Evening star., 1934-07-09
The Political Mill
By C. Gould LiacOla.

It's getting to be q bit difieult 10
keep up with the changes along the
Democratic front in Maryland. The
withdrawal Of George 1. Radcliffe,
public works administrator. from the
race for the gubernatorial nomination
is the latest move in the situation
which centers about the ambitions of
Gov. Albert c. Ritehie to be elected
next November for NTH consecutive
term as chic! executive OF the State.
Mr.. Radcliffe's candidacy for Gov
ernor had the backing OF Senator
Millard TydingS-who declared him
sci; for Ritchie for the Senate. pro-
vided the Governor would take that
office. Mr. Radcliffe was to be q
kind OF compromise candidate for
Governor, in place OF the two main
contenders. Ritchie and Mayor Jack
son Of Baltimore. His candidacy
seemed to demand however, that
either RitchIe or Jackson should with
draw Neither one OF them did so.
And now it looks as though Gov.
Ritchie continues to occupy a strategic
position. with the opposition to his
denomination divided between Mayor
Jackson and DR.. Charles II. Conley
of Frederick
Radcliffe has announced that he
will seek the Democratic nomination
for Senator. The belief Is spreading
that he will become a senatorial cam
didste on the Ritchie slate. In other
words that Mr. Radcliffe will hook
up with the Governor and not with
the mayor OF Baltimore. At least that
seems to be the feeling in the jackson
camp. The mayor. however. plans,
he says. to keep right on with the
fight for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton. He said as much at Ocean City
Md. Yesterday when he addressed
three hundred party workers from the
Eastern Shore area and gave his plat
form. OF course, the jackson sup
porters are hoping that at the right
time DR.. Conley will see the light and
step out of the gubernatorial contest
and seek some other nomination and
throw his support to jackson.
Gov. Richie. while Mayor Jackson
was attacking his administration, an
nounced that he was going on va
cation TO Europe. lasting from four to
six weeks His statement said that he
Was going for a much-needed rest.
Whether the announcement that Mr..
Radcliffe had abandoned the race
against him had anything to do with
the Governors determination to go
abroad now was not discussed.
However. it seems likely that If Rad
cliffe is to give Ritchie support, the
situation from the Ritchie angle must
seem considerably easier. Gov.
Ritchie said that his papers have all
been filed in regular order making him
a candidate for denomination and that
he certainly would not withdraw from
the race.
Just where the various figures in
the scramble for Democratic control
in Maryland will wind up still re-
mains to be seen. On the surface,
however, 1t looks as though the
Governor was still a dominant figure.
SO far as the Roosevelt administra-
ton is concerned, it may be con-
sidered a happy solution to have
Radcliffe run for the Senate. He
is a friend of President Roosevelt
and ran his campaign in Maryland
in 1882. If he enters the Senate
next year, Radcliffe may be expected
to line up strongly with the admin
istration and the new deal. From a
practical standpoint, his election to
the Senate should be far more ac-
ceptable to the administration than
the election of Gov. Ritchie to the
Upper House, which was proposed by
the Radcliffe supporters weeks ago
Ritchie, in the Senate, might easily
prove thorn In the side of the ad
ministration. He Is distinctly no new
dealer.
Former Representative L. Iinwood
Clark OF Maryland has announced
that he is filing his affidavit of can
didacy for the Republican senatorial
nomination for the seat now held by
Senator GoldSborough, also a Repub-
hcan. 1t is the same seat for which
Mr.. Radcliffe proposes to try in the
November election, provided he can win
the Democratic nomination. There
has been q good deal Of talk about
Representative Lewis Of Maryland in
connection with the Dmocratic NOM
ination for the Senate What Sena-
tor Goldsborough Is going to do he
has not yet announced. Many of
his friends have urged him to seek
the gubernatorial nomination and to
run against Gov. Ritchie. Colds
borough has been Governor of Mary
land in the past and Is a good vote
getter. The impression is growing
here, however, that he will again
be a candidate for the Senate.
Mr.. Clark was a candidate for the
senatorial nomination in 1882. He is
strongly opposed to the new deal and
will make it an issue. he says, If he
is nominated, in the coming cam
paign. In a statement issued by him
Mr.. Clark said:
The individual was not enthroned
in l776 to be dethrOned in 1888. Nor
did We in 1887 create a federated
State to be a unitary State In 1898.
The Constitution itself carries a guar
antee to the contrary. In this con-
nection l should like to ask Gov
Ritchie whether the sudden discon-
tinuance of his masterful States
rights speeches when the country is
most in need of them indicates
change of conviction or loss of
courage. I am thinking of pulling
them from my files and using them
myself"
Considering the fact that this is
the first part OF July and the con-
gressional elections do not take place
until November 6. there is a tre-
mendous amount of political activity
Postmaster General James A. Farley,
indefatigable chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee. is leaving
Washington today on a trip that will
take him eventually to the West
Coast, where he will meet President
Roosevelt on the latters return from
Hawaii. Mr. Farley is going to find
out first hand whether all the talk
about the farmers of the West being
in revolt against the new deal has
any basis in fact. He will meet with