Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-05
OVER TO THE ENEMY
Senator Wellington Formally JOINS
the Ranka of Bryan
MAKES SPEECH AT CUMBERLAND
Teio
Indications ThataoHis Flop VIII Be
Without Influence.
HOSTILITY TO THEPRESIDENT
Special From StafY Correspondent.


CUMBERLAND. Md September 5,-Mr.
Wellington, elected to the United States
Senate in good faith by the republican vot-
ers of Maryland. last night made his formal
debut into the auxiliary forces Of the dem
ocratic party. He enlisted not as a genuine
democrat under the banners Of Bryan, but
set up standard of his own making, add
Ing another to the bunch of curious and In
cohfruous gonfalons which now mark the
TANKS of democracy
Mr.. Wellington's announcement that he
would give his united, determined, enthu-
siastic support to William Jennings Bryan.
the candidate of the democratic party
Was made to an audience Of 1900 demo-
Gratis In the local theater. 1t was delivered
In the presence Of Mr.. Bryan himself, who
sat near by on the stage, and gracefully &C
copied the offer of another lance and stand
ard. The tender was accompanied by a
hve-column speech, in which Mr.. Welling
ton set forth his dissatisfaction with the adj
m1nistration of Mr.. Mckinley.
1t Is the opinion of thoughtful men in
Cumberland that Mr.. Wellington's defec-
ton from his party has lost power which it
might otherwise have possessed by his open
espousai of the cause of Mr.. Bryan. 1t is
not believed that many republicans will fol-
low his f1uttering pennant into the ranks of
the common enemy. Mr.. wellington has
been accused before of weakness In support
of his party. In those instances he retained
ms place in the party, it is alleged. to keep
up a fire In the rear of candidates obnoxious
TO himself. 1t is realized that he might have
done harm by following a similar course
this time, but that he will not gain for him.
self or his new-found friends by this open
recanting of his old creed.
Arranged for Dramatic Effect.
Mr.. Wellington's reception into the ranks
OF the auxiliary democrats was arranged
6ra rin hot
could be provided. Mr.. Bryan came all
the way from Chicago to furnish the stage
setting. The fact is established that last
nights performance was under the aus
plces OF the democratic national committee.
NO later than yesterday Mr.. Wellington
acknowledged that he had been In con-
ference with Chairman Jones, and that his
appearance as an assistant democrat
the stage.with Mr.. Bryan was arranged by
the manager of the. democratic national
campaign.
Mr.. Wellington said to a caller yesterday
that beyond making a couple of speeches
In Baltimore he would probably not stump
Maryland for the democratic ticket. He
would go into the northwestern states.
however, on a experimenting tour. 1t is
entirely conceivable In the circumstances
that the democratic committee. aware
Of the feeling IN Maryland about Mr.. We'll
lington, would find his services more ac
ceptable in other fields than his own state.
With his acquaintance with the German
a menace in the northwestern states. The
most careful inquiry in Cumberland fails
to elicit facts to substantiate the opinion
that Mr.. Wellington's bolt will influence
many German or other republican voters
In this state. The republicans have been
sounding the German sentiment in advance
and have found prevailing sentiment
among the German voters Of resentment
against the idea that Mr.. Wellington can
control their franchise.
AS matter of fact one of Mr.. Yelling
toms chief political leutenants, German,
and man who has worked for Mr.. Wei
lington for many years, has announced that
he will not follow his old leaders bolt from
the republican party. Mr.. Wellington's
course has resulted already in stimulation
of effort among the republicans, which will
have good effect.
Gold Democrats Return to Bryan.
There is one feature of the situation
here, however, to the disadvantage of the
republicans, which they have discovered,
that is that gold democrats of prominence
and influence who voted against Mr.. Bryan
four years ago are enthusiastically working
for him now. In his speech last night Mr.
Wellington presented some pretty difficult
propositions for the democratic witnesses
Of his baptism to democracy and for his
sponsor. Mr. Bryan. He lauded the gold
standard to the skies, he praised the pro-
tective tariff and claimed credit with Sen
ator Elkins of West Virginia for the tariff
on coal. Mr.. Bryan sat grimly through
this portion Of the speech and never crack
ed smile. He cried down the Spanish
war, into which MI Bryan went at the
head of a regiment, but 1T all came right in
| the end. The democrats gulped and swal-
lowed him. with all his gold standard, pro-
tective tariff and other anti-democratic
coating. Mr.. Bryan said he would accept
Mr.. Wellington as full payment and in
! terest for all democrats who had quit the
party, thus setting a high appraisement
/ upon his acquisition.
| Throughout Mr. Welington's speech there
was steady undercurrent of disapproval
| in the audience, manifested by kissing,
which several times wrung from him a
| singing retort. His attitude was one of
| fearlessness. independence and 1t should be
said of sincerity, although manifestly
| tinged with bitterness against the admin
istration
Usual Enthusiasm for Bryan.
Mr.. Bryan's appearance created the
| usual enthusiasm among the democrats.
His speech was not as comprehensive as
Mr. Wellington's but his own magnetism
carried the audience to flights of applause
! to which Mr.. Wellington's arguments had
| been unable to lift them. Throughout Mr..
| Wellingtons swan song to the republican
party there was one note always predomi-
nant-that he was not much for favor
ing Mr.. Bryan he was for diScomfiting
| Mr. Mckinley The stress which he laid
| upon his continued adherence to two cardi-
| nal principles of the party he was leaving,
| the gold standard and the protective tariff,
| principles absolutely obnoxious to democ-
| racy, emphasized the reasons which he
| gave for his rebelling. Whether he will
succeed in convincing Others who perhaps
| have not the personal reasons he possesses
| for quitting the old party, to follow him in
| numbers is the question. Indications here
| abouts would pOintto a negative answer.
| D - N. 0. NJ.