Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-14
.GORNAN FOR LEADER
Democrats Turn to Maryland
Senator 10 Manage Congres.
sional Campaign.
Silver Men Said to Have Been
First to Seek His Lead
ership.
Their Action Regarded as a Dis
tinct Reputation Of
Bryan.

Washington, March 14.-Senator Ar
thur p. German. of Maryland for chair
man of the national democratic con-
gressional committee. and campaign
in which the silver question will be ig-
nored, is now the program of the MI
nority in congress.
The significant feature of the new
development in democratic lines is that
the movement for the selection of Sen
ator German to lead the congressional
fight originated with senators from the
silver states and is supported by repre-
sentatives and senators from states
that have been standing soidly by Mr..
BRYAN and all of his silver platforms.
Mr. Bryan has quite recently presented
arguments to show why Mr.. German
would not be acceptable as democrat
| ic candidate for the presidency, and the
leading democrats in congress have an
swered his argument by asking Mr..
German to assume the leadership and
management of the congressional cam
paign that is preliminary skirmish to
the national contest of 1904.
The movement for the selection of
Mr.. German as chairman of the con-
gressional campaign was started by
Senator Dubois, of Idaho, who left the
republican party when the national
convention at ST. Louis in 1896 declared
for the single gold standard. 1t is I'M
derstood that Senator Rawlins of Utah,
Senator Culberson of Texas and Sen
ator Carmack of Tennessee joined with
Senator Dubois in the decision to re-
quest Mr. German to act as the chair
man of the partys congressional COM
mittee. Several conferences were held
among the democratic senators and
representatives and a delegation was
the craftsmanship.
Hon. c. j. Faulkner, former United
States senator from West Virginia, who
had been a party to the conferences,
headed the delegation that called upon
Senator German at the Arlington.
There was a long conference upon the
proposition, and the democrats inter-
ested. while not securing a definite
promise from Mr. German, feel conf
dent that he will consent to assume the
leadership for the coming contest
Maryland is at present without rep
resentatfve on the democratic congress
sional committee, and Mr.. German will
be selected to fill that position.
Mr.. German stated that he had
been requested by number of
democrats to allow his name to be
used in the election of a chair
man Of the congressional committee,
and had taken the matter under adj
visement... He declined to indicate
what his final decision would be. but
stated that he was to have further
conferences with leading democrats
before he reached decision
The fact that Senator German has
not openly declined the position is ac-
copied by leading democrats as an in
dication that they will agree to take
the management of the coming cam
paign. His selection would be looked
upon as another step in the direction
of the union of the democrats and a
final reorganization of the party under
a forceful leadership and with the
adoption of a policy that would not ba
antagonistic to the wishes of the dem
ocrats of the east. Following the ac-
ton of the Mississippi democrats in
declaring in favor of an alliance with
the eastern democracy. the PROPOSE
ton of western democrats who have
been considered welded to the free
silver proposition. to select Mr.. Cor
man as their leader in the coming con-
gressional fight, is considered a hope
full indication of reorganization of
the party turnout the country.