Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-12
BOSSES FAR APART
Unable to Agree in Baltimore
on Candidate for Mayor.
MAHON LOSING HIS GRIP
Lieutenants Act Independently in
Matter Of Candidates.
WAS NOT so IN RASIN'S DAY
Then There Was But One "Boss,"
and the Others Took Orders i
Unquestioningly.
MAH0N LOSING HIS GRIP
WAS NOT so IN RASIN's DAY
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md. February II, 1911.
The situation In regard to the demo-
cratic machine mayoralty candidate is:
still somewhat clouded. It Is expected,
however. that the political atmosphere
will clear during the coming week and
that the candidate who will run in tho
primaries under the machine colors will
be picked from among Sherlock Swami,
James H. Preston, John Hubert and
George C. Morrison The chances at the
present writing favor the selection of
Swami, with John Hubert as the candi-
date for vice mayor and Robert ]. Nc
Cuen as candidate for controller.
The advocates Of this ticket claim that
every section Of the city from which the
democratic party draws it's strength
would be recognized and that success in
the general election would be assured.
The machine leaders have practically de-
cided upon McCuen for controller, be-
cause they realize that he is tower of
strength in South Baltimore and will
poll the full party vote. The same ap-
plies to Hubert in East Baltimore. but
the politicians are not sure that Hubert
can be induced to take second place on
The ticket. The friends of HuDe.t are
pushing him strong for the mayoralty
nomination, and they set forth that as
practically all of the other aspirants re-
side in the silk-stocking section of the
city. Hubert is the log. cal compromise
candidate.
The adherents Of Hubert further set
forth that East Baltimore has not for
many years had a candidate for mayor.
locks to East Baltimore to roll up the
big majorities Therefore. they argue
that the Hubert claim is entitled to first
consider alton, and they freely assert they
do not intend to give up the fight for
Honest John" without struggle.
Face Another Complication.
There is another figure in the mayoralty
slate-making that is causing the leaders
some concern. The American So
cieties are making demand that George
N. Numsen, now vice mayor, be placed
at the head of the ticket The advocates
of Numsen assert that he stepped aside
four years ago for MahoOl in order to
bring about harmony and assure party
success. and they claim that this year
Numsen has the first call on .-.e party
machinery in the event that Mahool Is
turned down for a denomination.
That the present mayor has not
ghost of show of receiving the organ
ization support is well known, and the
German-American element Is therefore
bending every effort to make MahOol and
his lieutenants take up Numsen for the
mayoralty nomination. There are 10000
| German-American votes in this city, and
| the ma chine does not desire to do any
thing that will ALLEVIATE that vote from
! the democratic mayoralty ticket.
| 1t is generally understood that Mr..
NumSen will not consent to accept any
nomination save that of the head of the
| ticket, and the machine, therefore, IL 1t
does not accept Numsen. must be placed
| tho Of rrni inc
mayor and vice mayor. or. in other
words. repudiate its own party candidates
at the next municipal primary. 1t will
| be readily seen that the party machine
As to the Bosses.
| While the different big guns" in the
machine assert that all is serene, and
they are pulling together for the best in
| terests of the party, there are un-
mistakable signs that there is a row on
| within THE charmed circle. Sonny" Ma
hool, repudiated city boss, is known t.
| favor James II. Preston, who has for
| years been the personal counsel of the
boss; Frank Kelly. the West Baltimore
| leader, is out flat-footed for Sherlock
| Swami; Bob Padgett. the easy boss OF
| the east end politicians. has declared for
james b. Guyton, while former Gov
| Frank Brown has openly announced that
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| Mayor Mahool.
| The situation today is in sharp contrast
| to that which had existed for years un-
| der the leadership of the late Boss Rasin,
and is causing much comment among the
| rank and file of the party workers In
| the old days the loss" was supreme ana
not even the most influential lieutenant
| OF Rasin dared come out openly in favor
| Of this or that candidate, unless the word
| had been passed down the line by the
| boss. Today Mahon is wavering and
has practically lost his grip on the party
machinery. Hence, the men who in the
| Rasin regime were ward leaders have
become known as party leaders and OPEN
ly defy MahOn, as was evidenced in the
recent congressional primary. where the
real machine candidate was showed I'M
der by j.. Charles Linthicum, who had
the active support Of Frank" Kelly.
Timanus the Winner.
Within the republican ranks the situa-
ton is far different. There is little or no
wr4nglng now and Timanus will go into
the primaries practically unopposed. Some
weeks ago it appeared that the regular
organization was facing a no. primary
light, but the insurgents SEEM to have
dwindled away to corporars guard and
today it is very doubtful that there will
be third candidate in the field The
only opponent that Timanus will have
in the primaries is Charles II. Torsch.
who is making his fight independent OF
any organization, and is endeavoring to
build machine of his own in every ward
Of the city.
Former Mayor Timanus. it is now GER
tain, will have the solid support of the
party organization behind him in the pri-
maries, and his nomination is assured. |
Four years ago Timanus was opposed in
the primaries by the late Frank Wachter, |
who was undoubtedly the most popular
politician of his time in this city. and
Timanus won EASILY. Just vino will be
the candidates for vice mayor and con-
troller has not been decided upon, but
it is expected that Timanus will lie al |