Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-09-26
From the Edwin Warfield
League.

League.
| SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Baltimore, Sept. Oath, 1903.
| The formal announcement of ATTORNEY
General Isidor Rayner that he will be
candidate for the United States Senate
has aroused intense interest in this clty.
and is regarded as another straw that
indicates Democratic success.
The selection of United States Sena.
tor is matter to be taken up after the
election. First of all it is necessary to
secure the election of Democratic State
ticket and a Democratic Legislature.
Thanks to the wisdom of the recent
State Oonvention-which. in part at
least, only ratified choice already made
by the people-the State ticket is one
the best ever named, and is pretty well
able to take care of itself. All Demo.
Gratis, however, welcome any move cal.
culated to win the General Assembly.
It is looked upon as a healthy sign
that tried and true party men liked Gov.
ernor Smith, Ex-G Governor Jackson and
Mr.. Rayner should announce their Sen.
atorlal aspiration so early. With Mr..
Warfield these make up a quartet of
leaders under which any political army
might fight with confidence. It is ex.
pected that Elk Governor Jackson will &C.
cept the Craftsmanship of the party Elk.
ecutive Committee and lend his ripe ex-
perience to the assistance of Chairman
Murray Vandiver.
The Democratic party in Baltimore
City is in better shape than it has been
for years, and is going serenely ahead
with the brightest of prospects. The
local ticket is strong in every way, it's
personnel is admirable. City Demo.
Gratis are enthusiastic over the selection
of Mr.. Warfield as the party standard
bearer. They are determined not only
to elect him, but to give him the support
of a Legislature of his own party. AL
ready they are claiming with confidence,
three of the City Legislative Districts,
with three Senators, and eighteen dele
gates, and have strong hopes of carrying
the fourth district.
In the meantime the Republicans are
having their troubles. One of the sorest
is the negro. The leaders are compelled
to give the negro some recognition, but
when he gets it he overdoes the part he
is expecte led to play. At their State Con.
vention the eighty or more negro del
egates were the noisest and most self as
sertive in the hall. barring the Hon.
Sydney Emanuel Mudd. One negro
delegate struck white delegate in the
face because the white man refused to
drink with him at the neighboring sa-
loon. Several fights were started and the
ali k~...
the Convention. All this is unpleasant
not care to talk about 1t.
Monday night, negro had to be made
one of the secretaries, in order to crafty
the desire of the race for notoriety.
When the duty of naming candidate
for the high position of Judge of the
Supreme Bench was taken up, it was a
bonlbastic negro that made long wind.
ed speech seconding the nomination.
Negroes crowd the party Headquarters
so that self respecting white men dis.
like to go there. When Mr.. Williams,
their candidate for Governor. is in the
City. he receives callers and transacts
business at a hotel, with no black cloud
on the horizon of his environment.
Another source of trouble is the dis.
affection of the Wachter element. Mr..
Wachter says he is for harmony, but
the bulk of his followers say they are
for fight. A straw will show how the
wind blows Monday night Mr.. r
Holmes Wilbur was nominated for Clerk
of the Criminal Court For five years
Mr.. Wilbur has been employed in that
Office under the present Clerk, Mr..
Henry j. Broening. In the recent prim-
airy fight Mr.. Broening sided with the
Wachter people. while Wilbur was with
the organization. He got his reward in
the shape of the nomination for Mr.
Broening's Office. On Thursday Mr.
Broening "fired" Mr.. Wilbur. This
fact duly appeared in the daily papers,
but another significant fact did not.
It was this.
Thursday evening well.knOwn court
official asked Mr.. Bloening why he had
discharged Mr.. Wilbur, and Mr.. Broen-
ing replied: "Oh. just to show what
kind of harmony exists in the Republi
can party"
The fact is, the Republican factions in
Baltimore City are not together. The
defeated element is swearing vengeance
against the successful element, and the
successful element is rubbing it into"
the defeated element at every opportun-
ity. 1t is belived that Mr.. Phillips Lee
Goldsborough was glad enough to retire
from the head of the State Central Com
mittee because he saw defeat ahead.
Democrats are gaining confidence
every day. They are impressed with
the wonderful campaigning ability of
Mr.. Warfield, and his splendid vote get
ting qualities. He makes new friends
wherever he goes. aud enthuses and in.
spires the old. The city will do we'll on
Election day. and Democrats here ex.
pect to hear joyful news from the coun-