The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1921-07-13

The Democratic State Committee
will meet here next Thursday, July
21st. The object OF the meeting is
said to be to select a Chairman in
place of DR.. j. Hubert Wade, who de-
sires to resign. and also to take into
consideration other matters of i'm
portance to the party, in connection
with the campaign which Will begin
in September.
The general impression is that j.
Enos Ray, of Prince GeoI ge's Coun-
ty will succeed DR.. Wade as Chair
man. Mr.. Ray is one of the best
known public men in the State. He
has been speaker of the House OF
Delegates, Chairman of the House
Ways and Means Committee, State
Auditor, and is now Chairman of the
State Tax COmiSSiOn, in all of which
positions of honor and responsibility,
he has made good and given gener-
al satisfaction. He may not want to
add any more work to what he hs
now on his hands, and at the last
analysis of the situation. somebody
else may be chosen in Dr.. Wades
place, but the impression prevails
now, that Mr.. Ray will be the next
chairman of the State Committee. He
is an old time, uncompromising,
regular democrat, and of his ettici-
ency and loyalty to the party, there
never has been the slightest doubt,
with the right sort of a man at the
head of the State Committee the
democrats. will go into the campaign
with more than the usual vigor- A
Chairman who is no more than
mere routine figure-head, acts as a
wet blanket on the whole party. an0
it is hard to get up the proper sort
of enthusiasm in contest, when the
general in command is moribunG
character, who has no life, and who
can impart no encouragement or in
spiration in his lieuuenanIs in the
State. There are other and more
important things in State fight,
such as we shall have in Maryland
this year, than the ordinary cam
paign routine, and it is the hope OF
every real democrat that the new
Chairman, whoever he may be, Will
take hold of party affairs with zeal
and vigor at the start, and make
things fairly hum from one end OF
State to the other, from Mountain
to the Sea.
The stand Governor Richie, Sen
ator Smith, Mr.. John M. Dennis,
Major Brooke Lee, and Mr.. Emory L..
Coblentz, who are now looked upon
as the most influential of the State
leaders, have taken with regards TO
primary contests, is having a most
wholesome effect on the situation
here in Baltimore, and the prObabill-
ty now is that there will be no pri-
mary fights of any movement here
in September The Governor real
ICES that he holds the key 10 the
situation and that his veto of GER
tain proposed contest will stop them.
There is really no reason for any
trouble here in Baltimore over any
of the nominations this year. There
is no principle involved in the mat
ter-only certain old political grudg-
es, which the public cares nothing
about, and the leaders of party OPP
inion are determined that nothing
shall take place here which might
ieopardise democratic success IN
November The factional quarrels
of the City leaders have caused no
little trouble to the democratic par
ty for many years, and the three or
four men who are at the head OF the
rival crowds, appear to be weary OF
the turmoil in which their follow
ers have been engaged for the past
several years, and express as de-
sire for peace and harmony once
more. With the election of wise
and diplomatic Chairman of the
State Committee next Thursday, a
man whose position and character
are such as to command the esteem
and confidence of all, the party will
be able to go ito the fall campaign
with the battle half won at the
start.
Reports that come to town from
the counties. indicate that the Demo
Gratis are selecting a superior class
of men for the General Assembly.
The nomination of such men for the
Senate as Orlando Harrison, in Wor-
cester, DR.. Jones, in Montgomery
John Mcdaniel in Talbot, Col. Tyd-
ings, or Mr. Cobourn, in Hartford
with others of the same sort in the
several counties for the House, make