Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22
DEMOCRATS REACH
BALTIMORE PEACE
Richie Brings About Meeting
of Warning City
Leaders.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star
BALTIMORE, July 2l.-Baltimore
| Democrats during the week buried the
hatchet of strife and decided that har-
mony should be the keynote until after
the presidential election in November.
This was accomplished at meeting OF
the warning leaders held wednesday at
the instigation of Gov. Ritchie.
II is now believed that, on the sur
face. the city Democrats will support
| Gov. Smith unitedly. since every one
seems to be in accord with the manner
in which the campaign should be ham
| died.
That was the avowed reason for the
outburst of bitterness during the last
two weeks. The jackson Bichy- Norris
wing of the party became recalcitrant
because they believed the Curran- Ennis
faction was seeking to run the campaign
without regard for the Democratic city
committee, of which Mr.. Bichy is chair
man.
Richie Suggests Peace.
Gov. Richie suggested pacific set
Element of the controversy by appoint
ment of a committee to select members
of a campaign advisory committee. The
suggestion was accepted and the city
/ leaders and the governor named the
committee, which must be ratified by
| the Democratic city committee.
Will Start Early.
Mr. Bichy. who has been under the
| impression that the campaign for Smith
should not start until September. agreed
| with the governor on the wisdom OF
starting the first week in August He
| promised to call his committee together
| before August to inaugurate the cam
/ paign.
| However. the real cause of bitterness
among the Baltimore Democrats al TINS
/ time is not the manner of conducting
a campaign Mr.. Bichy and Mr.. jack
| son know as well as does every poll
| tician, 1t was pointed out, that the
State central committee. OF which the
city committee is part, Is not able 10
conduct campaign.
Nor is the time for the opening OF
the CAMPAIGN as important as Mr..
jackson insists. His real reason for
protest on this point is based on the
fact that the Curran-Ennis group peat
his side to it and opened the campaign
on July 2. 1t is contendeo.
Political observers here are agreed
that the real cause OF the bitterness
apparent since the Houston convention
ended is based on the belief. held by
| the jackson adherents, that Gov.
| Ritchie's sympathies are with their op-
ponents in the fight for control OF the
/ city Democracy.
Governor Denies Charge.
| The governor denies that he Is play
/ ing favorites and there is no overt act
I on his part in substantiation OF the
/ jackson contention, except that the
/ MARYLAND executive always has been IN
! closer contact with Mr. Curran and Mr..
/ Ennis than he has with any OF the op-
! position leaders
The real significance OF the last two
weeks events is that the Jackson wing
of the party in Baltimore has declared
political war" on the governor. They
believe Senator William Cabell Bruce,
/ the Democratic candidate for re-elec-
/ ton is part of the governors ofncial
/ family and that victory for Smith IN
Maryland would also aid the executive
| in his political ambitions.
/ It is generally believed that IL Vt
could be done with safety. the Jackson
/ following would have no objections at
! conniving in the defeat OF Gov. Smith
and Senator Bruce in this State. How
ever. IL is doubtful that any Democratic
leader in this city could with safety to
! his own position aid Herbert Hoover
I in carrying Maryland
/ The meeting Wednesday night re-
gardless Of what effect II had on the
| surface. did little 10 change the under
currents Of this situation, 1t is admit
I ted even by the leaders who attended
the meeting and talked biithely Of har-
mony The meeting. incidentally. was
not at all times pleasant, rejecting the
bitterness which now exists.
FRANKLIN T. MAILMAN, JR.