The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-08-29
PARTY SPLIT INTO
HOSTILE FACTIONS
Enemies Of Gov. NsrfieId Have
Knives Cleaning Under Every
Bush.

nouncement that Waield will enter
the primaries for the United States
Senate. They see in this the chance
for which they have waiting-and that
is 10 show on the face of returns that
the governor is not a strong political
factor IN Maryland, L must not be for
gotten that although the primaries will
be under the Crawford county system
the old Democratic ring is in control of
the machinery and will attend to the
count of ballots.
Even the close friends Of the COVER
nor, those who believe that he will with
draw from the race, admit that Warfield
is not popular with even the politicians
outside of the ring men who take an
active part in the politics of their re-
spective sections, yet are not tied up
with the machine. On the eastern
shore, for instance, even the most
sanguine Warield man could not hope
for single county. That section Will
be solid behind Col. John Walter Smith.
In Baltimore city Warfeld would only
have the independent Democrats, and
this would not be sufficient to swing the
city senators and delegates to the COVER
nor. These eight senators and twenty
four delegates would be controlled by
former Gov. Brown, just as the city
delegation in the state convention was
controlled.
Howard, the home county of Gov.
Wdriilid, would be the scene of hot
fight and presents a peculiar condition
should State Senator German enter
the primaries, whice is regarded as
most likely. In Howard county Warfield
has, perhaps, more friends than in any
other section OF the state, but the reg
ulars have their knives glistening for
the governor and will go to any extreme
to down him in the primaries Senator
German, too, has many enemies within
the ring and outside the ring. Heis in
a word, not so popular in Howard
county as state senator should be, but
he has this advantage over Warfeld-no
one questions his party regularity. The
fight for the control of the Howard
county delegation in the legislature
would be hot one, and the result either
way would be close, with the chances
favoring Senator German. 1t is con-
coded that Warfield would win in Anne
Arundel county, a test Of strength hav-
ing been made in the primaries some
weeks ago, when the organization forces
were routed. In southern Maryland
there is little or no hope for Warfeld to
carry single county.
In the western tier Of counties it was
reasonable to assume some weeks ago
that Warfeld would have chance to
carry Washington county, but conditions
have changed. This is due to the fact
that Gov. Warfield and Col. Buchanan
Schley had row during the recent
state convention and the entente cord
iale has not been re-establshed. Col.
Schely, too, was treated very kindly in
the matter of patronage when John
Walter Smith was governor, and it is
only reasonable to assume that if Col
Smith wants any aid from Col Schley
he will receive it. Garrett and Allegany
counties are hopelessly lost to Warfeld
and it is an open question where Mont
gomery would stand as between War
field and the other candidates who NAV
declare themselves.
One thing however, is certain, and
that is thai in twenty Of the twenty
three counties of the state the chances
would be all against Warfeld. Every
man of the famous Gorman-R asin guard
would bring every influence at his COM
mand to down Warfield and would con-
tribute freely of his money and time to
bring about such a crushing defeat for
the governor that he would for all time
be eliminated as factor in politics.
The man in absolute control of the
Democratic situation in Maryland today
is former Gov. Smith, and ne has not
the slightest intention of releasing his
grip. 1t is Smith who will finance the
campaign and Smith who will bear the
brunt of attack during the fight. Smith
has passed through this experience be-
fore and has become a stole. He has
had his eye on a seat in the United
States Senate for years and if Demo
cratic success comes this fall he intends
that after March 4, 1909 it shall be
John Walter Smith, United States
senator and political boss of Maryland. 4"
Col. Smith during the years of his re-
tirement in Snow Hill has nursed the
wrongs that were his at the hands of
the old machine. He has many scores
to settle and thirsts of revenge. He is
the only wealthy Democrat who is will
ing to tap the bar'l in this campaign.
He will ask no man in the party to as
sist in carrying the financial burden of
of the fall fight. He will go it alone and
if victory comes to the Democratic tick
ct then Col. Smith will have none to dis
pute his right to shake the plum tree.