Evening star., 1905-10-01
MARYLAND POLITICS
SITUATION COMPARED WITH
soecial Correspondence Of The star.

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bALIIMohE. Nd, september So, iSoo.
The political situation in Maryland today
is being compared with that of 1896 when
Senator German His lieutenants and hench-
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soiidly arrayed against the people. That con-
ditions parallel those OF ten years ago was
clearly demonstrated at the state conyen-
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was not included single Independent
democrat OF prominence. 1t was purely a
German state convention, the word demo-
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plume.
pincknev Whvte has ca,,sed much corn
ment. inasmuch as It Is an open secret that
every effort was made NV Senator German
to secure the presence Of the grand old
man OF Maryland at the convention. That
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tation Of senator Gorman M Hsnrv q
Davis tourneyed from his home In West
Virginia to Baltimore and made a personal
appeal to Gov Whyte to attend the con-
vention and raise hts voice in behalf of the
Poe amendment.
That the efforts Of ex-senator Davis were
failed to attend the convention. and ihe
assertion Is made upon excellent authority
that not only will Mr. Whyte hold aloof
from participation In the Campaign. but
that he will in the near future issue a 1T te-
ment defining his position and denouncinR
the disfranchisement plan
Another eloquent orator Senator ravner
likewise declined to make an address tr
favor of the Poe plan and found n CON
venient to be out of town when the conven
ton assembled His declnatfon to address
the convention is regarded In noliticaJ
circles as an indication that he will NOT
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pet scheme, In Senator Rayner's case also
the strongest kind of pressure had been
brought to bear upon him from Hartford
Montgomery and other counties which gave
xaar. ua, support curing MS senatorial fight last
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W. S.",o. Nay her anu the deter
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amendment boomers. 1t likewise indicates
that the bosses are woefully lacking in
orators to go on the hustings and whoop
things up for the amendment
That the German machine is in desperate
straits for oratoricaI talent is evidenced by
the action of Chairman Vandiver in invit-
ing governors Of the southern states to
come to the aid of MARYLAND ring demo-
Gratis In defending the Poe amendment.
This little move had been carefully con-
cealed by Chairman Vandiver and it only
became known that such invitations had
been sent out when a nress disnatch ane
nounced that Gov. Vardaman of Mississippi
had accepted an invitation to speak here
during the campaign.
The attitude of former Gov. John Walter
Smith toward the German machine is caus
ing widespread comment The treatment
which the eastern shore eader received at
the hands of the state bosses in the sem
atorial fight is recalled. and there are thoea
among the friends of the former governor
wLo candidly admit that they cannot under
stand why Smith should rally around the
German standard In this fight
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republican camp. However opinions may
dlHer as to candidates or policies, the re-