Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-12-05
THURSDAY EVENING. DEC. s 1901
THE sK1LLFUL manner in which Mr..


Isidor Rayner conducted the Schley
side uf the case 10 the court OF Inquiry
which recently met and held daily ses'
sions 10 Washington and his able ad-
dress in defense of the man who won
the battle OF Santiago quite naturally
gave national reputation to the emil
neut Maryland lawyer by reason OF bis
prominence and lsbors in this now cele-
brated case. While all mankind sd'
mire the briIlisney OF the man, the gen.
erous conduct of the friend in declining
one dollar OF compensation, for what be
made q labor OF love. 10 lost sight OF.
TIE press of the entire country have
paid willing and we'll deserved tribute
to Mr.. Rayner's bearing 10 this case
from first to last. But the pond hss
been muddied by few, only few
newspapers taking advantage OF SEN
satioual dispatch to yellow journal
printed 10 New York suggesting o
combination between the republicans
10 the Maryland Legislature and few
boiling democrats to center upon Mr..
Rsyner and thus defeat Mr.. Arthur P.
German for the Senate. The Boston
Herald says;
There are people in Maryland among those
opposed to tn return OF Arthur z. German
10 representation of the State in the United
States Senate who are talking about ciestipR
= demOc rite rival TO him As the effect OF
the brill ant defense of Admiral Schley just
made by Isidor Raynor OF their State they
have b on led to consider the possibility OF
presenting Mr.. RsyDer as q candidate against
6oimSn. The plan is for the epublicans to
v, to for Mr. BsyDer and enough democrats
to unite with them TO secure his election. thus
composing German de'est. 1t is not bsd
one, provided the conditions In the case don't
forbid It's SUCCESS
WY certainly, and strange as 1t may
seem no doubt many of the Baltimore
reformers would BIZ only too glad to
bring all this about, not for ore To-
slant imagining that we're Msryland'e
leg stature republican, no two republi-
can members could be found in that
body. were only two necessary, to vote
for Rayner ss against even Mudd, Of
grave yard census fame. In the south
but one cuckoo is found for Boston, so
far al our limited vision can be relied
upon In It's voyage of discovery. The
Richmond News says:
An interesting story comes from Maryland
in the report that the republicans have deci'
ded to elect Isldor RAyner to the United
States Senate over German On joint ballot
of the Maryland Legislature the democrats
have majority Of Iine and the report is
that if 10 independent and anti 60 man men
will vote for Bayner the republicans will join
and elect him. In this city Mr.. Rayner has
many friends. We would be glad to see Mr..
RsyDer in the Senate.
What the News now says does not
eluse our special wonder for it has sp-
plrently aligned itself with those who
follow the late Senator Sherman's ad-
vice 'tbat anything Is right in law and
morals that will bsat the democratic
party" 1t, however, takes two to make
a bargain; even a corrupt bargain. and
In all this Mr.. RIyner has to be recs-
o ned With, aud no one bat fool would
imagine for one minute that be would
step, or allow himself to be pushed,
from the high pedestal upon which be
now stands in the affection and admi.
ration of his political friends, to be
made tool OF by Mr.. Gorman's enc
mics; besides, Mr.. Rlyner is demo-
crat. TIE Maryland legislature is
democratic on joint ballot by fifteeU,
and these democrats 10 CAUCUS will de-
eide who will be WelliuRton's successor;
and the choice will be German. The
boilers and reformers must try some
where else. Isidor Rayner is not the |
man to pull their chestnuts out of the |
fire.