The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-12-28
TRYING TO KEEP OUT OF POLITICS
That is the Present Intention Of dr.
Lloyd LownGes.

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task of Lloyd Lowndes, the young
banker Of Cumberland, and son Of
the former governor, whose name
he bears. His task is to keep out
of politics. Reared among politi-
clans, the companion of his father
while governor from 1896 until
1900, the legatee of his father S
political influence, as far as infu-
enCe Of this kind can be bequeath-
ed. possessed of an ample fortune,
which, when combined with that
Of his wife, is as large as was that
of his father,a young man ofagree-
able address, and solicited by Re.
publican leaders all over the state
to come to the front-it is no easy
task for him to turn a deaf ear to
the tempter and to refuse to be an
important factor in a game which
engages the activities and feeds
the aspirations ofmen.
Mr.. Lowndes spent Tuesday in
Baltimore In fact, he often comes
to this city to look after his ex-
tensive interests here. He is a
director in coal mining companies
and in the Fidelity Trust Com
pany, Of which Governor Warfeld
is president. A meeting of the di-
rectors Of that company was the
occasion of his visit last week.
No, I am not in politics, " said
Mr.. Lowndes, at the Belvedere
Hotel. 81 cannot remain in the
city to attend meeting Of the Re
publican State Central Committee.
In fact, l am not member of the
committee. Whatever the commit
tee may do will be satisfactory to
me. -"
"Then, you do not take much
interest in politics?"
YES and no. By yes [ mean l
am interested in the success of the
Republican party in the country at
large, in Maryland and in Allie
gany county, and l am willing to
do my share Of work to make Re
publican success possible. But
am not interested in politics active
ly. | mean by that I am not as
much interested as was my father.
l have been too busy since my
fathers death in getting my bust
ness household into order to have
much time to devote to politics.
What l shall do in the future in
the political line l cannot say at
this time. The future must take
care of itself. If l am successful
in establishing myself in business
and in building up a reputation as
a safe, conservative man | think
shall have much better chances of
political success, if have political
ambition, than if l plunged into it
now, when l may be said to be be-
ginning my business career"
Nov, don't misunderstood me
dom want to say that I am in
politics, and l don't want to say
that l am out of it. l am willing
to do all l can to help others, but
l cannot divide my time Just now
between my business interests and
politics. 1t may be possible that
later | shall be able to devote more
time to politics than I now can.
In avoiding rather than in seek
ing the public preferment young
LOwudes is closely following in the
footsteps of his father when at the
same age as his son now is, or
somewhat older. The elder
LOwndes had phenomenal success
i'll politics when a young man. He
was a lawyer with good practice.
Politics attracted him. He was
nominated and elected to Congress
as Republican. He was one OF
the youngest members of the
House. That was in 1872. In
1874 he went down in the ava
lanche which overwhelmed the Re
publican party in that year. His
defeat was by the scant figure of
so. Then for long time Mr..
Lowndes laid active politics on the
shelf He went into business. He
| went into b11SiueSS He devoted