The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-05

By r. M, Larner.

Washington, November Ar re-
gard the result of yesterdays
election in Maryland as protest
against any further radical action in
tended to disturb the business interests
of the country" This was Senator
Germans brief comment to-day on
the Democratic victory in his own
state, in which he played such con-
spicuous and effective part.
Senator German came to Washing
ton this morning, and from his coun-
try home at Laurel to look after some
private business in connection with
the house he and his family will occu-
Ply this winter. AS he walked along
the streets he was greeted cordially
and congratulated upon the great bat
tie he had helped win. He modestly
accepted the kind words of his friends,
but expressed no surprise because the
Democratic party had won.
He said he was naturally gratified
at the outcome, for the fight had been
sharp, and. in some instances, bitter;
cess of his party. but he had father
ly interest in the election in Howard
county, where his son and namesake
was elected to the State Senate.
Left Maryland Safe.
In view of the delay in the official re-
turns, it was generally expected that
Senator German might spend to-day in
Baltimore near Democratic headquar-
tiers. He was assured late last night
that the state had gone Democratic
by safe majority, and the party
managers would look after a fair count
OF the ballots. This morning he re-
ceived further assurance from head
quarters that the Democrats would
probably ha We 1900 to $4,000 plurality.
Being satisfied as to the result, he left
the managers at headquarters to re-
joice among themselves, as he did not
feel that they needed any encourage
Ipent from him in their celebration.
There was nothing in his manner, as
he sat in his private office behind a
pile of letters and telegrams of con-
gratulationS, to indicate that he had
been the central figure in one of the
fiercst political contests ever fought
out in the state of Maryland. Appa-
rently unconscious of what his friends
are saying as to his political future, he
spondent about the moral result of yes
terday's contest, which he summed up
in a single sentence quoted above.
With a record of having been four
times elected to the United States
Senate from Maryland, the Senator
naturally assumes that he has nothing
to apologize for when he goes before
the people of Maryland. He believes
that he was justified in taking issue
with the administration on the race
problem, and he feels that his appeal
to the business interests OF the country
We're not in vain.
United On German.
It is said that after his first speech
of the campaign, made in the little
town of Highlands ten days ago, the
Democratic forces took the aggressive
in the fight and never wavered In the
struggle until the ballots were counted.
Independents, who had not voted the
straight-out ticket in the past ten
years, came out yesterday and worked
and voted for Democracy. On the
other hand the Republicans were badly
demorallzed, and while Representative
Wachter was openly knitting the Re-
publican ticket in Baltimore, Represen-
tative Sidney Mudd failed to vote, be-
ing confined to hospital in this city
by temporary indisposition.
Among Democratic senators and rep
resentatives who have arrived in
Washington to attend the extra session
of Congress, there seems to be but one
opinion as to who shall be the presi-
dental nominee of their party in the
next campaign. In all of their calcu-
lations the name of Senator German Is
used as the logical and most available
candidate.