Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-16
German Again Elected Senator.

Gorman AGAIN Elected SENATOR
The Maryland Legislature ballotted
for Cnited States Senator, Tuesday,
and former Senator Arthur p. German
received ths solid Democratic vote,
and was elected to suocsed Senator
George h. Wellington, whose term will
expire March Attn, 1903 Mr. German
received majority OF the votes cast in
each branch OF this Legislature, 80 only
the foimality of a comparison of the
journals, which was done at the Joint
session held at noon today, was re-
quired to complete the fern of election.
There is an impression in many outside
circles, whore the real situation is not
understood, that the result OF the recent
election in Mary and was "7indi
cation" of Senator German, and that
the senRtorship belonged to him as the
Legitimate fruits OF victory But
such is not thu case.
The repeated Republican victories in
Maryland during the past decade were
mainly the results of Democratic re-
volt against the arrogant leadership of
| German, and this revolt reached the
extent of the election OF a Republican
Legislature when Golman's fate was in
the balance, and the cnuice, by that
Legislature, of Republican to succeed
German in the Senate There was no
mistaking the meaning of this verdict
of the people. 1t was an emphatic re-
buke Of German ard his methods IA
soon as German wes unhorsod, the
Democratic sentiment Of Maryland re-
gained supremacy, and the campaign
of 1889, resulted in the election of
John Walter Smith, Democrat, TO the
office OF governor by plurality of over
12,o00 and of Legislature Democratic
on joint ballot by vote OF 81 to 81.
There was no senatorship then at stake,
and Mr.. German, consequently, was not
an issue
But at the eleotion OF November last,
the senatorship was at stake, and Mr..
German was the issue, and what was
the result? Republican plurality in
the State despite the fact that the
election was conducted under law
enacted by the previous Legislature
with the express design of giving great
advantage to the Democrats. And a
reduction of the Democratic majority
on joint ballot in ths Legislature from
40 to II, with this small margin secured
mainly as the result Of Republican
factional dissensions in several of the
rural counties, whereby Democrats sue
oeeded where ordinarily Republicans
would have besn elected. Baltimore
City, which sent a solid Democratic
delegation to the House OF Delegates
in 1899, last November elected 10 Re.
publicans and three Democrats, one at
least of the latter being especially
acceptable to the Democrats of his
district because of his acknowledged
hostility to German and the machine
Such was Mr.. Germans 'vindi-
cation by the recent election in Mary
land He il elected Senator, 1T is true,
but it is apparent that the Democratic
party of the State cannot stand up
under another such German "vindi-
cation, Now that he has achieved
the object of his ambition, more
through the accident Of politics than
by the endorsement OF the Demo cratic
! voters of Maryland, he should be con.
tent with his undeserved political pre-
ferment, ard leave the future manage.
ment of ms Iarty to ADLER and more
popular men.