The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-11-19
GORAIAN THE ISSUE,
To Demand Endorsement and Re-eIe
ton.

There has been considerable specu-
latlon in the State as to how Senator
German viewed the defeat of Bryan
in the late election, and whether he
would consider it an invitation to
himself to step down from leadership.
If the Senator's intimate friends are
to be believed it may be positively
stated that he has no intention of
getting out of politics, and does not
think the defeat of free silver in any
way necessitates his retirement. A
prominent Democratic State Senator
and one of Mr.. Germans close friends
said Monday morning:
Senator Arthur p. German will
not retire from politics at the diction
of the Independents and mugwumps
of Baltimore. On the contrary, he
will be more in evidence next year
than he has been for long time. His
friends are opposed to his retirement,
and the Senator will be Endorsed by
the Democratic State Committee next
year as his own successor, and on that
issue he will go before the people
- You will remember" he continued,
that in 1891 the State convention
unanimously nominated German as
the party candidate for the United
States Senate to succeed himself
Such course had never been taken
before. But that year the name of
German was put forward by the State
Convention for the Senate, and he
won by an overwhelming majority.
This next campaign will be on the
same lines. German will be Endorsed
for the Senate by the regular party
organization in the State Convention,
and we will make the fight with the
Senator as the issue"
The State Senator continued:
"Over 100000 Democrats voted for
Bryan in Maryland at the late cleo
ton. Probably 10000 Democrats
voted for Mckinley on the money
issue. OF these 10000 who voted the
Republican ticket, at least half are
| regulars and will act with the regular
party organization on State issues and
when it comes to a choice for members
of the General Assembly.
MANY of the leading gold-standard
Democrats who voted for Mckinley
are personal friends of Senator Cor
man, and will do all they can to aid
him in his fight. But the fact re
mains, over and above all other
things, that a vast majority of the
Democrats in Maryland this year
were regular and voted for the regu-
lar party nominees, just as they did
last year. They will be regular next
year, and will control the party nom
nations and the delegates to the State
Convention. All this talk about re-
organizing the party is absurd. The
party is well organized in every
county in the State, and the organi-
zation will continue to be backed by
a majority of the party voters, and
remain in control off affairs.
''The campaign will be begun ear
lier than usual. The regulars of the
State will back Mr.. German to a
man
Here it was suggested to the State
Senator that such action would lead
to certain defeat, for while it was
admitted a majority of the Democrats
might be for German, there were
enough Democrats opposed to his
continued supremacy to defeat him.
The Senator replied:
That may be true, but doubt it.
And even if it is true, the old regulars
and their followers prefer to have the
Republicans in control rather than
to have the men who have caused the
defeat in the past two elections to
boss it. We will never consent to
follow the lead of those who have
aided in turning Maryland over to
the Republicans.
1.-THE majority must rule, and if
the majority of the Democrats of the
State want Gorman-and | believe
they do-they will nominate him, and
the responsibility for Republican
supremacy will rest on the minority
of the party. If they should win at
the primaries and nominate one of
their leaders, they would expect us to
follow them. They secured the nom
nation of Mr.. Cowen for Congress
two years ago, and the regulars cleo
ted him. They would probably work
as hard for him again. We only eX-
pect them to do what they would
want us to do. If they act otherwise
they must take the consequences.
We can stand defeat as well as they.
But German S friends are not going
to desert him at the command of a lot
of 'kickers' and 'soreheads,' who are
in a minority. German himself will
not retire at their demand, but will
submit the issue to the people,