Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-05
Stratus Favors Crothers.


backward in espousing the cause of Gov.
Crothers, and does not hesitate TO state
openly that the present executive of
Maryland is the state leader of the demo-
cratic party. To The Star correspondent
Gen. Straus said today:
Gov. Crothers is practical states
man, and events have SO shaped them
selves that it is logical for him to be re-
Sarded as the state leader of the demo-
cratic party In Maryland There are.
however. no factions i'm the party in
Maryland that | know anything about
The party is harmonious and can cas- "
get together on any issue that may be in
VOWED.
Gov. Crothers has great and mo-
mentouS problems to solve. He had to
originate and to create. He had impor-
tant work to do in connection with the
corrupt practices act. the direct primary
bill and the public utilities commission
and other measures. He is, therefore, an
agency for public usefulness to make and
keep the democratic party"
In reply to the question whether Gov.
Crothers would be a candidate for re-
nomination Mr.. StrauS said:
1t seems to me that, willing or I'M
willing. the governor will have to con-
slder the demand TOR hun anu can
didate to succeed himself l think that
the governor would be glad to relinquish
the cares of office but his constructive
aggressive work will make him inevitably
the candidate Of the democratic party for
governor next year. Why. Crothers, to
my mind, looms up SO strong tina; 1 do
not see any other candidate in sight
Brown Candidate.
Whether MIR Straus can or cannot see
any other candidate in sight. there is one,
nevertheless And he is no less a per-
sonage than the redoubtable Frank
of
and at present tax collector of Balti-
more. There is not the slightest doubt
about Mr.. Brown being a candidate in
1911. for he has already publicly an
nounced his intention of entering the
lists and he can he depended u.cn 20
make the fight of his life for the nomina
ton.
IL is also hintcd that Brown plans to
try. conclusions with John j. Mahon for
the leadership OF the city democracy, and
such a battle would prove, indeed, most
interesting. Brown has large 'barl.
and has been known to open the bung
when occasion required. Mahon has not
bari the size of Browns, but he has
friends galore among the men who go
out and make the real fighting at all
points during a campaign, and until the
polls close If Brown is really to try
tight with Mahon, he will find the boss
ready, and those who have studied the
game for years claim that Mahon will
ne more than able TO hold his own If
Brown does not win out il means that
Mahool has little no chance for
mayora1ty denomination. and that Mahon
will be able to name the next democratic
candidate for mayor.
uffrage-Fraternal Meeting.
Tho largest meeting in the interest of
woman suffrage ever held III this city
took place tonight al odd Fellows Hall,
where All open meeting was held under
The auscipes OF the United Fra eTnal AS
sociation Of America. The meeting was
presided over by Mayor j. Barry Mahool,
WHO was introduced ny the president of
TIE association. The president in his
opening remarks made il clear that the
United Traternal Association not
pledged for or against woman suffrage.
and that the women suffragists had only
been grained a hearing which to set
forth their views why women should have
vote. The speakers for the suffrage
cause were Mrs. Donald r. Hooker
president OF the Just Government League;
Miss Elizabeth Taylor and DIR. o. Ed
ward Jannev OF the Mems League for
Woman's Suffrage.