The Washington times., 1903-06-10
REPUBLICAN FACTIONAL
FIGHT SHAKES MARYLAND
Wachter Forms Machine to Defeat
McComas

| BALTIMORE, June I0-No one in
Maryland is more surprised than the
| professional politicians themselves to
discover the fact that they are in the
very midst of the hottest kind of a
Political battle, despite the fact that
the election is more than five months
away and that it Will be at least two
| months before the primaries are called.
| And it is a fight TO the death for the
organizations of both parties. No one
expected the Mudd- Jackson Lowndes-
Gary Wachter insurgents, who purpose
to retire Senator McComas from the
world of politics. as we'll as his chief
Eenchman, Collector of Port William F.
Stcne. would show their hand openly for
several moons yet. But the unexpected
has happened and the combination has
burned all bridges behind 1t and is
locked in death struggle with the Nc
Ccmas outfit that. In the minds OF the
most astute party men. can hardly fail
to send the Senator and his crowd into
oblivion
The storm broke on Wednesday even
Ing, when the new combination, under
the name and patronage of Congressman
Wachter. met at Junker's Hotel and
adopted declaration of independence,
as well as declaration of war, all along
the line The friends of the Congress-
man were there in full force. and the
speeches made were as violent as the
Indignation of the leaders OF the new
increment permitted expression.
iae insurgents went so far as TO give
a new name for their faction, and II is
the Union Republican Organization OF
Maryland Its purposes were set forth
in the following formal declaration:
To unite all elements of the Republic
can party for purposes OF harmony and
uniform representation.
AS IN favor of the Crawford county
system OF voting, at all primary cleo
lions, so far as practicable. Ut was un-
der the Crawford county system that Mr..
Wachter wiped up the earth with the
McComas aggregation IN the city prim-
aries on April last)
For the organization OF each and every
ward and precinct In Baltimore city.
with capable men as ward and precinct
executives.
For the nomination of Republicans
liens OF our city and State.
For more aggressive participation
in all elections and pledge OF support
TO all candidates who are successful IN
primary contests.
All the speakers upon the declaration
Of principles took occasion to denounce
McComas and Stone, and declare that
their undoing was what was intended By
the resolutions presented They were
adopted with a whoop. Permanent head
quarters will be opened within few
days. and the new Union Republican or
ganization Will at once begin an active
canvass of the city and State
It is openly admitted that Congress-
men Mudd and Jackson. Ex-Governor
and former Postmaster General
Gary are allied with the new organ.za-
ton. Mr.. Lowndes viii probably be the
candidate for governor of the anti-Mc-
Comas organization, and possibly Stew
enson A. Williams. of Hartford county.
for United States Senator this fall.
The Democratic organization is also in
the throes. With Senator German in
Europe, the henchmen he has left behind
TO nurse the boom OF Governor Smith for
the Senatorship, and that of Edwin War
field for governor. find themselves the
bull's-eye at which every anti-Gorman
sportsman is taking a shot.
On one side of the political shooting
ground is former Governor Frank Brown
peppering away with bird shot at the
II is believed that he is
holding back his heavier ammunition for
The gubernatoriaI bird. MIR. Brown keeps
stirring up the animals by shouting for
aew leaders OF the party and by venting
lis sarcasm upon the utter uselessness
Of the present managers"
While Governor Brown is firing away
Attorney General Rayner is moving to-
ward the preserves armed with heavy
and heavier ammunition in an
effort to bring down the toga now worn
by McComas
What the Democratic managers most
ear is a coalition of the Rayner and
Brown forces, and this is not impossible.