Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-25
MR.. RAYNER'S VIEWS
BELIEVES HOT PRIMARY FIGHT
WILL STRENGTHEN PARTY.

BALTIMORE, Md, March Ex-senator
Isidor Rayner. who came to Baltimore Sat
urday from Washington, has not quite re-
covered from the severe attack of acute
bronchitis which kept him in bed in Wash
ington for three weeks, and his physician
has ordered him to go away for complete
rest.
Il do not know" he said last night,
whether 1 will take a rest or not
gather myself up pretty quickly after l am
sick, and work is the best recreation for
me- l want to be here when the mayoralty
campaign is under way, and 1 think l will
be all right by April
When asked what he thought of the po-
litical situation, the senator said:
I'm my Judgment we will win, no matter
which of the candidates receives the nomi-
nation at the primaries. A hot!y contested
primary fight VIII not hurt us at the gen
eral election. On the contrary, it will
strengthen us. A fair primary-and it must
be fairs the life of the party.
THE candidates are all men of merit. and
they are making a most commendable
showing
'Mahool is one of the rising men of the
day. evidently a man of mettle and of
most praiSeworthy ambition.
"Linthicum is making a most honorable
contest. He is a man of recognized inte!li-
gence and capacity. l promised to support
him when he first announced his candidacy
and L propose to keep my word. l see no
reason whatever to change it 1 would not
trust man who breaks his political prom
Use any more than l would a man who vio-
lates his personal or business engagements.
l think if he is nominated he would give US
most creditable administration.
George Stewart Brown is making most
spirited fight, and he deserves great credit
for the stand he has taken. He is full of
courage and conviction.
DAY of Bosses is Over"
There has been great deal said about
bosses 1 have an idea that the day of
bosses with the democratic party is over,
and the man who attempts to play that
role either in the city or the state will
doom his party and will meet his own
political doom very quickly. There will be
thousands of democrats who will rebel, and
they will split the party into pieces if
there is any attempt to boss it. For the
sake of the city and state we love and the
party to which we belong, let US all take
a solemn VOW that no one shall manage
the democracy of Baltimore or Maryland
so as to throttle the right of any man who
belongs to 1t to appeal to the people and
have his candidacy passed upon by their
untrammeled suffrages.
Ex-Gov. Browns Position.
Now. Iconfess 1 do not see any attempt
to boss the democratic party, Gov.
Brown has perfect right to vote for any
body he wants, the same as 1 have, and
throw all his strength and influence to him.
l have followed the situation and l have
seen no effort upon his part to proclaim
himself the manager of the democratic
party of Baltimore.
II have pursued one plan during my own
political career, and that is to make my
fight with the people, and l would fight
any man to the finish who would throw
any impeachment in the way of pursuit of
that principle. Up to date I think Gov.
Brown has kept within bounds. L have no
objection when the time arrives to consult
with him or any one else who has the sue
cess of his party at heart. If Gov. Brown
is candidate for any Office he has per-
feet right to be candidate. and If the
people want him they will have him, and if
they do not want him l expect he does not
want the office. That is the way l look at
it. ! would feel like usurper if l held
office for an hour that the people did not
want me to have.
Let All Fight to Win.
Now, my conclusion is this: Let every
man vote the way he wants in the primary;
let no Interior influence be used to con-
ri i'm, to he