Evening star., 1922-10-08
POLITICS HUMM|NG
OVER MARYLAND
Democrats Take Lead by Or
qanization of Their Cam.
paign Committee.
RICHIE AIDING BRUCE
Republicans Laying Plans for
Active Fight-Dry Candi-
date Unlikely.
special Dispatch to The star,

Special Dispatch to The star.
BALTIMORE. October with the
fall election date exactly one month
OFF. politics are starting to hum
the state. with the demo-
Gratis taking the lead through the
Of their campaign COM
mittee this week. The campaign
with former Representa-
tive Carvell D. Benson as chairman,
met here Thursday and outlined
plan of campaign which will keep
the various candidates and the COM
mittee at work right up until the day
of the election.
Gov. Ritchie Is assuming promi-
nent part In the campaign to elect
William Cabel Bruce. the democratic
candidate for senator. and as many
of the congressional candidates az
possible. Next to Mr.. Bruce himself.
the governor was the principal speak
or at the luncheon given by the
campaign committee this week.
Bruce. in making his speech. summed
up the tenets of true Americanism"
which he announces as his guiding
principles and attacking the public
record of Senator Joseph Irwin
France, his republican opponent.
This was virtually Mr.. Bruce's speech
of acceptance. as he was prevented
by illness from attending the state
democratic campaign meeting here.
Ritchie Makes Plea
I'VE must redeem the state this
fall by sending to Congress a senator
and representatives of whom we can
be proud" said Gov. Ritchie in his
that the tidal wave which began In
1921 continues, and that in 1924 an
other democratic legislature is sent
down to Annapolis. no matter who
may be the leader Then. in 1925,
we must send to Washington another
seat of which John Walter Smith
ought never to have been deprived"
The governor said the revolt
against the republican party is due
TO nationwide demand that poll
tics shall not be conducted behind
closed doors. and that men who aspire
to be leaders must be brave enough
and clean enough to stand out spot
less and upafraid in the sunlight of
Co-Operation Is object.
Complete cooperation between men
and women democrats is the object OF
William Cabel Bruce, candidate for the
United States Senate. in naming a
mixed committee" to conduct hts elec-
ton campaign.
Though the advisability of forming
'woman's auxiliary" with a woman
state chairman, for the campaign was
suggested months ago. Mr.. Bruce de-
clared today that he will continue to
urge that women do their best in po-
litical campaigns by working along with
the men rather than through separate
Mr.. Bruce plans to make a number of
speeches through the state. and his
itinerary for the rest of the month is as
follows: Prince Frederick. Upper Mari
son. Ellicott City. Centrerille. Chester
Town, Elkton. Frederick fair. Eastoa.
Salisbury. Denton. Snow Hill. after
noon; Princess Anne. night; Cambridge
Westminster. Belair, Rock
Vile.
Republicans start Preparations.
Preparations for the opening of the
republican senatorial campaign was
started this week. when State Chairman
Galen l.. TAFT moved to Baltimore from
county, Md The republicans viii max
a new departure this year. in that they
will have campaign committee with a
chairman working as auxiliary
to the state central committee. The
committee. which is expected to b.
named the first part of the week. will
include the most prominent G. o. p
men and women in the state. In COM
on this departure from old Line
methods Of republica mis- ismSMr. TAFT said
II have discussed cambaign plans
Z.
nee for the Senate. and while the de-
tails have not been definitely arranged
the general plan will be similar to
that adopted by the democratic party.
the formation of an execu-
tive or campaign committee as an
of the republican state CEN
trail committee for the duration of
campaign committee will be active at
state headquarters. There
will also be appointed, on the nomi.
nation of Senator France. a treasurer
of the republican state central COM
mittee, who will have general charge
of the collection and disbursement OF
funds. The campaign or
executive committee to be selected
will probably be much smaller than
the. committee formed by the demo-
Gratis. SO that 1t may aid more active
ly in the general direction of the
campaign.
Big RegistratiOn Task.
If there is to be as big a vote to go
on the registration books as recorded
two years ago the task of registering
1869 voters in a total of sixteen
hours is faced. 1t is big task. for
party leaders admit there is apathy
In the rank and file of both sides. The
republican apathy. perhaps, is the
more apparent. The republicans have
only 3O,223 voters names on the
books. while the democrats have 49,.
773 This was the result of sixteen
hours Of registration. If the total
1920 vote is to be registered then the
task is not half completed.
Little chance is seen that the Anti
Saloon League Of Maryland will back
q third senatorial candidate against
William Cabel Bruce, democrat. and
Senator Joseph 1. France, republican.
despite the fact that there are two
dry rivals. one from the state and the
other from the city. who are clamor-
Ing for such support and anxious to
get into the race. it was learned to-
day.