The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-01-23
(From The Observer, Baltimore)

in confidence and there were further
predictions that Governor Richie
would eventually withdraw. This pre-
diction was based on the fact that the
Mcintosh supporters could not see
where the Governor had gained any
strength since the Concord Club BAN
quet which event was considered his
high water mark as a candidate.
It appears that certain of the more
influential of the county leaders who
stuck firmly by the Governor four
years ago have become convinced that
his fight for reelection is worse than
hopeless. furthermore, his stock in the
counties has perceptibly dropped since
last weeks banquet. The blunders of
that affair are more talked about than
anything the Governor said or would
have been likely to say about his own
candidacy.
1t is forecast that before the end
of next week there will be further
public alignments on the Mcintosh
side and that these will be of such
Importance as to discourage the
fourth term candidacy beyond meas
ure.
| New Deal Promised
AS Last Resort
AS a last resort to get support in
Baltimore City the Governor is now
promising that he will make a new
deal of the offices here if reelected.
This means that those now holding
places under him will be thrown out
to make way for new aspirants. In
this manner the Governor hopes to
build up new city machine, seeing
that such large part of the organi-
cation vote is now arrayed against
| him.
We wonder what the police magis-
trates, the Peoples Court justices and
coroners think of this program. Prob
ably they will take no stock in it when
they hear of it, for they know how
many promises are made in politics
only to be broken. It's an old story.
New police magistrates, new Peo-
pies Court judges, new coroners, new
everything in Baltimore City if the
fourth term candidate wins. Of course
the Governor can deny that he had
made any promises and such denials
are usually sent out. But the report
| that such promises have been made is
being accepted at par in certain quar-
tiers where His Excellency is getting
active support. q
We wonder if this promise of new
deal is to be extended to the counties.
No doubt that it will be limited in
those sections where the opposition
to the fourth term is strongest. Thus
the entire Eastern Shore may be
promised a general throwing out to
make room for this new faithful. It's
great stuff.
On top of this new deal promise
comes a smoozing campaign already
| referred to in these columns. The
sandbagging policy first adopted by
the Governors partisans seem to have
been abandoned in large part and now
| it is promise, smooze and promise.
Honeyed words everywhere and this
scheme and that scheme is an effort
to pull some influential Democrat into
line for the fourth term.
Murray Speech
A Bad Boomerang
Early returns from the counties
indicate that the speech Of Chaplain
Murray, Jr., delivered at the Richie
dinner staged by the Concord Club
last week had prompt effect and that
many Democrats are red headed about
it. True it is that President Daniel
J. Loden of the Concord Club had the
microphone shut off before Mr.. Muir
| raw concluded his remarkable re-
marks, but the damage had already
been done, as the speech was broad
cast by radio, and many Democrats
land Republicans) were listening.
Mr.. Murray is a member Of the
legal staff of the Maryland Casualty
Company by which concern Mr.. Lo-
den is. also employed and the infer
ence is that the latter booked Mr..
Murray for a speech in order to show
that his company appreciated the
large amount of State bonding busi-
ness it has received under the Richie
regime. Nothing more natural and
fine than this effort to show ones ap-
probation of business. But we take
| it that Mr.. Loden didn't know what
Mr.. Murray was to say nor possibly
did the Governor although it is well
known that Mr.. Loden conferred with
His Excellency from time to time con-
corning the arrangements for the af-
fair. Certainly the Concord Club pres
ident would not have invited Mr.. Muir
ray to speak at all without the appro-
val of His Excellency.
So now the thing has been. done.
The cat is out of the bag and Mr..
Murray, saying what the Governor
may have been thinking and not say
| ino 1et If no known that sunnort of