Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1899-09-23
Wellington Predicts
L0wndes' Defeat !
Says the Candidates Had Better
Withdraw from the Ticket.
No Hope of Success.
REPUBLICANS VERY BLUE!
Fighting and Scratching Like Kilkenny Cats all
Over the State. Ex-Democrats Accused
Of Wrecking the Party.

There was a high old time AT the
meeting of the Republicans in Balti-
more Wednesday. Wellington was re-
elected State chairman, but resolution
was passed curtailing his authority and
also cutting off the Republican machine
of Baltimore from any conspicuous part
in the committees. Wellington and
other Republicans are mad and speaking
their minds.
The Baltimore Snn says:
Although Senator Wellington at the
meeting voted and spoke i'll favor of the
adoption of the resolutions. he changed
his mind last night as to their proprlety
and expedicncy. denounced them i'll
bitter terms, and severely criticised
Governor Lowndes and others. who he
charged were responsible for their being
offered mt the meeting He also blamed
Congressman Mudd and Senator Me
Comas for the part, he charged, they
took in securing their possage. He
stated that he had been sold ont and
that Governor Lowndcs was largely re-
sponsible He was especially bitter
against the author of the articles, whom
he said was a Democrat. He added:
1.-The committee, by adopting
these resolutions, has insured
the defeat Of the Republican
party in Maryland. Instead of
writing letters of acceptance,
the candidates had better write
letters withdrawing from the
ticket"
To representative of the Baltimore
american the leading Republican paper
of the State, Senator Wellington said:
The campaign for the election of
Governor Lowndes stopped at six o'clock
tonight, so far as official action is con-
cerncd. | will not open state hcadqnart-
ers. nor will take single step until
have carefully deliberated over the sit
uation. As conditions now stand am
in this position, facing three posi-
bilities:
Il regard the resolutions rs covert
assault upon me personally Those who
sought To overthrow me We're defeated
at every turn, and they had to resort to
some such method as this TO accomplish
their purpose. The resolutions deprive
me of all power i'll the management OF
the campaign and make me noneniity
SO far rs the contest is concerned. The
most astonishing thing i'll this connec-
ton is that Governor Lowndes was in
duced to join the conspiracy, while pro-
Tossing friendship for me. Not only
do the resolutions strike ut me, but they
strike at every Malster follower in the
city. They faunt in the face of the
Malster people, a managers of state
campaign and usurpers Of the commit
tees authority. Il lot of men who openly
and viciously fought Mayor Malstcr III
the spring election The Mayors friends
in the party organization are entirely
deprived of power; they have no icen-
tive TO participate in the campaign, and
there Is no reason for them 10 mal, any
effort to insure the success of the ticket.
II may be- well enough to cater for the
independent vote. and | have always
been willing to do all i'll my power 20 en-
list the support of that element, but it is
Baltimore without the Republican vote,
and that has been driven from us by
making the representatives of the party
minority. instead of the majority, the
dominating factor in the management
of this falls contest.
Now, as far as my future course is
! concerned, | fully recognize that the
men responsible for today'S havoc are
those who aspire not only AT my defeat
as head of the state organization, but
include those who have designs on my
seat III the Senate. | ann unquestion-
ably beaten in this last respect. but
have the consolation of knowing that
As 20 down. all the rest 20 down with
me. With the state Democratic during
the next , years. a senator from Mary
| land Is bound to be Il Democrat | can
stand that part of it, and, 50 far as the
| immediate and pressing political ques-
tions are concerned, | think | control
| the situation.
The present situation is due to the
interference in the Republican manage
ment of Il number of Democrats who
ruined the Democratic party, and who
are now doing their utmost to ruin the
Republican party
Baltimore Ercni"g Ncrs:
Senator Wellington said: Il can for
give all the others. but | cannot forgive
Lowndes He has betrayed me i'll the
most open way. The cause of the
whole matter is the interference of Mr..
s Davis Wartield and the man he rep
resents. Mr.. John X Cowen These
people sold out the Democratic party
and are now trying to sell out the Re
publicans The whole affair grew ont
of Mr. Governs desire to succeed me in
the United States Senate. They would
have put him in two years ago if they
had been strong enough, but they were
not Mr. Cowen controls Mr.. McComaS
and Governor Lowndcs absolutely, and
this man Warfcld is trying 10 run the
Republican party. just think of his
being the man who should suggest Il
campaign committee for the Republi-
cans Practically every name was >ug.
gested by him and the paper was writ
ten in his office.
Street Cleaning Commissioner Bye
said that lac had met a large number OF
Republicans and that the unanimous
sentiment was that if the action of tn,
committee in regard Ia the finance and
advisory committees was not recinded
that the Democrats would carry Balti
more city by AZ least 2l.0OO plurality
He declared that the rank and file OF
the party in the city was up in arms
over the uudeScrvcd rcbuke to the city
leaders. and that they (the State lead
erS would live To regret what they had