The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-07-12
BALTIMORE LETTER.
Special Correspondent to THE CITIZEN
Baltimore. Md, Tuly s.

row Wilson, of New Jersey, for Presi-
dent and Governor Thomas K. Mar
shall, of Indiana, for NiCe-President.
With these two leading and prominent
men as the standard bearers, running
upon one of the most popular and pro-
gressive platforms ever submitted to the
American people, the Democratic party
will sweep the country next November
Seldom in the history of the country has
the Democratic party been as solldly
united as it is this year and victory is the
watChword of every Democrat. The feel
ing that was engendered in the long
drawn out contest for the presidential
nomination has entirely disappeared and
all the candidates and their friends have
thrown their hats. in the ring for Wilson
and Marshall and are ready for the fray.
1t is the consensus of opinion that the
Democrats have the best ticket and the
strongest platform. They far overshadow
the Republicans. In fact there is no
comparison between them. The only
thing that Col Theodore Roosevelt could
do in the shape of a platform for his third
party would be to initiate the Democrats.
In Governor Wilson the Democrats
have man who has made most excel
lent public official and one who is a
champion of the peoples interests. The
same is true of Governor Marshall and
he is as well qualified for the presidency
as is Governor Wilson. That the party
is united was shown by the unanlmity OF
Governor Wilson'S nomination. Clark
men, Underwood men, Harmon men,
| Marshall men, and all others in the con-
vention joined heartily in nominating
him by reclamation. The other Candl-
dates made the best fight they could and
not one word has or can be said against
! them. They, on the show down, released
! their delegates and, in SO doing, encour-
! aged and prompted the final break to
Governor Wilson.
The men who supported the other can
didates, and especially those who backed
| Speaker Champ Clark, of Missouri, have
nothing to regret Mr.. Clark made a
| splendid showing. For several ballots
! he had a safe majority OF the votes, but
! the convention refused to stand by the
old Democratic principle of majority rule
and give him the nomination. While
not extending this consideration to Mr..
! Clark, the convention did, on the other
! hand. give it to Governor Wilson, after
! he had secured a majority of votes on
several ballots. None were more ready
to abide by this old Democratic doctrine
more cheerfuly than the managers of
! Mr.. Clark's fight. If the delegates in
structed to MIR. Clark as a result Of the
preferential primaries in the different
states or state conventions which elected
them had stood lovalv by the mandate
of the people, many believe Mr.. Clark
would have been nominated but, after
casting a few ballots for Mr.. Clark, many
! of the delegates saw fit to violate their
! Instructions and desert the speaker. This
! played havoc with his fight. The trou-
BILE was that, while lnstructng the dele
gates for Mr.. Clark. many of the Conven-
tons. in order to bring about harmony
and peace in their own states, elected
many ardent Wilson advocates as dele
gates and naturally these men took adj
vantage OF the first opportunity to desert
the speaker and go 10 Governor Wilson.
Most of them left him while the speaker
was in the lead on the balloting. But
this is history The men who did 1t will
have to answer to their constituents in
tie future. 1t will not, however, mar or
Interfere with the progress or manage
ment of this great campaign. Mr.. Clark
is in line, Mr.. Underwood is in line. Gov
ernor Harmon is in line. Every leader
is in line and the party is prepared for
the gigantic conflict. Nobody is sore.
DiSappointments have been forgotten.
The convention has spoken and the
friends of every other candidate are now
on the firing line.
Unfortunately Maryland was one OF
the first Clark states in which some OF
the delegates broke from the speaker.
! And this in spite OF the fact that Mr..
| Clark carried the state in the presidential
| primaries by an overwhelming majority
| The balloting mad scarcely begun when
several of the delegates attempted to
break from Mr. Clark and vote for Gov
ernor Wilson. Their action caused much
| discord and friction in the delegation and
several times resulted in the state being
temporarily passed On the roll call
These delegates wanted to desert the
speaker while he was in the lead and
even when he had majority of the total
vote in the convention.
The break, however, finally came on
the twenty-sixth ballot on Saturday night
and five delegates voted for Governor
Wilson. They were United States Sena-
tor Isidor Rayner, Congressman J. Harry
Covington, former Congressman Joshua
W. Miles, Mr.. John s. Young, of Har-
ford county, and Mr.. Emerson R. Croth.
ers, of Cecil county. All of these men
supported Governor Wilson in the pri-
mary fight. A significant feature of the
break was that just minute before SEN
ator Rayner decided to cast his vote for
Governor Wilson, he had strongly and
vehemently urged his colleagues to stand
Loyalty by Mr. Clark. He argued that
Mr.. Clark had carried the Maryland pri-
mares and the delegates should stand
unhinchingly behind him until at least it
was demonstrated beyond a shadow of
doubt that MIR. Clark could not win.
While in the height of his argument, a
sudden change came over Senator RAY
ner and his colleagues were astounded
when he told them that he proposed to
vote for Governor Wilson. His friends
in the delegation were dumbfounded.
They tried to argue with Senator Raw
ner along the same line that he had ar
gued with them but their efforts were in
vain. With him in this were Mr.. Gov
ington and Mr.. Joshua w Miles.
The eyes of the country are now turn
ed on Colonel Roosevelt to see what he
will do with his third party movement.
1t has been announced that the colonel's
party will hold its convention in Chicago
during the first week in August and NOM
mate the colonel. If it does, then there
will be three parties ip the race. Demo
Gratis are not alarmed over the organiza-
ton of third party. They believe that