Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-14
GORMAN is NOT A CANDIDATE
Now Understood That the Maryland
Man Does Not See Re-elcc-
ton To the Senate.

Washington, Aug. Sine S~cInl-OHlCidl
announcement that Senate German
VIII not enter the senatorial race In
MARYLAND has created much discussion
in Washington. 1t IS understood that
this statement was made with the sane
ton Of Mr.. German. 1t was carefully
prepared and given to several news
papers. 1t is not thought that the pres
ant announcement, made In a seml-Or-
aciaI way, signifies more than that Mr..
German does not want his personality
to be the overshadowin6 presence In
the Maryland campaign. Mr.. German
wants to get every vote possible for the
democratic ticket and does not want
any TO be lost through personal antag-
onism 10 him. 1t is calculated that all
the German people will work earnestly
for the party, whether or not German Is
the Issue. Therefore. II some OF the
anti-Gorman people who otherwise
would tCin tho opposition can ho Ia
duccd to support the democratic ticket
through it being understood n a tal
senatorshlp VIII lsa ogen(to ali conner,
should they carry n l~egislatur" this
would be- just SO much gain
IL 10 Ehih bg SUM- " WI IVA A"| '
friends that even il h wanted r~c-elec-
lion he wolIl readily sacrifice himself
~ ne thought 1t necessary In order Ia
racapture Maryland from the repub-
iicans. All seem to maintain the belief,
however, that If a democratic lcgisla-
turc is elected he VIII succeed himself,
even though he Toe In adj
vance hat he does not care to be II can
didate.
A reporter called upon senator Cor
man at his home In Laurel. The SEN
ator treated the matter lightly, but did
not deny the truth Of his intended re-
tiroment from the contest for rG-elec-
ton to the senate. Mr.. German was
preparing for a trip to Saratoga for he
benefit OF his health, which is slightly
impaired.
While the senator spoke of the matter
lightly, his close friends do not. They
hink that there Is considerable founda-
ion for the report. Some go SO far as
to say thai 1t is the first step toward
the presidential nomination of 1900.
They say hat the senator probably
wants to keep out Of the coming fight.
However, IL the democrats are success
lul Ill llt SNhlC' bllNllt WY So 49, 49,
tory will be credited to German, who
outlined the platform. He will then
have the backing of his own state for
he presidency. His defeat for the SEN
ate, they say, would OF course eliminat|
MIN entirely from the presidential ac'
Others do not believe that the report
= true. They say hat he would hardly
have gone TO so much trouble making
a. platform II he had decided to with
draw from the race.
Mr.. Germans participation In the
Bryan campaign is too well known to
need any extended reference here. He
did not go TO the Chicago convention,
and although an anti-free silver man at
heart. when his party adopted such a
platform and named its candidate, Mr..
German declared his purpose of sup
porting the ticket and the candidate.
Many Of his friends endeavored to
convince him that his duty was In d
different direction and they predicted
that II he supported the Chicago ticket
he. as a leader, would DO crushed. In
reply Mr.. German said:
Il am for my party and with my par
ty. and l support its nominees on all oc'
caslons and at every election, because
/ sincerely believe that my party best
subserves the interests OF the wholt
people OF this country Defeat may
come, but / shall take parthn the cam
paign with just as much earnestnes:
n vigor as II victory could be as
sured."