The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-04-24
POLITICS IN REVIEW
By the Man In The Street

start is indicated by squirt of ac-
tivity about the State Senate in some
sections of the city as we'll as in the
counties. And up in Washington
county the fourth termers have start
ed a boost for VIM. Preston Lane as
a candidate for Congress when we
thought he only intended to run for
the State Senate. In that district
Fuller Barnard has declared himself
and it looked like he might have a
clear field, for it has not seemed that
David J. Lewis would try again.
In the city the fourth termers now
appear to be most active in the west
ern and northwestern suburbs where
the trees and bushes are the most
plentiful. In that section Senator Dan
Chambers has been stirring them up
the same Dan Chambers who, ac-
cording to Harrison Rider, said the
Governor would not run for a fourth
term but would take trip around the
world. Senator Dan has the boys
stirred up right smart and it was in
his district that Waldo Newcomer
presided over a mass meeting and
boosted the fourth term a couple of
weeks ago. That section, however, did
not do so we'll for Al Smith in 1928.
Would Coax Mcintosh
Into the Parade
A diversion of the week was the eff
fort of some fourth termers, inspired
by ex-senator Bruce, to coax Senator
David G. Mcintosh into the Richie
parade, now so sadly in need of re-
cruits, by suggesting him as can
didate for Congress in the Second Dis
trict. This was supposed to mollify
Mcintosh and make him forget the
Richie hostility to his candidacy for
Governor, so lately terminated under
pressure of the Richie machine.
This was put forward too, after the
Governor had let it be known that he
was favorable to the nomination of
former Congressman VIM. P. Cole and
was doing nothing much for Herbert
L. Grymes, who has jumped in after
having a talk with His Excellency.
We predict that Mcintosh will not
be caught by such a transparent
scheme.
Candidates Plenty
In the Counties
In most of the counties there are
plenty of candidates in the field for
the primaries and the end is not yet
by any means. In some of the coun-
ties the most desired office is that of
sheriff. seems to be considered a
cinch.
In Worcester county Senator Crock
EFT has announced his intention to re-
tire and Milton L. Veasey, from the
same town of Pocomoke, is in the field
for the Senate to compete with Hor-
ace Davis of Berlin. Worcester is such
a strongly Democratic county that
nomination is usually equivalent to an
election, so we may expect hard bat
tle-and then Mayor Bill McCabe, of
Ocean City, may get into it and cause
complications.
Trying Petition
System on BrOening
Down in Somerset county Harry
Phoebus and his band of sooner Re-
publicans are preparing to try Gov
ernor Ritchie's spontaneous petition
system on Mayor Broening to force
him to make announcement of his can
didacy for Governor. Harry Phoebus
has noted the almost magical effect of
such a system when used on the Gov
ernor who to date has not failed to
respond. So Mr.. Phoebus, who is an
admirer of the Mayor, is moving
around for signers, but the Mayor,
say some of his friends, is shy on fol-
lowing the Richie method.
National Committeeman Jackson
gives it out that he is backing no can
didate for Governor, which is true,
and no one can say who may be the
favorite of Senator Goldsborough, now
at the top of the political heap. The
latter moves with deliberation and
continues to see no need for haste in
agreeing on a candidate. Many seem
to think that tn aspirants will be re-
duced in number until there are only
two left, Mayor Broening and ex-Sen-
ator Robb of Allegany.
Home Demonstration Agents
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