Ritchie, alone among them all, declined to send troops to the
mines and took the position that the situation should be met
by mutual agreement and not by the bayonet. The strike was
finally settled by mutual agreement.

Governor Ritchie was elected President of the Maraud
State Bar Association for the year 1922-1923.

In September, 1923, Governor Ritchie was renominated
without opposition for a second term as Governor, and in
November, 1923, was re-elected by a plurality of over 40,000.

In September, 1926, Governor Ritchie was renominated
for a third term, receiving a majority in the primary of over
81,500 and the unanimous vote of the Democratic State
Convention. He was re-elected in November, 1926, by a
majority of practically 60,000.

At the 1929 Session of the Legislature Governor Ritchie
recommended and put through the most extensive program
ever adopted in the State for highway construction, new
bridges and the elimination of railroad grade crossings. At
the same Session important legislation was enacted for voca-
tional rehabilitation, safety in industry, the education of
crippled children, and mothers' pensions. The Budget sub-
mitted by the Governor completed a reduction in the State
tax rate from 36 31/72c for 1920 to 25c for 1930 and 1931.
This is the lowest State tax rate since 1912, and represents
a reduction during this ten-year period of practically thirty
per cent, which is without precedent in Maryland for any
year or period of years since the Civil War.

In September, 1930, Governor Ritchie was renominated
without opposition for a fourth term, and in November,
1930, he was re-elected by a majority of practically 66,000,
the largest majority by far ever received by any candidate
for Governor in the history of the State.

Maryland has elected her Governors by popular vote since
1838, and ever since the Constitution of 1864 there has been
no prohibition against any Governor succeeding himself.
But no Governor of either party ever did so, and no Demo-
cratic Governor was ever renominated, until Governor
Ritchie broke both precedents by being nominated and
elected for four successive terms, with majorities of 165 in
1919, 40,000 in 1923, 60,000 in 1926, and 66.000 in 1930.

Secretary of State: DAVID C. WINEBRENNER 30 (Democrat),

Frederick, Maryland-
David 0. Winebrenner 3d, the elder son of D. Charles and
Eleanor Nelson (Ritchie) Winebrenner, was born in Fred-
erick, Maryland, on June 16, 1897. He received his early