The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1903-10-17
The Situation Desperate.

The Republican situation in Maryland
is desperate indeed, when the Republican
President of the United States has to deny
that he is for McComas for United States
Senator and that he earnestly desired
Republican victory in the State for the
bearing it would have on the election mex
year, when he expects to be the Republl
can nominee.
Below we give from the Baltimore Sun
Washington correspondence of October IA
a prepared statement by President Roose
velt's secretary, Mr.. Loeb, regarding the
President S views in reference to the cleo
ton in Maryland
This statement was given to the Sun by the
President directly after the conference ne
tween Mr.. Roosevelt and Messrs. Wachter ant
jackson. Senator McComas had talked with
the President earlier in the day. Mr. McCo'
mas arrived at the White House at 10 O'Clock
this morning. According to information re-
ceved at the White House he did not see the
President by special invitation. A report wa;
current this morning that the President had
extended an invitation to the Maryland Sen
ator to confer at the White House on the
Maryland situation.
"Was Senator McComas invited to consult
with the President on the Maryland situation?'
was asked of Secretary Loeb today.
mo invitation was extended to Mr.. McCo
mas 10 call. - answered Mr.. Loeb. "But, OF
course, every Senator has the entree at the
White House and may call when he pleases.
Mr.. McComas saw the President this morning
without any solicitation.
The interview between the President and
Senator McComas this morning was earnest
and direct In word, the talk between the
two gentlemen was of an exceedingly plain
character. After greeting the President
without any Formally. told Mr.. McComas
pointbIank that reports had reached HIM al
the White House that Senator McComas had
informed Republicans in the State OF Mary
land that the President especially desired ia
see Mr. McComas returned to the United
States Senate.
The President, in discussing this suhjyct
became rather vehement. Looking Mr.. Nc
Comas squarely in the face, and putting EN-
phass upon every word he uttered, he dis
tinctly told the Maryland Senator that nc
Presidential influence was being brought to
bear to elect any man to the Senate, and sup
plemented this remark by saying:
"Mr. McComas, am neither for nor against
you. | have no candidate for the United
States Senate from Maryland. | favor no
mans candidacy, and for any man to create
the impression that am for or against him is
for that man to make mistake
Pursuing this line of talk, the President in:
Dictated to Senator McComas in unequivocal
language that the forthcoming election IN
Maryland was not local event, but one OF
national Importance. He told Mr. McComas
in so many words that he expected him to
bury all personalities and to work for the good
of the legislative and Gubernatorial tickets,
regardless of any prejudices that might exist.
Mr. Roosevelt said that it was not IL question
of persons, but one of party. He asserted
that the election in Maryland next month will
be one of transcendent importance. and indI-
Gated very strongly that the outcome there
will influence the Presidential election to fol-
low next year.
In view of this fact, he declared, there could
he no excuse why the Republicans of the
State should not amagamate their forces and
go against the Democrats with a line of ahso-
lutte unity.