The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-10-11
Attorney General Rayner Has
Announced Himself a Candi-
date for Senator.
BRILLIANT AND AMBITIOUS.
Maryland Leader Is Said TO Fear
Younger Man Would OutShinc
Him if EIeCted-Wll 80 All
He Can TO Defeat Him.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Baltimore. Nd. oct. m-IsiECr Rayuer,
Attorney General Of Maryland. ex-Con-
gresham and the noted lawyer. has
completely upset the plans Of Senator
German for the election OF the next
United States Senator from this place.
Without consulting the veteran boss, or
any other leaders OF the regular Demo
cratic organization. Mr.. Rayner has de-
cIared himself "a candidate before the
people" for Senator to succeed Louis
z. McComas.
Senator German had practically prom
ised Governor John Walter smith thu
honor Of being his colleague in .he Sen
ate in the event OF the Democrats in the
coming State elections securing control
Of the Legislature.
Up TO the opening Of the present State
campaign no other name was suggested
for Senator on the Democratic side but
that OF the Governor. The politicians Of
the inner circle" referred 10 IL as a fore
gone conclusion. They were worried fOf
awhile over the head Of the State ticket.
Some OF the leaders were opposed 10 the
nomination Of Edwin Warheld for Gov
ernor, bat his popularity with the people
forced his name. They also said: IT'S
Warfeld for Governor and Smith for Sen
ator."
EN-GONeEnOr Ellnu l.. Jackson had been
slated for State Comptroller. the mana
gers believing they could side track him
in his senatorial aspirations. but he would
not have ii that way. and declared he
was a candidate for United States SEN
ator.
This announcement did not jar the
managers. Jackson IS a very rich man,
and they knew that as q candidate for
Senator he would give a liberal cOntribu-
tiOn TO the campaign urd and not secE
10 pledge Candidates for the Legislature
TO his candidacy.
RAYNER IS AMBITIOUS.
Mr.. Rayner's candidacy. however. is a
more serious proposition. inasmuch as il
is made along independent lines. German
does not want Rayner as the Junior Sena-
ter from Maryland. He feels that the dis
tinguiShed lawyer and orator might out
shine him IN the floor. Moreover. Cor
man considers Rayner too ambitious. His
elevation to the senate may encourage a
dangerous rival for party leadership.
The entrance OF Rayner into the sena-
fonal nght for this reason has a great
significance He has a large following
among the independent elias SOf voters. His
candidacy IS r~evivinG the old independent
political spirit that was instrumental in
OverthrOwing the German machine some
years ago. Only a Few thousand indie
pendent Democratic votes would turn the
State over to the Republicans. OF course.
that would not help RayneT. but efforts
10 prevent him from securing candidates
for the Legislature in the city districts
favorable to his senatorial candidacy may
turn his friends from the party and de-
feat tks ticket.
In other words. the Democrats stand a
bgt.er chance Of winning with Rayner
han without him. Tho managers pre-
tend he is welcome to enter the lists for
the senatorial prize, but in reality they
are resOTting to every means TO kill him
on.
To offset his candidacy. John p. Poe,
formerly Attorney General Of Maryland
and for years counsel to the Democratic
State Committee and confidential adviser
TO German, also has come out for Senator.
Poe is a resident Of Baltimore City, 50
IS Rayner. BY Poe's entering the race and
the managers hope to prevent any pledg-
ing OF legislative candidates TO Rayner.