Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-03-26
REPUBLICAN SLATE
is NOW COMPLETE
But They Are Facing Funny Situa-
ton In That The Change viii
Not Be Made For z Years

The Republicans here are facing
serious situation in regard to the dis
tribution of the Federal Offices, very
few of which will really be ready for
a change in less than two years, when
the terms of the present incumbents
will expire. In spite of this fact, the
present delegation in congress have
gone to work and agreed upon slate
to be submitted to the President two
years hence-after the terms of the
present members of the House will
have expired. Suppose Messrs. Zihl-
man, Mudd, Blakeney and Hill, are
not reelected next year? If such
should prove to be the case, the mer
who succeed them, in case they should
be republicans, might have entirely
different plans for the portioning out
of the offices, and might make up an
entirely new slate. The Congressman
in office when the appointments are
made will determine who shall get the
Jobs, and not their predecessors, for
an eX-Congressman has very little in
fuence with the appointing power
While Messrs. Hoffman, Richardson
Cunningham, and others, have secur-
ed the approval of the present Repub-
lican members of the House, from
Maryland, it may be impossible for
them to get the endorsement of their
successors two years hence, when the
jobs are really given out, and there
fore none of them will be able to
count on easy jobs until after the next
National Election, in 1922. No telling
what may happen in the meantime
and there may be an entirely new
deal all around, when the Custom
House and other prize places, are
ready to be turned over to the victoYs
of the last election. In politics moth
ing is more uncertain than what at
the time, may appear to be a dead
sure thing, and the distinguished re
publicans who are now receiving con-
gratulations on what they believe to
be dead sure thing, are likely to be
disappointed, when the time to pass
around the spoils of their victory
shall have arrived.
And it is noticeable fact that the
vast number of Republican office
seekers, who were filled with wrath
and disappointment when Mr.. Wei
ler's slate, was given out have gone
TO work again as if they believe the
doors had not been closed against
them and they may still have hope.
AS a result of this belief the several
factions of the Republican Party have
sharpened their knives anew, and are
ready for a renewal of the fight.
While the Democrats have their own
factions and fractional jealousies,
they are mild in character compared
to those that are troubling their OPP
ponents, and there is no apparent
reason why the old Democratic organ
izations and factions should not get
together this year, and roll up an old
time democratic majority in the State
election the coming fall.
1t is matter of surprise to many
people when they see with what prac-
teal unanimity, Democrats generally.
and not few republicans take it for
granted that Senator John Walter
Smith will be renominated for the
Senate next year without opposition,
and that he will be elected with ease.
Now that the craze for change in
Washington has passed away, and the
PEOPLE who were wild on the subject
have recovered their political senses,