail from Eng
land for New York today. The city
republicans headed by Mayor Broen-
ing. 1t is whispered. have practically
| completed a coalition with Senator
France by which tho city ls pledged
to him for denomination next year
| and he in turn is to swing Jackson
into line. In this way tho city forces
expect to have the say in naming the
next postmaster OF Baltimore to
succeed Sherlock Swan, whose term
| expired some time ago as well as
filling the office of United States
marshal and other federal positions
in Baltimore.
This seems to be borne out by tho
fact that Senator France this week
called on President Harding and
made a personal appeal for the ap-
potntmsnt of jackson to one Of the
diplomatic postB. Although he gave
no definite promise to Senator France,
1t Is understood that the President
manifested 4 keen desire to take
care" of jackson.
On the democratic side the peliti-
cal outlook remains unchanged,
The harmony plans and slate Of
| Gov, Ritchie appear to be re-
ceiving the united support of the
rank and file Of both the Mahon and
Kelly factions, and, with the exeep-
tion of split in the Women's City
wide Club, the party appears to be
solidly behind the organization candi-
dates from state controller down.