The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-05-01
POLITICS IN REVIEW
By the Man In The Street

see whether his friends will force him
in regardless.
And still there is room for more
in the city sections of the Second Dis
trict OF from the three counties which
fill out the bailiwick.
Mr.. Cole must be feeling bit fun
ny about it by this time and he is
probably wondering what that Richie
support amounts to if one appointee
of the Governor can go in and get the
endorsement of another appointee.
Mr.. Dillehunt, we hear, is not only
! hostile to 1the Governors fourth term
pretensions but has been active in
rounding up support for Congressman
Gambrill as the Richie opponent in
September.
The more we hear about candidates
the more apparent it becomes that
the fourth term candidacy is mixing
things up for the regular Democrats.
DR.. Sperry Pays
Some Money Back
The most interesting event in the
war between the Democratic factions
in Montgomery county is the action
of DR.. Benjamin Perry, one of the
Brooke Lee lieutenants, in paying
back into the county treasury money
he had received for services as men,
Der of the Board of County Commiss-
toner's.
A taxpayer had filed a bill to stop
the payment of a certain extra sal
airy to DR.. Perry which was provided
for such an official when he devoted
! all of his time to his job. It was I'M
disputed that DR.. Perry pursued the
practice of his profession from day
to day as a physician and thus he had
no good defense. Therefore, in re-
plying to the bill filed by the taxpay-
err DR.. Perry gave notice that he had
returned the extra money he had
drawn and did not propose to draw it
III IIIS 1uLuISs 1ulo was CSIIdlllly a
substantial victory for the opponents
of Brooke Lee.
Alcazar to Ring
With Democratic Shouts
The Stonewall Jackson Democratic
Club, otherwise known as South Bal
timore's Fort Richie, it to hold its
second annual ball at the Alcazar OH
next Tuesday night and the way the
tickets are being sold the affair should
be very we'll attended. His Excellen-
cy, the Governor, will be expected and
one of the sights Of the evening will
be the Governor and President Gil
Daley dancing an Irish jig together
some time after the third act.
The receipt of tickets at these head
quarters indicates that non-fourth
termers will be permitted to attend
if they see fit to take the risk. But
we must all remember that it has not
been much more than a fortnight
since Democratic club in South Bal
timore threw out it's president be-
cause he expressed the opinion that
it was time to bring about change
of administration at Annapolis.
In any event we hope that the Stone
wall Clubs blowout will not be mar
red by any unhappy event precipitat-
ed by advocates of the nomination Of
Representative Gambrill or any other
non-fourth termer.
Republicans Watching
Democratic Contest
Just now there is more newspaper
excitement among the Republicans
than among the Democrats. Many Of
the Republicans have been deceived
by the Richie propaganda and have
been thinking the Governor would be
renominated without a contest. II
may require several days to convince
them to the contrary and when they
are become so convinced they may be-
gin to stir themselves.
The fight over the confirmation OF
Judge Parker to the Supreme Court
bench has mussed things up. All along
it was considered a sure thing and
that Judge Soper would be- moved UP
to the place vacated by Judge Parker
Now Judge Parker may fail. Then
no promotion for Judge Soper. Then
no new judge to take Soper's place
and as it was considered that U. S
Attorney Woodcock was in line with
National Committeeman Jackson's in
dorsement for the local judgeship he
would be out of the running fol
Governor.
Woodcock is a Jackson man anG
Jackson is Woodcock man. So il
may be that the big chieftains will
have to consider Woodcock for Gov
ernor after they had thought him