In September, 1915, Mr. Ritchie was nominated in the
direct primary on the Democratic ticket for Attorney Gen-
eral of Maryland, and in November, 1915, he was elected to
that office by a majority of 25,000.

Mr. Ritchie served as Attorney General from December
20, 1915, to December 20, 1919. He organized the first State
Law Department of Maryland, which took over the legal work
of all of the State Departments except the Public Service
Commission, thus doing away with the employment of numer-
ous special counsel and resulting both in economy and in-
creased efficiency to the State.

Mr. Ritchie was one of the delegates at large from Mary-
land to the Democratic National Convention held in St. Louis
in June, 1916, which nominated Woodrow Wilson for his
second term, and also delegate at large to the Democratic
National Convention held in San Francisco July, 1920.

On June 3, 1918, Mr. Ritchie was appointed General
Counsel to the United States War Industries Board, serving
in. this capacity until December, 1918, when the Board was
dissolved. He secured a leave of absence from his duties as
Attorney General, and moved to Washington, in order to
devote his entire time to war work.

In September, 1919, Mr. Bitchie was nominated without
opposition as the Democratic candidate for Governor of Mary-
land, and on November 4, 1919, he was elected to that office.

Secretary of State: PHILIP B. PERLMAN (Democrat),

Baltimore.

Philip B. Perlman was born in Baltimore City on March
5th, 1890. He attended the public schools, and was grad-
uated from the Baltimore City College with the class of 1908.
During his senior year he was the college correspondent of the
Baltimore American and, after his graduation, he became a
regular member of the reportorial staff. He attended special
courses at the Johns Hopkins University. In the fall of 1909
he entered the Law School of the University of Maryland, at
the same time resigning from the American to become a mem-
ber of the staff of the Baltimore Star. He passed the Bar
examination in 1911 and began the practice of law. He was