The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-04-03
(The Observer, Baltimore)

. OSHlOCIdLS. hOSI VI Lie RAIN anu 1IIS
are sick of the waiting. They want
action.
The anti-Ritchie people have waited
for organized support on the Eastern
Shore. The great majority of Demo-
Gratis there are apparently opposed to
the Governors continuation in Office
but they hesitate to line up for Sena-
tor Mcintosh. They apparently think
a more vigorous campaign is needed
to cope with the Richie Statewide
machine.
There has been talk and talk of
Henry P. Turner of Talbot county be-
coming the candidate for Comptroller
on the anti-ticket with Senator E. j..
Clogan running for Attorney General.
But Turner confers and confers. His
lack of action is said to be due to the
fact that he fears the Mcintosh sup
port on the Eastern Shore will not be
sufficient.
While this backing and filing has
been going on some Baltimore Demo-
Gratis, realizing at last that Judge
Samuel K. Dennis will not be at their
service, are beginning to talk serious
ly of supporting Representative Ste
phen W. Gambrill if he will run. It is
not assured that Mr.. Gambrill would
undertake to muss up the situation by
blindly plunging in but his advocates
hope that the Mcintosh supporters
can be brought around to the view
that the Howard county man can
make much the better race because
of his stump speaking ability.
An obstacle to the entry of Mr..
Gambrill as substitute for Mr.. Nc
Intosh is said to be Howard Bruce.
Apparently he objects to Gambrill.
Mr.. Bruce is looked to as the leader
of the Mcintosh forces because of his
personal friendship for the Baltimore
county Senator. Mr.. Bruce no doubt
is willing to make liberal campaign
contribution but to date he has done
little else. When wanted for consul
tation or help he is frequently found
to be in New York or Chicago. He
is energetic and all that but he lacks
the practical knowledge of politics.
He came into politics from the top
the financial end. Thus it is that to
date it cannot be seen that Mr.. Bruce
with all his energy and force has
brought his friend Mcintosh anything.
Practically all that Mr.. Bruce has
done has been the giving out of state
ment of his belief that Richie cannot
be reelected. But it took no prophet
to say this. Thousands have been
saying it for more than year and
the Republicans attest to this view by
boosting the Richie fourth term can
didacy.
Richie holds off his announcement
from day to day while he makes eff
forts through his understrappers to
cajole or seduce the opposition lea
ders. This one is sent to see Jackson,
the other is sent to see Charlie Bichy
and still another is put on the trail of
Billy Curran. 1t is the old story of
four years ago. Richie wants the
cards stacked in his favor. He lacks
real courage.
Certainly he cannot be satisfied
with the situation in Baltimore City.
Go where one will one finds Demo-
Gratis and Democrats who say they
will not vote for Richie again. We
might mention, for instance, a certain
factory employing 120 men, most of
them Democrats. Less than twenty
votes there for Richie. Another
working group of thirteen men. Nine
Democrats, four Republicans. Only
two votes for Richie on a poll. And
so it goes.
Chairman Galen L. TAFT of the Re-
publican State Committee gave good
demonstration of exactly what the
anti-fourth term Democrats need. And
that is a man able to throw hot shells
! into the enemy camp. Mr.. TAFT came
out with statement showing the
Richie hypocrisy in naming commit
tees and especially his Chesapeake
Bay bridge committee which was de-
liberately packed with Democrats as
though the Republican residents of
the State could have no interest in
such a proposition. Further Mr..
TAFT called attention to the Governors
proposed use of the Johns Hopkins
University for his own political pur-
poses.
The warm reception given the TAFT
statement well shows that the anti
fourth term Democrats are making a
mistake to remain so quiet-so quiet
in fact that Republican has to come
forward and help put some ginger in
the campaign.
The statement of former Senator
Weller that Albert G. Towers was his
first choice for Governor was no sur
prise but it was further interesting