The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-07-24

gates.
It gets around that Curran prefers
Sharp but we shall see what we shall
see when the big and little bosses
meet the Governor. Then we shall also
learn whether John L. Meyers will be
permitted to run in the Sixth district
and which way the cat will jump in
the First where Senator Bouse and
John A. Slowik are casting suspicious
glances at each other.
In the Fourth Republican, legisla-
tive district the Democratic nomina-
ton for the State Senate seems to be
going begging. That district is large
ly dominated by the colored brother. 8.
AS to the Democratic nomination
for Congress in the Second district
it's all mixed up.
And those Baltimore County Repub-
licans are taking a long time to I'M
scramble themselves.
Luncheon Sets
Tongues Wagging
The luncheon given Governor Rit-
chic at the Chesapeake Club Friday of
last week by his former Secretary of
State, Philip B. Perlman, set gossipy
tongues a-wagging at full speed and
the lieutenants of His Excellency took
this is a sign that the old and very
friendly relations between the two
Maryland statesmen had been renewed
without reservations.
Those at the table besides the Gov
ernor ard Mr.. Peryman were Howard
Bruce, who not long ago publicly said
Richie could not be reelected, former
Mayor Howard w. Jackson, who re-
peatedly asked: "Why nominate a
man who can't be elected?" William
Curran, whose defeat for Mayor in
1927 brought no tears to the Richie
optics, and, we understand, one other
statesman reputed to represent Frank
A. Furst, who has recently been under
the weather.
We have been able to get no report
of what was said but we are told that
published report to the effect that it
was resolved to ask Charlie Knapp to
consider himself a committee of one
to bring Charlie Bichy into camp was
not correct, as the matter ofthe Bichy
stubbornness was not discussed at all.
Probably the affair was arranged so
as to exhibit the Governor and ex-
Mayor dining together and thus con-
vince thousands of doubling Thomases
hereabouts as well as in the counties
that harmony now prevails among the
leaders.
Within couple of hours after the
luncheon Mr.. Jackson took ship with
Mrs. jackson for trip to Maine, and
the assumption is that he sought a
northern climate in order to cool off
from his recent exertions in trying to
get a candidate in the field against
Mr.. Richie.
AS to Mr.. Perlman there will be
much speculation. His role in the
"peace and harmony" negotiations has
brought upon him much criticism from
those Democrats who think that the
way to get rid of the Richie domina-
ton of the Democratic party is to get
rid Of it openly and without any pre-
tentions.
Concerning Mr.. Curran, his object is
by now pretty well known. He wants
to get Curran followers nominated for
the Legislature and he thinks the Rit-
chic sign and seal will help. And
anyone who thinks Curran is crazy to
get the Governor reelected is proba-
bly, thinking beside the book. He
i knows that Richie is looking out for
Richie. So Curran is looking out for
Curran. And as -Curran. and Perlman
are friends and Howard Bruce and
Perlman are friends, why talk about
it?
We are told that the cooking and
service at the Chesapeake Club are
very good, yet we predict that Messrs.
Perlman, Bruce, Jackson and Curran
will soon be taking tea at the Execu-
tive Mansion in Annapolis. It would
provide such fine harmony story to
hand out to the old Blanket, for that
journal eats such stuff with avidity.
Trying to Get Women
In Line for Ticket
Further evidence of the alarm of
the State leaders of the Richie ma
chine over the threatened wholesale
desertion by women voters was given
last week by the action of the Queen
Anne's County bosses in placing wo-
man on the slate for the county treas
urership. This was repetition of
what had been done the week before
by the bosses in the adjoining county
| of Kent and was no mere coincidence
for the Governor followed it up by
naming a woman justice of the
peace in Belair.