Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-20
Baltimore News Comes Out for NAL
ster for Mayor.
ANYTHING TO BEAT GORMAN
Claim is Made That Master Can
Garry Independent Vote.
DO : : ES y r e w \ r \ f ID
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch The Evening Star
BALTIMORE. July 2O-The contest for
the republican domination for mayor has
reached the boiling point. and today a sen
s&tinn was created by an editorial in the
Evening News openly advocating The nom
nation of Mr. William r Master the
nan whom the masses of the republican
party desire to have at the head Of their
ticket. Heretofore one Of the strongest ar
garments used against AIR. Masters nom
nation has been the statement that the
News would not support him if he should
be nominated.
The fact that the News today announces
its readiness to support the shipbuilder is
believed by his supporters to settle the
question and insure the nomination without
serious contest.
News scores Senator German.
The News says: THE reelection of Cor
man TO the United States Senate would lie
a natioral calamity. The triumph of this
politician in the final test after all the
years OF preliminary attack on him will be
a sad and shameful ending of the mighty
effort that has been made for the better
rlent of our political condition. The people
of Baltimore cannot afford To make a mis-
take in this vital matter. The mayor is
elected for two years. If orr choice should
Prove to b. bad one the case is open Tor
remedy after two years. But to send German
back TO the Senate would plunge us into
another lorg era OF political wretchedness.
Tie News is not in the habit OF booming
candidates for political offices But tn.
time has come when an independent news
paper should seek to apply the corrective
of enlightened public opinion to the grave
situation created in this city by overhead
Gus political managers.
A. to Mr. Masters Fitness.
"As te Mr. Masters fitness for the mayor
atty. we shall know better after lie has
been in office a few months. Those who
ctT denim him do so rather on the basis Of
the political company he keeps than be-
cause of anything directly touching HIM
self. All of us can readily recall the cold
ness with which Mayor Hoopers candi
dacy was regarded and the pleasant con-
trast to all this which his honest and
straightforward course mayor has fur
nished. We shall hope that in the event of
Mr.. Masters nomination and election ne
will not GisappOint these prophecies. But
the question of fitness aside. there can be
no doubt of his strength as a candidate.
He has been showing every day for weeks
bis popularity with the people. and there
seems not a particle of doubt that If he
receives the nomination by gaining ma
jCrity of the votes cast in the primary he
can bring out a solid party support at the
fall election.
Anything to Beat German
This is what is needed TO beat German
Unit the republican party. and the indie
pcndents will furnish enough votes to over
whelm the German legislative ticket. Di-
vide. ana DISRUPT the republican party: dis
gust any considerable section of it by an
exhibition of foul play. or bossism TO mat
ter on what pIeteXt exercised, and Cor
man tact viii surely win
To republican bosses big and little
VINO have done so much TO complicate the,
already dangerous situation We say hands
off. let your voters choose their own can
0idate- If that candidate should be. Will
lam NJ Master. there Will rot he a singh.
true-biue independent in Baltimore who
Will go over to German because Masters
name heads the republican city Ticket