The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-06-20
Silly Political Talk.

The silliest political stuff ever published
was the half column in the Baltimore
News of Tuesday under the heading Of
estate Made by German. The writer
pretends to give an interview with Regu-
lar Democrat who speaks by the book. -
The Regular is made to say that Senator
German named Hon. Edwin Warfeld for
governor three years ago and promised
Gov. Smith the United States Senator
ship in exchange for calling an extra SEES
sion of the Legislature two years ago.
The candidacy of Hon. Spencer Jones,
the Regular is made TO say, is simply a
fake. and that be will do whatever Senator
German tells him
Mr. German is taking no more intereS,
in the nomination of State ticket than
any other Democrat. He wants to see an
able, strong and popular ticket nominated
and the State carried for the Democracy.
Mr.. Warfeld and Gov Smith are candi-
dates of their own motion, and the attempt
of the News to make it appear that Mr.
Warield has been slated by anybody ex-
cept the rank and file of the Democratic
party is not only not true, but is an at
tempt to create the impression that he Is
machine-made candidate.
Fortunately for the gentlemen seeking
honors at the hands Of Democratic voters
the News influence Is very limited In
the late municipal campaign in Baltimore
it opposed Waehter, and Waehter was
nominated. 1t espoused the cause Of Hayes
and he was defeated At the election
it supported Wachter and he was defeated
1t opposed McLane and he was elected.
1t opposed the whole Democratic ticket,
and the Democrats won majority of the
City Council on joint bollot.
If you want to be on the winning side,
watch the News then get ON the opposite
side.
If Senator German supports Mr. War
field it viii be simply because he believes
a majority of the Democratic voters want
him. He knows that when the rank and
file rally TO the standard of candidate
the rank and file will elect him. Sen
ator German is anxious that the State
shall 90 Democratic this fall, and he well
knows that to secure that object the voters
must be consulted. Their wishes must pre-
vail to insure victoy, and he has not en-
deavored, nor will be endeavor. TO fix up
slate. The News political scribbler knows
this, but he is too perverse to publish
facts about affairs Democratic. When the
ADVOCATE named Warfeld for Governor,
Herring for Comptroller and Miles for At
torney-General, it did so without consul
tation with State leaders or anyone else
The ADVOCATE was familiar with public
sentiment IN the Democratic party through
out the State, as shown BY the Democratic
press and by personal inquiries among the
voters in Baltimore and elsewhere Mr..
Warield, for Governor, is unquestionably
the choice Of great majority Of the Demo
cratic voters. Instead of his nomination
resulting in defeat at the polls, as in 1895,
as the News tries to show. the party
leaders will be trying an uncertainty
should be not be chosen as the standard
bearer Party sentiment has also crystal
lied around Herring and Miles. At this
time, under present conditions, we have no
hesitancy in stating that these gentlemen
would constitute the strongest ticket that
could be named