The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-02
Hayes SCORES C0RMAN
Beginning Of the Downfall Of Nary
land Democracy.
A FEARFUL TONGUE.LASnING
In Plain English Senator Hayes Predicts
tho Defeat Of Senator German and
His Followers and the Demo.
cratic Party Of tho State.

Baltimore, Aug. 1.-The sensational
interview between United States Sena-
tor German and State Senator Hayes,
which took place just before the state
Democratic convention met, and which
was briefly outlined In these dispatches
yesterday, has excited wide interest and
has all the city politicians agog.
The News a Democratic afternoon
paper. today prints what Is claimed to
be an accurate report of the stormy
session. According to the report, Mr.
German sent for Mr.. Hayes, and asked
him, In view OF the grave crisis which
confronted the Democratic party In
Maryland, to withdraw from the CUB
ernational contest. Ar a reason for his
request Mr.. German stated that Free
Rasin the Baltimore leader, was un-
alterably opposed to him (Hayes), and
without Rasin's votes nothing could
be accomplished in the way OF defeating
the nominee of the Cleveland Demo-
Gratis. Judge Fisher.
Senator Hayes is quoted es replying
to Senator German In these words:
'.Do you think you can fool the people
into believing this, Arthur GoNmAm!
Do you think that they will believe Tor
a moment that you could not do ar you
wished with this convention and nave
had me or any other MIN nominated,
as we'll as John II. Hurst, who has al
WAYS been against the issue on which
we have fought and won this cam
pahgn? Do you imagine for ai moment
that any one will believe that you have
been doing anything but deceiving
them all the time? Why. You know
that at least eight Of the city delegates
will leave Rasin and vote as you order.
You K.ow this is all true, and yet you
bow to Ras1n and allow him TO sell the
nomination ard defy the popular will
You repudia:e the issue or which you
have won and expect TO delude the peo-
pie again, as you have deluded them
before. You will not be warned. You
have made mistakes before, ard have
recovered from their effects. From this
you can never recover. You will drag
down the party and bring 1t to defeat
by your trachery. The party can re-
cover from hts defeat, but You never
can"
GOrmau Becomes Livid.
Here Senator German. who had be-
come livid with rage and pale in turns.
attempted to Interrupt Mr.. Hayes. but
the latter continued:
mo, will heay nothing from you.
would believe nothing you could say,
even If you swore to it. Arthur Cor
man. I have stood up for you and de-
Tended you for years, when you were
q offnokQd nf
who have always believed you to be
true. When some of my friends even
limited at possible treachery on your
part l have spurned the very thought
and would not believe 1t. Now know
that no deceit, treachery or baseness
is too great for you. You have crowned
at last long career Of double dealing
treachery and falsehood by this act of
infamy. BY your course today you will
bury yourself beyond resurrection. I
am only sorry that you will bury the
party with you. But the party can live
while you. overcome by your treachery
and falsehood, will meet with the fate
you deserve. I am no tool. no puppet
to be fooled and trified with. and I
want nothing more to do with such n
man as you.
You have posed as In favor Of re-
assessment and have used me for your
base purposes. II You had given me a
few more hours to expose your nefar-
ious schemes l should have let the peo-
pie of Maryland know of your decep-
tion. I despise your methods. and do
not fear You or your henchmen. I am
determined that If I can prevent it that
your grip on the Democratic party shall
end with your nomination of Hurst"
Mr.. Hayes is said TO have shaken his
fist at Senator German, as he stalked
from the room saying: I'VE this day
part forever. and my life's work shall
be to help dethrone YOU from the die
tatorship now held by You over the
Marty"