Evening star., 1924-10-05
MARYLAND LEFT
FLAT" BY DAVIS
Sidestepping of Prohibition
Question Disappointing to
Democratic Voters.
sn,,,s., Dis,atcb to The Star.

spec1z, Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, October 4.-The one
big feature of the presidential cam
paign. the visit and speech of John
w Davis, the Democratic standard
h,arer, in Baltimore this week, turn
I'd out TO be a rather tame affair as
far a s the rank and file of Democratic
voters are concerned. due to the fact
that Mr. Davis sideStepped the pro-
lihiIion question entirely, and his
one reference to personal liberty"
fell flat as far as arouSing any en-
thusiaSm.
The local association against the
prohibition amendment threw mon
key wrench into the machinery when
ii published an open letter in the
daily papers on Wednesday asking
btr. Davis to declare himself either
wet or dry" and followed this by
distributing cards at the meeting
GSking the Democratic candidate the
same question.
Mr. Davis in his speech made no
reference to the various questions
propornded III the open letter or to
.1c blanket inquiry printed upon the
cards. II" failed TO let his audience
snow that the open letter had come
a his attention. The queries OF the
~ the candidates remarks about
-parsoHal liberty" and State rights
GaGI the audience
Enthusiasm Lacking.
although 10000 voters went to the
vffth Regiment Arrnory To hear the
Democratic candidate make his ad-
dress. the usual enthusiasm was
hacking and outside of the cheers
-
Er. Davis. the entire meeting was
very tame.
The rank and file were plainly dis
appointed by the candidates side
0epping of the one question nearest
thc heart OF the average Maryland
voter. and made no effort to hide
AeiT feelings.
y declaration i'll favor of personal
liberty, which some local politicians
Aad expected TO arouse the same en-
tAuSiaSn in kaitimore which it is
feputed TO hava done in Chicago. fell
SIii" nat \ nronounceme in favor
@ home rub Jared no better II
Sne i1emocratA Candidate had pro-
ceeded from home rule to home
brew he would have aroused his
audience. But he didn't
While the Democrats held the spot
night this week the Republicans have
th'ir efIorts to line up the unregistered
Vote Yet pollel in the State. and
the party il being ably assisted by
the work of m" Republican women
" AIlt the Democratic women are
occupied with factional fights the
i'rEubIiran women are quietly and
enc .tRti\ gong about getting out the
woman vote TO swell the registration
lists next Tuesday the last local
REGISTRATION day before election.
I he Republican women are heartily
1p-uptfaInE with the League OF
women Voters i'll its non-pa rtisan ef-
'"ftS to &rt out tn" strongest woman
vote Yet polled in the STATE. and
prospects for such a result are very
tn'"urS'sIn;S. 'l"rordin" to the leaders
IN" Republican women have settled
all differ nces with tho men and have
joined forces ~ headquarters in this
According to the q. Q. p. leaders
mere vigorous campaign to put
Mary land in tn" EepubIican tnIumu
on November will begin immedi-
Etei% aftcr registration day next
.u,sd;LH
leaders of the Progressive n,o,,a-
mont h'Te express themselves as be-
inS we'll satisfied with the progress
icing made in Baltimor. as well
"s throughout III" State, ard as proof
81 TINS point to tho fact that in a
Newspaper POLL being conducted by
on' OF The local papers La Toilette
Is running close second to Pr-sj-
dent Coolidge.
LICK "f campaign funds is no doubt
rctafdlng tn" work Of the campaign
81 tn" ProgreSsiyes. and strenuous
EFFORTS TO repleni>h the campaign
chest are now being made by the
leaders, IN order TO carry the cam
PalGn INTO every county of the State.
The Anti-Saloon League entered
ut" the political fight for the first
thle TINS week, when George W
Tahhe, superintendent of the league.
issued statement in which he classi-
N"d the congressional candidate in a
wet and dry column and asked the
support Of his followers for the latter.
Out "f the - candidates he lists
only three as being satisfactory to
me league. being 7. Alan Colds
"oFough, Democratic Representative
in the first district: Harry J. Phoebus
ms htpuhIlcan opponent, and Repre-
sentative Frederick y. Zihlman in the
sixth.
Tn candidates placed in the ..ver"
column are Representative Miilard E
INdinsS, Democrat, and f. Rideely
Slmpson .RepubliCan, in the second:
Representatives John Philip Hill, Re-
publican. and DR.. George Heller
Democrat. in the third: Representa-
tive j. Charles Linthicum, Democrat
and John Il. VI. Straum, Republican.
~ tHe fourth; Representa- tive SYDNEY
r. Nudd, Republican, and Cha arles T..
Chance, Democrat, in the fifth, and
David {. Winebrenner. Sd. Democrat
In the sixth