The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-07-10

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up the recently warning Democrats
and the fourth termers have been very
quiet in recent days while the optimis-
tic Republicans lay their plans to
capture the State House and all its
belongings.
Steamboats, seem to attract the
Democrats and they go on excursions
with very little provocation. The idea
seems to be that on steamboat trips
good deal of fixing can be done far
from the maddening crowds ignoble
strife.
The Governor, having messed up his
first harmony conclave, gave it out
that he would do considerable pow
wowing this week. Perhaps he has
done it. Howard w. Jackson, chief Of
the hitherto insurgent camp, has been
trying to get Charlie Bichy into
Richie powwow over the local ticket.
But Mr.. Bichy seems to have no stom-
ach for powwows. And as for Billy
Curran he thinks the local ticket is
all right.
We do not know just what Billy
means by all right except possibly
that everybody in the court house is
to be renominated with the possible
exception of Sheriff Potee, who is not
in favor with some Of the Governors
latest friends. It had been reported
that Mr.. Bichy would like to have the
nomination for Register of Wills but
he may be put off with promise.
Some of the court clerks have an
nounced themselves while others are
waiting for the word to come down
the line.
There is still a deal of snickering
about the peace the Governor is try
ing to patch up with the opposition.
It is, of course, for the consumption of
outsiders who may think it means the
qualification of the party in the city.
But the fact is that the divisions are
the same as they originally were.
Nobody actually joins the Governors
forces no matter what their preten-
sions may be. Knives are out and not
sheathed as his Excellency would
like them to be.
Whether the Governor understands
the real attitude of his opponents in
the party is a question. Perhaps he
does and only hopes that luck will
favor him in the end. Of course he
loses nothing by putting up a show of
harmony. 1t is the best thing he can
do and it may fool many of the county
people who do not get direct informa-
ton. But as we understand it, there
are thousands of Democrats in the
city who are determined to do their
part in retiring Richie and they can
do it if the Republicans vote the Re-
publican ticket which they did not
do in 1923 and 1926.
Republicans Holding
Their Plans Back
We do not hear so much about what
the Republicans are doing or propos-
ing to do. They have to wait to see
that their ticket, or the Broening tick
ct, is confirmed. There is still plenty
time for jack to be kicked up but no.
body is in sight to do the kicking. The
hookworm plague is as prevalent
among insurging Republicans as
among the insurging Democrats.
Possibly big plans are being laid.
We frankly do not know. But it is to
be a state and not city campaign
and the Broening people will have to
recognize that fact. It will not be
possible to conduct the battle as a
local matter.
We have heard nothing lately from
the Republican State chairman, Mr..
TAFT. He can let out sizzling blasts at
times and one is about due. Possibly
he is waiting for the next bad break
from his excellency.
Jackson's Fate
Concerns His Friends
Friends of former Mayor Howard
W. Jackson are greatly concerned over
his dickering with Governor Richie
and other factors interested in the
jackson political destruction. To
some it appears that the former May
or has acted too quickly and without
inspection of the traps that have been
skillfully set for him by professional
political trappers-men who have
nothing else to do but to pull the
political strings for their own benefit.
Mr.. Jackson's main weakness seems
to be great liking for the spotlight
and it is this weakness upon which his
foes have been playing.
The move to get Jackson, Curran,
Perlman and Bichy to go on the work.
boat races trip as the Governors
guests was a characteristic Richie
trick engineered through one of his
supporters. 1t was move that Rit-
chic would not have made had he not
realized the seriousness of his politi-
cal situation, but once seeing it he did
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