Evening star., 1924-05-25
is MARYLAND VOTES
PLEDGED TO RITCHIE
Governor Is Made Full Pledged
Candidate by Action of Demo.
cratic Convention.
PARTY SPLIT IS HEALED
Executives Stand on States Rights
Is Lauded.
Special Dispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, May 24.-Gov. Albert
C. Ritchie of Maryland became a FULL
hedged candidate for the Democratic
nomination for President this week
when the state convention unani-
mously indorsed his stand on states
rights as the outstanding question
before the voters of the country to-
day, and the state delegation to the
national convention was instructed to
cast its sixteen votes for him.
Two other important Developments
of the convention were the recognl-
tion of Gov. Richie as the unques-
toned Democratic political boss of
Maryland and adoption of the unit
rule of voting for the state delega-
tion in the national convention.
The convention. contrary to expec-
tations, passed off without a fight,
except for a break between Gov.
, Ritchie and Mayor Jackson of Balti-
more, who opposed the selection Of
whole instead of by districts. Jack
son left the meeting when he was
voted down, and the slate as agreed
upon by the governor and his follow
ers went through without a hitch.
Harmony Restored.
Harmony was brought about, how
of the governors aaherents, headed
by Secretary of State E. Brooke Lee
of Montgomery County, ana after
long conferences before the conVen-
OF the city leaders over the selection
of delegates and the unit rule.
Gov. Ritchie had let it be known
from the start that he wanted no
complimentary favoHte son vote
and preferred the Maryland delega-
tion to go uninstructed and his in
dorsem ent as a presidential candidate
and subsequent pledging OF the oele-
cation to him was the result or be-
ing ''double-crossed" by his friends
at the last moment.
Former Congressman Carville D.
Benson of Baltimore County was
elected chairman OF the convention
and sounded the keynote of the party
in Maryland. After calling attention
to the oil scandals and extravaganza
OF the Republican administration In
Washington he praised Gov. Richie
as the most conspicuous advocate IN
the country of hating federal en-
croachment on states rights and OF
cutting down federal extravaganza
and high taxes, having reduced the
tax In Maryland for the first time
in many years; as the man with the
highest Qualificatsas for leading the
democratic TSrty nationally.
Delegates Selected.
Tne convention named tne Ioilo"-
ing as delegates to the national con-
vention:
Delegates at large-Gov. Ritchie,
United States Senator William G.
Bruce, Attorney General Thomas H.
Robinson, Mayor Howard w. Jackson,
]. Enos Ray of Prince Georges County,
Robert Grain of Charles County. How
ard Bruce OF Howard County and
Mrs. Mortimer West of Baltimore City.
District de1egates-Joshua Miles,
Harry Turner, Omar L. Crothers, Car
Vile D. Benson, Senator David G.
Mcintosh. jr.; E. o. keant, John ].
Mahon, John S. Kelly, Robert Padgett,
Robert B. Ennis, William Curran.
Gilbert Daily, Congressman j. Charles
L4inthicum, William NJ. Maloy, Charles
H. Knapp. Or. Hugh H. Young, Sem
ator Stephen ". Gambrill, Frank S.
Revell, Senator l. G. Sasscer, William
C. Walsh, Z. Brooke Lee. Emory
Coblentz. Senator J. w. Mccullough
and Former Gov. Emerson c. Har-
rington. Deponai.