The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-03
From our Special Correspondent.

From our Special Cores pendent
STATE HOUSE, ANNAPOLIS,
March 1st, 1904.
The general political situation for
the state, guaged of course to best
advantage at this time from Annapo-
lis, has hardly been of sufficient i'm
portance, in the light of other events,
for general discussion during the
past few weeks or a month Due to
the big Baltimore fire crowding fast
npon the heels of Mr.. Rayners cleo
ton to the senate, and the Governors
appointments following fast upon
the heels of the fire, and until both of
which Interruptions were lost sight of,
the general situation as before men,
toned, has not occupied sufficient
prominence to have been yet taken
into full consideration. Now however,
the distractions have sunk with the
rest to the level of the ordinary, and
the future once more claims its share
of attention.
In Baltimore on Saturday-there
may have been more than this oie-
there was some sort of conference at
the Hotel Belvedere, a gathering of
the Rayner claim. John Gill, the
Senator-elect's leader in the upper
house at Annapolis; BOBBY" Wells,
one of the Senator-elects most out
spoken adherents in the house
throughout his entire fight; Hope
Barrel, the Senator elects leader on
the Eastern Shore and how many
others your correspondent is unable
to state positively, were there avowed-
ly to see the new Senator. And the
new Senator was there to see them.
Now what this conference, held in
Baltimore, resulted in on Saturday,
or whether it resulted in anything or
not it is impossible to say, but this
much is fact, and while to these who
expect Mr.. Rayner to make the NOM
mating speech for Mr.. German at the
Presidential Convention this year in
st. Louis, it may come as a surprise,
out Of the $500 kilograms and letters
of congratuIation, received by Mr.
Rayner at the time of his election.
not one has he yet found from Sena-
tor Arthur Pue German, whose col
league he is soon to be.
He did hear from Mr.. McComas.
And nearly everyone else in Maryland
OF any prominence, in person, by wire
or by mail, congratulated the Sena-
tor-elect, but no such thing did Mr..
German do, nor, more than probable,
will he. Mr.. German never wanted
MIR. Rayner, and he has not recovered
yet from the resentment which the
election aroused in him
Hence it is plain that amicable re-
lations between these two distinguish
ed sons of Maryland, are certainly not
too positive, and hence it is also more
than plain that the reverse is more
apt to prevail. But on the other hand,
and queer as it may seem in view of
the above, a fight between them for
control is not yet by any means an
nounced. In fact after the election
of the delegates to the national CON
vention, peace is more likely to pre-
vail than war.
Most people, and especially those
who know anything of Senator Cor
mans plans, intentions and hopes-if
anyone can be said to know anything
of these things assert that Maryland's
democratic chief for quarter of a
century will make one more throw
for the presidential nomination prize
this year, which they say he wants,
and failing in that, will serve out his,
six-year term in the Senate with COM
paratively little attention to affairs
at home. But, and here is the point,
if Mr.. Rayner and his friends are
dead anxious to1ead-if they are over
come with desire to rule, -whylitt
or no opposition will they have in
securing the opportunity This may
not be Senator German S intention at
all. it must be understood, for he him
self has not subscribed to it positively
so far as the writer knows, but the
general expression of his wheel horses
and the men who have been his organ
ization for from 90 to 80 years, is one
of utter WEAKNESS with the whole bus
mess, supplemented by desire on the
part OF the elder ones at least to re-
tire from the turmoil, and leave it en-
tirely to the Younger men, most
anxious as they have been for some
time to carry on the work.
The old crowd with few exceptions
have spent great deal of money on
the game, many of them more they
have ever made out of it, that the
Senator, the man for when they done
their all, is tired of it, is losing his
interest in the abusive play, and
wishes to withdrew entirely from it,
as soon as possible but without a
resignation, are certainly entertain
ing an entire willingness to do the
90 If NJ, =