Evening star., 1895-08-07
One Of His Friends Tells Why BE
Changed His Plans.
FORCED 10 FIGHT BY TEE REFORMERS
Thinks the Disaffected viii Fall
Into Lima.
EFFHCT OF DEFEAT

! story, containing Mr.. Germans side Of It.
| was given to a representative Of The Star
| today by a wellinformed friend Of the
| Senator. Said this gentleman:
| THE so-called reform democrats of Mary
| land never showed less capacity for politics
than during the recent campaign over
| there. Their mistakes were innumerable,
and some of them almost Incredibly ludi-
| crous. Their very first move was a mis-
| take. They are complaining that Mr.. Cor
| man dominated absolutely the Baltimore
convention. If that is true they are them
selves responsible for his presence In town
| for his presence in the country even at this
| time. He had made all arrangements last
| winter to go abroad for a long rest. He
had been working very hard and wanted to
get away for awhile from the storm and
stress of things. He could see what was
coming at home-that the democratic pri-
martes would be hotly contested and that
| his warmest friends would here and there
| be arrayed against each other. He didn't
want to take any part in this. His purpose
was to go to Europe. remain until the
| ticket had been nominated and then come
home and help elect 1t.
The Reform Press Opened ON Him.
"As soon,' however, as this purpose was
announced the reform press opened on
| AAAAAA. AAo was tduuteQ WIKI COWarQlCe. II
| was charged that he was running away;
| that he had seen the handwriting on the
| wall, and all that solemn sort Of stuff
The Senator was amused, but at the came
time instructed by these attacks The
| charges made were very far from the
truth Mr. German is neither a coward
nor gutter, but he could see that there
might be danger in the constant repetition
OF such accusations and so he abandoned
md
nome The result you know. But this is a
sample OF the inability of the reform SQUAD
, to play politics against an old campaigner
like Mr.. German. They don't even know
how to use good card when thew find one
IN their hands. If they had waited until
the Senator had had time to put the sea
5er@een 9ene hi MIN mar and home they might have
Doys and very like boys in all they do, they
must rush out prematurely with their
seIxes pIns ana prToclamations and give them
caught on in a seconds time and ha had
their whole game blocked in a week"
The Attack on Raisin,
What are the grounds for the ass,,,t
on Raisin?" was asked.
"Only the fact that the -eformers tb.r,-
selves failed to connect with Ra,s,n
Raisins Importance in the struggle was so
apparent that even they could see 1t. They
trled hard to get him. Every effort was
mace to secure his cooperation, and at one
.,me they nattered themselves they were
succeeunS. But this was another OF their
deiusions. Raisin has always been n fr;nnd
oI MT. Gorman's. They have had their iif
ierences, and sometimes the controversies
ne,weeh I,s,t them have been pretty spirited.
is nut don't suppose that RaisIn ever In his
ME seriously considered aIlyinv himsaIS
with the men who have abused him ouite
as much as they have Mr. German. Raisin
,sor. rs not 1ne sort OF man for kindergarten
h, 500
or piunderers. A veteran himself. and an
expert, and accustomed to win he nrefers
the company Of experts and winners
Rais1n. you may depend upon it. will stand
py mr.. German until the last note is
counted" oee 40
what about the result in November"
Confident of Victory.
L have no fears about that myself. T
am willing to concede that we shall have
our hands full. The kicking Is vigorous In
spots. But that will cease in a very great
measure as the campaign warns up Men.
good men. under the spur of keen disap-
pointment, proclaim purposes they are af-
terward glad to abandon and are anxious
to have forgiven. We have nothing to fear
from those men who went into the con-
vention in good faith ard lost. They are
all democrats, and will prove 1t at the poIis.
AS for the so-called reformers they are
not numerous. and even If they were to cut
loose to man, could not defeat US, But
not all of them will cut loose. Even those
fellows have lucid intervals, and when the
pinch comes can distinguish between a re-
publican and a straight democratic ticket"
What would be the effect next year on
Mr.. Germans fortunes If he should lose his
ticket at home this year?"
Effect of Defeat.
II think I can speak with certainty as to
one thing. Defeat this year would not i'm
pair his prestige with the party organiza-
ton at home. Everything that has been
done has the stamp Of regularity on it.
The ticket, the platform, the committees
chosen, all are democratic. Mr.. German
stands for them, and in doing SO stands for
the. party. The man who repudiates him
at the polls repudiates the party
Habeas Corpus Decision.
The long expected decision in the habeas