The Washington times., 1905-10-22
RousED OUT BY RAYNER
Veteran Democratic Leader Must Meet
Opposition in and Out of the
Party Lines.

it unpleasant for him.
| As ii Is, Mr. Germans duplicity has
proved his undoing Bernard Carter.
| for whom he threw Governor Smith
| over, is disgusted with politics. and is
paying no attention to this campaign.
Ex-Governor Smith, still a power in
the Eastern Shore of Maryland. is
| playing the game within party lines.
regular as ever and as ardent an ad-
vocate of the amendment as German
| himself. but biding his time, when he
! may even up scores, while Rayner,
| who won his election in spite of Cor
mans opposition, openly deies his coll
| league. and threatens to dispossess
him Of the party leadership.
| Gorman's Swan Song.
1t would surprise no one If Gorman's
last speech in this campaign should
prove his swan song. Politicians who
have been watching the trend of events
| oeiieve he is nearing his political finish
Even should he Unexpectedly win out.
his day OF reckoning must come in the
very near future. for his partners In
the Democratic machine shop are ready
at any moment to turn on him and de-
prive him of control The Senator is
now In his seventy-first year, and no
| longer either physically or mentally
| strong enough to cope with younger
and more vigorous assailants Most of
the old guard who helped him fight
| his battles when he was in his prime
have gone to their reward or punish
ment. and only /. Freeman Rasin, the
Baltimore city leader, remains TO cheer
him on. Rasin himself is verging on
seventy-three, and though still enjoy
ing good health, thanks TO a remark
able and well-preserved constitution.
does not look for many more years of
activity in the Political field.
Enemies Are Active.
Taking advantage OF his weakened
condition, all OF his old enemies. plus
/ those he made In recent years. have
/ joined hands to again put him out of
business, with the hope and expecta-
| ton that II he is crushed this time he
is done for. forevermore.
The old fox may Iool them, but the
outlook from his standpoint is not en-
couraging. He realizes his danger, and
to save himself is prepared to resort TO
extreme measures. His chief Heuten-
ants. however, did not agree with him.
and he abandoned his program. -.e-
| He had insisted upon committing all
/ of the local candidates for the Legfs-
lature TO the amendment, threatening
to pillory them if they would not obey.
Ex-Governor Jackson and others OBJ
jected to this course. and German re-
\ luctantly gave in. One of the candi-
dates likened the Senator to Petroleum
V. Nasby. who insisted the Union must
be saved. and was ready to sacrifice
all Of his wifes relations to preserve it
4 J. F<,- L.
on the griddle trying to save the
amendment, and the others agreed with
him. The candidates will therefore not
be questioned by their own people. but
their replies 10 the reform league,
which wants to know, will serve every
purpose
Rayners Onslaught.
J What effect = Senator Rayner's on
slaught will have on the local ticket
remains to be seen. His own son is a
candidate. and IT is more than likely
that some OF the regulars will cut him
because of the elder Rayrer's attack
Indeed, ii would surprise no one if the
whole ticket went down to defeat. In
such an event Mr.. Germans foes may
incur the Ill will of the county people,
especially should the result in this city
result in the loss of control of the Leg
isiature. Hence, the governor, Sena-
tor Rayner, and the attorney general
are appealing 10 the Democratic voters
to stand by the candidates. while vot-
| ing against the amendment In his last
statement Attorney General Bryan
gave out, he asked that the carrdi-
dates for the Legislature be supported
so as to enable the Democrats to again
1
| houses, and then to pass an amend
ment 10 which all party men could SUBJ
scribe
| The indications now are the Demo-
Gratis will be lucky if they secure a
bare majority. They are practically
sure of the senate. but the house may
go the other way. This would hardly
suit Governor Warfield. who is exceed
ingly anxious for Democratic Legis-
lature. The success of the Republicans
would undoubtedly be charged I'D to
| him, and this would interfere material
| ly with his scheme to succeed himself
| II he could secure his reelection as
governor, and then have himself chosen
! United States Senator In succession TO
Mr.. German in 1905 his ambition. would
be gratified. II is generally believed
| that this is what he is playing for
! Senator German thinks so. and he may
be depended upon TO blocR him at
/ every turn.
Warheid's Ambition.
The fight is already on. Warfleld cut
| loose soon after he was elected. and
/ the amendment furnished him with the
| necessary excuse for making the breach
complete. With Senator Rayner and
, -
/ OF what may form a powerful combi-
nation. The governor is expected TO
put the finishing touches on the amend
ment some time neSi week, but when
he does make his strike II Is not likely
| he viii so quite as far as Mr.. Rayner
! His confidants say he will confine him
| self TO the issue.
| There are Democrats in sympathy with
| The movement to defeat the amendment
! who believe Senator Rayner's criticism
| would have been more effective had he