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who has been power in the Eastern
Shore, and Bladen Lowndes supported
Hill in the primary campaign. Or
the surface at least they are not at
tacking Weller in the present cam
paign.
The wet and dry issue is cutting
some figure in the campaign. Gov
RitChie is wet, and Representative
Tydings is just as pronouncedly wet
Mulliken, the Republican guberna
torial candidate, has said that he was
opposed to the adoption Of the eight
eenth amendment and to the passage
of the Volstead act. He said that he
will not urge the enactment OF State
prohibition enforcement law. But he
also has said that he believes that the
old State license laws, ETC.. are sufh
cient to provide full enforcement OF
the prohibition law and that If he is
elected governor he will enforce them
This goes well in the counties. where
the drys are strong. but not so well
In Baltimore city, which Is Wr1ng1ng
wet.
Water Issue Put Forward.
In fact, the Mulliken remarks about
ISt" "CdhCiIC0 AL
Baltimore. 1t began to look as though
the liquor question was to be the main
issue of the campaign. The Republi-
can managers rushed to the rescue
with the alleged waterpower deal
issue three weeks ago and have con-
centrated all their efforts on that.
Senator Weller, during the pri'
mary campaign, was described by the
association against the prohibition
amendment as satisfactory" along
with John Philip Hill But the drys
have a super hate for Hill, who has
derided them in season and out. They
threw their strength to Weller not
long ago. Senator Weller made a for
NAL announcement that he was wet
and that he stood for modification OF
the dry laws.
But the Republican State platform
denounces the States rights" articles:
Of the Ritchie platform. and the wets
see an inconsistency in Weller wet
and Weller against States rights
So much so that Arthur w. Machen
head of the Maryland branch Of the
Association Against the Prohibition
Amendment, has now assailed Senator
Weller and declared that no true wet
can vote for him.
Drys Seen For Weller.
The Anti-Saloon League has made no
declaration in support Of Weller. How
could it, when Weller had declared
himself a wet? But it is believed here
that the dry organization will do as
much as 1t can quietly to help Sena-
tor Weller win the election against
TydingS, who is an uncompromising
wet.
Tydings has one element Of strength
which neither Gov. Ritchie nor Sen
ator Weller nossess-his strength
with the soldier vote. When the
United States entered the World War,
Tydings was one of the first to go,
as an enlisted man. When the war
was over, Tydings held the rank Of
lieutenant colonel and had record
for gallantry in action. He was cited
by Gen. Pershing and others and re-
ceived the Distinguished Service Med
al. He will receive the vote of the eX-
service men almost solidly, the Dem.
ocrats say.
Tydings is a red.headed young man,
only SO. He has been speaker Of the
House of Delegates, mem
ber of the State Senate and has twice
been elected to Congress. He is wide.
ly known as hard hitting fighter.
But Tydings has a strong opponent
in Senator Weller. Senator Weller
conducts the most remarkable cam
paign of any candidate for the Senate