Evening star., 1911-05-28
lob ISN'T BEGGING
Plenty of "Barkises" Willing
to Be MaryIand's Governor.
GORMAN LOOMING LARGER
He Would Have to Face Bitter Op-
position Of Crothers.
MAY GO TO BLAIR LEE
Montgomery County Man Has
Chance Of Support of the State
Administration.
GORMAN LOOMING LARGER
MAY GO TO BLAIR LEE
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence OF 4 ne StdI-
BALTIMORE. Md, May q. 1911.
The fight for the gubernatorial nomi-
nation Is on in earnest at this early
date. and those who may be put in
the Barkis class are as thick as daisies
in spring Among those who could
be induced with little persuasion to
make the running are Gov. Crothers.
Senator Arthur p. German, Murray
Vandiver, Blair Lee. Buchanan Schley.
Representative ]. Harry Covington and
Joseph D. Baker of Frederick county.
At first glance 1T looks as though
German would have the best chance.
If he can secure the support Of United
States Senator John Walter Smith.
and there are those who claim to know
who assert that Smith will get behind
the young Howard county leader. 1t
Is known. too. that Gov. Crothers will
fight German to the last ditch. because
of the fact that German. as president
of the state senate. proved a stumbling
block to many of the pet measures of
Crothers in the last legislature.
Insurgents for Lee.
It Is the general consensus Of opinion
here that either Gov. Crothers or Blair
Lee will oppose German in the primary
fight. and the chances all favor Lee as
being the choice of the insurgents.
Crothers realizes that he has lost a
great deal of strength since he began
the persecution of the police board of
this city, and that he has not gained
any ground since he was compelled to
abandon the charges he made against
the police commissioners. 1t is argued.
therefore. that Crothers will throw
whatever strength he may have in the
state to Lee. not because of any great
love for the Montgomery county poll
tician. but rather because he cherishes
a great hatred for German.
In his fight against the Howard
county senator Crothers would have
the assistance Of Representative j. F.
c. Talbot. the boss of the second con-
the intimate personal and political
friend of the elder German. has never
forgiven young German for failure to
support him in the senatorial primary
of 1907. when young German lined up
with former Gov. Smith. Talbot never
forgets and very rarely forgives in the
peculiar game of politics which he
plays. AT the present time 1T seems
more than likely that Talbot will get
behind Lee in the primary If the Mont
fight for the nomination.
brown In the Field.
The only avowed candidate in the field
at this time is former Gov. Frank Brown
who announced last week that he would
enter the arena for the gubernatorial
nomination. Now, Brown, having given
up his residence in Carroll county, may
only be classed as q city candidate and
1t is a question whether he could COM
mand the support of the city organiza~
ton. Brown, however, Is willy polti-
clan and Is also a millionaire He has
a barl to spend II he wants to. and he
has always knocked the slaves out when
he wanted an Office for himself.
It Is an open secret that Brown and
Mahon. the city boss, have been at odds
when Mahool was elected. In the last
city administration Brown was the whole
thing at the pie counter. and Mahon got
practically nothing. In the recent pri-
mary Brown was behind Mahoo and
therefore against Mahon, who supported
James H. Preston. now mayor It may
be seen, therefore, that politically there
is hardly an entente cordiale existing be-
tween Brown and Mahon.
Preston Making Good.
Mayor Preston has been in office just
twelve days. but he has demonstrated
that he has a broad grasp Of the needs
|of the city. and signs are not lacking
that he will give the city a splendid ad-
ministration. He is personally investi-
eating the workings Of every department
In the city hall and proposes to become
conversant with every detail of munich
pal affairs. He has announced that
there will be no changes among depart
ment heads until after August Is and
that his administration will be democratic
through and through.
Mayor Preston has also made 1t known
that only capable men shall be placed in
positions Of minor Importance, and that
political activity alone will not be an
open sesame to a berth in the city hall.