The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-11-18
REPUBLICAN POLITICS.
Some Opinions from Republican
Sources on the Cause of the
Party Defeat.
From the Baltimore American, Nov. s

From the Baltimore American, Nov. s.
When Lloyd Lowndes was nominated by the Re
| publican State Convention, he was a Republican
and he was nominated by the Republicans. But
from the moment his nomination was achieved, his
would-be managers seemed to lose all thought OF
the regular Republican vote i'll the state. With an
utter disregard of the consequences, Thomas j.
Shryock, chairman of the State Central Committee
| and Senator Louis E. McComas centered their at
tention upon the task of securing the independent
vote of the city, entirely cblivious of the impor-
| lance of holding the regular Republican vote in
line Among few examples of the feyerish anx-
iety which was manifested by these leaders to Sc
cure the independent vote the following instances
may be cited:
Senator wellington was ostracised, and the Nal
| ster element insulted because John h. Cowen and
| S Davies Warfeld objected to Wellington as clair
man of the committee, and TO Mr.. Stephen K.
Mason as head of the city organization In the
active management of the campaign. the Master
element in the city which includes great majority
of the Republican vote was totally disregarded.
In making desperate play to secure the support
| of newspaper hoppers, the campaign managers
listened to their bebest against having President
Mckinley stop here on his return from his trumpha
| tour through the West This was an insult to the
President and an insult to his party and was with
/ OUT III the nlSeOEy Oi AmSAiS~AN PS4ANNN'
The Republicans resented it yesterday
| Pursuing the same policy, national issues were
| eliminated from the campaign, because a few indie
| pendents objected to them being brought in. This
was done in spite of the fact that Sound Money
Democrats acknowledged their pertinency, and the
| campaign managers themselves admitted that there
was nothing which would so enthuse the Repuoli-
can voters as a full and frank discussion OF the cur
rency question and the questions growing out Of
the with Spain.
These facts could not be concealed from the regn'
| lar Republicans of the state They were Haunted
| in the faces of loyal thousands aud the spectacle
| of men who were supposed to be Republicans
| through principle and loyal in season and out,
bending the suppliant knee to the independent
| element; in other words, to Democrats who were
! trying to use the Republican party as they had
failed to use the Democracy, was presented day
after day. These are but few Of the things which
were done to discourage the regular Republican
vote. Republicans were given to unders tand. IN
| unmistakable method of treatment, that they were
only fit TO attend masS-meetings, do the work and
vote the ticket on election day. As for having any
voice or influence in the management OF the cam
paign the idea apparently laughed at
seldom has there been ia American politics such
a hasco In the management OF great party. The
American warned the managers against this course
weeks ago. and they now see themselves mistaken.
lust as they were mistaken in wellingion's case,
and under the circumstances and conditions which
prevailed under the certainty OF complete indie
peudeat domination, which would have been the
partys lot had the result been otherwise IL Is qaes-
onahle II yesterdays defeat not better for the
party's future than victory would have been.