Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-11-15
SOME State Opinions Of Result,

tET0W nc 0uttzMore cNH.
Governor Brown Disappointed.
Exs0oy. Frank Brown spoke as
follows:
The result 10 Maryland was die<
appointing particularly as | bad
hoped 70 gain member Of Congress
by the re-electipn Of Thomas Al. Smith
Of The First district have been
Informed Of the lavish expenditure
Of cold cash by pr. Jackson IL the
district Ii Is impossible for any
nan Of moderate means 10 succeed
under such conditions. This First
Congressional district has always
been considered the stronghold Of
Democracy and has always returned
d Democratic victory until Mr.. Jack
son : candidacy began, with tbs an
ormous expenditures be Always
makes, thus making IL impossible 70
Res LAIR test Of the political condi.
lions. This 10 " BE- regretted BY ali
oi Us Of both parties.
II rsgTst exceedingly that the
holly contested PRIMARY under tho
Crawford county system resulted 10
tue deleas VI ar. Wnsaslcy for judge
Am, aud always have been, assrong
o9pouent OF tne Crawford county
system. " always breeds bitter
nsss aud uncertainty III political cam
psiRns. Ihs system. beyond ali
question. defeated DR.. Wheatley, as
evidenced by tDe rssurns hsncare-
FULLY acruHulzsu b anyonelAmllllar
wlth tne waros aud shclr condition.
Attornv, General nryAn Glad.
Attorney .Gvneral Bryan was glad
81 Mr. hearst defeat 10 New York.
he said,
w.s gratitied 81 the election Of
MeAsrs. CHI, Wolf aad Talboti ia
Mary land, and would have bean
pleased 10 have seen theIr Democrat
10 colleagues who fell before the
breastWorks also successful.
A. . general rule. l Am glad V
see any Democratic oandldase sue
coed - any slecslon. Dut must say
l VAS extrvmsly glad tbal Hearst
failed 10 Nsw YORK. de represent
cd 40 Democratic principle. 10 bad
run ~ the iast Aiayoralty election
against The party nominee. II be
had succeeded ia being elected Cow
ernor no would havs been an en-
barrassment and discredlt 10 lhe
Democratic party a. the next ma
tionai convention. juss AZ be was al
the last convention.
Ibis whole campaign was. In nv
Judgment, demagogic appeal 10
class hatred aud class prejudice
While he denounced many undoubt-
% abuses which have grown cut 81
the vast accommodations u wealth ID
the hands 81 large corporations. he
had, 30 far as ] recall. no remedies
10 suggest, and bis whole campaign
was an unworthy attempt 10 stir up
discomfort and class hatred. No
zone who had read bis papers and
who had observed the methods by
which be secured bis nomination
could believe there was any political
principle or sincerity behind him.
IL IS significant that Democrats
like Grover Cleveland. Senator
Bailey Judge Parker. Edward M.
Shepard and John b StapchHeld
we're unwilling to support him or 70
countenance him.
II And, Ia addition to this, would
always, IS q matter 81 party dIsci-
pline. rather see my party meet de-
feat at the polls than see II select q
fpandidate who takes the position
that If the Democracracy does not
nominate him be viii run as an in.
dependent candidate against the
party nominee. would feel no
party allegiance to any candidate
who would oppose the nominee Of
the Democratic convention unless
he himself was that nominee. This
would make the party convention
merely 90 adjunct 10 his personal
ambitions.