The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-08-01
(From The Observer, Baltimore)

party and the danger of defeat in
next years election that they are
coming to Baltimore to seek help and
alliances to stave off disaster.
Ever since the adjournment of the
Legislature city Democratic leaders
have been hearing the plants of the
county people who fear they may lose
everything political if Governor Rit-
chic continues to dominate the party
councils. Their view is that he can
not be elected and that by forcing
himself on his party through his office
holders he will bring wreck upon all.
In recent days there was meet
ing in this city of Democrats repre-
senting nineteen of the twenty-three
counties in the State and l under
stand that their object in coming here
was to seek alliance with city leaders
able to deliver something. This ALI
ance would be for the purpose of
backing some Gubernatorial candidate
who would have reasonable chance
of winning in the general election.
The outcome of the conversations
held here has not been reported but it
is understood that no commitments to
any candidate were made. All agreed
on one thing and that was that the re-
nomination of Governor Ritchies
would be suicidal and that every local
Democratic ticket would suffer in the
event that Richie. is at the head of
the State ticket again.
There was discussion of candidates
but no attempt to advance the inter
est of one over the other. One diff
Guilty was to learn just who are active
candidates instead of merely receptive
ones. The receptive candidates are,
of course, more numerous than the
other brand. Fighters are unforau-
nately few. And what is needed, prac-
tically all admit, is two listed figh-
ter. The best candidate who can be
picked will not find it an easy con-
test, now that the current administra-
ton has after three continuous terms
turned out so badly.
City people seem to think that it
is too early to pick candidate. Some
express the view that ere long the
Governor will come to realization
of the hopelessness of the fight he is
making for lifetime place at An
napolis and will conclude to go back
to private life while there is more to
be had in private life than there may
be later on.
1t is reasoned that the Governor
must come down out of the clouds
some time and get his feet on earth
and that when he does he will be able
to see what nearly every other per-
son now sees-that his political day is
done.
No new candidates are mentioned.
Of all those suggested Senator McIn-
tosh is most active and restless and
some are saying it might be good
thing for him to announce himself at
an early date in order to smoke out
the others. And this might smoke
out Howard Bruce, who has been Nc
Intoshs friend even though I hear
that Mr.. Bruce is talking of quitting
the political arena.
The surviving Richie people are
urging various objections to McIn-
tosh. First, they say State Treasurer
John M. Dennis is against him, the
reason given being that as Mr.. Den
mis- halls from the same county as
Mcintosh the Dennis hold on the State
Treasurership would be imperiled.
Then it is urged that Mcintosh is a
fox hunter Qike Howard Bruce) and
that the Maryland people will not
elect fox hunter to the Governor
ship.
Recognizing the
City Wards
The Jackson-Bichy Democrats have
been busily engaged in reorganizing
the wards and to date they have made
much progress. 1 understand that in
stead of single executive for each
ward there is to be a committee of
five members. In this way five of the
six districts have been organized or
nearly so, and am told that the First
district will be left to the discrimina-
ton and activities of William |. Nor
ris, old rivel of VIM. Curran.
What Norris proposes to do no one
seems to know for certain, but it ap-
pears that the Jackson-Bichy people
count on his full cooperation. On the
other hand there are acquaintance of
Norris who quote him as advising that
everybody should go along with
Richie for another term.
Possibly Norris is one of those
Democrats so averse to the Gov
ernor's continued dominance in the
party that he is willing to see him
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