Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-14
G0RMAN is NOT A CANDIDATE
Now Understood That the Maryland
Man Does Not Seek Re-elcc-
ton to the senate.

Washington, Aug. 9.-The semi-of1clal
announcement that Senator German
Will 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 semi-of-
fetal way. signifies more than that Mr..
German does not want his personality
TO be the overshadowing 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 TO him 1t is calculated that all
he German people viii work earnestly
for the party, whether or not German is
the Issue. Therefore. If some OF the
anti-Gorman people who otherwise
would join the opposition can be in
duced TO support the democratic ticket
through 1t being understood that the
senatorship viii be onen TO ali Corners
should they carry the Legislature, this
would be just so much gain.
1t is said by some OF Mr.. Germans
friends that even if he wanted re-elec-
zion he would readily sacrifice himself
If he thought 1t necessary in order to
recapture Maryland from the repub-
licans. All seem to maintain the belief,
however, hat If a democratic legisla-
ture is elected he will succeed himself,
ever though he does |nnoun In ad-
vance that he does not care to be q an
didate.
A reporter called upon Senator Cor
man at his home in Laurel. The sem
ator treated the matter lightly, but did
not deny the truth of his intended re-
tirement from the contest for re-elec-
ton to the senate. Mr.. German was
preparing for a trip TO Saratoga for the
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-
ton for the report. Some go so far as
to say that 1t is the first step toward
the presidential nomination of 1900.
They say that the senator probably
wants to keep out OF the coming fight.
However, If the democrats are success
full in the state, then, they say the vic
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 eliminatr
him entirely from the presidential rae,
Others do not believe that the report
3 true. They say that 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 "a
different direction and they predicted
that II he supported the Chicago ticket
he. as a leader. would be crushed. In
reply Mr.. German said:
II am for my party and withimy par
ty, and 1 support Its nominees ON all oc-
casions and at every election, because
/ sincerely believe that my party best
subserves the interests OF the whole
people OF this country.!lAD Defeat may
come, but / shall take partdn the CAM
paign with just as much earnestness
and vigor as II victory could be as
sured."