The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1936-01-30
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himself. But always the Richie first
choice was Richie. And that his first
choice will ever be Jackson we do not
believe. Futher, if he does make such
a change it will require a long time for
him to explain the bitter remarks he
made about the Mayor in early 1884.
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In an address the other day Harry
Leeward Katz, the local leader of the
anti-Nice Republican forces, referring
to the scandal of the Liquor board force
where two saloon inspectors have been
accused of demanding and getting a
bride, said no scandal had occurred
under the last Republican administra-
ton, that of Phillips Lee Geldsborough.
Possibly Mr.. Katz cannot remember all
that happened in that almost remote
period. Governor Goldsborough was so
unfortunate as to select man from
Somerset County as Chief Game War
den. The latter was so poor an accoun-
tant that he got his expense accounts
mixed up. The result was that he had to
be ousted.
After Goldsborough came Governor
Harrington in whose four year term no
worthwhile scandal was reported. Then
came Governor Richie, whose admin
istration in various parts was the med
al winner for queer financial opera
tions by subordinates.
One member of the State Roads
Commission is C. Nice Wilkinson of
Allegany county. How did he get the
name of Nice? 1t was this way: The
father of Governor Nice was Metho-
dist preacher. He was a friend of Com
missioner Wilkinson's father. He Off
ciated at the wedding of the latter, at
the marriage of Commissioner Wilkin-
son and also baptized the children of
the latter. At the time of his appoint
ment Mr.. Wilkinson was city tax COL
lector for Cumberland.
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What about combination of How
ard Bruce for the U. S. Senate and
Mayor Jackson for Governor in 1888?
***
Mr.. Richie went to Toledo, Ohio,
and made speech before the Ohio Bar
Association scoring the Roosevelt ad-
ministration in some spots and passing
kindly over others. The address was
put on the radio in a national hook-up,
which may have cost money.
Mr.. Richie about two weeks before
the Toledo address journeyed to New
York City where he is said to have con-
versed satisfactorily with Jouette
Shouse, the $50,000-a-year president
of the Liberty League of Messrs. du
Pont, Gen. Motors, du Pont and Ras-
kob.
Possibly the special session of the
Legislature which Governor Nice has
called for March will spend some time
discussing the cost of the Executive
Mansion rebuilding, which is so pain
full an opeation to the Wet Blanket
journalists.
Mr.. Richie took occasion at the Con-
cord Club dinner to warn the Demo-
cratic members of the Legislature not
to make any political bargains with the
Republican administration. But he said
nothing about the mansion. Evidently
he doesn't want the work abandoned
even if the cost seems extravagent.
***
Among the scandalous reports that
reach US from time to time is one to
the effect that the Blanket (Sr. or Jr.)
undertook to get photograph of Gov
ernor Nice while he was ill in hospit-
al. There is in the English language as
at present used no word to fit such mis-
conduct. The Blankets and their wage
workers have been pursuing Mr.. Nice
ever since he was elected over their pet |
statesman, Mr.. Richie. Day in and day
out they have manipulated the news or
near news coming from the Governors |
office so as to influence the reader
against the new administration. 1t has |
not that the Nice appoint |
ments have averaged up better than
those of his predecessor. He must be
battered from day to day and what |
finer stunt than to get a photograph of |
him i'll in hospital? For in these days |
no longer find it necessary
to be decent. Even if the reporters have |
self restraint there is no limit to the |
photographer. He must, to hold his job,
become a journalistic vandal.
Only recently there was big stir
the daily papers over the an
nouncement that the Lindberghs had |
departed for Europe without making |
the fact generally public. There were
long editorials. There were big head !
lines but there were no photographs of |
the Lindberghs boarding the ship on
which they sailed for a country where
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