The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-01-03
Battle of the Giants.


from the Sunday Americana
AS the time for the meeting of the
legislature draws near, the interests
in the contest for the United States
senatorship increases. The support
ers of Senator Whyte and of Mr..
German are earnestly at work dis
cussing the chances of their chosen
leaders, and bets are freely offered on
both sides TO demonstrate the conf
dence which each side eutertains as
to the success of its faverite in the
senatorial race. Senator Whyte was
at his law Office, on Lexington street.
yesterday, and received the visits of
a very large number Of his political
friends. The Senator seem I'd to be
in the best of humor, and in answer
to inquiries stated that he was in the
enjoyment of excellent hesNltk.
Among those who called were num-
Der of the Baltimore members of the
next House of Delegates, and the
Senator informed all that he was a
candidate for the senatorship. To a
reporter of The American Senator
Whyte said: "As The AmericaIs7s -
already announced, am candidate
for the senatorship, and the
article in last Sundays issue
slater my position exactly. In
Difference to the wishes and earn.
est entreaties of large number of
my friends in the city and also in the
counties, I feel it my duty to enter
the struggle for the position. 1 am
constantly in receipt of letters from
the leading men in the state calling
upon me to become a contestant for
the senatorial prize. Here is letter
havejust received this morning, re-
questing that, though it may not be
agreeable for me personally to 60 in
to contest, should take the step
for the sake of those who think I
ought to be reelected. These com.
munications are cOuched in terms so
fiattering that it is rather difficult to
resist their app eals, though l am net
egotistic enough 10 think that l de-
serve such enco NUNS as those with
which the writers are kind enough to
honor me. However, after consider
ing the matter, l have come to the
conclusion that owe it to my friends
as well as to my dear old state to run
for the senatorship, though, as you
have already, stated, l do it more as
matter of duty than of choice. 1t
would, of course, be much more
pleasant for me to look on as disin-
terested spectator, and much more
agreeable to attend to my law prac-
tice than to enter the struggle, but
feel called upon to become partici.
pant. l go into the fight on my in~
dividual merits, without regard to
others considerations or ction fights
that may be waged in the General
Assembly. During my senatorial
term l have probably fallen far short
of what may have been expected of
me by the people of the state, and,
perhaps, have not been as worthy a
representative as Maryland should
have had in the United States Sen
ate; but whatever may have been
my faults and my shortcomings, it
was always my ambition to represent
the wishes and desires of the state
and promote its interests, and it is
for the people to deliver judgment
upon me. l certainly tried to do my
duty, and can leave 1t safely to the
people to determine whether have
succeeded or failed. l am satisfied to
leave the question to the decision of
the legislature. If the majority of
those who will sit in the General AS.
sembly was composed of men easily
controlled by outside influences, l
would he free TO admit that my
chances depended on very slender
thread, and tina. 1 might as well
abandon all hope of a successful cou.
test. But know that the majority
of the members are men of character
and integrity, who cannot be persua-
ded by promises or otherwise from
the course which they had marked
out for themselves before taking
seat in the legislative body. Those
in whom l repose confidence are men
of this character, and l am willing
to leave the issue with them. Though
others may think different, have
no reason to doubt the sincerity of
the professions of my friends in the
counties and am assured that my
Baltimore friends are as firm now as
they were six months ago. I do not
s..Nz L. L.