Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-28
Politics at Large
By &C. Could Lincoln.

By &C. Could Lincoln.
Coincidental reports from New York
and Maryland indicate that Gov. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt Is to be renominated
by the Democrats of the Empire State
and that Gov. Albert c. Richie may
be retired to private life. after he shall
have completed the term which he Is
now serving-his third consecutive term
| as Governor of Maryland. While neither
OF these Democratic governors has made
known his plans for the future, 1t Is
! expected confidently by Gov. Roose-
! velt's friends that he will stand for re-
nomination, and some Of them expect
to see him the standard bearer of the
party in 1882. In Maryland, however, a
proposal has been advanced to nomi-
| nate David G. Mcintosh, jr., president
| Of the State Senate, for governor, to
run in the campaign of 1880. The PARTY
| leaders of Baltimore County. the largest
| In the State, have Endorsed the proposal
/ to nominate Mcintosh. If the Demo-
Gratis of Maryland retire Gov. Ritchie
| from the position he now holds, he may
| drop out ct the picture as presidential
candidate in 1882. In 1924 the Mary
! land Democrats put their governor for
| ward seriously for the nomination at
! the Madison Square Garden convention.
| It was their hope that he would be the
compromise nominee for President, after
william Gibbs McAdoo had been elm
| mated. Last year Gov. Richie aban-
doned any personal ambition he may
have had to head the Democratic ticket
and gave his support to Alfred e. Smith,
both for the nomination and for tlcc-
ton. Smith, having been defeated,
might be expected to throw his support
in 1882 to Gov. Richie, it has been sug-
gested. Richie is as strongly opposed
to national prohibition as is AL Smith.
Ee has taken an even more radical
stand against it. 1t Is certain that the
nomination of Richie for the presi-
dency would ALLEVIATE many dry Demo-
Gratis In 1882. But, on the other hand,
the vets in the party. and there is a
great number of them, believe thaS
thrown and that their position is be-
coming stronger all the time. The
nomination of Richie. while it would
continue the division in the Democratic
ranks over the wet and dry question,
would not throw into the campaign CT
1882 the religious issue. which cut
strongly and both ways in the campaign
of 1928. .
The nominations for Governor Of
Gov. Richie has been a dominant
figure in Democratic politics in his
State. for more than decade. He Is
strongly 4intrenched even though he has
made some enemies. Should he de-
termine to seek denomination and re-
election, he would be in position to
make trouble for any other candidate
who opposed him. If he wishes to be-
come candidate for the Democratic
;nl inn "a
denomination as governor. But even
though he stepped aside in favor OF
Mcintosh or another Democrat next
year, and re-cntered private life. Gov.
Ritchie might still be contender for
the Democratic nomination. In politics
as in other affairs, once man has gone
out of Office, it Is difficult to bring him
back and to elect him again to public
Office. Gov. Ritchie may have ampl-
lions to go to the United States Senate.
But in that event he would have to
wait, in all probability. until the cam
paign of 1884. Senator Goldsborough,
the Republican Senator from Maryland,
was elected only last year and he does
not come I'D for reelection for another
five years. Senator Tydings, Maryland's
Democratic Senator, must stand for re-
election in 1882. but it is unlikely that
Gov. Richie will undertake to dlsplace
Senator Tydings as things now stand.
Rumors have been circulated in New
York State recently that Gov. Roose-
welt might not seek denomination next
year because of his health. These
runors are now fatty denied by some
of the governors closest friends. They
say that his health is constantly i'm
proving and cite his recent long trip
TO inspect State institutions which car
ried him $500 miles about the State.
The governor, they say, showed greater Ter
endurance than other members OF his
party on this long trip. They insist,
too. that Roosevelt is growing in
strength throughout the State. The
talk of rift between Gov. Roosevelt
and Lieut.. Gov. Lehman and the pos
sibility that Lehman may seek to sup
plant Roosevelt is discounted by the
Roosevelt people. They say that the
governor and lieutenant governor are
working harmoniously and that they
will head the State ticket year hence.
his plans, both for 1880 and 1882. It
is quite clear that in order to figure in
the presidential race in 1882 the gov
ernor must win the gubernatorial elec-
ton in 1880, and it would be idle to
talk of running for the Democratic
nomination for President until that
hurdle has been leaped successfully.
Doubtless much will depend upon Gov.
Roosevelt's health. When he agreed to
become the Democratic candidate for
governor last year, it was over his own
earnest protest and only to help
strengthen the Democratic national
ticket in New York State. While Roose-
welt was elected governor, his friend.
AL Smith, failed to carry the State
against Hoover. This was a bitter blow
to the New York supporters OF Smith.
It will be used as an argument against
Smiths nomination for the presidency
in 1882 perhaps just as often as the
failure of Smith to carry Florida, North
Carolina. Texas and Virginia;
More and more it looks AS though the
Republican party in Massachusetts,
would have to fish or cut bait" in con-
nection with the prohibition issue.
The Republicans are coming around
to this view. It Is said that in all
probability next year the issue will be
called to the attention of the Repub-
lican State convention by resolution
calling for strict enforcement Of the
dry laws and upholding the eighteenth
amendment. Unless the political OBJ
able majority of the Republican voters
of the State are dry" 1t follows that
the State convention, If it tackles this
question, will adopt such resolution
as that already mentioned. If it does,
Louis K. Liggett, the Republican ma
.tional committeeman for Massachusetts,,
may be compelled to step out of Office.
Mr.. Liggett's recent Fall River speech,
in which he said he believed any man
was entitled to take drink if he could
get it, continues to be widely discussed
in the State. So far, however, despite
the demand of former Gov. Alvan T.
Fuller, Mr. Liggett has given no indi-
cation that he proposes to resign his
job as national committeeman. How
a successor to Mr.. Liggett. The sug-
gestion has been made that II he steps