Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-09
FIXING THEIR FENCES
Democratic Leaders Busy With
Personal Ambitions.
PARTY INTERESTS PASSED
Warfeld's Statement Ratified the Old
Guard.
IN A QUANDARY OVER FUTURE
Two New Factors in Forthcoming
ampaign-Fraternal Orders to
Take a Hand.
IN A QUANDARY OVER FUTURE


a whole is in a demoralized state Thu
! plum tree for the fall campaign will bear
many luscious bites of fruit. and the sena-
| torial bees and gubernatorial bee are buzz
ing in the belfries of every big chief in the
! camp of the old guard. It's a case of Il
| care not who is governor If | can cnch tie
senatorshp," and Il care not who is sena-
tor If l can capture the governorshlp."
And it is going to be wild scramble with
each leader for himself and the devil take
| the hindmost"
This condition demonstrates most conclu-
| sively that the party is without a real lead
err; that neither Talbot nor Brown will he
listened to and that the coming campaign
will be unique in the history of democratic
politics in Maryland.
Ever since former Gov Brown assumed
the reins of leadership and became the sue
cessor of the late |. Freeman Rasin as the
political boss of Baltimore town, the coun-
ty leaders have been fearful that he will
make an effort to secure state control.
These county leaders say that the state
people had no objection to Brown taking
charge of the Baltimore mayoralty cam
| paien and choosing himself as president of
| the Taxpayers Association, which managed
| the mayoraty campaign so successfully.
| They, however, do object to the recent
| move by which Gov. Brown becomes the
| controlling factor of the city committee
and the city members of the state central
committee so far as the governorship fight
| is concerned. The county politicians fear
| that Brown may make an effort to capture
control of the entire state central commit
| tee, and thus, If successful, place himself
| in control of the party machinery.
Old Guard Ratified.
When Gov Warfield formally announced
that he was out of the race for the guber-
material nomination, the democratic ma
chine leaders were jubilant and thought
that there plain sailing ahead. But as
the figure of Warfield faded from their
nightmare that of Brown came into view.
And they know that II Brown wants any
thing in the political line he will leave no
stone unturned to secure 1t. Now, in all
fairness to Brown, 1t may be stated that
he does not want the gubernatorial nomina-
ton, but he does want seat in the United
States Senate.
The county leaders would give him the
gubernatorial nomination willingly, but
| they fear that If he should be elected he
will then lay plans to capture a senator
| ship. They point out that Brown, IL elected
governor, would be in a position to hold
| up appointments and control legislation
| until he had secured such a position with
the legislature that he could make of
| his election as senator for the long term.
Brown, too, they know, has barrel and
| is always ready to pull out the bung to fur
Their his political aspirations. They also
realize that Brown has been a liberal con-
tributor to campaign funds even when he
has not been candidate for office, and
that this generous trait has won him many
friends throughout the state. 1t is an open
secret that Brown paid all the freight in
the campaign which placed J. Barry Ma
hool in the mayoralty chair of Baltimore,
and that Mahool will be only too willing
to lend g influence In aid Of any aspira-
ton of Brown.
Warfeld Won't Down.
Added to this trouble wagon for the old
guard leaders is the fact that there is a
great public sentiment in favor of Gov.
Warfield for denomination. They know full
| well that Warfield is the strongest avail
able man within the party, but they don't
want Warfield again So with Brown and
Warfield both persona non grata to the
machine leaders, and both admittedly the
strongest men in the party, they are in a
quandary. They fear the loss of the legis-
lature and with that the senatorshps.
Therefore the leaders of the old machine
are in anything but a pleasant frame of
mind. Boom after boom has been launched,
but no one has been kept awake night be-
cause of the hurrahs raised. The booms
have all fallen fiat and only the names of
Warfeld or Brown arouse any enthusiasm.
A meeting in the interest of a second term
for Warfeld has been held and the leaders
of the movement will probably form a sta
BILE organization within the next fortnight.
Meanwhile the date for the holding of the
state convention draws near and the ma
chine leaders and those who expect to be
| in control are just as far at sea as the
weather man has been for the past two
months. So, taken altogether, the situation
in the democratic ring camp is most unsat-
isfactory, and it is anybody's fight for the
gubernatorial nomination.
Some New Factors.
Two new factors will be introduced in the
coming campaign. One is the Anti-Saloon
League, which will not wait until after the
legislature is elected, but will take an ac-
| tive part in the primaries and general cleo
ton There is going to be an active cam
paign made to raise the liquor license fee
in Baltimore to $1,000, and every candidate
will be called upon to state his position.
both before the primaries and the general
election. In this movement the Anti Saloon
League will be aided by the minEb ers of
churches, who have signifed a willingness
to assist in the fight against the liquor evil.
The fraternal orders of the state VIII
also take an active part in the campaign.
The fight in this direction is being con-
Quoted from press bureau in Buffalo,
n. Y, and the charge is made that too
much power in regard to fraternal orders is
vested with the insurance commissioners Of
the states, 1t is now known that the fra
ternal orders have in contemplation the
placing in the field of at least one candi-
date for the state senate and most likely
several candidates for the house of dele
gates. These candidates will run upon
either the republican or democratic tickets.
but will be pledged to safeguard the inter-
ests OF the fraternal orders in all bills that
may come before the legislature for action.
Republicans to Meet.
The republican state central committee
will meet here next Wednesday and will
be fraught with much interest. There has
been considerable gossip for some weeks
that the Wachter element will take an
active part in the coming campaign, and
color is lent to this report by the fact that
Wachter in a speech at the Lyric during
the recent mayoralty campaign announced
that he would be in the fight this fall.
gentleman in position to know stated that
there will be fight in the state conven-
ton over the Endorsement of a presidential
candidate. 1t is claimed that the Mudd
Jackson Lowndes- Wachter combination will
oppose any man backed by President Roose-
Welt while the regular organization will
favor the Endorsement of Roosevelts poll
cies and rally to the support of the candi-
date favored by the administration. The
big four insurgent republicans are well
supplied with money and make them
selves felt in any movement in which they
may decide to take part The leaders OF
the organization, however, are not hunting