The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-02-06
POLITICS IN REVIEW
By the Man In The Street

ough got through that way and it is
the Goldsborough vote on which the
drys build their hopes Of being able
to carry Maryland in the State cleo
ton.
Coming Events Cast
Their Shadows Before
The Governor has had his portrait
painted and hung in the State House
and this seems to qualify him for
early retirement if nothing else does.
So far as we, know the late Edwin
Warfeld was the only Governor who
had his portrait painted and hung in
the State Capitol before his retire
ment from office. And for that with
other things he got vigorous PAM
ing from the late Joseph B. Seth, at
that time President of the State Sen
ate.
The Governors portrait was paint
ed in Washington by an English art
list who is engaged in putting on can
vas the likeness of President Hoover
and other prominent Americans. The
picture cost $1,000 appropriated by
the Legislature and on top of that,
we understand, $3.50 had to be expen-
ded for fitting frame.
Coincident with the painting of the
official portrait of His Excellency
there was also painted by the same
artist a picture of State Treasurer
John M. Dennis, although there is no
good reason to think that Mr.. Dennis
has given serious thought to the sug-
gestion that he might retire at the
end of his present term. The Dennis
portrait has been hung in the State
Treasurer's office at Annapolis and
the whole business was done at the
expense of the Treasurer himself. We
have not yet seen it and therefore
we cannot say whether the likeness is
a good one but we are told that the
Treasurer liked it well enough to pay
the money for it and that should
make it satisfactory to pretty much
everyone else.
Some think that the Governors
portrait makes him look older than
his years but the fact is that in re-
cent months he has had much to dis
turb his equanimity.
Brooke Lee Scheme
Bumps Into Snag
A scheme said to be backed by Mr..
Brooke Lee for the building by the
Federal Government of a memorial
highway between Washington and
Gettysburg appears to have hit a
snag or two. The resolution provid-
ing for the appointment of a commit
tee to study the question was intro
duced in Congress by Senator Tyd-
ings, a friend of Lee. Following its
introduction the Silver Spring (Lee)
Chamber of Commerce adopted res
olution suggesting that the highway
should be an extension of Sixteenth
Street. That would be a benefit to
the Lee real estate holdings.
AS soon as the project was under
stood in Montgomery county rue
ton was started, the residents along
the present State highway from the
District of Columbia to Rockville rails
ing a protest that they were to be ig-
nored. Accordingly they sent dele
cations to call on Senator Goldsbor-
ough and Representative Zihlman
with the result that the Silver Spring
part of the scheme has been given
such jolt that it is not thought the
Tydings resolution will pass.
And then right on top of that it is
stated that State Senator Eugene
Jones, formerly Lee adherent, will
be the anti-Lee candidate for the
State Senate in the coming primaries.
This probably does not please the Lee
forces, as DIR. Jones is a strong man.