The Washington times., 1922-10-22
CA|NPA|GNERS
IN md. ARE ON
| HOME STRETCH
Flying squadrons Hitting Il Up
! lively with Claims Of
Easy Victory.
BY FRANCIS P.>DATLY.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 21.-Both
the Republican and Democratic
flying squadrons," headed. re-
spectively, by Senator Joseph I.
France and William Cabell Bruce,
and supported by retinue of po-
nticai spellbinders, are heading
Tor the home stretch, each su-
premely confident that it will be
"waik-oyer" at the polls on No
venfber z. ~ -
Inspired by the ground gained
IN the last fortnight by the Bruce
boosters, Senator France tonight
completed the first four DAYS of
the intensive /, campaign mapped
out for him by his political lieu
tenants, covering much of the
same territory on the Eastern
shore already Itraversed by his
Democratic opponent.
"a France Gets Busy.
With the encouragement and guild.
Ance of such Republican leaders as
William p. Jackson. national commit.
tceman; Galen l.. Tait, chairman OF
the Republican State Central Com.
mittee, acting in the capacity Of
chairman of the campaign commit.
Tee; Oliver 8. Metzerott, former State
senator Of Prince Georges county, as
treasurer, and Clinton o. Richardson
as assistant treasurer, the France
canufdacy took on considera BILE
strength In the last few days, with
the expectation that the campaign
viii be pushed to the utmost until
election day. :
On Friday he made three rip-roarI
ing addresses, in the morning at Ber-
lin, at Snow Hill shortly after noon,
END at Pocomoke City in the evening.
Ioday he spent the greater part OF
MS time at France headquarters
mere, going over campaign plans
with his lieutenants. .
Tomorrow the Senator will invade
frederick county, and on Tuesday
night he will address a Republican
rally az Hagerstown. During the re.
mainder OF the week he will make a
Tying tour through Washington. All.
iegheny and Garrett counties. His
principal address in the western part
or the State will be delivered at Cum.
beriand on Thursday evening. Octo.
Z per 80 and 81 the Senator will go
INTO southern Maryland. and, per.
maps. say q few kind words about
congressman Sydney f. Mudd, who
is seeking reelection.
Bruce Hitting Hard.
In the meantime. while the Sena.
tors : campaign plans have been
greatly intensified, the Bruce adher.
ents are leaving no stone unturned
to let the voters know exactly what
they think of Senator France. his
attacks on the Harding administra.
ton and his supposed radicalism.
Mr! Bruce. in his various speeches
on the Eastern Shore and elsewhere.
has dealt briefly with the Republi.
Gan tariff, passing on to his favorite
meme ana pet aversion, Senator
In all Of his speeches he is denounc.,
cling the tariff as 1.-THE most oppres.
sive OF all" and in one address said
that 1T Is another instance that the
hepubiican party is bound in helm;
less servitude to the gilded car of
trust and plutocrat."
handling his attack IN Sen. to,.
frances record at Washington with.
out gloves. Mr.. Bruce has ridiculo,l
Ibis colossal schemes, none of which
he said. has ever materialized. AT
Chestertown and elsewhere on tho
Eastern Shore, Mr.. Bruce was accom-.
panied by Congressman A. Alan
Goldsborough. candidate for reel.
ection. and Robert e. Lee, chairman
Of the State Industrial Accident
Commission, both Of whom spoke AT
wellattended meetings with Mr..
Bruce. On Thursday Mr.. Bruce
went to Elkton, where Gov. Albert
T. Ritchie Joined the party at a big
rally in the evening.
Voters Lethargic.
At both Democratic and Repub-
lican headquarters in Baltimore TO-
day while reports received from all
sections Of the State expressed con-
fidence for either candidate, there
was still an .undercurrent Of uneas-
mess because Of the disinterested-
ness on the part of the voters gen.
orally, q situation unknown in Mary
land In many years. Every effort is
being made to arouse the voters
throughout the State, yet so far. the
registrations have clearly indicated
that the total vote this year will be
much smaller than at any time IN
the last two decades.