The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-08-05
The Democratic Advocate.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
Smith, Herring and Rayner.

In nominating Col. John Walter Smith, of
Worcester county, for Governor; State Sena-
tor Joshua W. Herring, of Carroll, for Comp
troller of the Treasury, and Ex-Congressman
Isidor Rayner, of Baltimore city, for Attorney
General, the Democratic State Convention on
Wednesday simply recorded the will of the
people as previously expressed in the selec-
ton of delegates TO the convention.
In the city of Baltimore, for the first time
in the history of Democratic politics, the peo-
pie there we're given an opportunity to expires
their choice direct for Governor. The only
two serious candidates, Col. j. Walter
Smith and Hon. Edwin Warfeld, chose to
make a contest for the twenty-one delegates
of the city, and over thirty thousand votes
were poIled. Col Smith carried seventeen
of the "a wards, and thus secured majority
of the delegates of the three legislative dis
tricts. His majority on the popular vote was
little more than six thousand. Both candl-
dates held meetings and addressed the peo-
pie. Col. Smith had previously been endorsed
by the entire Eastern Shore and by Anne
Arundel, and this fact no doubt gave him a
prestige that drew to him many votes. Both
candidates were popular, both men OF high
character, and either would har7 made an
excellent and able leader. This was simply
not Mr.. Warfeld's time, that was all. Al
though he has no connection with trust COM
pany, many people so classed his surety COM
many, and with the intense antagonism of the
great body of the people at this time to trusts,
MANY Of his warm friends thought that Col.
Smith would be a stronger candidate before
the people. To Mr.. Warfeld, however, must
be given much credit for the great victory
that is to be recorded in November. 1t was
upon his suggestion that the people of Balti-
more were given an opportunity to express
their choice direct for Governor, and thus
avoid any suspicion that the ticket would De
machine made.
The ticket was made by the people, and 1t
is winner. The ability. high character and
popularity Of the nominees viii inspire conf
dence, enthuse the voters and bring out !ull
party vote. An old time Democratic majority
of over twenty thousand will result, if the To-
cal tickets are comparatively of the same class
of men, particularly the legislative nominees.
The campaign has been well begun, and II
remains for the county Democratic press to
impress upon the people that good local tick
cts must be nominated. High class men must
be induced to accept public Office, and the
choice should not be made only from those
who would thrust themselves upon the party.
The state nominees were not self-made candl-
dates. Both Col Smith and Mr.. Wartield we're
solicited to be candidates, and DR.. Herring and
Mr.. Rayner made no other announcement
than that they would accept if the party de-
sired their services. Let local candidates IN
every county follow the example Of the state
nominees, and not try to thrust themselves
upon the party, and not only will the state
ticket be strengthened, but there will be more
likelihood that the local tickets viii be sue
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