New-York tribune., 1906-06-05
MR.. GORM4NS CAREER.
As Democratic Party Manager and
Senator.

Arthur Pue German. United States Senator.
born at Woodstock. Howard County. Md. March
II. 1883. He attended the public schools OF his
native county until he was thirteen. when he be-
came a page in the United States Senate il is said
by the influence Of Stephen A. Douglas II
Douglas who advised the boy not TO West with
the gold seekers. who then thronging TO Cali
fornia. but instead of that TO aspire TO become
Senator from Maryland Douglas made the boy his
private secretary and early in 1906 secured his ap.
pointrnent postmaster of the Senate.
He a Democrat but. like his father. who had
been confined in Libby Prison for opposing the
adoption Of the ordinance of secession he had al
ways supported the Union. After the war he be-
came a conservative and was influential with his
party in Maryland and. taking active part in
the controversy between the Senate and President
johnson. the radical Republicans secured his
moval from his postmsstership. But he i'm
nediately appointed Collector OF Internal Revenue
for the 5th Maryland District. He made good
record in that Office. but removed in 1863. when
General Grant became President
In June Of that wear he was appointed state di-
rector OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. and the
year elected a member of the Maryland
House Of Delegates In his third term in that body
he was made its Speaker. and in June. 1872, he be-
came president of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
In 1875 he elected State Senator. and two
years later took the craftsmanship of the Demo-
cratic State Committee which he held ten years.
In 1873 ne was again elected the State Senate
four wears He was the leader Of his party in that
body until 1850 when he elected a United States
Senator. He took his seat in the latter body on
March g. 1881. Ee reelected In 1856 and in 1882
and served until March s. 1893. He was the leader
I'm opposition 10 the Force bill, I'm 1891 and was one
of the committee Of Senators who renodelIed the
Wilson Tariff bin in 1884 In all the councils of his
party. both his native state and in Congress. he
possessed much influence. and when he retired
from public office. in 1893. he did not cease his
activity In 1902 he again elected TO the Senate
TO succeed George L. Wellington. the Democrats
having regained control Of the Maryland Legis-
latare largely by the manipulation OF the German
machine.
one of the leading events IN the career of Sen
ator German ks management of the Demo
cratic campaign in 1884. which led 10 the election OF
Grover Cleveland TO the Presidency by the defeat
of James G. Blaine This greatly Increased his
prestige in Maryland. where he succeeded in main
tanning himself state boss until 1885 when the
Democrats were defeated and reform ruled in
Maryland. But the reaction in 1888 resulted in the
election Of a Democratic Governor once more who
called a special session OF the Legislature, which
assed the bill that in effect disfranchised the
illiterate negroes by changing the election laws
As a result the Democrats retained control OF the
state and sent German back 10 the Senate in 1899
Senator Germans first important speech after he
entered the Senate was made against the useless
expenditure Of public money for printing docu-
uents A resolution introduced by him saved the
government $4,000 a year. Then. as member Of
the Committee Interstate Commerce. he aided in
the passage Of many useful bills. and when Secre-
launched German of the little band that
fret gave help TO them Germans reputation had
preceded him. and when he became a member Of
the Senate il supposed thai he would be util-
ized as q worker and would not shine upon the
floor. But he soon became an effective speaker
of his personal characteristics this was written a
few years ago: Personally German is man Of
few pettv vices He is a baseball crank. and wastes
money raising chickens and vegetables on his farm
al Laurel Nd. a few miles from Washington
Unlike some statesmen. he is not given TO the
q amusement known the Capitol opening
wine and neither does he smoke tobacco inces-
sanity like some Of his distinguished colleagues
nor chew H. like certain eminent turists His fam
flv life has been ideal. German is approacha-
ble In the ordinary sense. He does not
air of very marked geniality. and a rule. he
keeps his own counsel and makes confidants OF
few But his manner all times If suave and
poIite and he has a fashion Of calming enemies
that has stood him In good stead. Not many men
have been treated 10 personal attacks merciless
and bitter those he has vtthstood In his time.
II has been one Of his fundamental principles 80
deny nothing. Time and again his chief henchmen
have turned upon him. Each time he has waited
his opportunity 10 blast them"
Mr.. GorInan's greatest power was shown IN cam