The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1928-05-31
FAVORITE SONS.

A little late, perhaps, to affect the
result at Houston, but standing firmly
for personal liberty, states rights and
their favorite son, Maryland Demo
Gratis have selected their delegates TO
the national convention and Instructed
them to vote as unit for Governor
Albert c. Richie.
The action was not unexpected.
Governor Richie admitted on his ap-
pearance before the senate committee
that is ascertaining the views of can
didates on the Einstein theory and
other subjects closely related to pre-
conventions campaign expenditures,
that he had understood from his
friends that he was a favorite son.
That fact is now fully established and
means much. 1t means Ritchie head
quarters will be opened at Houston,
probably in a parlor of the Rice hotel.
and identified by large and hand
some Autograph Of the governor land
none will be handsomer, because Mr..
Richie Autographs exceedingly wel(
displayed on an easel outside the door.
Inside there will be a desk with vases
of flowers on it. Behind the desk will
be an affable and smiling gentleman
wholly unable to restrain a marked
manifestation of his pleasure at meet
ing you. He will shake your hand an
tell you so. He will also hand you,
from pile in the corner, a folder
with Mr.. Ritchie's picture on the out
side and considerable printed infor-
nation about him on the inside.
There will be other gentlemen pres
ent wearing a busy air, but with no
visible occupation, who will be equally
pleased to see you, nor will their
pleasure be pretense, because the
chances are they will have been long
ing for something to do and somebody
to talk to. There will be ladies pres
emit, too, for no headquarters staff can
be complete without them, says the
Kansas City Star. They will also have
literature to dispense, and not the
least charming of them will have a
box of buttons,a and she will pin one Of
them on your manly chest. You will
tell her you do not wear candidates
buttons on your coat as a rule, but
this will be an occasion where you will
break the rule. You will wear it for
her if not for Governor Richie.
The busy gentlemen with nothing to
do will then unfold to you, confiden
tally, the Richie strategy. 1t is.
they will explain, to work quietly,
make no claims, attack no other can
didates and rely steadily on the logic
of the situation. When the smoke
clears and all other candidates have
had their trials of strength, the dele
gates will begin to ask themselves if,
after all, the question is not, who can
be elected? Who, they will ask them
selves, stands most conspicuously for
the sound Jeffersonian doctrine Of per-
sonal liberty and states rights? Echo
can return but one answer, and that
answer will be Richie.
There will be other favorite son
headquarters, completely stated and
autographed, and with strategy as
convincing. All will be busy and OPP
timistic in the days preceding the bal
loting. All will continue optimistic
until the conclusion of the first ballot.
That first ballot will mark their big
moment and the emotions of that mo-
ment will repay them for all their
work and their not inconsiderable eX-
pense.
After the initial ballots they will
not feel quite so good and may begin
to doubt their strategy, but even the
final result will not entirely convince
them that but for an uncalculated de-
Walton from the logic of the situation
here and there they would have made
history.