The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-07-03
POLITICS IN REVIEW
(From The Observer, Baltimore)
By the Man In The Street

having amounted to a great deal,
public attention is now centered on
the activities of the Republicans.
Their task is to complete the State
ticket by persuading Lawrence B.
Towers of Caroline or some other
leading Eastern Shore Republican to
become the candidate for Comptroller.
They had a conference on hand as
this was written but the outcome was
not known at the hour that the dill
gent printers insisted on grinding
this journal out.
Mr.. Towers has fine record of vote
getting. He is bluff and hearty in his
ways and that goes a great distance
with the voter.
The Eastern Shore this trip is
promised land for the Republican tick
ct. 1t is there that the rebellion
against Governor Ritchie's domination
of the Democratic party is most pro-
nounced. There is talk of 10000 Re-
publican majority on the Shore this
year.
On the other hand there is going
around some talk to the effect that
the Republicans do not expect to elect
all of heir State ticket this year. So
they will concentrate on the Demo-
cratic weak spot, the Governorship.
They will make great drive and do
all the trading for the head of the
ticket. 1t is said to be the belief of
Republican leaders that Comptroller
Gordy is the strongest of the Demo-
cratic nominees and that it will be
very difficult to head him off. He is
strengthened by the fact that the Gov
ernor did not want him on the ticket
yet he feared to push him off.
AS to the Attorney Generalship
there are conflicting opinions. Many
Democrats want to see the present
Attorney General, Thomas H. Robin
son, retired and think they have a
good chance to do it this year.
The Governor, according to reliable
reports, is concentrating his efforts on
himself, as usual. He is not bother
ing about the prospects of his asso-
ciates on the State ticket. His idea is
to hold on to office regardless of
what happens to the other fellow. All
of the Governors recent callers seem
to agree that this is his attitude. But
this is really nothing new for him. He
was that way in 1915 and has been
that way ever since.
Rather Chilly Days
For William l. Norris
William l. Norris, former State
Senate President, and political this
and that, was recently one of Cover
nor Ritchie's callers but we can get no
report of what went on. Yet if what
should have happened really did hap
pen, Mr.. Norris said some plain
things about the way the Governor
has been doing things.
Mr.. Norris, though not ardently ad-
miring His Excellency, has been going
along with him hoping quietly for the
inevitable day of reckoning while the
Governor, according to current re-
ports, has been giving Norris to
understand that if elected he pro-
posed to sweep out of office the pres
ent State appointees in Baltimore
City and make new slate. And of
course, Mr.. Norris, as a reward for
his going along, has been expecting to
have the principal hand in making the
expected new slate.
But now, according to the veracious
Wet Blanket, Mr.. Norris sees his
Excellency making goo-goo eyes at
Messrs. Jackson, Curran, Perlman and
Bichy which goo-goo eyes promise no
political profit to Mr.. Norris who,
some aver, has been fondly hoping to
get the nomination for Mayor next
Spring with the Richie aid and abet-
ting.
Indeed, the situation as depicted by
the veracious Wet Blanket which so
industriously sets forth what His
Excellency desires to have set forth, is
not at all to the liking of Mr.. Norris.
What will he do? All that we can
suggest is that he go to the Governor
and demand some fresh promises.
There should be plenty still unused.
Harmony Conference
Somewhat of Joke
There has been a lot of laughing
and joking this week by Democrats as
well as Republicans over the Richie
Wet Blanket harmony conference"
alleged to have taken place on the
State Steamer McLane in connection
with trip to the Blanket work boat
races of last Saturday.
Finding it's story about the sheath
ing of swords and the making of
Democratic peace laughing stock of
the town the old Blanket set to work
to establish a case. So it was pub