Evening star., 1926-10-28
Accused Of Not Giving BaIti.
more Fair Deal in Plans
at Conowingo.
GOVERNORS REELECTION,
HOWEVER, SEEMS LIKELY
Weller Conducting Hard Fight for
Senate Seat, With Odds Seen
Favoring Tydings.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
Staff Correspondent of The star.

The mIlk-and-water campaigns adopt
ed by the Republicans in their efforts
to defeat two wet" Democratic Gov
ernors. Smith in New York and
Ritchie in, Maryland. are getting un
der the skins Of the Democrats.
Here in Maryland it is water, or
rather water power. which the Re-
publican campaign managers are
against Gov. Albert c. Richie. can
didate for a third term as chief ex-
ecutive Of the State. They charge
that Gov. Richie has permitted the
power, which is to be generated at
Conowingo, to go to Philadelphia un-
der a contract which provides that
none of 1t shall be sold in Baltimore
for a period Of so years. -r' FL.
They charge further that included
in the deal was the granting Of a
contract to the Arundel Corporation
to construct a dam at Conowingo at
a cost Of $22, 100000. The Arundel
Corporation is headed by Frank
Furst, Democratic leader of Baltimore
and Ritchie supporter.
Charges Widely Used.
These charges are being used wide
ly in the city of Baltimore. where Gov.
Ritchie's greatest strength lies. The
hope Of the Republicans Is to cut
down the governors lead in the city
to the smallest possible figure.
Gov. Ritchie replies to these charges
that he has obeyed the laws OF Mary
land. one Of which. passed In 1908,
forbids the sale of electrical power by
the Susquehanna Power Co. in Balti.
more. The Susquehanna Power Co.
is now owned by the Susquehanna
Electrical Co., and that. In turn Is
owned by the Philadelphia Electrical
Power Co. The last named company
is owned by the Philadelphia Elec-
tricai Co., which Is TO distribute the
power generated at CDn0wingO. &. 4
Gov. Richie also insists that the
contract Is advantageous to the State
of Maryland; that more than $200, 900
will be paid annually into the Golfers
Of the State treasury in taxes by the
power concerns. And finally, he in
sists that Baltimore is already well
taken care of so far as electrical
power is concerned, and there Is no
need Of the Conowingo power here.
Electrical power. generated at Nc
Calls Ferry, on the SusQuehanna, by
a Pennsylvania company. is sold in
Maryland at q lower rate, the Ritchie
people say, than could the Conowingo
power be hold here. E4. ~ II -,
Using Much Advertising.
The Republicans have resorted to a
series Of advertisements, setting forth
their contentious regarding Conowingo
power and their charges against Gov.
Ritchie, one of which Is to the effect
that Ritchie permitted the sale of State
lands to the. Conowingo company in
1928 at 50 cents an acre. These adver.
tisements, appearing daily in leading
newspapers here, picture Gov. Richie
playing into the hands of corpora
tions, particularly the Consolidated
Gas, Electric Light and Power Co.
Senator o. E. Weller. silent boss of
the Republican party in Maryland,
is expected to benefit In his race for
reelection through the attacks on
Gov. Richie. While his Democratic
opponent for Senator. Representative
Millard E. Tydings, Is not connected
with the Conowingo water power
matter, 1t is well understood that any
attack which weakens the head Of the
Democratic ticket in Maryland, Gov.
Richie, will be reflected in the vote
cast for the Democratic senatorial
candidate and the rest Of the ticket.
Notwithstanding these attacks made
on Gov. Richie the prospects of his
reelection over Addison Il. Mullikin,
his Republican opponent, still appear
bright. 1t is variously estimated that
Richie viii carry the State from
$4,000 to 10000. He won by $4,000 in
1922.
Tydings Believed Leading.
While the race between Weller and
Tydings Is expected to be closer than
the gubernatorial, Tydings Is the like.
ly winner.
Maryland, as the Republicans admit,
elections. The Republicans have at
the outset, therefore, to overcome a
definite Democratic majority. The
Democrats do not figure their oppo-
nents can do this, especially In view of
the solidarity of the Democratic or.
ganization today and in face Of the
bitter party row, which split the Re-
publicans in the primaries less than
two months ago.
In those primaries. Senator Weller
defeated Representative John Philip
Hill, wet leader of the House, for the
Republican senatorial nomination. Mr.,
Hill represents the third Maryland dis.
trict, located in Baltimore. While Wei.
Ter was defeating Hill. John J. McGin.
tty the Hill candidate for Republican
nomination to the House from the
third district, defeated the Weller can
didate by 800 votes.
Now Mr.. McGinity, 1t appears, has
written a letter to Senator Weller of.
fering to step aside SO that Mr.. Hill
can become the Republican candidate
to succeed him in the third district.
But Senator Weller, the boss Republi.
can. has turned thumbs down on this
proposition. He controls the commit.
tee which would have the selection of
a candidate to represent the third dis.
trict IL Mr.. McGinity withdraws his
name. All Of which has been publish.
ed, and is not calculated to make the
Hill faction any more friendly to Sen.
ator Weller.
HIN Could Sway Votes.
Hill has been particularly strong
with the wet Democrats in his dis
trict. These would vote for Tydings
in any event, and 1t n a question how
many wet Republicans Hill could
throw to Tydings II he tried. The
Democrats say that they will get
strong support from the disgruntled
Hill faction, but the Republicans
question this. William p. jackson,
Republican national committeeman.
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