Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-30
PARTY NEEDS PEACE
Maryland Democrats Say Dh-
ferences Should Be Buried.
GOV. WARFlELD'S VIEWS
Politician Opinions in Old Line
State On Question Of Candidates.
LET THE HATCHET BE INFERRED
German, vandiver, Basin, Hannibal
and Latrobe Express Themselves
on Talbott's Harmony Plea.
GOV. WARFlELD's VIEWS
LET THE HATCHET BE INFERRED

BALTIMORE. January 30.-Great inter-
est was aroused In democratic circles
yesterday by the vigorous Interview
from Congressman J. F. C. Talbot, In
which the new national committeeman
from Maryland expressed his conviction
that the thing for democrats to do is to
forget past differences, sink their per-
sonal enmities for the party's sake and
make every fight q new fight"
Mr.. Talbot declared that he believed
any clean man whose ability and democ-
racy are above question can be elected
mayor, and that the same thing applies
to the governorship next fall. In speak
ing OF the state campaign he declared
that he had no feeling against any man
and favored the nomination of the strong
est candidate
Gov. Warfield said that he had read Mr..
he agreed with him upon the proposition
that the dead past should be buried in
Maryland politics and that democrats
should look to the future The governor
success of his party should wish q con-
tinuance Of dissension; that all democrats
should stand together in harmony, and
that the party should nominate the
general. controller and clerk Of the court
Of appeals. The rank and file Of the party,
he said, should be consulted in the selec.
tfon OF candidates.
Mr.. German "In Accord"
State Senator Arthur p. German, jr., in
commenting upon Mr.. Talbott's interview,
said:
I Il am in accord with what Mr.. Talbot
says as to the advisability Of the demo-
cratic party going into the next fight
harmonious and united behind its strong.
est candidate. fractional troubles and DIFF
fers ;a within the as..i party SHOULD :, be
duty Of every democrat to support the
ticket after it is nominated. In my judg.
ment the party can win the next state
fight with any clean, capable man who
has been true to his party and in whom
the masses of the party have confidence.
Il also agree with Mr.. Talbot that
broad policy should be pursued and that
the fact that man has once cut his
ticket should not be sufficient to bar him
out OF the democratic party II he Is at
heart true to the party and its prin-
State Chairman Murray vandiver said
"The party throughout the state is now
in good shape and in my Judgment we
will go into the next Campaign united and
ton of the best and strongest man we can
find for governor, but he should be O man
whose candidacy would prove acceptable to
the rank and file OF the party. 1 agree
and animosities should not be carried into
the next campaign, and when the state
convention adopts its platform and names
Its candidates. that platform and those
candidates should receive the support of
every democrat in the state. The state
convention represents the party, and It's
acts are the official acts of the party and
should be SO supported"
Mr.. Rasin for "straight Democrat"
Mr. I. Freeman Rasin, when asked what
he thought Of Mr.. Talbott's views, said:
ITS all right. There is no fight in the
party now, and there should not be next
year. We ought to have harmony, and
there Is no sense In carrying factional trou-
bles over from one campaign to the other.
but we should nominate good, straight
democrats as candidates, who can command
the support ct the masses of the party
Mr.. Hannibal for United Party.
Mr.. John Hannibal, chairman Of the To-
cal state central committee, said:
"Mr. Talbot is right The party cannot
afford to go into the fight next fall divided
It will be necessary to unite the masses Of
the party behind strong man II we are to
win. II It IL possible a. primary fight should
be avoided, but II that is impossible the
feeling engendered by the primaries should
not be carried into the general campaign.
The democratic party has suffered greatly
in the past by failure OF those who have
Nts1uo Piiuldry uSutS anu lOSI 10 lOyaily
support the successful nominees as they
are in honor bound to do. This squabbling
and pickering among ourselves should cease,
and because some democrat does not agree
with us on matters of party policy is no
reason why he should be bitterly opposed
as q candidate. A give-and-take policy
should be adopted. and no class Of demo-
Gratis should be read out of the party be-
cause they have differed in the past with
those In power"
Gen Latrobe for Clean Slate.
Gen. Ferdinand c. Latrobe said:
81 heartily approve Of Mr.. Talbott's ideas
as to the future Of the democratic party
in Maryland. II the party Is to become
divided against itself and bitterness is to
reach such a stage that one set of demo-
Gratis would rather see the state in the
hands of the republicans than have the
other set of democrats remain in Office or
continue in power, then things are, indeed,
in a bad way. The slate should be wiped
clean In the next campaign, and every
man protesting to be democrat should go
into the fight determined to work for party