The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-11-29
THE GUBERNAT ORLAL NOMINATION.

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cratic party at the next State election,
by accepting the nomination for
Governor, has been followed by an
authorized interview with Mr.. Ed
win Warfeld, who says that he will
alse be candidate for this high posi-
ton. These two gentlemen coming
to the front with the election two
years off has aroused considerable
interest in political circles. Hereto
fore it has not been customary to
start the State campaign until few
months previous to the nomination,
but we can see no good reason why the
matter should not be thoroughly dis
cussed sometime in advance, if the peo-
pie will be allowed to make their own
choice at the proper time. The fight
for the control of the State Con-
vention will, asst was two years ago,
probably be conferred in Baltimore
City and whoever is successful at the
primaries in that municipality, will
stand an excellent chance Of winning
the coveted honor.
There is one thing however, that
our good friends in Baltimore City,
should bear in mind, and that is, that
they are not the whole State by any
manner of means, although they will
have seven more votes in the next
convention than in any off prede-
cessors, and consequently the fight
will be carried on there much stronger
than elsewhere. The next convention
will consist of 122 votes. Sixty
two will be sufficient to make the
nomination. Baltimore City with
its twenty-eight votes will only make
it Unnecessary for the successful aspirant
to obtain thirty-four in the counties.
However, these thirty-four votes
may be harder to get than some peo-
pie anticipate. For years past there
has been a feeling among the City
members of our legislature that the
demands of the county were of
small moment and if there's feeling
between the rural communities and
the more polished brethren the incipi-
ency of this estranged order fittings
can be traced back to Baltimore
itself. Therefore, it is well for any
candidate for Governor to take into
consideration that the victory will
not be won by having the support of
the primaries ofour Metropolis alone,
and the knowing ones will make an
effort to gain all the votes possible
from the counties,
With two avowed candidates in the
field, there are several other promi-
nent persons yet to be heard from.
Among these may be mentioned Gen.
l.. Victor Baughman, of Frederick,
who has for many years been promi-
nent in party councils. Since the
Schley Court of Inquiry, the mag
unanimous action of Mr.. Isidor Ray
ner, has won him many warm friends
throughout the State, and he too,
might be considered as strong pos
sibility when the convention meets.
One good effect of this early begin
ming of the campaign will be that all
of the avowed candidates must now
come out in the open if they wish to
be considered when the time for max |
ing the nomination rolls around. |
The Democratic party in 1895 learned |
by bitter experience that it is not we'll |
to hold a name In the background |
and then too suddenly spring it upon
the people when they are unprepared
to receive it. The unfortunate Hurst
campaign was the beginning of a
series of mishaps which befell the
Democratic party in quick succession
year after year, and it is only lately
that they have succeeded in redeem
ing the State for the lost creed. Per-
sonally, no convention ever n ominat-
ed better man or one more fitted for
the position of Governor than was
Mr.. John E. Hurst. His defeat may
be attributed however, to the howl
against machine-made politics. While
this in point of fact was not the case
t influenced a sufficient number of
hose, who had heretofore supported
The ticket, to vote for the Republican
Mr.. Lowndes. They had
our long years in which to regret
heir hasty action and a bitter ex-
,erience it was. Now however, all
seems to be forgotten and the Demo-
rats are back in line and mean to
tay.
Discussing gubernatorial nominal
ions naturally leads back to the
question of primary elections. For
everal years number of the leading
of the State, including
he rural press, have made respect
III demands for a legalized primary,
they have asked the Democratic ma