The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-09-23
IT'S THE MAN; NOT HIS
POLITICS.

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A note of optimism is conveyed to
The Republican in letter from a ma
tive of Friendsville, John L. Teets,
now managing editor of the Nicholas
Republican, weekly journal published
at Redwood, West Va, along with a
copy of an editorial inspired by the
recent visit Of Governor Harry W.
Nice to Redwood.
Editor Teets' optimism is couched
in the following language:
81 see your paper rather frequently
and note with considerable pride that
the Republican faith-which should be
and will, in the end, again be the faith
of Mountaineers-stil abounds in my
native county. This accounts for part
of my genuine interest in your Gov
ernor."
Editor Teets' news-editorial, set in
double-column, ten point type, reads:
ga big fellow with a cherry smile
and rollicking laugh joined his fell
low-admirals of the Cherry River
Navy here last Thursday. Adorned in
an admiral's cockade, shoulder epau-
lettes, cross clothes-pins, clothesline
across his body with a twenty eight
inch clothespin dangling at the end
for cutlass, the Governor of Mary
land alighted from his car, jumped out
among other admirals and commenced
saying with the fervor of schoolboy
at play: How're you Admiral; my
names Nice"
"He didn't wait, aloof, for introduce
tions, nor was he satisfied to ride in
car and wave his hat. Redwood would
have paid this mark of respect to the
Governor of Maryland, Admiral or
else.
GAS he shook hands here and there,
laughing as he went, he suddenly es-
pied Governor Holt, of West Virginia,
another Admiral, who likewise was
out shaking hands and saying "How're
yah, Admiral"
And when the Governor of West
Virginia met the Governor of Mary
land here is just what they said:
"'Why Admiral, how're yah?
Later when Governor Holt asked
Governor Nice, Say, do you want to
walk in this parade?' Admiral Nice
in a rolling, rolicking laugh replied,
No! and you don't either
"Whereupon the two Admirals
crawled into the Governor of West
Virginia's car, rode through the street
waving, now and then to Jim, Bill or
somebody else they happened to recog-
nize in the crowds.
"Those who followed the political
career of Harry W. Nice, watched his
unusual rise to the Governorship of a
additionally Democratic State, dur
ing year when Democratic land
slides were the common, everyday
run-of-mine happening, wanted to see
him. Now that West Virginians have
seen him it isn't at all difficult to I'M
derstand why Democratic Maryland
has Republican governor. It isn't his
politics; it is the man.
Something of his interest in things
that interest other men may be under
stood in his long drive from Annapo-
lis to Redwood and back, and his rea-
sons for this journey. There's just
something about all this Cherry River
Admirals stuff that got me- he ex-
planned. 1T smacks Of good fellows
and good fellowship. It's the first
thing I've seen in long while that
recognizes fellows for doing what they
are supposed to do and are doing
bringing their ships into port. Dog on
it, it's time somebody was recognizing
the everyday man who is making this
country by doing that very thing. I've
had hankering to mix up in this
business from the minute I received
my commission. 1t made me feel good
to get recognized this way
"And mix up in it and with it the
Governor did.
'"At the last National Convention of
the Republican Party the name of
Harry w. Nice was seriously consid-
cred when party candidates for the
vice-presidency were being mentioned.
Many realized that the Governor of
Maryland has something more than
his politics.
Meeting and hearing Maryland's
Governor is to understand why he was
seriously considered at the last Re-
publican Convention. He is not the re-
former type of man. Neither is he the
type who feels he has the right to
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