Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1903-12-03
The Senatorial Situation.
In Baltimore.

Almost daily the Baltimore papers
working in his interests print 10
tai of the votes which they state Mr..
Isidor Rayner, candidate for United
States Senate. viii control at the
first ballot in the General Assem-.
bly, this winter.
Now in this totaling, one thing
should beconsidered, which las been
carefully avoided up to this time.
Twenty votes from Baltimore are
pledged TO Mr.. Rayner In writing,
but not all Of his ts1eaty sciu Uote fos
him ereH at tie frst ballot. This is as
much a surprise to your correspon-
dent, who a few days ago 10 q letter
stated otherwise, as it will be to
the many people in the State who
know that Mr.. Rayner holds the
written pledges Of these democratic
delegates.
But one OF these elected pledged
delegates told your correspondent
yesterday, however, that while Mr..
Rayner had his written pledge, he
certainly did not intend to cast even
a complimentary vote for him, since
he considered the pledge null and
void, having been extracted from
him under false pretenses.
This member stated that Mr.. Ray
ner represented TO him positively as
an inducement to secure this pledge,
that both the Baltimore News and
the Sun would actively support the
democratic legislative ticket II the
delegates took this pledging step.
And only for this reason, he said,
were the pledges given.
The delegate further stated that
he had talked with a number of the
others, who agreed that the pledges
had been obtained under q misrep-
resentation Of the facts as they aft
erward turned out, which they con-
sidered freed them from their part
OF the obligation.
Another delegate was routed out
of bed at half-past two in the morn.
ing by two OF Rayner's lientenants.
was presented atypewritten pledge,
presumably prepared in Mr.. Ray.
ner's Office, which the delegate was
requested to sign, with the support
the Sun and the News offered as ON
inducement, and the ''demnition bow.
vows" as an alternative. The poor
man was half asleep and as scared
as had he been routed out by fire, so
he signed, expecting great things,
and Morrison, the only man who
would not pledge. himself, got more
votes than any man on the ticket
save one.
So the delegate whose sleep was
disturbed went TO Governor Smith,
and while the Governor is asking no
pledges, and while the delegate him.
self has had enough OF them, when
the time comes, the Governor win
get the very much more satisfactory
vote, He will also be supported by
a number Of the other Baltimore del.
egates, who have called, assuring
him Of their friendship, and stating
that their pledges were obtained un.
der false pretenses, because Of which
they do not even intend voting once
for Raynor on the complimentary
ballot.
Mr.. Rayner has blundered from
the time that he took the open until
now. His announcement to the peo.
pie, in which he defied the leaders
Of the democratic party and furnish
ed campaign material 10 the repub-
licans, will not aid him in his fight,
and his aggressive attitude toward
Governor Smith and bis complete ig-
noring of Governor Jackson, has
played into the hands OF the one or
the other ofthese two gentlemen who
develops the most strength. Should
Mr.. Rayner, by any chance. control
enough votes TO run ahead of either.
Smith would support Jackson, and
Jackson Smith, in preference 70 Mr..
Rayner.
Lastly, Mr.. Rayner's dare 10 the
city delegates TO drop him after Q
complimentary vote or to decline TO
vote for him at oil, aud his threat OF
political death should they do so, %
published in the city papers, pur-
ported to come from organization
and Eastern Shore democrats, has
nosstrengthened the feeling Of friend
ship between the candidate and the
members Of the Baltimore delega-
ton.
Threats Of political oblivion hard
ly seem TO scare these gentlemen as
Mr.. Rayner might wish, and It is
highly probable that many Of them,
who have heard obituaries preached
over the grave of one Isaac Freeman
Rasin several times in the past, will
be guided largely by what that very
live political corpse says do in this
matter, which viii certainly not be tc
support Mr.. Rayner after the first