The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1926-10-07
MARYLAND G. @. P. ADOPT
A DRY PLANK PLATFORM
Fight Led By Congressman Hill
To Defeat Prohibition Plank
Was Lost in Committee


ton assembled in Baltimore last
Thursday adopted platform aimed
at the head of Governor Albert c.
Richie and including a dry plant in
direct contrast to the Democrats, who,
week preceding, declared for amend
ment of the prohibition laws.
"We condemn Governor Albert c.
Richie for his open and fragrant
laws" said the prohibition plank APP
proved by the Republican delegates.
"The attitude of the governor has
created widespread disorder and law
lessness. Lack of respect for law is
the forerunner of failure of govern
ment Under the course pursued by
Governor Richie, respect for law and
order will continue its decline"
Governor Ritchie's states rights
doctrine was asserted in the platform
to be mot only deplorable," but ''men-
tally dishonest in that it seeks to Gre
ate an atmosphere of antagonism,
which does not exist, in fact"
The convention nominated United
States Senator 0. E. Weller for an
other term, and Addison E. Mullikin,
Senator Weller's candidate for Gov
ernor
Representative John Philip Hill,
who lost the State to Weller at the
September 4 primary, was given an
ovation in the hail, where he sat as a
delegate by proxy. Colonel Hill sec
pnded the nomination of Senator Wei
Ter, ratifying the primary returns
A fight led by Colonel Hill to de-
feat the prohibition plank and substi-'
tute wet plank was lost in commit
tee without reaching the convention
floor. No vote was taken in the COM
mittee but Chairman Lawrence B.
Towers said it was ninety per cent
dry.
The platform also demanded an in
vestigation of the Conowingo deal.
eve Charge" the platform says,
"that the present Governor has dem
onstrated his utter indifference with
respect to the vital interests of the
people Of this State.
"By the provisions of the contract,
for which the Governor has assumed
full responsibility, there is created
monopoly in the development of cleo
trical power, exceeded in size only by
the similar enterprises at Niagara
Falls and Muscle Shoals.
"Such a resource should primarily
have been devoted to the industrial
upbuilding and prosperity Of our own
State; it would have resulted in the
enlargement of the taxable basis and
consequent reduction Of the tax rate;
in the reduction of the rates for house
current to householders, and would
have immeasureably increased the
prestige of the State for manufactur-
ing. &a
at has been given away and will
be enjoyed by others to the exclusion
of the people and the industries of
Maryland"
One other point the convention con-
demned: "the attempt Of the present
Governor to obtain third elective
term, whereby all activities of the
State will be even more completely
under his nomination. and advocat-
ing rotation in office.
1t also urged that a bridge over the
Chesapeake be constructed, to open
the Eastern Shore counties a market
nearer than Wilmington or Washing
ton.
The convention favored the adop-
ton by Congress, Of economically
sound legislation for the amelioration
of agricultural problems and such
amendments to the immigration laws
as may be necessary to eliminate
needless 'hardships
Support of the convention was
pledged to the appointment "of capa-
BILE county magistrates who will ad-
minister the automobile and other
laws with fairness and justice" and to
progressive Legislation in the inter-
est of the farmers of the State, par
ticularly with regard to practical
method of cooperative marketing"
Colonel Hill suggested four amend
ments to the platform, advocating OPP
position to the Volstead Act, the en-
trance of the United States into the
World Court, the unfolding of the
right of each state to order and con-
troll its own Democratic institutions
and of religious freedom. Only the
latter amendment was adopted.
The Republican stand on law en-
forcement was further stated:
"Our candidate for Governor is con-
tending for election to a State office,
entirely legislative and not executive
in character. Irrespective Of what his
views may be, it is his duty, under his