Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-11-14
THE DAY AFTER ELECTION

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Considering General Vandiver
Governor Smith and Mr..
Rayner. Governor Smith
a Great Factor in the Fight
BALTIMORE, MD Nov. 10. 1908.
Early Wednesday morning, and al
most the first thing he did after reach
ing Baltimore, Mr.. Edwin Warfield,
Governor elect of Maryland, called at
democratic headquarters at the Eutaw
House, and in the most graceful, courte-
Gus, and. grateful manner possible,
thanked Chairman Murray Vandiver
for the mastery manner in which he
has handled this campaign, giving him
full credit for winning the uphill fight.
In Baltimore, no small mead of this
credit is given to the state press, which
has done manfully and we'll what the
stronger press of the metropolis failed
to do.
1.-The countless say the city leaders.
Ibid their part in this fight and their
papers did what ours would not do.
But we managed to roll up our share of
the majority just the same"
The only difference is, that without
the state press it is not believed for one
moment that the sweeping victory in
the counties, especially for the legisla.
tive tickets, could have been achieved.
Governor Warfield's few and simple
words, in addition to being the well de-
deserved thanks due hurry Vandiver.
were just rebuke to the anonymous
writers who have attempted in the adj
vertising and news columns of the
papers. to discredit this man, more
than anyone else responsible for the
victory.
The people of Maryland have set
their seal of approval upon Colonel
Spencer G Jones appointee. as chair
man of the Democratic State Central
Committee, for it is admitted that the
perfect organization effected and made
use of by democrats, in this election,
has had more to do with the result than
anything else, the new Governors un-
doubted popularity included.
In Baltimore the chief subject of dis
cussion is the new United States Sena-
tor, to be elected in January, and the re-
ported stand being taken by Mr.. Isidore
Rayner, that the result of this election
is due to him.
It is accepted as foregone conclu-
sion, that Governor Smith, who
by one of the cleanest administrations
ever given this state is entitled to sup
port for any thing he wants. Other
aspirants are not considered very
seriously. The statement credited to
Mr.. Rayner that his candidacy for the
Senate carried the state democratic, is
treated here as huge joke, and has not
enhanced the value of his chances.
The idea that Mr.. Rayner who did
not take the open until three weeks be-
fore the election. and finally took the
field only after insulting the democra.
tic managers, in his fantastic appeal to
the people," should be entitled to any
serious support from the party as a
whole, is not considered for moment
by politicians interested in this sena.
torial fight. NJ. Rayner, when he has
not openly fought the democratic ticket,
has held office; and many of these who
favored him for Congressman and
Attorney General are now of the opill-
ion that he has had enough. and are not
disposed to advance his interests. d. Els.
pecially is this feeling intense at this
time because it has at last become
patent to even his friends that Mr.
Rayner takes interest in the democratic
party and it's fights in this state, only
when he is personally at stake as candi-
date for some Office.
Governor Smith and Governor Jack
son. on the other hand. have for years
been the heaviest campaign contributors
in the democratic party, and the friend
ly fight for the honor will be between
these two alone.
There is no intention whatever of
dealing in bad faith with Mr.. Rayner,
however, and the delegates from Balti
more who pledged themselves to him,
will, beyond the shadow of a doubt,
vote for him. 1t is no secret that Mr.
Rayner counts no pledge from the city
leaders among the number which he ex!
tracted from the city delegates as the
price of his not fighting them. which is
about all that his position three weeks
before the election amounted to.
Mr. Rayner's lead of twenty votes will
therefore, be easily offset by botn of th9|
other candidates.. and not even Mr.. Ray
ner expects to hold the lead after the
first ballot has shown that his strength
is less than that of his rivals.
While in many ways Mr.. Rayner
would make very attractive Senator,
especially because Of his gift of oratory,
this has never been of the slightest SER
vice to the State of Maryland. however
much it may have redounded to Mr..
Rayner's personal glory. Asa Congress-
man, it is a sad fact. that for all his
entire lengthy service. Baltimore has
never profited by it in the slightest
manner. In fact. Congressman who
followed him and who makes no claim
to oratory, accomplished far more for
the State in one term than Mr.. Rayner
ever did.
It is not believed therefore, that the
Attorney General will gather much
strength from the counties to the detri-
ment of either of the two Governors.
both of whom have done more for the
Democratic party since they first went
into politics, whether they were an issue
or not. than Rayner has ever done.
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