Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-02
Maryland Machine Democrats
Off for the Woods.
THE BALTIMORE BANQUET
To Be in the Hands of the Anti-Or
ganization Forces.
GUBERNATORIAL AsPIRANTs
Gov. Warfield's Position Discussed.
Prospects for Republican Success
Regarded Bright

Special Correspondence Of The Star
| BALTIMORE, Md. June l. 1917.
| Inc machine democrats view with any
! thing but pleasure the visit OF William Jcn-
| nings Bryan to this city next week They
will have little or nothing to do with tho
entertainment OF the distinguished Nebras-
kan. That part OF the program is In the
hands of gentlemen who in the past have
embraced every opportunity TO swat the
| organization. II is proposed to give a ban
| quet In honor OF Mr.. Bryan which will be
attended by the flower OF the independents
| Gov. Warfeid will be one of the guests at
| the dinner and the outcome OF the gather
ing will have more than passing political
Significance. Among the Independents
throughout Maryland there has developed
| movement to bring about the reuomina-
| ton of Gov. Wartield. whether not the
| chief executive desires such an honor.
Hundreds OF prominent citizens In Balti-
| more and throughout the counties OF tho
state have declared themselves for Gov
Warfeld, and the movement only lacks a
leader to crystalline the sentiment, which
| is growing daily. that Warfied is the man
Of the hour. II the democrats are to have
any chance OF success at the polls next No
vember Although Gov. Warted has made
formal announcement that he Is not in the
field, 1t has not at all removed him as
probability. The machine leaders recognize
| his great strength with the people. They
may find when convention time rolls around
| that Warfelds friends must be reckoned
with or else all chances of democratic sue
cess imperiled.
Booms Held in Check.
1t is for this reason that little ENCOURAGE
ment has been given aspirants for gubcr-
material honors. The leaders say. We
| don't care who secures the nomination-we
| want the democratic party to win this
fall" And they are thoroughly sincere. but
| they fail to add that the two United States
| scholarships the plums that they are
seeking to capture. They need their own
men-men of the unterrlfied organization
stripe-to secure these togas. 1t is their
last hope upon which to strengthen the
| machine throughout the state. Therefore
while Warield would be a bitter pill to
swallow they will accept him at the last
moment if public sentiment shall show that
he is the man alone who can head the
ticket and lead the party again TO victory
And 1t is to leave a loophole for Wartied
that booms and boomlets are being given
| blasts of chilly weather In the camp OF the
inner circle of the "old guard"
These leaders know that the party power
| in Maryland today stands upon a sheet of
very thin ice; that il the friends, support
ers and admirers Of Gov. Warfeld are not
I recognized. the republicans have mighty
good chance of capturing the governorship
|
| know that the sentiment for Warfied is not
| confined to any one section, but is general
| among the better class OF democrats
! throughout the state; that IT is very likely
| to grow to considerable proportions before
| the state convention meets and that they
may be brought face to face with a most
| hated condition when the delegates assem-
| BILE.
OF course the machine will be In absolute
control and may nominate any man want
ed. but the results TO follow such a course
must be taken into consideration.
Gov. Warield's Position
While the governor has declared that he
is not a candidate under any conditions. II
is we'll known that he regards a mans
duty to his state as paramount and that a
man must make personal sacrifices when
such duty calls. Prior to his formal an
nouncement that he would not again be
| candidate, Gov Warfield had stated that
he would consent to run again If the fact
were demonstrated that there was a gem
| eral party demand that he should be tho
nominee.
Those who are urging the denomination of
the governor claim that under such condi-
tons he could not refuse to lead the party
ticket next fall. And IT Is with this idea
firmly fixed in their minds that the second
term Warfied boom is being pushed. AL
ready the Evening News OF this city has
enlisted in the cause of Warfeld and is
printing daily interviews from city and
nation of Gov. WarfieId. The position
taken by the News Is regarded as signih-
cant, inasmuch as that newspaper has pur-
sued an Independent course and rarely
espoused the personal cause of any candi-
date for office
pr,rh+ eor p.,,h,;,
e"' LUZ "ePuoii@"ho'
ms eon em VIM Tue ueilo' ,atic parry
licans next fall. if wise counsels prevail.
In Baltimore c,tv co,,actor Of tho pnr, VII
INN = stone &c now in ..,,so,uta contro, y,
tho ,,ocbip.rv Eor,,or panroo.,,,,i,,.,
U.ob,.r who fought III. or.aptz,tior 10
aon,n .nd or+ o,d bts FORMER f,I,ou,.rs ,ro
ali, ,otnina tho ro,,Ls of tb,, roa,ra, ar
a.,,iaotiar Me-. - "a, o,,,. roo,,hI;oon,
sa,I,-a =, Iva.htor.s o.II 5urtn, ,ha ,,,,,,,,-
49,. r,,.i,,ar,. Ell, hao..,so W.aoh,ar b,,
f - - -
downed the organization FOUR years ago.
ana they thought thal ne could turn the
trick again. 1t was this idea more than
anything else that gave Nachter his great