The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-29
POLITICS IN REVIEW
By the Man In The Street


verge" of making an announcement in
the Governors favor, no public word
has come from him. He seems to
have become stuck on the "verge" dis
covered by the reporter. He has had
ample opportunity to climb back
aboard the Richie conveyance but if
he has done so he has said nothing
about it. The inference is that the
fourth term project still looks bad to
the former National Committeeman.
There are those who seem to think
that Mr.. Bruce hopes the Governor
will become disillusioned over the
prospect ere the dog days and agree
to retire. In such case, say these
prognosticators, Mr.. Bruce might be
candidate. But he would arouse no
enthusiasm among those who have re-
Gently been searching for candidate
to oppose the Governor, for it is well
known that he objected to Mr.. Gam
brill. Mr.. Bruce has been silent ever
since the withdrawal of Senator Nc
Intosh early in April.
Eastern ShOremen
Remaining Silent
No word of worth while encourage
ment comes from the Eastern Shore
these days, despite the Endorsement of
the fourth term candidacy by former
Governor Harrington. Business men
who have travelled through that terri
tory report that the hostility to the
Governor is not abating and that there
seems to be a set determination to
ditch him regardless of anything else.
But, of course, the Democrats over
there want to know who is to be nomi-
mated by the Republicans. Indeed,
that becomes a more and more insis-
tent question.
In regard to the counties, friends of
the Governor have been declaring that
he did not expect anything much from
them but would pin his hopes on
Baltimore City where he has been
sedulously cultivating certain groups
regardless of political affiliations. He
has been claiming political possession
of two large sectarian groups and
adding-or it has been added for him
"a lot of the niggers."
Second District Democrats
Stewing Over Senate
There has been much stewing over
the State Senatorial nomination in the
Second District-among the Demo-
grassland one outcome of the. stew
was a confab of some of the Richie
people in which they came to the con-
clusion to support former Senator
George Arnold Prick, ardent wet and
standpatter. Four years ago Mr..
Prick was up for denomination but
was bowled over by Ambrose ]. Ken
nedy, backed by the late John ]. Ma
hon, much to the displeasure of Fran
els P. Curtis, who had an eye of the
nomination.
Already John G. Callan, wet, Sun
day movies, and personal liberty advo-
cate, is in the field for the Senatorial
nomination and there was talk of both
Mr.. Kennedy, now Parole Commits
sioner, and Francis A. Michel. Mr..
Callan and Mr.. Michel were both
members of the last House of Dele
gates. We assume that Mr.. Callan
will remain in the fight despite the in
dorsement of Mr.. Prick by the fourth
term Democracy of the district, the
most active head of which is Eugene
H. Beer.
Then we hear that Fendall Mar
bury, member of the last Tor pres
ent) House of Delegates, has also
been aspiring to a seat in the State
Senate and there is nothing, as we see
it, to prevent him from going in I'M
less it be his devotion to His Excel
lency and unwillingness to seem to be
breaking up the latter's little party in
the district.
But it is long time to the primary.
Candidates made today can be unmade
although we do not think Mr.. Prick
will be unmade with his own consent.
He dearly loves life in the Maryland
Senate.
Republicans Still
Inspect the Field
Republican leaders continue to con-
slider the possibilities of the various
elegibles in their party for Governor,
meanwhile breathing deep sigh OF
relief that Representative Gambrill is
not a Democratic candidate. The Re-
publicans want Richie as their OPP
ponent and some of them said they
considered Gambrill the only man
they could not beat this year. They
seem to think Richie an easy mark
and have been gloating over the pros
pect of getting another shot at him.
Reports from the big three, Sena-
tor Goldsborough, National Commit