The evening times., 1897-08-05
GORNAN LIKELY TO Retire
Report That the Maryland Sena
Tor Will Decline Reelection.
VARIOUS MOTIVES ASSIGNED
His Enemies Declare That He Fears
His Power as Leader Is Gone
aDd Defeat Awaits Him, While Els
Friends Assert He Has Long Con-
templated This Step.


tor Gornaan V ill not .e a canotdate for re-
cleo; ion TO the United States Senate.
I Iis ,ory ia the shape Of N authenticated
ruInor. has been started seye. al times, but
now it appears with the sembIance Of
auJ Jbority. 1t is yOuched for 10y one Of
SeB;lor Gornan's Life long and most in
innate friends who, for the present, de-
slres that ms name be not used. senator
GoVmln, according 10 this friend, has de
terahncd to retire, and VIII make public
au nouncrnent Of that fact in the near
future. .
Democrats who have always anuag agunized
Mr. German, aua the Republicans of Mary
land say that this action OF the Demo
cratic leader Is a confession OF impend-
ing defeat, ard they make the assertion
that senator Gorn.an, with his long ca
reer behind him, his natural aptitude for
leadt rship, and his love of power, would
never have taken SO important step
unless he had been convinced that MS star
had set and nothing but defeat awaited
IL is said. on the other hand, that al has
been in the mind of Nj. German To DO this
thing fOl two o. three years: that he has
move than once lptmated such a purpose
to his I..ost intimate friends, and that this
decision was reached over the protests Of
hts pe1SDnal and political friends who
sought To tun him from his course.
The gentleman WHO is authority for the
Statement OF the refinement of MI. Cor
man ~6ys that neither Mr.. Gorman hinl-
self nor any of his friends would cven
hint at his de1 ISon until after the State
conventin had assembled and adopted
lis platform. In all the conferences and
informal consulta tion~, Senator GoTmau
is said T., have expressed far mere con
rern in securing the adoption OF plat
foIm that would unite the party and bring
about he uApny than in the personnel of
any ticket that was to be dominated.
lie made his fight in the Ma ryiand CON
vention along those lines, and, now that
the convention. is over, a simon pure Dem
ocratic platform agreed TO and an ex-
cellent ticket nominated, Mr.. German viii
withdraw a. a candidate for the United
states Senate To succeed himself, and let
the hest man Win.
No man acqua nted with Mr. German
will yainSay the fact that the Senator'S
health is had. and that 50 far as he is
personally Concerned. this step win be
largely 10 his advantage and benefit. BY
taking it Mr.. Gornian will also clear UP the.
political atmosphere of Maryland.
The Baltimore Sun. the leading Demo
cratic newspaper OF the state, and a very
considerable number Of more or less in
f1geuti1l Democratic business men have
antagonized MIR. German and made him
enc Of the issues OF the campaign. They
have antagonized their ow n party on ac-
count CT their anupathyto Mr.. German.
BY retiring from political life tie Sens--
tor forces these people from under cover.
and will compel them to either renew
their loyalty to the party or abandon il
altogether. There can lie no Goin,an or
anti-Gorpan faction, and the fight must
he a Straicht-out battle between the Demo-
cratic and Republican parties.
Senator German, his friends say. is hot
moved to take this s5ep on account of any
personal pique. lie not only feels that his
party has sufficiently honored him. and
that it viii be 10th proper and wise for
the fact that more than twenty four year.
OF constant and unrenitting labor in the
state legislature, in the United States SEN
ate and as member OF the national COM
Enttee, have so impaired his health that
he most have respite from the excessive
demands of another campaign.
1t is said that in 1895 the Senator made
up his mind to then announce his forthcou-
ing retirement, but he was dissa,a,l.,l there
from by Mr.. Barnes Compton and Others of
his ne4ghborS, w ho cUntended that sr,ch a
declaration would seriously impair the
strength of the party in the state, and thac
If d,fest should follow many would insist
upon IIaCing the blame upon the Sena ,Or
Mr.. Gorman reluctantly yielded TO the ad.
vice Of his friends
MI. Germans participation in the Bry-
an campaign - too well kno wn to n aed any
extended reference here. He did not go
60 the Chicago convention, and although
an anti-free silver man at heart. WHEN
his party had adopted such a platform and
named its candidate. Nr. German DECLARED
his purpose of supporting the ticket and
the candidate.
Manyofhisfriends endeavored toconvince
direction and they predicted that If he sun
ported the Chicago ticket, he, as a leader
would be crushed. In reply Mr.. German
said:
Il am for my party, and with my party,
and l support its nominees on all occasions
and at every election, because I sincerely
believe that my party best subseryes the
interests pf tne whole people OF this coun-
try Defeat may come. but shall take
part ia the campaign with Just az much
ealnestness and vigor as il victory could
be assured
Il VIII preside at the Bryan meeting, and
give 10 the party loyal support owe
that to the party, because all that am
politically that party has made me am
not seeking any additional honors for NV