Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
HELPFUL TO WAKEFIELD
Attack Of A. P. German, Jr., Has
an Unexpected Effect.
CAUSES MUCH SPECULATION
Former Machine Lieutenant Thinks
Speech Ill Advised.
MAKES INDEPENDENTS SOLID
Believed That Maryland Governor
Must Now Become Candidate for
Another Term in Annapolis.
MAKES INDEPENDENTS SOLID
Special Correspondence OF The Star

| BALTIMORE, Md, January u, 1907.
| The speech delivered by Senator Arthur
| P. German, jr, at the Jackson day banquet
| of the Concord Club, in which he roundly
! denounced Gov. Warfield and scored the in
| dependents and the independent press, has
! been the one topic of conversation not only
! among the politicians of both parties but
/ in social clubs and business circles as well.
That it was an open declaration of war
| upon the governor by young German there
is question.
Was German the mouthpIece OF the oio
| machine which his father reared and d1o
| he voice the sentiments of all the organlza-
| ton leaders? That is the question beng
| asked on all sides today. If he did, then
| not one of the old war horses has had the
| courage to indorse his remarks In pubic.
! The Star correspondent has been unapie "
| secure an expression of opinion lnuors IL
| young Germans speech from any OF the
| big men who made up the old guard.
Was Ill Advised.
| One of the former lieutenants of the Cor
man machine. who declined to have his
name used. said to The Star correspondent
| TODAY: Young Germans speech was III
adyised-it was a bad break. He has made
| Gov Warfield an issue in the coming cam
| paien and it will be much harder to side
! track Narfeld now than 1t would nave peeI
| had German not assailed him. Inc ehect Oh
that speech, to my mind. can only s9hdiiy
the independents behind Warfield. mad
good reason to believe that the governor
! had about made up his mind to retire d.
| the end of his term; in fact, l know that
| he did not nave the slightest INTENTION VI
| making a fight for the nomination.
| Nov. however, it seems to me that his
| friends and followers will insist upon max
| ing a fight for a denomination Inc soN
ernor has made a great recora-tha' ms
| nd ic
| a strong fight for a denomination am
| not blind to the fact that political machlies
are very unpopular in Maryland To-Day, anu
the only results from uorman speech f .aes
been TO injure the organization ana lurtner
| stranethen the governor with the masses
| Of inSenendeuts that hold the balance OF
| power.
Warfield Men Jubilant.
| The followers of Gov. Warfeld are ouol-
| liant over the turn of events Ihey Claim
| that Germans declaration OF war Is III
| effect an appeal for return TO Ola liiachi,e
| methods in democratic politics ana ',ial .ne
governor owes it as a duty to his followers
| o., ,ha ;ndenendents to lead the fight
! aaainst a return to old conditions lhey
| point to the fact that the governor nau
| nnhlic,y announced that he wouu not seen
| = denomination, but that II there was d
! aenerat demand for him to again pc the
| Standard bearer he would accept, a!thousn
| at a great personal sacrlnce; IL IS lol ms
| reason that Germans speech mas arouseu
| GREAT resentment among the SoVernoi
| friends who will insist that MIR. Warneid
| in the near future shall formally ahhouhoe
| his candidacy for a second term
| They claim that Germans speech was
| tho greatest Endorsement of the governor
| administration that could nave been secured
and they further claim that young Gor1nan
| would not have made Such an dttdch III
| the governor without first consulting lne
| big leaders of the old machine. therefore,
| they claim, Warfield must accept the gauge
| of hattie as laid down and become the
leader of the new democracy IN Maryland.
The Mayoralty Contest.
| There is every indication that the repuo-
| lican primary contest between mayor
| manus and Representative Wachter Will De
| one of the btterest in the history Oh the
| party. Headquarters will be opened next
| week by both factions and from then on 10
| the closing of the polls II VIII De "!tri.
| wind AFFAIR The Wachterites claim that
| thev are in control of majority Oh the
| ward machinery and that surprises are III
| store for the Timanus adherents. Inc ciaim
| is nut forth that Wachter Will carry SIX
| teap of the tWenty-four wards in the city,
| and that his nomination is practically as
| sured The regular organization leaders VINO
| are behind Timanus are not MAKING any
| specific claims except that their caholoate
| will win out in the primaries.
| To those familiar with conditions WITHIN
| the party in this city the situation presents
| most cOmp.eX prODleln roul years o5o
| Wachter succeeded in defeating the Organl-
| cation and walking off with the mayoralty
| nomination at that time the representa-
| tive had behind him certain powerful 1nf1u-
| ences which today are remaining neutral
| in the contest. 1t therefore remains to be
| seen whether the victory Of Wachter in
| 1903 was a personal one due to the infiu-
ence of the powerful corporations known
| to be friendly to him. lie result of the
| primaries this year will answer that ques-
| ton.
| Democrats at Sea.
| The rank and file of the democratic party
| is floundering on the mayoralty question.
| Rasin. the city boss, is maintaining a dense
silence He is willing to discuss the repub-
| iican ma yoralty situation but on the ques-
| ton of the candidate of his party he
| maintains that 1t is too early to talk.
| Booms and boomletS however growing
| like green bay tree, and some of the can
| didates who are out for mayoralty hOnors
| without respect to the wishes of the organ
| iZation are gathering great strength.
| The attitude Of Rasin under the circum-
| stances is most puzzling and even to his
| closest lieutenants the 'old man has not
| expressed a preference. Rasin, however
| has his forces well in hand, and when he
| finally makes known his choice the old ring,
| somewhat lame but still in the running,
| man selected by Mr.. Rasin.
| Private Bayard Brooks of the United
| States Marine Corps under sentence to
| serve three years Imprisonment aboard the