Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-06-06
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Observation-Disclosures


Rltchle To Control 10 Votes.
What Maryiauds 10 votes can do in
the Democratic National Convention to
nominate Albert c. 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
Is over, the Governor will have the
delegatlon's 16 votes to throw where
he desires The State convention
passed a resolution under which the
Maryland delegates to the National
Convention must vote as a unit The
Governors friends in the delegation
comprise a majority of more than two
te-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 Ritchie will accordingly
have a capital OF 16 votes with which
to underwrite his Presidential enter.
prise.
OF the 32 delegates to the Demo
cratic National Convention 20 are con-
sidered Ritchie devotees. The remain
ing Q 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 Ritchie, Attorney General
Thomas II. Robinson. J. 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 G. Walsh, E.
Brooke Lee, Emory L. Coblentz and
Iohn W McCulIoueh
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
Linthicum.
Conference on State Welfare Needs
Governor Rltchie met the members
Of the Board of Mental Hygiene, the
Board OF Welfare. and the boards Of
managers of State hospitals for the
insane and feeble-minded at Spring
field State Hospital. sykesville, at
their semtannual conference.
The Clark Epileptic Colony, group
Of four buildings for the treatment of
eplleptic 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. "is unique in the State
IN that II 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"
Or. Herring read paper at the con-
ference presenting 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 l. Or. 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 4.5OO in 1918 to 5.s76 in 1924.
In 1918 State hospitals cared for 2,s7s
insane patients. Today they care for
4.1s7 patients. However, / do not
think these figures are alarming.
think they bear fairly close relation
to the increase in population In the
State.