Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-04
MARYLAND'S ELECTION
IT'S EFFECT ON MIR. GORMAN's
LEADERSHIP.
Belief Of Democratic Senators-Opin-
ions Of State Delegation in
the House.


today discussed the senatorial election IN
Maryland did not construe the result as
affecting inimically Senator Germans lead
ership in the Senate. In the peculiar cir
cumstances Of the Maryland situation they
did not recognize the election of Mr.. Isador
Rayner as a serious defeat for Mr.. Cor
man. notwithstanding the general assump-
ton that Mr.. German had preferred an
other.
Democrats who were familiar with the
Maryland contest expressed the opinion
that Mr.. Germans position in Maryland
politics would have been threatened to far
greater degree by the after results of de-
feating Mr.. Rayner. Resentment of the
democrats at large, who were supposed to
visited upon Mr.. German if Mr.. Rayner
had been demolished by the machine con-
trolled by Mr.. German.
1t is argued that as the case stands,
those democrats will be pleased and, 1T
is said, there is likely to be harmony in
Maryland. where acute discord was at one
time threatened.
While the local democratic politics Of
Maryland do not control democrats of
the Senate in yielding support to a party
leader in that body. a mans standing at
home necessarily affects his prestige in the
Senate
Mr.. Germans friends today said that his
standing in Maryland will be more secure,
il anything, as the result Of the election Of
Mr.. Rayner by soidifying the party In the
state. They contend that Mr. Rayner's
election to the Senate does not cause him
to supplant Mr.. German In the leadership
of the party in the state.
Senator McComas' Views.
Senator McComas when seen by a Star
reporter today, said:
MI Rayner and are good friends, and
I sincerely wish him great success in serv-
ing our country and state He is gentle
man and a man of honor, and has real
gift Of speech. He has won a brilliant and
an unexpected victory
When asked as to the effect of Mr.. Ray
ner's election on political fortunes Of the
democratic party of Maryland. Mr.. Nc
Comas replied that he declined to diagnose
that case.
Senator German was seen by a Star re-
porter today, and when asked as to his
view of the election Of Mr. Rayner to the
Senate, merely replied:
Il think there is nothing to be said ex-
cept that the democratic legislature has
elected Mr.. Rayner. and have no criticism
for anything that the democratic legislature
does"
When asked as to the relations that would
exist between himself and Mr. Rayner in
the Senate, Mr.. German replied that there
was no personal difference between himself
and Mr.. Rayner.
Opinions in the House.
Members of the Maryland delegation in
the House when seen today expressed their
views as to the effect Of Mr.. Rayners elsc-
ton to the Senate. Representative Talbot
was the only member of the delegation to
say that Mr.. Rayner's election was not a
bitter disappointment to Senator German.
TT is all nonsense said Mr.. Talbot,
ito think that the election of Rayner is
a throw-down for Senator German. It Is
no such thing. The men who voted for
Rayner are friends of Senator German. and
as the senator has taken no part in the
contest the result cannot be regarded as
defeat or a throw-down for him."
Representative Jackson declared the re-
suit of the election in the Maryland legts-
sustained by Mr.. German. Mr.. Jackson
predicted that the election of Mr. Rayner
means the permanent retirement OF John
Walter Smith from Maryland politics.
1.-The vote given Mr.. Rayner," said Mr..
Jackson, means the shelving of Smith,
and very bad blow to the presidential as
pirations Of Mr.. German. There is no get
ting away from that fact. whatever the
friends of Senator German may say"
Representative Denny. after telegraphing
his congratulations to Mr.. Rayner, said:
1.-The election of Mr.. Rayner was in keeping
with the public sentiment Of Baltimore.
That is all care to say about the matter"
Mr.. Denny did not care to discuss the
effect of the election on Senator Germans
leadership.
Representative Wachter said: 1.-The re-
suit OF the election is a great surprise to
me, although since Mr.. German gave out
an interview stating that he owed ex-(5ov.
Smith no more favors than any other good
democrats / expected that there was some
thing going on in the inner circle. Even
now the election of Rayner and the defeat
of Mr.. Smith is such a surprise to me that
it will take some days to figure out how 1t
was brought about