The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-26
ELECTION RESULTS IN MARY
LAND AND DELAWARE

Inc wet newspapers ana wet
propagandists generally have tried
in every way to make it appear that
the vets have won great victories in
Maryland. AS matter Of fact
they have not gained at all.
The vets staged a meeting at
Ocean City and another in Washing
| ton county several months ago.
DR.. Latane of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity was one TO the headliners
advertised to help boost the election
of wet congressman in these two
districts now and forever to be
represented by drys. With big
headlines and much noise the vets
proclaimed that they were going to
make Maryland solidly against Vol
isteadism. They were met by the
friends of law and order openly and
Mr.. Goldsborough was nominated for
Congress on the Eastern Shore by
over 1900 majority, and Mr.. Zihl
man, in the western part of the
state, was re-nominated by over
III, 900 majority Mr.. Goldsborough
was opposed by an out and out dry
man at the election, but somehow
the voters of the Eastern Shore have
habit of voting for Mr.. Colds
borough because they know he has
not failed to represent them in Con.
gress. Mr. Towers, his opponent. was
a good man, and would have well
represented his district, but as one
expressed it, lit is not good idea tc
swap horses in the middle of the
stream" and, without any reflection
on Mr.. Towers, they rewarded Mr..
Goldsborough by returning him tc
Congress with a large majority.
In the Western District where the
people are in the habit of voting for
Zihlman, his majority over former
Senator Mish was 10000. Let it be
remembered that in the first fight
Mr.. Goldsborough made against
wet he was elected by only Sc votes.
Also, that Mr.. Zihlman only succeeded
in defeating Mish four years ago on
the same platform by about 1,50C
votes. This shows distinct growth
of sentiment in these two Con-
gressional districts. Each of the
other four districts includes part OF
Baltimore City. The twets simply
elected four wet members of Con-
gress-the same as they had done
before.
For United States Senator, Mr..
Tydings is wet. He simply takes
the place of another wet.
On the State ticket, the vets are
simply reelected. The drys, there
fore, have held their own under
campaign Of unusual severity. The
legislature will show heavy dry
gain. The vets had all the money
they seemed to need but were unable
anywhere to make any gains.
In the State of Delaware, the home
of Mr.. Stayton, who organized the
Association Against the Prohibition
Amendment, the, vets were COM
pletely routed They had establish
ed headquarters months ago and
were backed by men of influence
and money. They made their plan
of campaign, nominated their own
man for Congress, only to see him
defeated by almost 10000 majority.
They started out to capture the
legislature, as they said, to repeal
the state law enforcement code.
A large amount of newspaper space.
was used, workers were hired and
distributed throughout the state, and
every available wet leader secured.
In rural Newcastle county the fight
was waged with more vigor than the
State had experienced for many
years.
The attack was made on four can
didates for State Senate who had
the manhood to announce that they
were simply standing for law and
order, with the result that all four
drys were elected by substantial
majorities. The next legislature
both House and Senate in Delaware.
will be overwhelmingly for law
enforcement. Mr.. Stayton's home
state. has repudiated him in no un-
mistakbale manner.
We want to asure our friends that
throughout the Nation the forces of
prohibition and law and order are
holding their own, that there has not
been disgraceful surrender to the
lawless element but that there is a
decent citizenship throughout the
Hand determined that this adopted
policy of Government shall not