Evening star., 1924-09-14
R|TCH|E CLAIMS
STATE FOR DAVIS
Republicans, However, See
Danger in Strength of La
Toilette Ticket.
specis, pIanAteh to ne star.

special Dispatch TO The star.
BALTIMORE. September l3.--The
first definite claim OF the Democrats
in Maryland AZ to the result In Mo-
il recognised ~ the head Of the party
In the States, this week, and, he de.
clAred, maryland Is safs for Davis
and Bryan"
The Governor made this statement
after his return from New York,
where he went to consult party lead
ers about his speaking tour as well as
discuss plans for the campaign In
Maryland.
Unlike Galen L. TAFT. chairman Of
the Republican State central COM
mittee, and with Senator Weller, In
charge OF the campaign in Maryland
is danger of tho election being thrown
into Congress by the La Toilette vote.
Gov. Ritchie thinks the third party
will not cut much Of a figure In the
result. especially In Maryland. He
said:
There is considerable surface
strength in the progressive movement,
but it Is too early to predict how
large a figure it will cut in the elec-
tion. Quite often the first enthu-
siasm for a new party dies out In a
anu TIC NOtcIS utSioO oAohe
their former party lines.
I'VE have no State officials on the
ticket and the Issue In our State will
be clearly along national lines. There
is no doubt the state will give the
Democratic ticket more than normal
plurality"
TAFT Sees Danger.
Chairman TAFT. on the other hand.
hA1 f~ do n
Toilette polling enough votes to
throw the election into the Senate, In
which event he sees the election OF
Charles w. Bryan, the Democratic
vice presidential nominee,
He declared that the Republican
campaign in Maryland will be es-
pecially directed against La Toilette
and Bryan by reason OF their recog-
nized radical views"
While the progressive party leaders
here are making no claims as to the
outcome Of the election ther are busy
lining up the voters and collecting
campaign funds throughout the State
and the first Of political meetings
will be held In Baltimore next week.
it was announced at their headquar-
ters here today by Edward d. Bic
retz. the State chairman.
The Democratic State central COM
mittee met here this week and or
ganized it's financial machinery by
naming Charles H. Alexander. a boy
hood friend Of John w. Davis in
Clarksburg. w. Va, as chairman of
the finance committee and completed
its ticket by nominating DR.. George
Heller to oppose Representative John
Philip Hill in the third district.
In naming Heller. who is a veteran
politician. lifelong resident of the
third district and active member OF
various political clubs. which In the
past have indorsed Hill solely for his
stand on the prohibition question, the
Democrats show that they are going
to make a determined effort to carry
the district, which has an affiliated
Democratic majority Of $4,000 this
Fall.
District IL Wettest. .
The district is largely made up of
East Baltimore wards, in. which the
foreign element predominAtes and is
known. as one of the "wettest" dis
tricts in the State. II not in the coun-
try. While Representative Hill is a
resident OF the district, he lives in
what is known as one of the silk
stocking" wards and it Is generally
believed that DR.. Heller who lives
in East Baltimore and is known as a
wet" will have a big advantage
over Hill with the foreign element.