Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-10
PASSING OF G0RuAN
Significance of Democratic
Defeat in Maryland.
WANING OF BossIsM
GROWTH OF INDEPENDENCE
AMONG THE CANDIDATES.
Defiance of McLane, Warfield and Ray
ner-Apprehension Regarding Balti-
more City Council
WANING oP BossIsM

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, November 10.-The victory
achieved by the republicans in Maryland
this week comes asa stunning blow to the
democratic organization, state and city. 1t
means. according to weH-informed political
students, the passing of the German Ra sin
combine, which has had absolute control
in the state for the past quarter of a CEN
tury.
Revolt Of the Candidates.
The first indication of the wane of demo-
cratic bossism in Maryland came in the city
primaries in 1903, when Rasin was forced to
withdraw his candidate {Ferdinand C. La
trobe) from the mayoralty contest and ac-
cept the late Robert M. McIane, whom the
Independents declared would be accepta BILE
to them.
Then came the fight for the gubernatorial
nomination, and Senator German was forced
into accepting Mr.. Edwin Warfield as the
nominee. Mr.. Warfield had made a vigor-
Gus personal campaign for the nomination
He did not seek the bosses before beginning
this work. On the contrary. he rather
avoided them. IIe went from county to
county securing pledges and when he found
that he had full hand" he practically de-
ned Messrs German and Rasin to support
any other candidate He secured the nomi-
nat1on without singe pledge to the ma
election. Trusted lieutenants were placed
on guard at democratic state headouarters
and tacit understanding was had with
posses that any tricl<ery. wUald be at once
down to hard work. and Warfield was
eiected by a handsome majority.
The Governor Defiant.
AS In the case of Mayor McLane. who
refused to listen ta the behests Of the
md In,
bine found the newu governor not at all
disposed to parcel out Offices to the state
organization."e> He was foot-free, and he
alone made the appointments.
Then came the election OF United States
senator to succeed Louis e. McComas The
berth had been promised to former Gov
ernor John Walter, Smith for services
rendered in calling spsciaE session Of the
legislature in 1901 eto bass certain laws
which would insure the election OF a defrio.
cratic legislature the year following, and
thus make certain the return Of Mr.. Cor
man to the Senate. Here again the state
boss found himself in a predica nent The
legislature Of 1903 while democratic. was
not of the usual tractai1e quality and the
crack of the German Fash failed to bring
them into line as of yofe
Isidor Rayner had. too. made A personal
canvass along the lines followed by Mr..
doomed up at Annapolis as a strong candi-
date for the senatorial toea The battle
that followed IS too fresh in the public,
mind to need reviewing. Mr.. Ravner car
Rasin. who saw that German was on the
political toboeean in MARYLAND and the
city boss sought to get In out Of the wet'
by lining un with the RaSnAr forces
aorman's Latest Effort.
Senator German. seefne the handwriting
on the wall. determined to make a last and
desperate effort to revivify his waning
prestige as a state leader among the rank
and file Of the democrats. He accordingly
entered into the presidential fight in this
state with vigor never before shown. Not
only did he personally direct the cam
paign, but he appeared personally on the
stump and made appeals to the people to
rally around the standard of Parker and
Davis. He sought to- infame the public
mind over the race issue: he held up Mr.
Roosevelt as a dangerous man. whose cleo
ton would result in dire distress to the
country and would presage the founding of
an empire upon the ruins of the republic
In short, he resorted to every known poiiti-
cal trick, and saw to II that Maryland was
well supplied with funds to insure demo-
cratic success And, despite all this, he
failed. And today democrats and repub-
licans alike are asking. s'Where is Cor
MANI"
Apprehension as to City Council.
Already the democrats are beginning to
worry over the counciImanic election next
spring and the legislative election to be
held in November, 1898. Chairman Van
diver of the democratic state committee
announced yesterday that headquarters
would not be closed, as usual and would
remain open until after the legislative cleo
ton closes next year. -
Some of the democratic leaders do not
deny that the result in this state Tuesday is
indicative Of republican city council next
spring. and may also be d forerunner of de-
feat for the democrats in the fall election,
when the people are to Tsass on the consti-
tutional amendment 4 to- dikranchise the
negro. B&