The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-07-31
From The Observer, Baltimore)


AS the time for candidates to file
for local Offices draws nearer the talk
increases but there is no indication Of
q real fight in either party.
The Republicans do not want a
fight, anyway, and as for the Demo-
Gratis, most of the fight has been
whipped out of them by the State ad-
ministration.
One day we hear that Billy Norris
will put up a great fight to dominate
the city and that he will be aided by
Gilbert Daley and Ambrose Kennedy.
Another day we hear that Billy Cur
ran has made a slate for the whole
city and will get away with it.
We think the slate to be known as
the machine slate will be made up
after a conference to be dominated by
the Governor. Most of those who now
talk of kicking up Jack will accept
orders from His Excellence when the
Lime comes. AHO Gel Idliiy CAS NV
ernor needs peace in the party.
Specifically we don't see any leader
in the Democratic party in Baltimore
City just now possessing the requisite
strength to make city-wide contest.
John Mahon could stage such fight,
and so could Frank Kelly, but who can
do it now?
So we look for the belligerent talk
to continue for a couple of weeks
longer and then they will be getting
together on give and take basis.
The Republicans, it appears, will
wait on the Democrats. They may be
able to make slate without contest
but Just who is to do the pacifying
and scheming does not yet appear.
Some new leaders are coming to the
front among the Republicans and
among them is Simon E. Sobeloff, AS
sistant City Solicitor. The Mayor is
said to rely more on Sobeloff than he
does on any other members of his ad-
ministration but it is now reported
that Mr.. Sobeloff is most likely to be
named as the new U. S. Attorney to
succeed Col A. w. w. Woodcock. 1t is
said that Mr.. Sobeloff has the backing
of Judge Morris A. Soper, now abroad,
and of others who are supposed to
have a say in the filling of the place.
The Republican should have good
chance to capture the States Attor-
neyship this year and it is up to them
to name a vote getter. States At
torney O'Connor, running again, has
had two terms and many think he
should step aside and give some one
else a chance.
Sheriff Potee, it appears, is slated
for retirement. Last week it was. re-
ported that deal had been made to
renominate him but it now seems
that the opposition to him is so too
strong, the women especially being
after his scalp. Sheriff Potee is pro-
duct of Anne Arundel county and his
father before him was a politician.
Mr.. Potee was sheriff of Anne Arun-
del county before annexation and was
very strong over there. But the
Baltimore City pace for politician is
said to have proved too much for him.
The clerk of the courts, all Demo-
Gratis, sit tight. Reelection looks good
to all of them. But if all hold on, then
there is no place for the introduction
of new blood.
Harmony Talk
Is Pooling Few
The Democratic harmony talk fools
few. Those who know the inside pre-
dict the slaughter of Governor Richie
in the house of the regulars. This
prediction becomes more frequent
from day to day.
The Colchester excursion and sull
roast of the Stonewall and Eighteenth
Ward Democratic clubs was well at
tended but did not result in anything
politically profitable. The Governor
had Willie Norris and Billy Curran on
his steamer, the McLane, as exhibits
in his peace program, but it i'm
pressed few. Probably the opinions of
Norris and Curran on the wisdom of
the Governors continued candidacy
are not far apart. And we have no
reason to think that either of the two
would. weep copiously over the Rit-
chic defeat.
Howard Jackson has been out of the
city all week and Philip B. Perlman
sailed for Europe on Thursday to re-
main until after the primary. Charlie
Bichy continues to keep his own coun-
sci. Senator Edward j. Colgan
couldn't stand the talk of being side
tracked by the Richie advocates and
so he is again running for the Senate.
Some of his friends continue to think
that he should have stood aside and
let Richie fight his own battles as it
is recognized that the denomination of