Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-16
Mr.. German Aroused.

Mr. German we are told, resents with in
tense feeling the interest the President Is
showing in the Maryland campaign. 1t Of
tends his sense of the prophecies The SIT
uation there is none of the Presidents bust
ness. What right has he to confer with the
republican leaders of the state. and express
a desire for republican success? None
whatever. according to Mr.. Germans Sc
we're sense of the political fitness of things
This news comes from New York. where
Mr. German has been sojourning for a few
days His business there? Well. he Is one
of Leader Murphys advisers in Tammanys
fight to take the town. To him has been
credited the suggestion which led to the
capture of Grout and Fornes by Tammany-
All agree that the stroke was above the
conception of an ex-barkeeper, and that II
must have been planned by man of large
experience and approved finesse. Such
man is Mr.. German.
Then. as the story goes, the Maryland
democrats are a little shy in the matter of
money for campaign purposes, ana MI
German has always been useful to his
party in such emergencies. 1t is the poast
of some of his friends that he can raise
larger campaign fund than any man in his
party That is one of the arguments used
next year. He is popular in trust and COR
poration circles in New York and elsewhere,
but particularly in New York. They still
remember his work in revising the Wilson
tariff bill and loading il up with duties IN
their behalf Is he touching" them now
for contributions to his partys strong box
at home?
We see then on the one hand. the Presi-
dent openly comforting with the republican
leaders of Maryland in the interest OF his
party's. success there, and. on the other
hand. Mr.. German in New York slyly aid
ing Tammany in It's fight, and probably ar
ranging for New York trust money 70 take
the stump and talk in favor OF Warfield
for governor of Maryland and German for
President.
But Mr. Roosevelt is to pay dearly for his
temerty as witness the following from the
story reciting Mr.. Germans indignation:
1T is not unlikely that Senator German
will now take active part himself in the
campaign in Maryland and appear on the
stump in behalf of Mr.. Warfield. the demo-
cratic candidate for governor. If he does
he will vigorously assail the President for
interfering in the affairs of Maryland as an
adviser of the republican managers.
This possesses many Of the qualities Of
what is called richness. We are. in effect.
asked 10 DelleNe tnat up 10 the lllne OF MI.
Roosevelt's display of interest in the Mary
land campaign Mr.. German had manifested
little. If any at ALL himself. We get the
picture of the Sage of Laurel. seated On his
porch or his lawn in that comfortable Mary
land village. looking on the happy
tumn fields and thinking of the days that
are''-to come. But only thinking The
story that Mr.. Warfield's nomination was
dictated by Mr.. German Is campaign lie.
The story that he has been directing things
ever since the nomination was made IS an
other lie. He had been maintaining a dig
nfied silence, and attitude of firm but
friendly observation. But as the President
has seen fit to put in his oar. by George.
Mr.. German will put in his. and from now
on he intends to take an active part in the
fight. He will stand no foolishness from
anybody. He will withdraw little of the
interest he has been devoting to Tammany
and bestow all of his interest on the hcme
struggle
When in the humor. what a lot of good
fun Mr.. German can have at the expense
of the more innocent of those New York
reporters