The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-03-20

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We won't have to wait much longer
now for the official spontaneous pc
titions have appeared on Baltimore's
streets and all the faithful have to do
is to sign on the dotted line. The pc
titions praise the Governor but there
are no particulars. He is told that he
has become a national figure and, of
course, that's something.
We are told that the signatures of
business and professional men are to
be sought but we get no information
as to whether the members OF the
common herd will be permitted to
"humbly beg and beseech" His Ma
jesty to run once more.
Allowing couple of weeks for the
circulation of these spontaneous petit
lions under the supervision of the
Governor himself we can take it that
the announcement of the fourth term
candidacy will be made about April l..
Such has been the talk ever since the
Hot Springs visit-that the Governor
had been advised to wait that long
by Frank A. Furst, his chief political
confessor.
The Governor has waited but not
with such great patience and there
having been no great uprising of the
Baltimore City Democrats in his be-
half the old spontaneous petitions of
four years ago have been resurrected
and revamped.
Four years ago they came from the
Eastern Shore but this time the Dem
ocrats over there are sick of the
business. They are petitioning no one
and many of them say they are so
sure that the next Governor will be
a Republican that they don't care a
hang who gets the Democratic nomi-
nation.
In Baltimore City the Richie ap-
pointees are so close together that
there is ample force to push the petit
tions along. And there is no doubt
in the world that the petitions will do
just exactly what they undertake to
do and that is convince the Governor
that it is his duty to run just once
more for only four more years to COM
plete the great work he so nobly be-
gan away back early in 1920.
There is a great deal of uncom-
pleted business, due probably to the
frequent absences of His Majesty
from his office. He has had to devote
so much time to parades and ban
Duets and parties and functions that
naturally the work of the office has
gotten a bit behind. In four years
with good luck, it may be brought to
date and then the position of our
Governor as a national figure having
been duly established he will be able
to retire if he is able to resist the
force of the next batch of spontaneous
petitions to be presented in 1934-if
he is nominated and reelected this
year.
But we hear nothing just now about
the Governors associates on the tick
ct. Are they to have spontaneous pc
titions of their own? Certainly Comp
troller Gordy would not be party to
such clownery. Nor Attorney General
Robinson nor Court Clerk Young, no
matter how much they may happen to
desire denomination and whatever
luck may go with that.
Mcintosh Forces
Moving Ahead
Senator Mcintosh has been in the
counties again this week taking ad-
vantage of the anti-fourth term SEN
timent. This sentiment seems to grow
and is evidently more manifest in the
counties than in the city.
No conclusion has been reached as
to the completion of the ticket. This
is due largely to Eastern Shore pro-
crastination or indifference to the sit
uation. Ex-Governor Harrington
seem to think that the best thing to
do in his own county is to try to save
the local ticket and let the State tick
ct take care of itself.
Then there is curiousity as to what
the Governor will do about his asso-
ciates on his own ticket. No one can
think he wants Comptroller Gordy on
the ticket again and as for Attorney