The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-08-04

best description of the Maryland
political scheming and trucker,
possible:
THE TICKET.
Governor-Col. John Walter Smith
Worcester county.
Attorney General-Isidor Rayner, Bal
tinore city.
Comptroller-Dr. Joshua w. Herring
Carroll county.
Like we'll oiled machinery the Demo
cratic state convention will put through
the above ticket at Ford's Opera house
Wednesday. The work of the convention
has been all prepared before hand, and
nothing remains but the official stamp oil
approval
Edwin Warfeld gracefully retired from
the gubernatorial fight. He opened head
quarters Tuesday evening at the Csrrollton
and received many callers. In the morn
ing he had declared he would carry his
fight into the convention, but later yield
ed TO the pressure brought to bear. His
withdrawal ensures Col. Smiths nomina.
ton OH the first ballot
"Gormon is responsible for the Demo-
cratic machine state ticket" remarked a
disguised Democrat "His fine Italian
hand bis plainly discovered and the ex-
Senator is still Boss with big B.
when Arthur Pue German was pub
licly rebuked by the people Of Maryland
by being defeated in his political ambi-
tions he was annoyed but not discounted.
He never lost his grip on the control of
affairs in his own party, but sought shelter
until the storm clouds had blown away.
GoRMAN BEHIND SMITH.
"He is directly the maker of the nom-
ination of Saith for Governor. The latter
is a wealthy man, and besides, has close
business relations with the Standard Oil
Co. German is a wirepuller, and he is
attacked with hive full of presidential
hornets. The measure of his political
ambition would be filled with the Demo-
cratic nomination for the presidency. To
place himself in line for this honor it is
absolutely necessary for him to control
his own state and swing it back into the
Democratic fold.
"This is the work he has been engaged
in. While resting up at Magnolia Beach,
Mass this great political diplomat plays
both ends against the middle. He sent
Little Vic Baughman out to Chicago as
his proxy at national committee meeting.
Little Vic was very much in evidence and
took every occasion to disseminate the
German doctrine and SOW the seeds Of
Gormanicus Flora. Little Vic is some
shakes himself as a political diplomat,
and his dapper little self cut quite swath
in the Windy City.
while this string was being pulled Cor
man had his weather eye cast on Mary
land. He wanted no mistakes made and
outlined his plans, which are now ma
turing. City Boss Free Rasin started
boom for ex-Judge Fisher, but he dropped
the latter like hot potato when the king
boss gave him the tip. Smith was the
man picked out by German. Personally
the ex-senator preferred Edwin Warfeld,
but there were serious reasons why Smith
was selected. He was considered to be
stronger with certain powerful influences,
which would give German material aid in
choosing of the presidential butterfly"
One of these certain powerful
Influences is the Standard Oil
trust.
THE PLATFORM.
German would have nothing to
impede his prospective march to
the White House from this source.
Not a reference to the currency
question and not an expression of
sentiment on imperialism. Nation
al questions are wholly eliminated,
while State questions only are dealt
with.
"Now the next step arranged is for the
return of the delegates to their urban and
suburban homes to spread broadcast DER
the length and breadth of the state the
new Democratic doctrine. To expatiate
upon the unanimity of the party, the
great merits of the candidate and the
reforms suggested in the platform. The
studied silence to be preserved on the
money and expansion questions is not
to be noticed and no bitterness
can be engendered nor injected into the
Truly, the fine Italian hand
of Arthur Pue German is a powerful
lever in shaping the destinies of the
Democratic party in Maryland"
Thus endeth the Worlds report
of the German convention, pub
lished a few hours in advance of
the event, but none the less true to
the letter.
Sometimes wise men have mental
lapses that resemble idiocy. This
hope to be presidential candidate
of the Democratic party is one of
those lapses in Germans mind.
Ladies' and gents sash ties made
to order at Wilson's. Gents hat |
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