The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-05

that the eviction Of Rayner was surprise
to him, and there is no doubt that the
former would have greatly preferred hay
ing some other man as n colleague.
Although Mr.. Rayner has not been in
accord with tlh:sG party In Maryland for
some years uYtil:last fall; there is no re-
Election upon his loYaltyl4to Democratic
principles, and hes will be q. valuable
acquisition to the Democratic forces in
the Senate.
AS for sLowis NlcComas, whom he sue.
ceedsy there are no tears boing shed on
either side OF the chamber, He is not
popular with cven1fRe republicans He will
make place for ID Democrat from Mary
land, and :. III leaye the Senate 'upwept,
unhonoredsrnd ,unsung't III
IT Is q sreinarkabl fact but 4 fact,
nevertheless. I that there can scarcely DO
foand in Washington to-day mnr, Dem
ocrnt or Republi, an. who thinks Mr..
| German stands the slightest chance Of
helGg the Democratic nominee to the
presidency. Two months ago there were
few we'll informed persons in this city
who thought that any other man stood
! SO good a chance for the nomination as
| tho senator from Maryland. But those
who were then his warmest advocates
! and supporters admitinow that his boom
is dead and buried beyond all reasonable
| none OF EeSul IeCl1Oll'
Striking Change,
This striking change Of sentiment is
little short Of phenomenal in its sud-
denness, but IS susceptible OF thorough
Is satisfactory explanation, The boom.
4 while hardly slain In the house Of dts
friends, has been very effectually killed
i at home. Mr.. Gorm,lli was the slayer,
/ and the deed might to that extent 10
termed q suicide. His connection with
tho senatorial deadlock in Maryland Is
4 the cause OF the collapse OF lis boom for
the presidency, and so completely has he
enveloped himself In the meshes Of the
trap SGT by himself and sprung by his
enemies that There Is no nope OF escape.
4 1t was everywhere understood during
Il the progress of the campaign IN Mary
land last full that Ex-Governor Smith
was to DO the Democratic candidate for
tho senatorship In case the Legislature
was Democratic, or course, there were
some who believed that ls!dor RayneT
would be the candidate, and 1t is as
acrted now hat when he pulled off his
Goa, and went to work in the campaign
after years Of sulklng IN his tent, &c
had been led to believe by Mr., Gormar
that the price of his activity. was 10 lie
q seat In the Senate OF the United States
lit Is certainly true that nobody at al
familiar with the inside workings Of thu
Democratic organization In Maryland be
loved for moments that tho party mel
II, that state would consent to have 81
valuable a plum as the senatorship 81
: ia a man on whom tho yoke Of part!
lad rested SO lightly for tho preceding
ten years, t&
!, Must Fight for 1t.
II is also a fact that nobody in Mary
land seems to have ever thought tina
| Bernard j. Carter, who received tho SUP
! uorl of Mi. German for the senutorshiI
7 would he given the o, *. OF the Or
ganization for the place IN the Senate
! to be vacated by Lewis McComas. Car
!, ter is an excellent lawyer. OF course
:, us. he is the counsel for Maryland 0
: the Pennsylvania Railway Company, b.,
? lie has never been In politics to an OK
tent 10 Justify long.shot prophecy tina
no would go to the Senate.
Z The Carter men Will believe until Il
crack OF doom that Mr.. German. wit
4 the Influence OF tho State organiaatic
behind him, could have elected Carte
The Smith people are already saying
y tho tops of their voices that Gorma
s. broke his word and refused to give Smil
:. the seat In the Senate a. ter, hayir
le pledged to do So The RayneI people hay
Is all along accused Mr., German with ha
No Ing broken faith With their man. thoui
y Il is not believed that the senator ev
~ promised Rayner that he should be MAJ
IL ;>iwsys snsmepbsr, tho Full Man,