The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-11-21

much Rltchle majority each Wafd
could deliver on general election day.
The Governor should be able to
scrape up a few more endorsements
among the officeholders and their
clubs. Certainly he must produce
more than has been shown to date.
But after all, the great public does
not pay a great deal of attention to
the Inducements of ward clubs. The
great mass of voters do not belong to
ward clubs.
Republican Slate Now
In The Making
While the Democrats who are tired
of the continued Richie domination of
their party have been graphing with
the problem of retiring the Governor
to private life, the Republican slate
makers have been making quiet prog
ress with their plans to avoid a pri-
mary election fight next year, if pos
sible, and present a united front to
their chances will probably be better
since 1895.
The weeks events have given Mayor
Broening and his supporters severe
bump. This bump came in the shape
of statement by National Commit
teeman VIM. P. jackson to the effect
that he did not think that Mayor
Broening would go into primary
contest, and the coincidental arrival
in this city of David A. Robb of Allie
gany who had had Gubernatorial as
pirations for at least four years.
Mr. Robb is engaged nlooking
around. He apparently had done con-
siderable looking around before he ar
rived in the city, for those who talked
with him got the impression that he
was pretty we'll versed as to the situa-
ton in his party. He has no rival for
the nomination in Western Maryland
so far as known. Some time beck
there was mention of former Attorney
General Armstrong but it seems to be
the opinion of the leaders that Mr.
Armstrong put himself out of the eli
gible list by helping the Governor and
Brooke Lee with their legislative
roads investigation" which got no
where.
The Fred. Zihlman talk has died
down There never was much to it.
Over on the Eastern Shore there is no
active candidate nor any likely to be-
come candidates.
In Baltimore Cithy with strong
Eastern Shore connection is Albert G..
Towers. He has some backing and
has never said positively that he woG!i
under no circumstances accept nom
nation. But it does not appear that
Mr.. Towers would enter a primary
contest.
Mayor Broening has been doing a
deal of indirect campaigning. In this
he has been aided by his secretary,
Theo. R. McKeldin, who has been NOV
ing around in a few counties. The
Mayor seems to have strong back
ing in Baltimore and Hartford counties
Outside of these two counties there
there have been no public commit
ments.
AS the situation stands today there
are two men who have their eyes on
the nomination-the Mayor and Mr..
Robb. If the selection of candidate
is made in a conference Of party lead
ers it appears at this time that Mr..
Robb will be the choice of a majority
of the county leaders. He has some
support in the city, too, but Baltimore
can be counted on as in the Mayors
hands if the latter continues as a can
didate
Mr.. Robb is engaged in looking
as in vote. But he is said not to be
an extremist, yet believes that Mary
land should have Statewide enforce
ment law. Many of the county Repub-
licans hold this same view and they
have been strengthened in this atti-
tude by the overwhelming defeat of
. VIM. Cabell Bruce, wet champion,
in the election last year.
1t would appear at this time that if
Mr.. Robb can obtain the support of
both National Committeeman Jack
son and former Senator Weller his
nomination will be we'll nigh assured
if he decides to become a candidate.
But if he does, say the friends of the
: Allegany eountian, the main issue will
not be the liquor question but house
cleaning at Annapolis.
BOokmakers Scared
By Judge O'Dunne
Judge O'Dunne has been having a
great time soaring the local book
makers and annoying the police de-
partment, or at least, Commissioner
Gather. A bookmaker, it appears, by
going into court over the matter of
having telephones restored or some
thing like that, directed the attention
of the judge to the extent and ramifi-
cations of the indt 5try which has been
spreading and fcurishing in Balti-
more since 1920, the year Of the be-
ginning the current reign at Annap-
oils.