New-York tribune., 1904-10-03
NOJfINATION OF D4TIS,
What Ii Means to His Cousin,
.4rthur Pue German.
Do the Edltor o. % Trihune.

To the Editor o. The Tribune.
Sir: The public mind has been so much ab-
sorbed in the adroit methods by which Messrs
HIN and Sheehan secured the Democratic Presi-
dental nomination for Judge Parker that the
circumstances and motives that caused the nom
ination OF his Vice Presidential associate former
Senator Davis. on the Democratic national
ticket seem To have been almost entirely over
looked While Hill and Sheehan We're I'm the
tolls with the Bryanites and other Democratic
party factionists at the recent -. Louis conven-
tion. German. the most unprinciplel political
schemer known to the annals Of American public
life. was in hiding at his home in Laurel. How
ard County. Nd. though for months previous 10
the meeting Of the convention ne was with much
secretiVsness mentioned as a candidate for the
Democratic Presidential nomination The state
Of Maryland for a generation has been practi-
cally the pocket borough Of MIR. German. and
consequently the delegates from this State
under his dctation and supreme control. and as
sumed at St Louis air Of profound gum
shoe) mystery TO the candidacy for the Presi-
Dental nomination Of the Senator until the
actual nomination Of Parker
Scarcely anything awes man so much as mys-
terry. and IT is said one political trickster even
breads another OF his school not in harmony
with him. Long before the convention met
Hill, Sheehan and Parker were in active search
Of Gorman's plans in Maryland Before and
during its session Hill and Sheehan were pro-
fOundly concerned about the German delegation.
and when Psrkers nomination was secured and
the Marylanders suggested the Vice-Presidential
nomination be given Germans cousin. Davis of
West Virginia, Hin and Sheehan promptly gave
The nomination 10 Davis as a sop 10 OEorman,
that his unique services might be used 10 carry
Parker through the contest IN November. and,
furthermore they feared his peTfidy toward the
haE
the Eelf-same German (and the same lobbyist
Davis who was co-laborer with him In that
memorable hght whom Grover Cleveland
charged IN the tariff contest before the United
States Senate with having betrayed the councils
Of the party In its hour Of might.
The occasion II aUspiCtous 10 Throw the lime
light Of public opinion on the Democratic VICE
Presidential nominee and let II ne known VINO
ne IS. Nj. Davis, as state ana nationa! LOBBY
ist railroad and mining manipuistor tax dodger.
etc has accumulated q fortune estimated AT
about $4O,OOO.O0O. The State Of West Virginia
except al rare intervals, has ever been under the
control OF Davis aud his relatives-nepotism Is
one OF the weak cor strong points OF the Cor
rnan-Davis crowd. Vice-Presidential nominee
Davis was the leader OF the lobby in the United
States Senate for placing a duty on coal, rtc-'
under the Wilson-Gorman Tariff bill. As COR
man in Maryland has reduced election trauds 20
an artistic finish so has Davis in West AiT-
ginia tax lodging. A little over decade ago
Davis and German conceived the plan m Li'S
interest OF the Davis Coal Company and the
West Virginia Central Railroad 10 buy the STOCK
OF the Western Maryland Railroad. then owned
by the City OF Baltimore. Davis had very healIy
consummated a plan to buy the roads STOCK
from the city for 81 0OOOO0. but public atteh-
tion was directed through sturdy Republican
whom Davis blunderngly Informed OF th's
scheme Of purchase, and the deal failed. f'e-
Gently this same stock was sold TO Nabash
syndicate for about S9OO0O0O with an addl-
tiona guarantee that the Wabash would CON
struct terminals in and near Baltimore amount
ing 10 100000
German proclaims that Parker and Davis VIII
carry MARYLAND In November next. Not oIlly Is
the nomins ton Of Davis disgrace 10 the ha-
sfoDsl Democracy. but an insult 10 the people
~ MARYLAND whose metropolitan CITY he sought
70 Dlunder as above. W 'l~ir SNhi III
Baltimore, Sept. 80, 1901