Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-04-12
STATE CENTRAL
COMMITTEE MEETS
in BALTIMORE
State Convention To Be Held May
22.-Sen. Smith Unopposed For
National Committeeman.
LARGER REPRESENTATION
SOUGHT BY WOMEN

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The Democratic State Central Com
nittee met in Baltimore on Thursday
last and named May % as the date
for the State convention. 1t will be
called at noon in Ford's theatre. At
that time delegates to the National
Convention will be chosen. The num-
ber of delegates to the National con-
vention will be 80, each delegate to
have half a vote; four delegates to be
elected from each Of the six Congress
sional districts in the State and eight
delegates to be chosen at large. In
Addition, four alternate delegates at
addition, four alternate district dele
gates, two from each district, are
provided for.
Rivalry between two Democratic
women for the vacant place Of Ma
tional Committewoman from Mary
land loomed prior to the meeting of
the State Central Committee.
Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson of Chevy
Chase and Mrs. w. w. Hubbard of
Chestertown were said to be the as
pirants to the place left vacant by
resignation Of Mrs. Julia Hamilton
Briscoe of Hagerstown. 1t will be a
case of the Eastern Shore against the
Western Shore.
In addition, women Democrats plan
to demand four places in the delega-
tion to the National Convention, pro.
vided the delegation is expanded from
16 to 80, with a half vote for each
member.
Resolutions were passed fixing the
representation in the State conven.
ton in accordance with the represen.
tation in the General Assembly pf
the % counties and the Legislative
districts of Baltimore city.
Also authorizing the chairman Of
the Democratic State Central Com.
mittee to fill any vacancies that may
arise in the delegation.
1t was understood that there will be
no opposition to former United States
Senator John Walter Smith to sue
ceed himself as National Committee
man.
Frank A. Furst announced recently
that he will not attend the convention
this year. He will avoid the honor in
favor of someone else, after con-
vention experience that dates back tc
1884, the year Grover Cleveland first
was nominated.
Mr.. Ray called attention to the fact
that Monday is the last day on which
candidates for Congressional nomina
tions and candidates for delegates tt
the State convention may file theil
papers.
The Maryland delegation to the
National Convention will be estab
lished at the Hotel Astor, New Cork
he added.
Both Ritchie and anti-Ritchie ele'
ments in the State Democracy were il
the throng which crowded the Renner
lobby. Governor Ritchie was there
His Secretary of State, E. Brooke
Lee, was also present.
Former Senator John Walter Smitl
was likewise there. So was Samue
K. Dennis, right-hand man of Sena
tor Smith, who are not yet ready tx
admit the supremacy of Governor
Ritchie in State Democratic politics
John S. Kelly, one of the leaders o.
the Baltimore City Democratic or
ganization, was among those present
There was a sprinkling of Guber
material possibilities and, what refers
to the more immediate future, mor'
than a sprinkling of aspirants fol
Congress.
: Gov. Ritchie attended the meeting
Soon afterwards he left for New
York, where he will visit Bernard M
Baruch one of the powers behint
Democratic National politics.
State leaders gathered at the Rem
merit Hotel before the meeting includ
ed Comptroller William S. Gordy, Jr
State Senator Dudley G. Roe O.
l Queen Anne's county; State Senate
, Orlando Harrison of Worcester; Mar
{ ion Hargis of Worcester; Mr.. Ray, ]
l w. Miles, Col. John Heating of Cum
. berland; Harrison w. Vickers ant
; Scott Beck of Kent county; DIR. J. H
Wade and J. Cleveland Grice,