Evening star., 1926-09-12
f.. L. T.
RICHIE ASSURED OF VICTORY
IN MARYLAND VOTE TUESDAY


pect an even break in the nine coun-
ties of the Eastern Shore. in spite
of the influence of Jackson against
Weller. In Baltimore city, the Weller
leaders say, they will win good
majority Of the delegates.
Claims Secuted by Hill.
The Hill leaders scout such claim.
In fact, they insist they will carry
every one of the six legislative dls-
tricts and obtain the AZ delegates
from the city to the State convention.
They insist that they will carry Allie
gany County with it's seven dele
gates; that they will clean up on the
Eastern Shore; that Senator France
will help them materially, as VIII
Bladen Lowndes. in other counties.
AS the Weller leaders see it. their
candidate will have two to one, or
even two-and- half to one. delegates
to those for Mr.. Hill in the conven-
ton. The Hill outfit, on the other
hand. looks for a landslide to their
candidate, and insists he will have
ma iority or "a or more delegates IN
the convention.
Mr.. Hill. in addition to demandlIs
that Senator Weller publicly state
how he stands on the liquor question
which the Senator has failed to do
has asked Senator Weller what ne
now thinks about the World court.
Senator Weller voted for American
adherence TO the court in the Senate,
and Mr.. Hill has declared his oppo-
sition to American adherence. but
Senator Weller has said no more
about the World Court than ne mas
about the liquor question during tle
campaign. Nor does any one IN the
ha fakinQ the w OGlu
Court issue very seriously.
Weller Tactics Differ.
Senator Weller does not believe III
sneechmaking and the kind OF cam
nsien conducted by Mr.. Hill and many
nther noliticians. He believes ratner
in letter-writing campaign, In call
ing in leaders and lnfiuentlal men II,
the various counties, districts any
nrecincts and going over matters wiz
them. He has been hard at Work PEI
fecting his organization 1or ioite ite
time, and is putting his theory lil'o
practice today. 90
Eailine to get Senator Weller 10
nav the slightest attention to his at
lacks or to attend any OF the meetiiis9
to which Mr.. Hill has invited MN,
the latter has adopted practice Oh
placing an empty chair on the stase
beside him at his meetings ana au'
dressing the chair as II II We're DC
cupied by Senator Weller asklhs
questions and commenting upon the
silence which ensues.
William Hettleman is the Weller
candidate for nomination to ue
House in the third district, now rep,
resented by Mr.. Hill, and the Hlll
candidate for this nomination is John
!. McGinity Hettleman has chai-
lenged McGinity and Hill TO say
whether or not there IS an unue!
standing between them that If Hill is
NOT nominated for the Senate, Nc
Ginitv will step aside and permit Hill
to make the run for the House again
in November. Neither has replled dl-
rectly to this question, though Mr..
Hill has said that he himself Will be
nominated for the Senate ana NC
Ginity will go through for the House
William Mines Maloy, who is op-
nosing Gov. Ritchie for the Demo
cratic nomination, is a former chair
man of the State Public Service Com
mission, to which Office he was ap-
pointed by Gov. RitChie. Later he
served as peoples counsel before that
commission under appointment also
by the Governor.
Attacks Third Term.
His issues raised against Gov.
Ritchie include the third term,
Ritchie having been elected to two
terms, the only Governor of Mary
land to serve two terms since the
Civil War, and now seeking a third
term, which Maloy says Is in viola
ton Of the Democratic principle of
rotation in office.
Mr. Maloy has also attacked the
Governor on the ground that he is
too friendly to the corporations.
Specifically he has charged that Gov.
Ritchie permitted the water power in
the Susquehanna River near Como
wingo to be sold to Pennsylvania.
None of this power will come to Balti-
more, but all will ga to Pennsylvania
and elsewhere, it Is declared. Maloy
charges further that the Arundel
Corporation, in which are found some
of Gov. Ritchie's strongest hackers
for a third term, has been granted
$22 900, 900 contract to build the dam
at Conowingo for the water power
company, all to the prejudice Of the
States interests.
1t has been replied on behalf of
Gov. Ritchie that Baltimore has been
well supplied with light and power
and that the waterpower from the
Susquehanna is not needed and would
be in unfair competition with the pow
er concern already doing business in
the city. Furthermore, it Is urged
that the county in which this power