The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-07-17

battle for the State Treasureship at
the coming session of the Legislature
in the event that the Democrats have
control of that body on joint ballot.
Of course, John M. Dennis hopes to
hold on to the office which he has held
for nearly Is years, eleven of which
have been consecutive. He not only
is a candidate for reelection but he
knows more about how to get elected
than any other man in Maryland,
while those who would compete with
him are more or less green.
There is no specific information as
to the identity of the candidate to be
put forth with the backing of the
Baltimore Trust Company people as
represented in the preliminary contest
by Charles H. Knapp. But the most
interesting detail is that the newest
bank merger, embracing the Maryland
Trust and the Drovers and Mechan-
les Bank will have a candidate in the
person of William J. Casey, who sue
ceeded the late S. Davies Warfield in
the presidency of the Continental.
This merger, which is now going thru,
creates the fourth real big bank for
Baltimore and Mr.. Casey is to be one
of the vice-presidents.
Frank A. Furst, long the political
hacker of Mr.. Dennis, is now reported
to be actively backing Mr.. Casey and
behind Mr.. Furst is said to be the fine
Italian hand of B. Howell Griswold,
,, Jr., who is considered responsible for
the merger and who seems to have
more influence with the head of the
Arundel Corporation thar" has Mr..
Dennis. Mr.. Furst is to be the chair
man of the board of the Griswold
merged institute and this move is
credited to Mr.. Griswold. Then on top
of this Mr.. Griswold is warm friend
of John E. Cullen, now one of the
Governors most active advisers and
workers for party harmony.
Not so long ago Mr.. Casey was
opem in declaring himself a supporter
of Mr.. Dennis for reelection but he is
not now denying that he would accept
the place.
The Governor, it now seems, is in
somewhat of a jam about the matter.
Probably he would like to see Mr..
Dennis thrown overheard, buthe needs
the Dennis help in his hour of peril.
Mr.. Dennis can do great deal for
Richie. And the Governor is elected
first.
But it will now be very embarras-
sing for the Governor to turn against
the Baltimore Trust candidate after
having used high officials in that or
ganization for his political purposes.
On the other hand it will be difficult
for him to oppose the urst-Griswold
candidate as he has been making use
of both Furst and Griswold just as
he is won't to use others.
AS for Mr.. Furst, he is getting
wobbly. And the more wobbly he be-
comes the less political strength he
will have for the battle.
More Politics For
State Tax Commission
Students of government may think
such body as the State Tax Com
mission should not be made politi-
cal football but in filling the latest
vacancy the Governor has stuck to his
old method and given politics the first
consideration just as he has more than
once done in the appointment OF
judges to the bench of this State.
The new appointee, Senator A. l..
McCardell of Frederick may be well
qualified for the post but no one ever
before heard of him in any such con-
nection. What the Governor probably
had in mind was the fact that he is
being given great deal Of "cussing"
in Frederick county, while Mr.. Nc
Cardel is very popular man and was
able to overcome normal Republican
majority when he ran for the Senate.
Thus the McCardell appointment may
be expected to bring badly needed
votes to His Excellency and in due
course of time the new appointee will
learn about the Tax Commissions
work.
Possibly the Governor had more in
mind. Possibly he had in mind. that
by putting Mr.. McCardell on the Tax
Commission he got him out of the
way of Emory L. Coblentz, who is
said to have a mind to help the dis
tressed Richie by running for the
State Senate this year. This we hand
out as surmise for really we think
that Mr.. Coblentz has had enough of
helping the Richie regime along.
Certainly he knows that if Richie
wins this time he will be candidate
again in 1884.
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