The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-30
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Arthur +. German, Ut Maryiani-.A skilled
nrl Daring Politician,
H.J. Ramsdelf IN Phia. Press.
Arthur 2. German, a native and resi-.
dent Of Howard county, Maryland, is IS
years old and in tho prime Of II vigorous
physical and mental manhood. At 10
years ofage he wa u pagc in tho Senate
ofthe United States, Of which body he is
now a member. He remained in the scr.
vice OF tho Senate from 1862 until 1866,
when no was postmaster, and was re-
moved because Of his sympathy with the
policy Of President Andrew Johnson. lie
was appointed by Mr.. johnson collector
OF internal revenue for the Fifth Maryland
District, holding that Office for three
years. lie was a director and for a mum
Der OF years President Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal Company; bus been
Speaker Of the Maryland House Of Dele
gates, md WINS n member OF the State
Senate when he was elected United States
Senator TO succeed William pinkney
Whyte.
In 1866, when Arthur German went
back to his native State, he was27 years
OF age. When q Senate page he had made
up his mind TO be a Senator, and it is nat
ural to suppose he kept this goal steadily
before him. He Immediately threw him
self into the thick OF Maryland politics,
and it was not long before he developed n
marvellous aptitude in political engineer
ing n management. Cool clear headed
and reticent, with the additional adyaf-
tage OF the knowledge OF National politics
which his quick perception Ind acquired
in the years OF familiar intercourse witt,
the great minds OF the Senate, his owe
as n factor soon made itself sensibIy felt.
For Il time Mr.. German followed the for
tunes of that great leader and political
magnate, William Pinkney Wlytc, and
the two madea team which had no sllpe-
rior in any State for daring. and skill in
moves OH the chessboard OF politics. This
Association was however, destined to
come to an end, following all preccdents
in politics or war. One would not brook
equality, the other would not yield supe-
yiority. They separated and stood iacing
each other as leaders OF hostile factions in
the Democratic party OF Maryland.
In the first general engagement the vet.
eran commander went down before the
charge Of the iegions led by his former
lieutenant, and the fortress which he oc-
cupied-his seat in the United States Sem
ate-was captured, and has since been &C.
cupicd by the victor. The departed
chieftain has again marshaled his forces
for the rCcapture OF the prize, and the
coming legislative election in Mary.
land will be the signal for an attack all
along the line which will require every
energy that German can bring to bear to
repcl. Senator German makes no attempt
to figure. us u public speaker or rs u de-
batter in the senate; but he can talk we'll,
when SO disposed. His influence is, how
ever, very strong among his fellow sena.
tors when it suits him to exercise it.
BY reason Of his active participation, rs
chairman OF the National Democratic tx.
%ecutive Committee, in the last presidential
campaign be has been very prominently
brought before the country ut large. 1t
Gun be truely said that he deserved every
encomium passed upon him in this con.
~nection. 1t was his brain that planned
and his will that executed every move
ment Of consequence during the entire
campaign OF the Democratic side, and the
stalwart, uncompromising claim Of Cleve-
lands election from the hour OF midnight
on November 1 was due to his instruction.
The New York Democratic politicians,
who have always prided themselves on
their ability and adroitness, we're fain
to take counsel Of tho young and unob.
trusive Marylander, who displayed n ca
pacity for tinesse and q far-reaching
knowledge Of the science OF politics away
beyond the point which they Ind ever
grappled, Arthur ?. German is 4 man Of
medium height and build, with a clean
shaven face, hair just tinged with gray,a
firmly set java keen Muish-gray eye,
which reads you through while disclosing
nothing OF its own secrets, and that per-
feet seli.control which is SO valuable, not
only to politicians, but to all other men.
His habits are plain and a%bstemious, and
he has yet to know the taste OF ~intoxIcat-
ing liquors.