Milford chronicle., 1895-07-26
Senator German Has Trouble
Ahead.

Senator German Has Trouble
Ahead.
Senator German is engaged in the
hardest fight of his political career
The Republicans and the Cleveland
Democrats are confident that his
downfall as the boss of the Demo.
attic machine in Maryland is near
at hand, Several of the heretofore
strong German counties have elected
delegations to the State Convention
pledged to vote for no candidate
who is named by Mr.. German. In
a number of counties the candidates
for Legislature are anti-Gorman
men. All the counties have not yet
chosen their delegations, but the re-
suits so far show plainly that the
fight in the party against the Sena-
tor and the machine is more bitter
this year than ever before. The
Democratic State Convention meets
in Baltimore July 81.
Conceding that the Baltimore city
delegation will be independent Of
Senator Germans control, and TAX
ind into consideration the slight
Roadway he has made against adverse
sentiment in some of the counties, it
is strongly probable that when the
convention meets, the German PEG
pei will abandon their old position
of dictation for one of supplication.
No combination" are in sight by
means Of which the prestige of the
machine can be maintained. The
downfall of the chief boss appears
to be assured.
Two United States Senatorships,
as well as a full State ticket, are
virtually dependent upon the result
of the contest this fall The Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland is COM
posed of 1T members-twenty-six
and ninety-one delegates.
At the election next November all
of the delegates and fourteen
Senators are to be elected.
This body will elect a United
States Senator from the Eastern
Shore to succeed c. H, Gibson
whose term will expire March 4,
1897. Thirteen of the State Sena-
tors to be elected this fall will take
part in the appointment of the West
8rn Shore Senator in 1898 to succeed
A. P. German, whose term will ex-
Dire March 4, 1899. This explains
Mr.. Germans vital interest in the
nominations. in the coun-
les and the city in this campaign. G
Ever since the election of IS72 S
he General assembly of Maryland P
las been dominated by a cOmbina- !
ION of politicians whose controlling Il
pirit has been Mr.. German. His S
'ower was of rapid growth and after S
few years there was none to dis R
ute his leadership of the controlling c,
action in the Legislature, which was d
lmost unanimously Democratic. IL
here is now a widespread feeling b,
lroughout the State that the Gen o,
raj Assembly Of 1896 will be Re- III
and if it should be so it
i'll have come to pass while the
lrty was under the leadership of a m
an whose political sagacity has wi
zen extolled in every State of the XII
mon. m,
Mr. German and his friends are wi
Try anxious over the outlook. The ar,
lti-machine men who are in open m'
volt say that they will not vote for XII
y man for the Legislature who ed
mot be trusted to vote against tbs
til German and Gibson. This dis AM
tislied element declare that they
Duld greatly regret to have Mary
I'D represented in the United States 7
nate by Republicans, but they add tou
1t it is better for the enemies and 7
pOnents of the party to be uncov- ing
ID and in the open than to be con- ]
lied behind the party breastworks. bee
The prospects of Democratic fail VIII
} to elect a majority of the Gen hat
i Assembly this fall are prOmis- crit
(. The chief guide to forming an N
innate is the election last fall. As Inn
as the Legislature is concerned, "
same cause Of discomfort exists boil
.he party, and there is the same J. I
ie, namely, Mr. German. This y
r that issue is concentrated and 'aS.
snsified because Of the direct per- ~
al interest which Mr.. German has =
he result. Some Of the counties =;
oh went Democratic last year did Gun,
~ very small majorities, and the NJ
Dublicans are confident of carry. he,
them this time. NJ,
D the fight for the Governorship in VI
have Llyoid Lown- Nj
and William I. Master as with and
rles T. Wescott and William B. phis.
er as promising and prominent Mr.
horses. In Democratic circles Of Mi
ltor Thomas g. Hayes and Trea- Car
r Spencer G. Jones are the Dredl
wed candidates, with Judge week
/ NJ. Robinson and ex-Judge Mis-
lam A. Fisher In the background. just c.
srnOr Brown continues to de- Annie
he is not a candidate for re- The
nation, but the chances are that Wash
nan will be forced to waive his ton. !
'tions to the Governor and adeipl
st in the convention may re- wife Il
in his denomination with capl
h. compa
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