Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-18
;pecial Correspondence Of The Evening Star.

BALTIMORE, Nd, March Is, 1905.
Senator Charles Gibson has treated the
politicians of Maryland to something Of q
surprise by announcing his candidacy for
reelection and by a vigorous talk on state
politics. His present term expires March
4. 1897. and he says he will certainly go
before the legislature as a candidate to
succeed himself. The Senator. after stat
ing that he would be candidate again,
said: II do not think the democratic party
in Maryland is in any danger. The ma
jority of the voters of the state are demo-
Gratis. and at the first sign of danger to
the supremacy of their party they will
rally as they have often done before and
vii, win win again. Every two years for the
has been raised against the party leaders
and the party management, but the result
has always been the same. and there will
be no change this year. If the republican
party and the republican leaders were in
any way better than ours there might be
some reason to fear the outcome, but such
is not the case.
The Democratic Leaders.
81 not only do not believe the party is In
danger of defeat, but I do not believe
a great majority of the democrats Of the
state are in any way DESTROYS to have q
change in the party leadership. The men
who are now at the head OF party affairs
paigns for a generation; they have won
their spurs by their skill and the success
which has crowned their work, and no
real democrat who understands what they
have done wants any change at the pres
emit time. There may be a few people scat
tered throughout the state who would like
to see a new management installed. but
they are the same people to great ex-
tent who have for years been aiding the
,lirop anl w md
the people who have the true interests Of
the democratic organization at heart UNI
derstand them ard know what is at the
bottom of their cAmor.
Senator German and his friends have so
often led the party to victories that they
must have aroused antagonisms. but the
hostility manifested against them In no
greater now than 1t has been in certain
being raised against them, the same argu-
ments are being used, that have become a
stock in trade with some people, and I
fully expect to see the same. result.
1.-The great majority of the democrats In
the state will again sustain. the regular
leaders and the regular organization at the
primaries and in the conventions. and the
people will elect the regular democratic
ticket at the polls next November.
ANY one who for a moment imagines
that Senator German and his friends are
going to give up the fight before the lines
are formed, or are going to retreat before
their old foes. is depending on contingent
cies which will not happen this year any
more than they have happened in the past.
They are not made of that sort. of stuff.
The democratic party conventions will do
as they always have done in this state
nominate democrats of character and abil-
ity for the offices, and the people will elect
disaffected democrats have any more
chance of winning this year than they have
had at any time since the war.
The Demand for Gormnn.
There is a. strong effort being made to
have Senator German again take charge of
the party organization and direct the cam
paign this year. and have strong hopes
that he will do so. This demand comes
from all quarters of the state, and from all
sorts of people. He is recognized not only
in Maryland. but in all parts of the coun-
try, as the ablest political leader of the
present generation. and as the ablest demo-
crat in the Senate since the war. No one,
whether democrat or republican. who pos
sesses the least degree of fairness and Is
rot blinded by personal prejudice doubts
this statement, and in Washington espe-
cially it is so clearly evident that even q
blind man can easily find it out. As sue
cessful statesman and political leader Sem
ator German has, of course, aroused strong
antagonisms All great men do. and these
entagonisms have been the source of the
bitter and virulent attacks that have been
made on him ever since he became promi-
nent in political affairs, and are doubtless
the inspiration of the attacks that are
made on him from time to time even now.
He has. however, ignored them with dig
rity and as unworthy of his notice and has
gone on doing what he considered his duty
to the public at large undismayed by the
quantity of mud which has been thrown at
1 i'm. The democratic party of this state
has reason to be proud of him. and his
record as a public man, which record be-
longs to the state. If he takes the lead in
the coming campaign this year, which
believe he may be induced to do, there
need be no fear on the part of democrats
as to the result in November"