The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1908-06-05
GOV. AUSTIN L. CROTHERS.
GEN. MURRAY VANDIVER.
MD G DAVIES WARFIELD

MR.. DAVIES WAKEFIELD.
Who the fourth man of the Bis
Fourth" will be is uncertain, but it will
likely be settled up in time: WhlE
the Democratic leaders have been anz
ious to have Mr.. Warfield go as dele
gate at-large, it is said, he has not giver
any init nation that he will be able te
90. At the conference it was emphati
cally stated that the purpose of the
gathering was not to anticipate tht
action or usurp the prerogatives of the
State convention, but that it had beer
called by Chairman Murray Vandiyel
to consult aud to ascertain whethe!
prominent Democrats whose names had
been suggested as members Of the dele
CATION to Denver would accept.
While Chairman Vandiver made this
partly plain in his opening remarks
Senator John Walter Smith brought i,
out much more emphatically later. when
he said "As l understand it, We are
here merely to exchange views and to
talk about the situation. We have no
right and no authority to select deie-
gates nor to make platforms. Those
are primarily the functions of the State
convention and must be left to that
body"
Col. Spencer G. Jones, of Montgomery
county, who was urged to be one of the
delegates at-large, and who declined
with thanks. likewise expressed him-
self as thinking that the whole matter
had better be left in the hands of the
convention.
When the gathering assembled at The
Hotel Rennert Chairman Vandiyer out
lined the reason why he had called The
conference and expressed qualification
that there had been a response from all
except few counties. Congressman
Talbot started the ball rolling by stat
ing it had been customary to extend tht
honor of being delegate -at-large tc
the national convention to the Cover
nor of the State and the two United
States Senators. AS they were there
present, he thought it opportune to
make this suggestion.
Senator Smith then said that while
he would like to go to Denver as dele
gate, it was impossible for him to do so,
and for personal reasons he would havs
to deny himself that pleasure. 1t has
been known for some time that Sena
tor Smith, with Mrs. Smith, would
leave for Europe on June II. Mrs. Smith
has not been in good health for some
time. and the trip abroad is regarded
as essential for her. Senator Smith has
been ill at his home in Snow Hill and
was considerably under the weather
Sunday last. He'd he been able, he ak
pected to 60 to Annapolis to visit the
Naval Academy, as be is one of the two
Senators on the Congressional board OF
visitors. He will probably 60 to Anna
polls later in the week for this purpose
Following Senator Smith, Senator
RaYner announced to the confer ence
that he was unable, for personal rea-
sons, to take the trip to Denver. He
said to the conference that his reas ons
were private for not taking the two
weeks trip in midsummer, but that
when the campaign opened in the fail
he proposed to take an active part in it
with the Presidential candidate, who
ever he may be. He had been asked
to do this and hoped to do it.
The Congressional committee has
written for copies of Mr.. Rayner's
speeches in the Senate to be distributed
through the country as campaign fitera
ture for the Democratic party. The
printed editions of his speeches on "The
Rights of the States" Executive Usur.
patton" and Constitutional Limitations
have been exhausted, but new copies
will be ordered for the use of the com
mittee.