The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-01-30
(From the Baltimore observer)

hard as they have, no damage has
been done to the lines of the supper
tiers of Senator Mcintosh, who now
say that the time for conference or
compromise is past.
In the Richie camp there are hints
of conferences to be called with at
tention directed to the fact that the
Governor has not yet announced his
fourth term candidacy.
If the Governor intends to with
draw his opponents see no reason for
compromise or a conference. They
have a candidate for Governor who
is ready to go through with the fight.
Signs indicate that the Richie forces
are much weaker than they were a
few weeks back. The Governors OPP
ponents say he has reached and pass
ed his high water mark. He has used
his appointees to the utmost in try
ing to take support away from Mcln-
tosh with no worth while effect. Ar
guments and schemes have been tried
by this one and that one. And Balti-
more City is the center of attack.
Onlookers wonder what has become
of Brooke Lee, who in the beginning
of the fourth term battle was the
chief stink bomb hurler for His Ex-
cellency. We now hear little of him.
His paper, the Maryland News, has
quieted down on the fourth term sub
ject and devotes scant space to His
Excellency's prospects. A few weeks
back Brooke was the chief disturber
of the peace for the Governor and
was trying to read out of the party
all those not shouting for the fourth
term. Perhaps Brooke's political
troubles at home have become too
serious for him. Perhaps he has
learned at last that the rebellion a.
gainst the fourth term is growing.
At this date, seven months before
the State primary, the Eastern Shore
is about as thoroughly lined up a
gainst the Governor as it has ever
been lined up against any candidate
| There is only one county of the nine
that any well informed person thinks
the Governor can carry and that is
Kent-a doubtful proposition at that
Cecil, Queen Anne's, Talbot, Caroline
| Dorchester, Wicomico, Somerset and
Worcester are counted against the
Governor while he will have to do
some desperate fighting in order to
make adequate in Baltimore City.
1t is expected that Henry P. Tur-
ner, party leader in Talbot County
will 90 on the Mcintosh ticket as the
candidate for State Comptroller
Such an announcement was expected
this week but it appears that ex-Gov-
ernor Harrington, who is one of Mr.
Turner's political advisers, thinks the
time for an announcement has not
arrived. And on top of this it is nc
secret that the former Governor looks
with considerable liberation on the
idea that he might get the nomina-
ton for himself. This idea, however
is not given serious consideration in
Baltimore City.
Senator Dudley Roe, Queen Anne's
county, is said to have become con-
WINGED that Richie has lost face in
that Democratic stronghold and he is
reported ready to give his support to
the Baltimore County Senator.
Ex-Governor Harrington is said to
be advancing the argument that Mr.
| Mcintosh is too wet for the Eastern
Shore, and holding to the view that
only an out-and-out dry can get a
majority of the registered vote in
that section. Others think the wet
and dry question should not cut an
important figure in the coming cleo
ton as the big problem will be the
retirement of Governor Richie from
party control.
No Big Noise
From Billy Norris
1t must be discouraging to the
fourth termers that they have heard
no big noise from Billy Norris, who
IS supporting His Excellency. 1t
would seem that his best stunt would
be to get his club the Paramount
Democratic Association to indorse
the fourth term, but deep silence is
reignipg in that organization. The
explanation given is that a majority
of the club cannot be rallied for the
fourth term. And any effort so to do
made by Norris might do great dam
age to the latter. Surely one would
think that if Norris could deliver the
Paramount club he would have turned
the trick ere this.
The Richie organizers are still
busy with the Twenty-seventh Ward
but the job is not so easy. In that
section of the city, comprising the
northern annex, there are thousands
of Democrats who will not join the
! co,,u4L &o-,,o offo,t opd xubo do NOT