Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-28
DENIED BY Mr.. RAS|N
Baltimore MayoraIty Rumor
Denounced as False.
LEADER HAS NO CANDIDATE
Has Not Talked With Hubert on
Municipal Contest.
BLOW TO LATTER'S CHANCE
Declared That Rumors Were Started
to Injure Him-"Boss'' Will Not
Assume Responsibility.
BLOW TO LATTER'S CHANCE

BALTIMORE, December 2S.-Mr. l. Free
man Rasin yesterday denied in the most
emphatic manner a report that he had
asked Mr.. John Hubert to become candi-
date for the democratic mayoralty nominal
ton and had assured him of the support Of
the democratic organization.
1T is absolutely untrue said Mr.. HUI
bert when asked concerning the report that
he had visited Mr.. Rasin at his home last
Sunday night. Il was not at Mr.. Rasin's
home either last Sunday night any other
night. l did not go out of my own house
all day Sunday. l have not been up town
in three weeks, and l hardly know where
Mr.. Rasin lives. He has not asked me to
be a candidate for the mayoralty and I
have had no conversation with him on the
subject.
AS to whether or not I will be a candi-
date cannot say A number of my friends
nave been urging me to come out for some
time, but it Is a matter that requires ma
ture consideration and l have not made up
my mind"
"Hubert in False Position"
Mr.. Rasin said
'The report is false from beginning to
end and is malicious as we'll The whole
thing was cooked up for the purpose of put
ting John Hubert in a false position and
Juggling me into this fight as the issue l
haven't talked to Mr.. Hubert on the mayor
atty question and he was not at my house
Sunday night or any other time.
This story is on a par with the one that
had attempted to get Judge Harlan into
the field and that | was for Sherlock Swami
and for Bruce. They have had me for half
a dozen candidates in the last six months
and they have had out two three differ
ent organization states. If there Is an Or
ganation slate | don't know about it. ..-
These things come from people who
never support any democratic candidates,
and who, when they can't get anything
else to say about the democratic nominees,
go out and shout about them being 'Ra-
sins candidates and having been put
up by RaSin. They have been PLAYING
this kind of game often that should
think every halfway intelligent marAwould
of the republican party.
Cry Of BASINS Candidate"
Here is man like John Hubert, whose
name has been on the streets in connection
with the mayoralty for several weeks. A
strong sentiment is gotten up for him In
East Baltimore, and the minute it looks as
if the party people were going to him the
cry is raised that he is Rasins candidate
and that l asked him to come out The
whole thing Is done for the purpose of put
ting the candidate, whoever he may be, In
a false position and Juggling me In to bear
the brunt of the fight and beShammered
and blackguarded and vilified through the
IF sentiment develops back Of any other
man, no matter who he is, they will say
put him up, or that L asked him to get in,
or that he is my man. What these people
always want is to nominate the weakest
democratic candidate and the strongest re-
publican candidate, and no matter who is
you can count on them being back
of the republican ticket
Il said long ago that 1 wasn't going to
have any candidates this spring, and I
meant what l said. I haven't made an eff
fort to get anybody in the field or anybody
out So far as l am concerned | don't care
who is in or who is out. In the primaries
L am going to exercise my choice just as
any other democrat has right to- but If
anybody thinks l am going to be RESPONSE
bic for this fight or for the candidate he is
mistaken. That's all there is about it.
II am tired of denying lies printed about
me, and this Hubert business is a pack of
lies from start to finish. 1 will make my
choice in the primaries, but | am not bring
ing out any candidates"
Strong in East Baltimore.
1t has been understood for some weeks :
that Mr.. Hubert has had under considera-
ton the question of announcing himself as
a candidate for the mayoralty nomination.
Many of the prominent democrats of East
Baltimore enthusiastic for him, and the
statement has been made that he would
carry the first ten wards by an unprece-
denied majority. Mr. Hubert has always
been a regular democrat
Most of the politicians agree that under
present political conditions in the city no
candidate who can be attacked as an abso-
luely Rasin candidate can be elected. The
of Mr.. Hubert, therefore, con-
tend that the report that he intended to an
nounce himself at the request of Mr. Rasin
and after a visit to the house of that leader