Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-05
MAYOR JACKSON
IS RENOMINATED
SECOND TERM
Nominated On Tuesday By Big
Majority Over His Nearest
Opponent, MOylan
VICTORY SEEN AS BLOW
TO OLD ORGANIZATION


self at the primary election held IN
the above named city on Tuesday last
Mr.. Jackson's plurality over his clos
est opponent, Charles E. Moylan, was
22.572. The Mayor carried with him
a Councilmanic slate that, in the
event of election on May z, will place
him in control of the municipal legis-
lative body.
The result of the primary is seen
by some as an overwhelming defeat
for the old dominant organization lead
ers. It is limited that there was a
Ritchie--Curran and Lewis--White-
ford combination out to defeat jack
son, but both failed to click, and Jack
son went in on an unprecedented pr1-
mary victory.
During the campaign, Mr.. Jackson
felt it necessary to publish a state
ment declaring his loyalty to Mr..
Richie during the latter's campaign
for the governorship. 1t is, probably,
no secret that Mr.. Richie was under
the impression that there was, at
least, a GOODNESS on the part of Mr..
jackson toward the Governors aspira-
lions for reelection, and it was ex-
pected that Mr.. Jackson would not be
supported by Mr.. Richie. Whether
that is true or not, Mr.. Ritchie's OPP
position. if any, was not very effec-
tive.
Mr.. jackson carried four Of the six
city districts. He received his great
est district plurality, 7,947, in the
stronghold of his political arch-ene-
mics, George N. Lewis, election clerk,
and Charles N. Whiteford, Clerk of the
Circuit Court.
Not only did the Mayor carry that
district for himself, but succeeded in
nominating there full late of can
didates for the Council.
It was the worst primary trouncing
the Lewis Whiteford machine ever has
received.
By plurality of 1850 the Mayor
carried James H. (Jack) Pollack's
Fourth district precincts, administer
ing there another blow to the old COM
bination of leaders dominated by Will
liam Curran.
Mr.. Jackson, by his impressive
showing in the Baltimore primary,
looms as strong candidate for the
next governorship-the office to which
he aspired, but relinquished, when Gov.
Richie refused to step aside, altho'
strongly advised to do so, by party
leaders.
The regular election comes off in
May. 1t remains to be seen whether
the opposition to Jackson will line up
with the Republicans and defeat jack
son. Mr.. Nice rode into his office
with just such combination, and the
Republican candidate for Mayor may
do the same.
The Baltimore Sun" has the follow
ing to say concerning the election on
Tuesday:
"Mayor Jackson's overwhelming
victory is a tribute to him and to the
administration he has given the city.
1t also is a tribute to the steady, good
sense of the people. In many parts
of the country there is evidence OF
political decentralization. Voters even
in ordinarily stable communities seem
to move in a state of confusion, with
out standards and without direction.
Pleas for the preservation of those
principles of public administration
which have been proved to be sound
fall on deaf ears. Often it is as though
there were no rule, save that some
thing new be tried. Here in Baltimore
we can feel, in the light Of the vote
given Mr.. Jackson, that we have es-
capped this Generalization and that our
people have their feet on the ground.
"There ought to be no question, at
all of Mr.. Jackson's reelection in May.
He has been given a great plurality
over his principal rival, who had pow
erful political backing. And that is
not all. The Mayor has been given a
substantial majority over the combined
votes given all three of his opponents.
This means popular support for the
Mayor of large dimensions. He was
compelled to share the distinctly poll
teal vote with Mr.. Moylan. If any
thing, the latter had the more. The
Mayors dominant strength was plain
ly built up among independent Demo