| Show J AMONG THE By CHARLES P. P ST STEWART WART N NEA EA Service Writer WASHINGTON Oct Gov t.-Gov- 1 Gov Governor Albert C C. Ritchie of Maryland Maryland Mary Mary- land is now unmistakably in the limelight as a Democratic presidential presidential presidential possibility It all depended on his tion as chief executive of ot the Cockade e state at the rec recent nL primary mary Beat Beaten n hed he'd have been beet out of consideration for tle the presidency n Overwhelmingly victorious victorious' hes he's in inthe inthe inthe the r running nning It remains for him to be reelected re re- elected in November and Maryland l Isn't alwa always s 's a Democratic tic state but it always s 's Is except when t theres there's disunion In the Hie state Democracy's s tanks ranks and there are no signs of ot It at present So its it's reasonably safe to assume that tha t the governor will wm succeed himself himsel himself him him- self sel by a sati satisfactory majority Ritchie's limelight limelight Isn't nt quite as as bright blight as Al Smiths Smith's or Hilam G. G If h however wever Smiths Smith's and McAdoo's cancel one another in 1928 as they did in 1924 then Ritchie's limelight ht will be abo about t as asgood asgood asgood good as s It Jt may mav or may not have to comp compete compote com com- p pete pote te with Atlee Allee 4 In case Pomerene's elected to the senate from tram Ohio hell hen have a powerful limelight but If It Ires Ire's beaten beaten beat beat- beat beat- en he wont won't have an any Senator Jim Reeds Reed's limelight Isn't turned on full tull blast as yet and it its too soon to to predict how much it will brighten or whether it will go out altogether In the of ot politicians Senator JIh was a little too slow in getting into the presidential limelight Hell He'll be 68 in 1929 when hen Jf f elected elect elect- ed hed he'd b be- be Inaugurated So hed he'd be 70 by the time he was half halfway WilY through h a four four- four year ear term a trifle elderly for the tilt wear and tear te-ar of so trying an office Then theres there's the limelight of the I Senator Caraway predicts predicts predicts pre pre- the Democrats will nominate nomina Le are an unknown un unknown unknown un- un known quantity Besides Senator Caraway Carawa a dry cant can't see Ritchie a w wet t even In jn the limelight Its It's Interesting to study Albert Cabell Ritchie tas as a 3 presidential possibility His Is charmine He has finish lie has poise without side Amiable and acce accessible be he behas has dignity Hes He's a handsome man man a a big six six- footer fOlter with n nty superfluous s. s stat tat fat but ever every appearance of plenty plent of mus- mus c cle j Hed He'd pass for tor 40 though hes he's heser er y years ars older than that They ca call him a wet Hes He's tor states states' rights ne soy WO te te e rut fut 8 ItlIe ItHe It lIe He as outspoken a public man manas manas manas as there thero In the country Hes He's made a rood many es here and there recently Politicians predicted predicted pre pre- d hed he'd kill hlll himself by his habit of telling whatever he had on his mind unreservedly Now Nos' h b to wonder if ie te e didn't capitalize his candor e. e e t tP P Ritchie gives the imPre impression slon that hat he doesn't take himself as seriously serious serious- I ly as some politicians take them them- selves He lIe has a sense of humor No doubt hed he'd like the presidential Ual nomination If it comes comess his wa way unquestionably ably hell he'll grab it If not there are areno areno areno no indications that his iris life Ilfe will be blighted ted |
