The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-10-04
ARMSTRONG NOMINATED
FOR GOVERNOR BY C. O.P.
Governor Ritchie's Administra-
ton Attacked and Denounced
As Being EXtravagant


former United States Senator
Joseph |. France farther back
and former Mayor William F.
Broening beside Senator Weller,
the Republican State convention
met at the Lyceum Theatre, Bal
more on last Thursday. Galen
l.. TAFT, chairman Of the Repub-
hcan State Central committee,
called the convention to order.
Mr.. TAFT paused long enough to re-
fer to the administration of Governor
Richie as "a personal, political oil
garchy which has fastened itself on
the people of this State and calls it.
self Democracy" and to promise to
match in the campaign the public
and private life of Governor Richie
against the public and personal life
of the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor, Attorney-General Alexander
Armstrong.
Attorney-General Armstrong was
nominated for Governor by Henry
Holzapfel, Of Hagerstown, the NOM
nation being seconded by Thomas
Bartlett, of Easton, and L. C. Green
baum, of Baltimore, amid great en-
thusiasm.
William c. Coleman was nominated
for Attorney General by ]. Craig Nc
Lanahan, of the Baltimore bar. J..
Monroe Holland was nominated bv
Henry L. Duer for Comptroller. and
j. Clayton Brewer was nominated for
Clerk of the Court of Appeals by
Thomas Parran.
There had been reports of charges
of political "TNT" sprinkled about the
convention ready to be set off by GER
tain elements who wanted things in
the platform which were not there. 1t
was said that some rural elements
wanted an anti-race track gambling
plank. SO when Governor Glodsbor-
ough in his speech in accepting the
hair. anship Of the convention re-
ferred to race track gambling in the
Governors well known oratorical style
Senator Weller and Mr.. TAFT both
seemed to sit little restlessly in their
chairs and to gaze at the ceiling as if
wondering how far they would go up
if the explosion should go off.
Said the former Governor: "Voic-
ing the feeling of a single individual,
I'd Danish race track gambling. l do
not know what this convention is 60
ing to do"
Mr.. Goldsborough also seemed a
little out of rapport with the party
platform in the matter of fewer cleo
lions. He said the plan had originat-
ed with the late George R. Gather
and that the Democratic party had
appropriated it. The Republican plat
form says 'the fewer elections bill
unnecessarily deprives the people of
their right to vote every two years
upon State issues and candidates. 1t
abolishes time proven checks and bal
ances. 1t tends to perpetuate in pow
er the man and his friends who de-
signed it for this very purpose. We
demand that the people shall have a
right to vote on state matters every
two years. Since national elections
are held every two years state cleo
tions could and should be held at the
same time without additional ex-
pense."
Though Mr.. Armstrong refrained
from any illusions to the private life
of his competitor, his speech was a
severe arraignment of his opponent
The convention adopted a resolu-
ton giving the State Central Com
mittee for Baltimore City AZ votes in
the State Central Committee and au-
thorizing the appointment of eight
women to the vacancies thus Great
ed. Appointment of woman associ-
ate chairman and woman associate
vice chairman for the State commit
tee was also authorized.
A telegram was read from former
United States Senator William p
Jackson, in which he said that he was
prevented from attending the meeting
of the convention, but that "my best
wishes go for success in this cam
paign."
Governor Ritchie's administration
is attacked and denounced as "eXtrav-
agant," "wasteful," and "most ex-
pensive in the very beginning of the
platform. In this connection, the plat
form draft says:
Governor Ritchie's eXtravagant
claims of constructive government
are wholly unjustified and the most
casual inspection of his boosted meas
ures shows that they are saturated
with partisanship and are frauds upon
the public.
As an illustration, his reorganiza-
tion hill This has worked no real re-