The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-04-01
OUR BALTIMORE
LETTER.
Hotel Rennert. Baltimore.

March Gath, 1921.
The Republicans here are facing 4
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 incubents
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. Iihl-
man, Mudd, Blakeney and Hill, age
not reelected next year If such
should prove to be the case, the men
4 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-Congressma has very little in
fiuence with the appointing power
While Messrs. Hoffman, Richardson,
Cunningham and others, have secured
the approval of the present Republi-
can members of the House. from
Maryland, II may be impossible for
them to get the endorsement OF tl,eir
successors two years hence, when the
jobs are really given out. and there
fore none OF them win be able 10
count on easy jobs until after the
next National Election, In 1929. No
telling what may happen In the mean
time and there may be an entirely new
deal all around when the Custom
House and other prize places. arc
ready to be turned over TO the yictOrs
IL the Fast election. In politics moth
ing is more uncertain than what al
the time, may appear to be a dead sure
thing. and the distinguished Republi
cans who are now receiving congrat-
ulations On what they believe to be q
dead sure thing, are likely to be dis
appointed, when the time TO pass
around the spoils OF their victory
shall have arrived. And II Is notice
able fact that the vast number ~ Re-
publican Office seekers, who were fill-
ed with wrath and disappointment
when Mr.. Wellers slate was given out
have gone TO work again as II 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 factional jeal-
ousies. they are mild IN character
compared to those that are troubling
their opponents, and there Is no ap.
parent reason why the Old Demo
cratic organizations and factions
should not get together this year. and
roll up an Old-time Democratic ma
iority In the State election the coming
fall.
,It Is matter Of surprise TO many
people when they see with what prac-
tical unanimity. Democrats generally,
and not few Republicans take Il 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
people who were wild on the subject
have recovered their political senses.
on ali sides an observer will find pre-
vailing feeling OF shame that a cap
able and patriotic servant like Sena-
tor Smith should have been turned
down In favor OF time serving po-
litical man like Mr.. Weller, Senator
Smith Is q Marylander to the back
bone-he represents all that Is best
in the honorable. old5iashinned. con
seryatiye politics Of fhe State, and Il