Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-29
BURY THE OLD eRuDeEs
Every Fight Should Be a New Fight
to Win, He Declares.
GOVERNOR IS A STRONG MAN
Warfeld Holds Sway With the PEG.
pie, Says the National Committee
man-Senatorial Chances.

BALTIMORE, January 29.-Representa-
i've j. r. {. Talbot, who was recently ap-
pointed democratic national committeeman
Tor Maryland, vigorously expressed himself
yesterday In reference to party conditions
mere and elsewhere. In reply to question
whether he was prepared to announce his
candidacy for TIE United States Senate, Mr..
laipott replied that he had no intention of
announcing himself and had said to no one
that he would be a candidate
II is an honor" he said, (which no man
could well refuse from his party and his
state, and 1t is f1attering to be>talked of
In connection with the senatorship, but
have not said to any one that 1 purpose to
become a candidate. Some of my friends
have been talking of it in Baltimore coun-
ty, but it did not originate with me nor
have l authorized the talk. 1 simply can't
help it,
An Optimist Just Now.
When asked to express himself upon the
present status Of the democratic party here
and to give his views as to the course he
thinks should be pursued in the spring and
fall campaigns, Mr.. Talbot tilted his IA
m1ilar white hat back on his head and said:
am not one of those who see in the
SITUATION as 1T exists today ANYTHING to
cause encouragement On the contrary. 1
peheve firmly the democratic party will
carry the city In May and the state in No
vember Baltimore city is democratic by
5,OOo, and the state is democratic by 10. 0OJ.
ihey can always be carried by these ma
)oIitles when the party does the right thing.
AS 10 the mayoralty. all that the party
needs is clean candidate whose uuaiifica-
lions to fill the office and whose democracy
are unquestioned. There are plenty of men
who meet these requirements within the
party In the city, and any of them can win.
AZ the proPc- time the party will line up be-
nlnd such a candidate and elect him. AL
though there is now some uncertainty as to
VINO Will De the man, we are in better
shape than the republicans. They have
narrowed the fight down to two men, and
the republicans of the city are forced to ac-
cept one or the other of them although
there are probably large number voting
that ticket who want neither On our side
the field is still open. There is plenty of
opportunity Tor aspirants to come forward,
ana IN April the masses of the democratic
voters will choose the best and strongest
candidate, and he will win.
Peoples Man for Governor.
After the mayoralty campaign is over
and the smoke has blown away. the party
will line up for the state fight, which is an
even more important one What T said
about the need of the party in the spring
campaign applies equally to the fall fight.
Any clean man whose ability and democ-
racy are above question can be elected
governor. 1t makes difference to me
VINO the man nominated for the governor
snip Is, so long as he can carry his party to
VICTORY. l am for the strongest man with
the people. l have no feeling against any
one and believe in making every fight a
new ngn'. Past differences should be for
gotten, and when the candidate is named
next summer every man who claims to be
a democrat owes it to his party to support
the nominee, no matter who he may be-
90 not believe In reading any class
or democrats out of the party merely be-
cause of past enmities or factional strife
NO man should regard himself as bigger
tnan MS party or try to run the party for
broad policy which will admit every man
who wears the badge of democracy
His Idea of Cooperation.
Mr.. Talbot was asked whether he
thought, following the mayoralty campaign,
an effort should be made to get the party
together by calling a conference of leaders
THE trouble about plan of that kind
said he, lis that it accomplishes nothing
but talk. In the first place, in order to avoid
giving offense to any class of democrats
we would have to invite so many persons
from every county and every ward that
instead of conference we would have
mass meeting. 1 believe in co-operation
and harmony, but want it accomplished in
practical manner.
After the mayoralty campaign the
state fight will begin to shape itself. In
the counties the primaries and the conyen-
tons which are held at different times will
give sure indications of the drift of senti-
ment among the people and will furnish
the guide for the consultation of the lead
ing men of the party when they confer in
Baltimore, as they always do, on the eve
of the state convention. l believe that Is
better and more practical way of dis
covering what the people want than by
calling whole lot of fellows from differ
ent parts of the state into conference and
just talking about things in general.
The democratic party in Maryland is
all right, and the outlook as see it is dis
tinctly encouraging. There is every reason
to believe that we will win both our fights
this year, notwithstanding the efforts that
are being made to create the impression
shape. 1t Is not true, and We are going to
win
For Tariff Reform Fight.
Turning to the duties of his new position
Of national committeeman and discussing
the outlook for the party nationally, Mr..
Talbot said:
What l hope to see done in the next
democratic national convention is the
nomination of good, common-sense demo-
crat upon platform that means and says
tariff revision The candidate and the
platform should be In accord. 1t is no use
having the candidate right If the platform
is wrong, and it is just as fatal if we are
to go into the fight with the right sort of
platform and the wrong sort of candidate
Our platform. in my opinion, should declare
for tariff revision in the simplest and
strongest language possible. There should
be room for possible misunderstanding
on this subject. I would like to see the
platform contain also declaration for
government regulation of the trusts and of
the railroads, which would appeal to the
masses of the people without being injuri-
Gus to the business interests Of the country
'As national committeeman do not pro-
pose to use tae position in any effort to
favor one candidate or oppose another.
do not conceive it to be the function of
a national committee to help nominate can
didates. but to elect them after they have
been nominated. l do not mean that a
national committeeman should be restricted
from expressing his preferences, with as
much freedom as any other citizen but il
does not accord with my ideas of the place
that he should use the power it gives him
to further the chances of any candidate,
and will not do it,
TO INvEsTIGATE SWETTENHAM.