The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-10-19
MARYLAND CONGRESS AND
CANDIDATES

/ CANDIDATES
The American Issue gives the
following record of Maryland can
didates for Congress, which will be
of interest to numerous OF our
readers:
FIRST DISTRICT
Mr.. T. Alan Goldsborough is a
candidate for reelection. Mr..
Goldbsorough has been in Congress
for number of years and has al
ways voted on the right side of the
prohibition issue. Not single vote
of his can be found in favor of any
wet amendment or any wet measure
has consistently supported every
measure to uphold the hands of the
government in enforcing prohibition
against the lawless liquor traffic.
Mr.. Goldsborough is opposed by
Mr.. Stengle Marine, of Cambridge,
who has no chance to make voting
record on this question. We must
i be fair to Mr. Marine, and say that
he will support prohibition legis
lation.
SECOND DISTRICT
In this district Mr.. William p.
Cole is Congressman and has con
sistent wet record which should NOT
be endorsed. The candidate oppos
ing Mr.. Cole is Linwood l.. Clark
an attorney of Baltimore city. Mr..
Clark made the race against Cole
4 two years ago and cut the majority
of his opponent far below the head
of the ticket. He is man OF
pleasing personality, good
speaker and stands four-square on
moral issues.
Mr. Cole is advocating the cleo
ton of AL Smith and thinks along
the same line as Smith thinks on
1.-THE liquor question. Thousands OF
Democrats in the Second District are
refusing to vote for AL Smith. When
voting against AL Smith and fol
Hoover why not be consistent and
vote against Cole and vote fol-
!. Linwood L. Clark to carry out the
policies of Hoover
| THIRD DISTRICT
| Vincent l.. Palmisano is candi
date for reelection against former
Congressman HILL We make nc
recommendation here.
FOURTH DISTRICT
| This district has been represented
for many years by J.. Charles Lin
thicum. Mr.. Linthicum is one OF
the wet leaders in Congress and
seems to feel that the wetter he is
the better it satisfies his district.
His opponent is John T. Brandau.
Brndau has no record on the liquor
question, and is not discussing that
issue. He is credited with saying
that he is in favor of modification
to the extent OF giving the people
beer and light wines He is not
espousing the cause OF AL Smith as
| is his opponent.
| FIFTH DISTRICT
The Fifth District is now mis-
represented by Stephen w. Cambria
Mr.. Cambria has wet record
through Congress. He can be de
pended upon to stand by the liquor
interests. II there is anything to
recommend him for reelection we
have never been able to find it. His
opponet, Oliver Metzerott, has hae
a consistent dry record in both this
Senate and House at Annapolis. Ii
his campaign statement, however
he says he is in favor of raising the
alcoholic content of liquor up to
practically beer basis.
SIXTH DISTRICT
Fred N. Zihlman is now serving
his. sixth term as representative in
Congress from this district. He has
consistently voted dry throughout
| his entire service in thelower house
He is running on that record and
can be depended upon to vote for
law enforcement and against the
lawless liquor traffic every time the
issue rs raised. His opponent is
David J. Lewis. Mr.. Lewis was in
Congress before the liquor question
was so acute. Six years ago when
a candidate for United states Sena
tor he took the stand that the al
coholic content should be raised to
a point Of stimulation rather than
intoxication. We have never been
able to understand just what Mr..
Lewis meant by that, but we are very
sure that an attempt to raise the
alcoholic content Of liquor will be
in the interest OF the liquor traffic
and not in the interest Of enforcing
the prohibition law. So far as we
have been able to learn the only
statement made by Mr.. Lewis in this
campaign was in the letters which
passed between him {, and DR.. F.
Berry Plummer, pastor of the Unit
ed Brethen Church. at Hagerstown.
We are compelled to say to our
tders that this controversy was
favorable to Mr.. Lewis.