Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-15

end of the postal cases so far, and to
have praised all those who have been
engaged in handling them.
The President had numerous visitors to-
day who did not seek to transact business
with him. but desired to shake his hands
and exchange social greetings. Among
these were John w. Noble. former Secre-
tary of Interior: Ex-Governor Seay of Ok
lahoma; Assistant Secretary Armstrong of
the treasury, with Appraisers Walkenhorst
OF st. Louis. C3lker of Cincinnati and
Summers OF Portland Oregon: Capt. Bron-
son. Superintendent of the Naval Academy.
and Colonel Mills, superintendent or the
West Point Military Academy
At luncheon with the President this after
noon were Gen. Horatio King and Gen.
Schofeld
There Will Be No War.
Kirk Munroe. the author. called on the
President this morning. Mr.. Munroe has
just returned to this country from a long
trip 10 the far east. where he put him
self in touch with many of the questions
that are of deepest moment to the big
countries that are operating there. Mr.
Munroe is familiar with the disputes be-
tween Russia and Japan There will be
no war between Japan and Russia" said
Mr. Munroe. They will adjust their diff
ferences at this time, but in the future
the clash may come, and it will be a sert-
Gus one. Right now Russia is not fully
prepared for the fight. and Japan Is a bank
rupt. Both, therefore. would like to post
pone the eventual until the last moment.
and they will do so. Russia is probably
better able to meet war now than Japan.
One thing is certain Russia is firmly es-
tablshed In Manchuria and will stay there.
1t is only a question of time when she will
also absorb Corea aud will become the
do, ,f,,ati ing in, ha
what she pleases and in whatever way she
pleases. With her forces prepared for
whatever may come. Russia will not be
afraid to meet Japan in conflict, and
might welcome 1t II she felt that her al
most certain victory over the smaller coun-
try would enable her to gobble Corea as
claim for her victory; With pare OF China
and all of Corea in her possession Russia
would in a few years look toward Japan
itself"
Gen Agnus' Statement.
In speaking of the general political stu
alton in Maryland. Gen. Agnus. whose po-
sition as the editor and publisher Of the
Baltimore American gives him exceptional
opportunities for accurate observation.
said:
There is nothing whatever of a complex
nature in the Maryland situation. For
the cause of all tho present fractional
troubles We must go back TO year ago
last June. when there occurred break
between Representative Mudd and Senator
McCoras over the distribution of federal
patronage n the state.
AT that time Representative Jackson
took sides with Mr.. Mudd. while Sena-
tor McComas was not only sustained by
the other four members of the delega-
ton in the House. but by the President
as well.
tween Mudd and McComas, which has
endured to the present time, and which
Is directly responsible for the present
perturbed condition of political affairs
in the state. Mr.. Mudd found an oppor-
tunity to turn his enmity into prac-
teal form when Mr.. Wachter ran for
mayor in the spring contest. For the
fact that Mr.. Wachter was opposed for
the mayoralty nomination by the regu-
lar republican organization in Balti-
more city l am probably is much re-
sponsible as is any other individual, as
1 strongly urged the unwisdom of his
nomination upon the leaders of the
party.
Mr.. Wachter made his primary fight.
however and won the nomination, and we
all turned in after he was nominated and
with our influence and our money did our
verv best to elect him.
''Mudd came into the fight at late day,
and boldly announced that while hs cared
little about Wachter. he was going to use
him in order to lay the foundation for a
future fight against Senator McComas. Mr..
Wachter. who by this time had been ten
Representative
son. Ex-Governor Lowndes and FORMER
Postmaster General James A. Gary, took
his cue from Mr.. Mudd's statement. and
announced that his sole purpose was to
overthrow the leadership of Senator Nc
Comas in the state
This opposition to Senator McComas was
continued through the state primary cleo
lions, in which Senator McComas was the
only issue. He and his friends had pro-
posed the nomination Of Stevenson A. Will
Hams for the gOvernOrship, and with the
names of Williams and McComas insepara-
bly, linked together. the regular state or
ganiZation won a sweeping primary victory,
the final returns giving 1t more than 100
votes out of total of 12S n the state con-
vention and in the state central committee.
THE issue had been so plain and direct
that there was no question of the fact that
Senator MCComas had been indorsed by a
ma ior " of the republicans of the state for
reelection the mandate in his favor being
no less positive than was that which de-
creed the nomination of Mr.. Williams for
governor.
Mr.. Williams has been nominated. and
the present trouble Is caused by those men
who are not satisfied with the defeat adj
They are now endeavoring by one means
and another to set aside the primary YER
dict IL related to Senator McComas and
to eliminate the senator from the present
contest. That they will not be able to do
for the party which has said that Williams
should be nominated will insist that Sena-
tor McCOmaS, whose return TO the Senate
was overwhelmingly voted for, shall not be
eliminated by those who are trying to
take for themselves the rewards that 9TH
won in tn primary The republican
ticket can win in Maryland this fall but 1t
cannot win upon harmony terms dictated
by those whom the party in its primary de-
clined to intrust with the obligations and
duties OF leadership"
Satisfactory Talk With President.
After coming from the White House. Gen
Agnus said:
My talk with the President was a very
So tisfactory one. and IT convinced me that
the President is perfectly informed as to
the state Of the party and the peculiar con-
ditions existing among Republicans in
Maryland. His sole and only interest in
the Maryland campaign is to see elected
full republican ticket-his desire being that
we shall all pull together to elect the
governor and to make the legislature re-
publican so that we may keep a republican
in the United States Senate.
This is his purpose. and his sole purpose
in sending for Marylanders, and any i'm
preston which has been given out that he
favors the election of a republican to tho
governorship more than he does Of a re-
publican majority In the legislature Is alb
solutely baseless. Equally absurd are the
reports to the effect that by his interest in
Maryland the President is trying to procure
a vindicatiOn of his attitude toward the