The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-03-27
POLITICS IN REVIEW
By the Man In The Street
(From The Observer, Baltimore)

/ OF his opponents IN the Democratic
| party. They think he should be able
to make up his mind and make his
announcement. They want to see
his platform. They want to know his
reasons for demanding fourth term,
Gossip says the announcement of
the Governor is all ready and may be
given out any day. 1t is expected to
be a long document, giving great
praise to the Richie record. But
plans can be changed in minute.
We have it that as soon as the
Richie announcement is Forthcoming
there will be a gathering of the OPP
posing clan for open warfare. They
have yet to form complete ticket
They do not intend to fight bobtailed
And they want to see the makeup of
the Richie slate-whether it will be
the same. old slate as demanded by
Frank Furst or whether the Governor
will go ahead with his original plan
and throw Comptroller Gordy and At
torney General Robinson overheard.
There is no sign of any material ad-
dition to the Governors ranks. His
people are already doing some desper-
ate things and playing small games
Only the other day they threw former
State Senator Ben Fox out ola Dem
ocratic club because he is active for
Mcintosh. Whether this thing will be
done all along the line it is too early
to predict but rough things may be
expected when one notes the efforts of
the Governor personally and through
his supporters and beneficiaries to
beat opponents back into line. Nothing
is left undone in an effort to force a
denomination which has evidently be-
come an obsession with His Majesty
We hear that His Majesty is some
what peeved because The Observer
published the fact of his poor recep-
ton at the affair given at the Fifth
Regiment Armory by the Tall Cedars
Our account of what happened was
obtained direct from one of those in
attendance who saw and heard what
went on.
Keen people know that the Gov
ernor is now trying to nurse the Ma
sons and bring them into line for the
fourth term as a group just as he
has played several other groups. A
recent appointment by the Governor
was conspicuously given to a Mason
and everybody well understands what
the Governor was trying to do. He
uses appointments for his political ad-
vantage all down the line and has not
hesitated so to use places on the Su-
preme Bench of Baltimore City.
We don't believe he can fool many
Masons as he has fooled many others
in groups. Most of them see through
his motive.
From the Eastern Shore come re-
ports that there is not one whit of
lessening of hostility to the fourth
term candidacy and everybody over
there appears to understand the man.
euver about the proposed bridge
across the Chesapeake Bay.
Mayor Waiting
For Further Support
Some Republicans are saying that
the announcement of Mayor Broening
that he is to be candidate for Gov
ernor-is no longer imminent. We
have for weeks been hearing that in
"the next few days" the Mayor would
make an announcement but we have
never heard word from the Mayor
direct. 1t appears that he knows more
than do those who surround him.
National Committeeman VIM. P
jackson gives no word for the Mayor
He is said to favor U. S. Attorney
Woodcock, his neighbor. We hear not
word from U. S. Senator Colds
borough. He wants a winner, and nc
doubt he is hearing what we all hear
and that is that the Mayor is not as
strong as some other candidates may
be.
Former Senator Weller is moving
around in Western Maryland counties
He, too, wants to see winner Sc
lected.
Some think there is a way to get
Judge D. Lindley Sloan into the field
and that is to induce his long time
friend, ex-senator David A. Robb, to
step aside. 1t is argued that Robb
would have opposition in his own
county of Allegany, while Sloan would
not.
Mr.. Robb remains very quiet. He
makes no more noise than setting
hen. Judge Sloan has said he would
not stand Cor run) in the way of Mr.
Robb. And an Alphonse and Castor
manner would dictate that Mr.. Robh
should not stand Tor run) in the way
of Judge Sloan.
AS we said some weeks back, AL
bert G. Towers is not in it. Ritchie's
friends are said to have been very
much afraid of him. They may have
aided him in deciding to stay out
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