Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-05
The RumOred Withdrawal Of Senator
German From Politics.
WANTS TO RECAPqURE MARYLAND
Willing to Sacrifice Himself to Ac-
compIish That Result.
WILL THEN COME OUT

1t is understood that the statement given
out last night on the authority Of "close
personal friend" of Mr.. German, that Mr..
German would not be a candidate for re-
election to the Senate was made with the
Sd notion of Mr.. German. The statement
was carefully prepared and given to sew
eral newspapers. The inference is that the
reason Mr.. German does not make the an
nouncement over his own signature. rather
than in this indirect way, is that there is
"string to it, If the democrats fail to
eject The legislature this fall it will be ex
planned that Mr.. German had decided, be-
fore the election. not to be candidate. If
a democratic legislature is elected. there is
little doubt that the democrats of the state
will insist upon Mr. German retaining his
seat. and he will do SO. However, the
senior Maryland senator is in very bad
health, and for some time he has, in an
indefinite sort of way, talked about desiring
to retire.
Object of the Announcement.
Yet it is not thought that the present an
noupcement. made in a semi-official 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
NOte pOSSlDle LOT tHe ueInCCTdllC ticket, ana
does not want any to be lost through per-
scnal antaSonism to him. 1t is calculated
|-that all the German people will work earn
estly for the party whether or not German
is the Issue. Therefore If some of the anti
German people who would otherwise join
the opposition can be induced to support
the democratic ticket through it being un-
derstood that the senatorship will be open
to all comers, should they carry the legs-
lature, this would be just SO much gain.
Would Sacrifice Himself to Recap
ture MaryIan
1t is said by some of Mr. Germans friends
that even If he wanted reelection he would
readily sacrifice himself If he thought it
necessary in order to recapture Maryland
from the republicans. All seem to main
tain the belief, however, that if a demo-
cratic legislature is elected he will succeed
himself, even though he does announce in
advance that he does not care to be a can
tion to retire is like the similar determine
ton Mr.. Quay reaches now and then
+ SENATOR GORMAN'S PLANS.
Will Not Talk About the Senatorial
Race.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
LAUREL. August 5-The Star cores
pondent saw Senator German here this
morning just before his departure for Sara
toga, N. Y, where he goes to spend three
weeks. When asked as to the truth of the
statement published this morning that he
intended to withdraw from the senatorial
race in Maryland, the senator said: Il
have not read the statement through
am not, however, prepared to make :ny
statement concerning the interview. 1 do
not know either who is responsible for it.
So many statements are made concerning
Yc rfly
them" The senator appeared to treat the
matter lightly. He did not seem at all dis
turbed about it and chatted pleasantly
about his trip. He said that he proposed
now to free himself from all cares, political
and otherwise, and take a much-needed
rest. He looked forward to a pleasant trip
to the springs, and said that he expected
to regain much of the vigor his recent sick
ness had deprived him of. The impression
left on your correspondent. however, was
that he was better acquainted with the in
terview than he would have any one be-
lieve.
Interview lightly, his close friends here do
not. They think there is considerable foun-
datfon for 1t. Some go so far as to say that
1t Is the first step toward a bid for the
presidential nomination of 1900. They say
that the senator probably wants to keep
out of the coming fight. However If the
democrats are successful in the state, then,
they claim. the victory will be credited to
Gorman. who outlined the platform. He
will then have the backing of his state for
the presidency. His defeat for the senate,
they say, would Of course eliminate him en-
tirely from the presidential race. Others
do not believe the report is true. They say
he would hardly have gone to so much
trouble making a platform If he had decid-
ed to withdraw from the race.
The senator will leave Washington about
12:45 o'clock this afternoon, on the Penn
sylvania road, for Saratoga. He will like
ly stop day en- route in New York.