Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1921-09-24
Large And Harmonious Gath
ering OF Democrats In
Baltimore Tuesday
RATIFIES NOMINATION
OF VIM. S. GORDY, JR.

lie democratic state Convention
c.rvened in the Auditorium in Balti-
more on Tuesday last at the noon
hour. Delegates and prominent dem-
ccrats from all sections of the State
were present and the meeting was
cne of the most harmonious that has
been held for years. fractional diff
erences were laid aside and all were
agreed thata united front should meen
the enemy at the coming November
election.
DIR. j. Hubert Wade, the present
chairman of the Democratic State
Central Committee, was reelected for
a term of two years.
After rejecting the Just Represen-
tation Leagues plank to increase Bal
timore city's representation to 40 per
cent. in the House of Delegates and
adopting the original plank giving
the city Sc members in the house the
committee on resolutions proceeded
to kill a Sunday law enforcement and
a dry enforcement law plank.
The fight on the Just Representa-
tion Leagues 40 per cent. increase
proposal lasted about an hour. The
plank was strongly advocated by Ed
ward j. Coglan, of Baltimore city, af-
ter it had been explained in great de-
tail by DeCoursey- W. Thorn. The
explanation and arguments brought
immediate fire from State Senator
Brady, of Anne Arundel county, who
answered the argument presented in a
lengthy speech.
The plank was rejected by 20 to
6. four of the affirmative votes com
ing from city committeeman, one
from Hartford and one from Garrett
county. Following this rejection the
original plank was adopted.
The Sunday law enforcement plank
was offered by Quinn, of Somerset
but it only received two votes. The
plank on the enactment of a dry en-
fcrcement law Jared even worse, fail
il G to receive a single vote.
The convention which met for the
purpose of ratifying the nomination
Of William S. Gordy, of Wicomico,
for State Comptroller and to adopt a
platform, elected Miss Lillian Far
wood, Of Hartford county, as one Of
the secretaries. This is the first time
in the history of Democratic polite,
that woman has ever held such po-
sition in the convention.
The other secretary elected, follow
ing the election of former Congress
man Carville d. Benson as chairman,
VS. William C.. Walsh. The stage of
The theatre was half filled with wom-
er from both the city and the coun-
ties and about the same proportion
was found in the boxes.
The platform as drafted in advance
of the convention and submitted to
the committee on resolutions pledges
an increase of legislative representa-
tion to Baltimore city, the increase to
consist of two Senators and IL Dele
gates, making six Senators and 36
members of the House of Delegates
in all.
Former Congressman Carville d.
Benson was chairman of the conven-
ton, the members of which assembled
shortly after noon. Prior to the con-
vening of the body there was gener-
al interchange of views between the
county and city people, and it was
agreed that any fight over the in
creased representation plank had
been STAYED off. The plank on this
subject was prepared and indorsed by
city representatives.
While it does not go as far as the
rlan proposed by the Just Represen-
tation League it grants as much as
the county people were willing to con-
oede and support when the question
IL submitted at the polls in the form
cf constitutional amendment, as il
will have to be.
The platform indorses the State re-
organization plan fathered by Cover
nor Ritchie, pledges . business ad'
n,inistration of public affairs, gives
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