The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-06-06
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Richie To Control is Votes.

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| Richie To Control is Votes.
| What Maryland's 16 votes can do in
the Democratic National Convention to
nominate Albert G. Richie as the
party's Presidential candidate will be
done.
The Governor will have whatever
advantage Maryland's 16 votes can
give him, either by direct voting or
by the bargaining process.
Resolutions passed by the State con.
vention have bound and delivered the
Maryland delegation to Governor
Richie to do Herewith as he may de-
sire.
| The State convention has instructed
the Maryland delegation to the Ma
tional Convention to cast its vote for
Richie for President.
When the complimentary balloting
IL over, the Governor will have the
delegation's 16 votes to throw where
he desires. The State convention
passed q resolution under which the
Maryland delegates to the National
Convention must vote as a unit. The
Governors friends in the delegation
comprise majority Of more than two
to-one, which insures, so far as any
thing can be humanely assured, that
the 16 votes will be cast on all occa-
sions as the Governor directs.
Governor Richie will accordingly
have a capital of 16 votes with which
to underwrite his Presidential enter
prise.
OF the 80 delegates to the Demo
cratic National Convention 20 are con-
sidered Richie devotees. The remain
ing may preserve some independence
of Judgment, but they will have small
chance for independence Of action.
The lineup is about as follows, poll.
ticians say:
| RITCHIE MEN.
Governor Richie, Attorney General
Thomas H. Robinson, ]. Enos Ray,
Robert Grain, Howard Bruce, Mrs.
| Mortimer W. West, Joshua W. Miles,
Henry P. Turner, Omar Crothers, Car
Vile D. Benson, David G. Mcintosh,
Jr., Edward o. Weant, Robert B. En-
mis-, William Mines Maloy, Charles H
| Knapp, Dr. Hugh H. Young, Stephen
W. Gambrill, Frank S. Revell, Lans'
dale G. Sasscer, William c. Walsh, E.
Brooke Lee, Emory L. Coblentz and
John w. Mccullough.
INDEPENDENTS.
Senator William Cabell Bruce, How.
ard w. Jackson, Emerson c. Harring.
ton, John ]. Mahon, John S. Kelly,
Robert ]. Padgett, William Curran,
Gilbert A. Daley and ]. Charles
Linthdcum.
| Conference on State Welfare Needs
| Governor Richie met the members
Of the Board of Mental Hygiene, the
Board of Welfare, and the boards OF
managers of State hospitals for the
1 insane and feeble-minded at Spring
field State Hospital Sykesville, at
their semi-annual conference.
| The Clark Epileptic Colony, group
Of four buildings for the treatment OF
epileptic patients at Springfield State
| Hospital, were dedicated and opened
formally for the reception of patients
at this conference.
"This new group Of buildings" DR.
Herring said, sis unique in the State
In that it will be used entirely in the
study and treatment of patients suffer
ing from epilepsy. The group com.
prises an administration building, a
central kitchen and dining room and
| two dormitories, one for male and one
| for female patients, each housing 100
| patients. We were particularly pleased
that Henry P. Hopkins, the architect
who planned and erected these build
ings, kept the cost within the State
appropriation of 100000"
DR.. Herring read paper at the con.
ference presenting a review Of the
building activities Of the various State
hospitals for the last year. The Hugh
H. Young reception building at
! Brownsville State Hospital will be
ready by October 1. DR.. Herring said
"This building" he said. will have
cost 100000 when finished. 1t will
house 200 patients and will enable this
department to transfer all negro in.
sane patients at Bay View Asylum to
Brownsville by November 1.
Insanity in the State has increased
from $500 in 1918 to 5.676 in 1924
In 1913 State hospitals cared for 2,S7s
insane patients. Today they care for
4,1S7 patients. However, I do not
think these figures are alarming.
think they bear fairly close relation
to the increase in population in the
State.
Two Frederick County Homes Prey Of
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