The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-05-01

The announcement by Goyerno'
Ritchie that he will not be a candi
date for the United States Senate,
mas caused no surprise. 1t had bee
known for several months that n
was seriously considering the matter
and that he was strongly inclined 10
do as he has done and ct the pee
pie know that lie would ask for re
nomination - Ais present position
next wear. He has Ill Il i
his mind that It is his duty to de
vote his time to the completion OF ms
plans for the reorganization of n"
State Administration forces, undct
The laws passed for thar purpose 1T
The recent session Of the General As
sembly. and in order to carry out hi;
plans in full, he will, next year ask
the people Of the State to re-elect
him Governor. He has nearly two
wears OF his present term to serve,
and during that time he believes he
will be able to demonstrate to the
public that ne IS worthy IF second
term, that it will be good business to
give it to him, and that it will be
largely to the advantage OF the taE-
payers, and those citizens generally
who are anxious for good and eflicl-
cnt adniniStrati III OF public aHalrS.
to break the oId-time traditional POI
lev OF giving 4 Governor but one
term, and retain him for second
term. How it will turn out, is I'M
foreseeible, but he Governor is will
tnl hi q
not much doubt hut that he could be
nominated and elected United States
Senator this year without serious op-
position, but he believes ii to be his
duty to complete the great work he
has begun in the State, provided tn"
people wish him to do So.
The retirement of the Governor
from the contest for the Senatorshli',
has thrown the field open and the In
dicatiOns are that there will be sew
rral candidates for the democratic
nomination and it. is beginning 10
'0ok like q free for all fight. O.
curse these predictions are based on
upposition that Senator John Walter
smith. is definitely out OF it, but ne
has never made any public statemeht
O that effect and very many people
will not be convinced that he is out
# il until he says so over his own
lamc in some definite and pubic
manner. And il may be said here
,Eai much pressure is being brought
. bear at the present lime on iht
distinguished gentlemen 10 come 1Gi-
In and consent to renomlnauoh'
and end what threatens to be an ac-
limunions and extremely vigorous i'll
terparty fight.
The latest Candidate TO enter the
field for the nomination, is State Sen
.ttor William l. Norris of the First
Legislative District. WHO has been
President OF he Senate COR the last
two sessions. Nj. Norris is looked
upon as one of the best and ablcst
products of Baltimore City public
life in recent years. He is literally
a self made mall He has worked
himself up to- an enviable position at
the bar, and in politics he won HI ;
spurs practically alone and unable,
for he won victory after victory over
the so-called organization before that
body realized that he was a force
which had to be dealt with, and, in
self defense took him up. His
record at Annapolis in his many
ut2an,o e.@>-'s'i"a in 10th Houses of t.
= ~ - 'EssTmOlJ has been marked
BY independence and ability through
out and, it is not saying too much tG
state that he is enc of tie best and
most thoroughly equipped men who
have. ever served the City and State
in the General Assembly and every
member of the Senate who has serv-
ed in that body while he was PreSi-
dent Of it, both republicans and
democrats, will say that no bette
presiding officer ever welded tho
gayel in that BODY That he would
make an able and thoroughly com
potent member of the Upper HOUSE
ut Washington, is not oper to doubt.
The City leaders do not seem tf
; have made up their minds yet as tc
whom they will back for the success
sion of Senator france. Upon one
point, however. all here seem to b.:
agreed; and that is that under no con
dition will they support David j
Lewis for the nomination. In fact
all from Mr.. Mahon down are open
in their opposition to Mr.. Lewis and
SBsert that it would be party suicide
to nominate him
Other possible candidates discuss
ed at the present time for the Sen
atOrial nomination, are eXCongresS
man Charles P Coady Mr.. Stepher
w. Gambrill, eX Congressman Joshua
". Miles, Major Brooke Lee, an(
Senator Orlando Harrison, will
others in the shadowy back ground
waiting for an encoura sing word
Mr.Coady is probably more fayorabl,
spoken of than any other possible
nominee. H eInade a most excellen