Evening star., 1923-09-27
c. O.P.|N maryland
TO MEET TONIGHT
Platform as Prepared Likely
to Be Adopted-No Mention
of Dry Legislation.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, September 27.-
Unless one or more of the county
delegations insist on projecting the
wet and dry Issue on the screen or
shove race-track gambling to the
front, hope is entertained that the
republican platform framed by Attor-
ney General Armstrong, candidate for
governor, and William C. Coleman,
candidate for attorney general, will
prove acceptable to the leaders and
be adopted by the state convention.
which meets here this evening.
As written, the platform contains
no wet or dry plank and this omission
is expected to stand.
No reference Is made to race-track
gambling, but an effort may be made
by influential veterans to have an
antI-race-track gambling plank in
cluded.
No Mention OF Khan.
At no time have the platform con-
structors thought of any plank men
tioning the Ku Klux Klan In any
Phillips Lee Goldsborough, former
governor, will act as chairman of the
convention.
That Mr.. Goldsno ough will occupy
the chair is regarded in political cir
cles as indicating more clearly united
party support for Armstrong for gov
ernor and his associates on the re-
publican ticket. and the ending of
factionalism between Senator Weller
and Mr.. Goldsborough.
Failing to find a candidate for con-
troller on the eastern shore. the re-
publican leaders have turned to Bal
timore. 1t was announced that ].
monroe Holland. president Of the
Chesapeake Bank, has been selected.
Mr.. Holland, IT is further stated, is
willing to accept the nomination. and
mis- formal nomination Is to be made
by the convention.
Or the republican candidates for the
four state offices only two, Alexander
Armstrong, attorney general and can
didate for governor. and William
torney general. filed in time for the
primaries. The candidate for clerk
of the court of appeals, J. Clayton
Brewer of Annapolis. was nominated d
by the republican state central COM
mittee.
Baltimorean on Ticket.
The nomination of Mr.. Holland will
give Baltimore city a place on the
state ticket. Mr.. Armstrong is from
lives in Baltimore county and Mr..
Brewer is an Annapolitan. The east
ern shore. which is the bailiwick of
William P. Jackson. having passed up
the chance to have a candidate for
controller. will be without repre-
sentation on the state ticket.
Some of the main features of the
platform as drawn are:
Concrete criticism of Gov. Ritchie's
administration, with some detailed
mention of great increases In ex-
penditures and in the salary account.
Recommendation for improvement
OF the police magistrate system. in
Guiding longer term Of office and high
er salary. to attract men of standing
and ability.
Promise of the removal of the low
er criminal judiciary from partisan
and practical politics.
Demand that the school system in
the counties be taken from the field
of practical politics.
Promise to conduct the state gov
ernment for. the people and not for
political ACKNOWLEDGMENT or as a
party requisite.
Enforcement of laws now on the
statute books, said to be ignored with
contempt and by passive approval.
Members of the Baltimore branch
of the National Woman's Party will
attend the convention to demand that
an equal rights" plank be inserted In
the G. o. P. platform, which will place
women on the same political plane
as the male voters of Maryland. Plans
for the attendance upon the conven-
tion and the demand were discussed
yesterday at the meeting of the exec
utive committee of the organization.
That an organized minority Is
threatening the Constitution was the
declaration made by Attorney General
Armstrong when he announced in an
address last night that he is in favor
of an amendment to the Constitution
which would submit any further pro-
posed changes to a direct vote Of the
people.