The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-01
(From The Observer, Baltimre)

to have a new State ticket in the field
before the end of another week.
Strong support has been concen-
trated behind Representative Ste
phen w. Gambrill and it is expected
that he will shy his hat into the ring
without much further delay.
Ever since the retirement of Sena-
tor Mcintosh the opponents of the
fourth term have been busy night and
day sounding sntiment in the counties
as well as in the city. All along the
line the report is that the announce
ment of the Governors candidacy has
fallen fiat and the prediction of his
defeat (if nominated) grow in vol
ume.
Many of the Governors hackers
have evidently been under the impress
sion that the Mcintosh withdrawal
and the Richie announcement would
settle everything, but it has SEEM
ingly settled nothing at all. The
Richie opposition is strongest among
the non-politcal people-those who get
nothing out of politics.
The strength of the tide against the
Governor has encouraged his oppo-
nents to greater activity and they
have lost no time, while the fourth
term advocates have been shouting
that there will be no opposition in
the primary and that the nomination
is "all sewed up"
AS long as the Governor occupies
the Democrtic field alone there will be
more and more inquiry as to the prob
able Republican nominee for Governor
this because so many thousands OF
Democrats will not vote for Richie
again. Many say he is making hog
of himself, to put it plainly, and
therefore they have turned agains:
him. And so it is that until they sec
candidate they can vote for in the
Democratic primary these Demo
Gratis will be making persistent
inquiry as to what the Republicans
are going to do.
Richie People Admit
Gambrill Is Strong
It is by no means a secret that in
the Richie camp the Democrat most
feared is Mr.. Gambrill. Ever since
last autumn the Governor has been
manifesting uneasiness whenever the
Gambrill name has been mentioned
and this is so we'll known that even
the Republican leaders have beer
commenting on it.
It has been the Richie policy from
the day he entered the first term as
Governor to do all in his power to dis.
pose of all those who might in the
future become his rivals. It wa:
probably with this idea In mind that
the Governor advocated the nomina
ton of Mr.. Gambrill for Congress as
the successor to the late Sydney E
Mudd, Jr. Mr. Gambrill was nomi
mated, but before the election came of
it got noised around Anne Arunde
County that Richie did not want Mr.
Gambrill elected, and that he had hin
put up in a normally Republican dis
trict just to have him defeated anc
laid on the shelf where he would dc
no harm. But the effect of this re-
port in Anne Arundel was to arouse
the interest of what is known as the
Progressive" element among thu
Democrats and they stirred up enough
votes to put Gambrill over.
Once in the office, Mr.. Gambril
made himself most useful to his con
stituents so that the Republicans Of
the Fifth Congressional District have
come to look upon him as fixture
much to their chagrin. AS result Of
his attention to the duties of his posi-
ton, Mr.. Gambrill is said to hav;
won many Republican votes in his last
campaign.
Senator Mcintosh
Doesn't Lack Spunk
It is apparent that Senator McIn
tosh, recently retired as primary
election opponent of Governor Richie
hasn't exhaused his supply of spunk
Approached with the proffered "sup
port" of Richie people for the Con
gressional nomination he let's it b.
known that he isn't ready to let then
soft soap him. 1t was the right sort
of reply to make and a message thai
should put some courage in the weak
er kneed of the fourth term oppon
ents. For it seems to be the belief
of the fourth termers that having
gotten away with nearly everything
except murder, they can now fool al
most every and anybody.
Congress Muss
Has Them Stirred
The entry of Major Herbert Gryme.
as a Democratic candidate for Con
gress in the Second District has stir
red up the various elements of tn,
party and many see in it the hand o.
William Curran. 1t had been give,