The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-03-07

with it. Mr.. Baetjer, representing
the defense as he appears to be, evil
IDENTIFY got copy of the Butler tes-
timony from the States Attorney
when he was seen at the officials of
flee last week.
Butler let out few more state
ments about the alleged drunkenness
at the annual frolics given by the late
Roads Chairman with the money of
the taxpayers. Of course, this will
be denied. No doubt the deniers are
all ready now with their stuff. To
date it has not been brought out how
much the taxpayers have had to pay
for these parties though it is current
ly reported that Mackall spent as
much as $4,000 year for the ex-
penses of the Craftsmanship. Per-
haps the Nelligan-Beatjer people
know all about this but they are very
secretive. They probably have their
own good reason for their reticience
concerning the use of the public's
money.
The public should not forget that
Butler, after pleading guilty, turned
in and helped the States Attorney to
complete his Investigations of the
stealings and frauds that were prac-
ticed for eight long years of the
Richie administration and which be-
gan a few weeks after Richie turned
out the old Roads Commission ap-
pointed by Governor Harrington and
handed it over to his political associ-
ates.
Butler was a reliance of the States
Attorney and in becoming State aid
for the time being was under the adj
vice of Lawyer Richard B. Tippett.
Much rascality that had not been I'M
covered by the auditors up to that
time was revealed by Butler and
later, on making persistent demands
for a hearing, Mr.. Tippett uncovered
more rascality. 1t is for their activi-
ty that these men are now being at
tackled by the Governors forces
among whom are some notorious
near-thieves. And everyone who
knows anything about modern life is
well aware that in a civilized com
munity a near thief is more danger
Gus than an outright thief.
Democrats Looking
For Next Year Candidate
Those Democrats who in 1926, dis
gusted with the Richie regime and
it's disregard of law, refused to sup
port the Governor for denomination,
together with others who actually
supported him over VIM. M. Maloy,
have now begun to cast about for
suitable candidate to save the party
from wholesale wreck. Of course,
they know that Richie is dying hard
and that he is still hoping that some
last minute miracle will save his po-
litical life. He will wait till the last
minute to announce his withdrawal
as candidate for a fourth term and
then he will endeavor to name the
party standard bearer.
The Governors opponents are try
ing to find a sizeable man who has
not been tied to or who has never
surrendered to the Richie regime.
Samuel X. Dennis was becoming the
most available Democrat for the
nomination when he fabbergasted
his friends by accepting an ap-
pointment to the bench at the
hands of Governor Richie. Since
that time the Dennis talk has lessen
ed considerably inasmuch as the Gov
errors henchmen are saying that
Dennis has been eliminated.
Of course, no one has the light, to
say that Judge Dennis wants to be a
candidate. Some of his friends say
he would be much pleased to have the
nomination handed to him on a plat
ter but that he is not in the mood to
fight for it. But the situation now
seems to demand a real fighter.
Otherwise the party will remain in
the hands of those who are now rid
ing it to fall.
There is some mention of Emory L.
Coblentz, the chief objection to him
being his supposed closeness to the
present Governor and the fact that
he was among the indorsers of Ritch-
lie for the third term. His ability and
honesty are not questioned but
whether he would prove the sort of
fighter Maryland now needs is anoth-
err matter. 1t will surely take a great
deal of battling to rid the Maryland
government of the influence of the
grafters who have fattened in the last
nine years.
Brooke Lee Still
Advising The Governor
They tell me-, the wise ones do, that
Speaker Brooke Lee is now the Gov
ernor's chief political adviser and
that it was on the advice of Lee that
Harrison Rider was named as State
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