Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-17
Mr.. Winchester Comments On Demo.
cratic Harmony And Compares BAL
umore's Colorcd Nominees To Their
White Colleagues.

umOres tOfOrcd Nominees 10 IHeir
White Colleagues.
To the Editor OF the EUening Capital:
The once more united and harmon
ious City democracy, has nominated
A ticket without even a ripple or ex-
element. and without any aftermath
)f dissatisfaction. In fact the result
Of the primary was evident from the
very start, from the day the two City
leaders. Messrs. Mahon and Kelley,
adopted the advice of Governor Richie
and agreed TO work together in har-
mony for the good of the Democratic
party. The two Republican organs.
the News and the American. made
frantic efforts from time to time to
create dissension and break up the
coalition. When they succeeded in
drawing 10 their side one OF the ablest.
Of the old organization lieutenants,
Mr. Loden, who holds an important
office under the present Republican
City administration. they were jubi-
liant, and were confident of success.
Mr. Loden made two famboyant and
imperative speeches against the
Mahon-Kelley combine, but both fell
on deaf ears, and created scarcely
ripple of excitement No one rose up
TO follow the fiery Loden in his re-
volts, and so he quieted down, and
now reposes on the political junk
pile. outside the breastworks, where
have been thrown many others whose
example he has followed. but whose
fate he hoped to avoid by making his
rebellion successful revolution The
Zine was not suspicious for rebel
lions and secession movements What
ever grounds OF complaint there may
be against the old Democratic organi-
cation and its leaders, no Democrat
| really believes that this is the time
o attack them, and all Democrats who
have any sense of party loyalty, are
Of the opinion that when revolt
comes il must be headed by some one
other than Mr.. Loden
A comparison of the personnel of
| he two tickets, now in the field. shows
low much superior in all respects is
he one named by the Democrats to
hat named by the Republicans. The
whole list of Democrats named is COM
posed of men in most respects far
above the average of their opponents,
and fully equal to the average of the
men who have represented Baltimore
at Annapolis for many years. The
men named are thoroughly represen-
.ative of their respective wards, some
Of them have been in the legislature
IN former sessions. and no attacks
have been made on the personal char
acter or qualifications of any one of
them. Indeed they are really above
the average OF City representatives in
ne General Assembly, and several of
he nominees are men OF more than
he average ability.
The Republicans have new prob
lem before them. in the fact that the
colored people asserted themselves.
and have forced on their party the
nomination or two of their best and
lb1est men. as candidates for the
iouse of Delegates-one in the Third
md one in the Fourth District Both
these colored meh are well educated,
md in many respects superior TO the
white Republicans who are their col
leagues on the ticket. and il will be
interesting TO see how the Republicans
of Baltimore. who have been securing
Offices for years through the votes of
the colored members of their party, |
return the favors. now that they have
an opportunity to do so. The chances
are that large proportion of them
will pass The colored brethren by. as
the only use they have for them, is to
get votes from them-not TO give them I,
votes in return.
The State Convention will meet here |
next Tuesday, September 20 The ex-
pectation is that it will be one of the |
largest and most enthusiastic Demo-
cratic conventions ever held in Bal
timore. The party is united as it has
not been for more than forty years.