Evening star., 1912-11-24
Maryland Democratic Organ
ization Wants Its Share.
TAKES CREDIT FOR VICTORY
Machine Calls Itself Responsible fol
Wilson's Election.
LEADERS AT HEAD OF FIGHT
Looked After Registration and Got
City Vote to the Polls, Is
the Claim.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, November %. 1912.
The democratic organization. city and
state. is going to demand it's pound of
flesh when Woodrow Wilson becomes
the President of the United States. The
big leaders are not at present talking for
publication, but they have made. up their
minds to put up a big fight for recogni-
ton at the federal pie counter. These
leaders claim that the victory for Will
son and Marshall in Maryland was due
to the work of the regulars and that
had they not put their shoulders to the
wheel and helped things along Roose-
welt would have carried the state. They
further assert that it was the regular
organization that put up real fight,
manned the polls and brought out the
vote on election day.
They have prepared an analysis of the
vote, showing that the vote for Wilson
was practically the smae as the major
ity for the organization candidate for
mayor last year, and that this furnishes
proof positive that the organization de
livered the goods for the national ticket
November ) last
\ prominent organization leader is au-
thority for the statements set forth
above. This leader rarely discusses party
affairs and has never sought publicity.
He did not favor the nomination of Will
son and was an ardent champion OF
Speaker Clark. but when the New Jersey
governor Won out. he rolled up his sleeves
and went to work for the ticket. This
leader has become somewhat nettled over
the recent utteranceS of the Wilson dem
ocrats to the effect that that ticket
would have won without the aid of the
organization. In fact, he is hot un-
der the collar and put up some strong
talk to The Star correspondent in the
course of chat at the Democratic Club
last evening.
Leaders Deserve Most Credit.
THE victory was of such character
he said, that there was credit enough
to give every democrat and every man
who assisted in the campaign a share,
but in both the city and state the or
ganization leaders and workers deserve
the most of it. They were the men and
the forces who managed and conducted
the campaign. They had charge of the
precincts on election day and practically
everything that was done during the
campaign was under their direction and
supervision. We are not, however, gloat-
ing over the victory and claiming every
thing in sight. All We want is our just
and fair share.
LAS was to be expected, efforts are be-
ing made in certain quarters to belittle
the part the organization played in the
campaign. One of the leading factors in
the city campaign was Mayor Preston,
and every organization leader and work
er admits that but for the activities of
the mayor the result in this city might
have been vastly different During the
early stages Of the campaign the local
fight Jagged in interest and was devoid
of enthusiasm. Futile efforts were made
by certain independent democrats to
wage the battle in city and state. The
rank and file of the party and the public
in general did not respond to these ef-
forts. Realizing the seriousness, of the
situation. Mayor Preston made a trip to
New York about three weeks prior to the
election. conferred with the national lead
ers came back here and took charge of
the fight In a few days every organi-
zation man was on the firing line. The
mayor took the stump, as did scores of
other regular democrats, and. in addi-
tion, every Wilson boomer was asked to
cooperate with organization men. either
on the stump or in ward and precinct
work. 1t was this activity on the part
of the organization that resulted in the
big swep in Boltimore city. For this the
organization is rightly claiming the
credit. AS party men every member of
the organization did his duty, and all
that they are asking and all that they
want is a fair share of the fruits of vic
tory.