The Washington times., 1922-10-15
FRANCE keeps
HIS CAMPAIGN
( [ANsSECRET
Maryland Politicians Puzzled
by Failure Of Senator to
Oct Into Action.
By FRANCIs p. DAILY.

bALiIlmONE, OCt. ~. Whne
William Cabell Bruce. Democratic
candidate for the Senate, 10 making
q whirlwind campaign, tonight con-
Guiding Q weeks speaking tour at
Ellicott City, Maryland politicians
Of Senator Joseph !. France to get
into action.
For the last ten days the Senator
has been out Of the State, and today
at his headquarters In Baltimore, II
was stated officially that while q
speaking itinerary had been mapped
out for him for the coming week. he
had not decided definitely whether
he, would go on the stump at this
Those m close touch with the Sen.
ator's political plans for capturing
the election again today pointed out
that he 10. playing waiting game,
confident that he need not neces-
sarily make q hard fight. On the
other hand, the Democratic leaders
are supremeiy confident that Bruce
10 making considerable hay while the
sun shines and that he already has
gained much ground In what was re-
garded a. doubtful territory.
Throughout the State the wet and
dry issue has been broadcasted with
such extreme pressure that the feel
ing exists among political wiseacres
In Baltimore, that sas between Bruce
and France, the latter on account of
the Republican State convention hav-
ing sidestepped a wet plank, is play.
Ing both ends against the middle.
Frances Plans Unrevealed.
From asstrategical standpoint! even
Democratic politicians confidently
admit that the Senator has q shade
the better Of the situation over Bruce
In SO far as the prohibition question
is concerned.
But In spite OF this acknowledged
advantage. they are at a loss to un.
derstand why the Senator has not
been making some effort to counter
act the bitter attacks by Bruce on
his public record.
The Senator Ia well equipped for
any forensic excitement, Is an able
speaker, and hits hard once he gets
started. II he intends to mako
tour Of the State In the last three
weeks Of the campaign. his political
managers 10 far have carefully
avoided any publicity along this line
which also has created the impress
ing for Bruce to shoot his holt and
then Jump Into the fray and get the
benefit OF any reaction that may
develop among the rankrand file OF
the yoters ~ the day OF election ap-
nroa rhes N%4E e.sssafoT p r@'
In his swing around the circuit in
the last week, Bruce severely scored
the record Of his Republican op-
ponent. who, he claimed, had prom
ised many things to many classes OF
people but had accomplished little.
In his tour OF the fifth congressional
district, Bruce was accompanied by
| Clarence M. Roberts, the Democratic
candidate for Congress, who also
spoke, attacking the record Of Con-
gresham sydney e. Mudd, who was
renominated without opposition.
Hard Fight Against Mudd
For nearly a year the Democrats
In this district, which Is directly
contiguous to the District Of Co
iumbia, have been claiming that the
time Is ripe for defeating Mudd and
they are now conducting an ag-
gressive campaign to elect Rob
erts. Charles county IL expected
to be the field Of the fiercest
/ lightning, as II IL Mudd's home
county and also the location or
Indian Head proving grounds,
which lost its glory to rDahlgren, Va.
Although Congressman Mudd, at
the time the naval appropriation bill
was before. the House, made sue
cessful fight on the floor to eliminate
the appropriation for the Dahlgren
proving grounds. the item was re-
stored by the Senate Naval Com
mittee and. subsequently,, adopted by
the Senate, and House cohferees.
Mudds friends pointed out at the
time that Senator France was re-
sponsible for the blunder, and being
a member of the Naval Committee
should not have allowed Senators
Swanson and Glass to get away with
IL.
However, while Mudd at the time
was credited with doing all In his
power to save the Indian Head
grounds. and prevent hundreds OF
employees living in Charles county
from, being forced to go to work at
the Virginia grounds, nevertheless.
the voters in the Fifth district have
unjustly blamed him for what the
Senate did to the naval bill.