Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-26
MACHINE GIVES UP
Maryland Democrats Abandon
Contest for Governor.
PLACES FOR REPUBLICANS
Senate to Confirm Appointments Of
Gov. Goldsborough.
PRESTON rs MAN OF HOUR
Baltimore's Mayor Expected by His
Friends to Assume State Lead
ership of. Party.
PLACES FOR REPUBLICANS
PRESTON rs MAN OF HOUR
Special Correspondence of The Star.


BALTIMORE, Md. November %, 1911.
The democratic organization leaders.
who have been anxious that German
should contest the election of Colds
borough, have finally reached the conclu-
sion to abide by the result and will make
no further effort to bring about a contest
1t has also been decided by these same
leaders to abandon the project to have an
extra session Of the legislature called and
take the appointing power from the In
coming governor and place it in the
hands OF the board Of public works, which
will be composed Of two democrats and
one republican. And, furthermore, the
appointments to be made by Gov. Colds
borough will be promptly confirmed by
the state senate
There has been a great change in the
proposed plans of the machine leaders
during. the past forty-eight hours. Not
later than day ago the bosses were on
still hunt for skuldusgery methods to
usurp the functions of the governor, and
to unseat sufficient number of repub
lican members of the general assembly to
give the democrats q. constitutional ma
1ority sufficient to override the veto power
Of the governor. Now all these schemes
have been cast overheard. and those on
the inside intimate that it Is due to the
firm stand taken by Senator Lee and his
friends that there shall be no ''rump'
tactics practiced In order to permit the
democrats to retain control of the offices
within the gift Of the governor.
Machine Back of Price.
The bosses. therefore, have turned their
attention to the organization of the SEN
ate and the house Of delegates. Jesse D.
Price OF Wfcomico is the choice of prac-
tically all Of the organization leaders for
president Of the senate. The sentiment
for Price did not crystalline until 1t be-
came generally known that Blair Lee did
not aspire to the office. 1t is said. how
ever, that the leaders are willing even
now to withdraw Price and allow the
honor to go to Lee uncontested, In the
event that the Montgomery county man
changes his mind and decides to accept
the presidency.
The leaders fully realize that in the
present complex condition Of the party
organization Lee and his following are a
factor that cannot be ignored. There Is
not the slightest doubt in the min is OF
the bosses that Lee VIII again be can
didate for governor in 1915 and they pri-
vately admit that 1t is very doubtful if
he will be opposed by ring-made can
didate. They admit that. Lee won hands
down in the counties and that Germans
nomination was only made possible by
leaders also realize that the Mahon ring
is fast going to pieces and that before
another important state or city election
rolls around Mahon as a leader will be
on the political scrap heap.
Preston to Be Leader.
The political wiseacres assert that with
in two years Mayor Preston will be the
recognized leader of the city democracy.
and In, support of this claim point to
the fact that the mayor is taking care"
Of the trusted and tried lieutenants OF
Mahon, who Is shorn of power and I'M
able to offer any Inducements why
they should any longer follow under his
banner. The mayor has named Magis-
trate Loden. the second in command"
among the little bosses, to a lucrative
job as collector of licenses, and Magis-
trate Grammar, another skillful politician
TO an equally lucrative job as president
OF the board Of commissioners for OPEN
ing streets. And the statement is made
upon good authority that all the other
satellites Of the Mahon ring will be
brought in out OF the cold. Then will
come the passing OF Mahon as a po-
iiticai power in this city, and, the wise
acres assert, Preston will be in supreme
command.
Mayor Preston is man Of independent
means, and he likes public office for the
honor and excitement he gets out of 1t.
He is not in politics for the emoluments
or perquisites of office. He loves the
game, and has already given away in
cold cash for pubic benefactons more
than his salary for one year as mayor.
A Dependable Man.
He Is known as a dependable man
among the politicians, and once his word
Is given the politicians know that they
can depend upon Preston carrying it
out to the very letter.
1t is an open secret that Mayor Preston
has an ambition to become governor of
the state, and later round out his po-
litical career by going to the United
States Senate HIS friends assert that
there's vacant throne awaiting state
leader, and they feel that Preston would
just about fill that throne.
1t is regarded as most likely that Pres
ton, once In control OF the political ma
chinery In the city, VIII en- er the lists as
gubernatora1 candidate four years
hence, whether or not Lee is in the
field.
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