The Washington times., 1902-01-20
G0RMAN A MAN
OF INFLUENCE.
His Re- ELECTION to Senate
Of National Significance.
PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT.
No Doubt He Is In the Race for the
Democratic NOmination-SInr!1 land
Enthusiastic for Him-His Attitude
Upon vital Public Issues-His Lead
ership, Past and Prospective.

BALTIMORE, Md, Jan. 19.-By common
election of the Hon. Arthur Pue German
to the United States Senate is an event
not only of moment in Maryland, but of
substantial consequence to the Democracy
of the United States.
The latter is palpable because his cleo
ton signalizes the re-entry into the arena
of public life of figure who was an
for nearly twenty years. and whose vigor
has not been diminished by time.
His Influence Not Dormant.
1t is true that during his exile Of three
mant. On more than one occasion the
Democratic Senators. in that period, have
appealed to his resourceful leadership,
and oftener than once his strategical tact
has extricated them from q situation OF
anxiety, confusion. and peril.
But leader out of and ever the breast
works. whatever his prescience may be,
is too seriously handicapped for effective
and abiding work. The incubus Of being
discredited by his State. or even while
suspended in midair waiting for public
opinion to undo a grievous wrong, is a
heavy load for any statesman to bear. 1t
is a lasting tribute to German to say
that even while in such a state his party
found it necessary to make heavy drafts
upon his remarkable talents for devising
expediencies to thwart the opposition.
His Election n Popular Demand.
There is one circumstance In connection
with this fourth exaltaticn of Maryland s
fayorite statesman which must inevitably
accentuate his prestige and power in the
future in this State, as we'll as through
out the country. German did not buy"
his way hack. 1t is we'll known to his
friends that this last campaign cost him
far less than either of his two preceding
contests. Maryland simply wanted Cor
man In the United States Senate, and the
popular fiat has been .obeyed. The peo-
pie, some reluctantly. had finally come to
the conclusion that the Commonwealth
had never been more fitly represented in
that august body than during Arthur P.
Germans tenure therein. Public senti-
ment, and not cold cash, was the imperial
agency through which their ambitious and
agile statesman has been enabled once
more to vault into his coveted and accus-
toned place. When German was in the
Senate Maryland amounted to something,
but now it is not even small knct on
the political log" has been a common re-
mark in this State for two or three years.
and this is the current that has swept
ha MI fa TO in, int rlv
German n Presidential Aspirant.
In other words, German will return
to the National Legislature under excep-
tionally strong auspices. He will have
the backing of his State as he never had
it before. The leaders, such as Governor
Smith, Treasurer Vandiver. the Hon Ed
win Warfield. former Governor Brown.
Gen L. Victor Baughman, and Spencer
Jones are unit for him, not merely as
to his present position, but as to future
contingencies. Here in Baltimore and
throughout the counties 1t is the uni
versal belief that Germans election to
the Senate is the certain prelude to his
vigorous candidacy for the Democratic
Presidential nomination. That this is
Germans aspiration is not doubted any
where hereaboutS nor can II be Ques-
toned that the Maryland delegation in
the next convention will be solid and en-
thusastic for him. Furthermore, there
is a superabundant confidence here, and
this for the first time in Germans ca
reer, that he is in every way the strong
est candidate the Democrats could pre-
sent. and that there is no other available
candidate now in public view who could
make such long reach for the Presiden-
tial prize. And herein lies the national
Significance of last Tuesdays Senatorial
election at Annapolis. A new and for
midable factor has been added to the cam
paign of 1904. with which both the Demo-
Gratis and Republicans will have to
reckon.
German and National Democracy.
So much for the home effect OF Cor
mans great victory; and this is a mat
ter of supreme moment. for no candidate
can hope to succeed in a national con-
yention who is not fortified by the hearty
support of his immediate constituency.
What will be it's influence upon the De
mocracy in the various States? In an
interview printed some two months ago
Senator Bailey of Texas expressed the
view that Mr.. German would make the
strongest Democratic candidate. On the
same day Senator Vest of Missouri said
to an interviewer that the next nominee
ought to be German or Hill. Mr.. German
does not give out such thing 20 rgf.t-