Evening star., 1934-07-15
JACKSON RUMORED
READY TO RETIRE
Supporters Claim, However,
He viii Remain in
Maryland Race.
Special Dispatch TO The star.

Special D3SpatCn 70 ! ne star
BALTIMORE, July l4.-Following
the collapse last week of the George
L. Radcliffe campaign for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor, re-
ports are current here that Howard
W. Jackson. mayor of Baltimore, the
other outstanding opponent of Gov
Albert c. Ritchie. also will withdraw
from the gubernatorial contest.
While this is being denied by Jack
son adherents. many members of the
party generally accept it as being
true and look for such an announce
ment at any time.
This despite the fact that Mayor
Jackson today announced that George
w. Rife of this city would be his
campaign manager and announced
the names Of a number of men and
women as members of the Execu-
tive Committee. Well posted politi-
cal leaders say they do not see how
Mayor Jackson can continue in the
fight, when Mr.. Radcliffe, with the
backing of Senator Millard E. Tydings
and a number of influential county
leaders. could not make the grade. g"
and withdrew as a gubernatorial can
didate and announced himself as a
candidate for the senatorial nomina-
ton
May Run on Ritchie Ticket.
While Mr.. Radcliffe, who is the
P w. A administrator for the
tenth district and a close personal
friend of President Roosevelt, did
not ally himself with any faction.
1t is generally believed that he intends
to run on the Ritchie ticket if agree
able to the Governor.
Despite the fact that Mr. Radcliffe's
candidacy has received the indorse-
ment of E. Brooke Lee of Montgomery
County and William c. Walsh of
Washington County, State insurance
commissioner, and two of the clos
est friends of Gov. Ritchie in the
State, there is considerable opposition
in the Ritchie ranks here to Mr..
Radcliffe being placed on the ticket.
Most Of the Ritchie followers here
would prefer having Representative
David J. Lewis of the sixth district.
Representative Stephen W. Gambrill
of the fifth district or Representative
William P. Cole, jr., of the second
district as the senatorial candidate.
Unless Senator Tydings aligns him
self with the Jackson campaign, which
is extremely doubtful, there is little
chance of the Baltimore mayor cut
ting much of figure in the primary,
and the nomination of Gov. Ritchie
is practically conceded.
ConIey Would Be Left.
If Mayor Jackson withdraws it will
leave DR.. Charles H. Conley of Fred
erick as the only opposition and his
following is generally believed to be
negligible.
BY leaving for a six-week trip to
Europe this week, Gov. Ritchie showed
conclusively how he feels about the
candidacy of Mayor Jackson and DR..
Conley. The fight has now narrowed
down to a. contest for State control
between the Governor and Senator
Tydings, in which the odds all favor
Ritchie
One of the biggest boosts the
Ritchie campaign has received so
far, was the announcement that Her.
bert r. O'Conor, candidate for at
torney general, would run on the
Ritchie ticket.
In well-posted political circles here
it is said Mayor Jackson will with
draw on condition that he gets the
backing of Gov Ritchie next Spring
for denomination as the mayoralty
candidate, which would leave the field
open for the Governor, with the ex-
ception of Dr. Conley, and his with
drawal at the last minute would not
surprise Democratic leaders.