Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-29

that reason has abandoned all idea of
the chair at Annapolis and will bend all
his energies to securing the senatorship
now held by Smith. One thing in this
the city delegation he will get it. body.
boots and all. and this will give him
twenty-eight votes to start with in the
legislature. 1t is announced that the
mayors brother will be q candidate for
the state senate from Hartford county,
which indicates that Preston is already
laying lines to capture the Hartford
county delegation. He is practically as
sured of the delegations from Howard.
Prince Georges, Calvert and St. Marys
In that section by former State Senator
German.
On the western end of the state Preston
would have a look-in, because Smith is
not at all in high favor with the leaders
and voters of that section. 1t is possible,
however, that Talbot may have influence
enough to swing the leaders in that sec
ton to Smith. The part to be played in
the primary by that end of the state will
depend in a great measure upon Repre-
sentative Lewis. who has slowly and
without any footing of horns grown into
a state power. and who must be reckOned
with in affairs political that concern the
counties in the mountains 1t is re-
ported that conditions may SO shape
themselves in the coming fight that Lewis
may decide to get into the senatorial
fight himself. and this would result in
still further complicating the situation
Republicans Getting Active.
The republican leaders here are Begin
ming to sit up and take notice of the
political situation, and efforts will De
made to rehabilitate the party throughout
the state. The first move in this direc-
ton will be the big Lincoln day dinner to
be given in this city February Il next,
under the auspices Of the Union League
of Maryland. an organization composed
of the leading republicans OF the city and
state. The principal speaker on this oc-
casion will be Senator William E. Borah
Of Idaho. who was the Roosevelt floor
manager in the pre-cOnventiOn fights at
Chicago last summer. but who refused to
follow the colonel out of the party. Sena-
tor Borah's acceptance of the league
invitation is regarded here as one Of the
first steps in the plan to 'revivify the
republican party throughout the United
States and will at the same time prove a
bitter pill to the progressive party lead
ers, who have predicted that the republic
an party is dead beyond resurrection, and
that it's one-time pillars of strength have
all drifted away.
Col. E. c. Darlington, the state bull
moose leader. has decided to retire as
state chairman of the progressive party.
and this was taken in some quarters to
indicate that he would no longer take the
same active interest in the party This
Col Darlington denied today. when he
made the following statement to The Star
correspondents
II think there should be a new state
chairman, as l am already national COM
mitteeman. 1 have no desire to hold both
positions and subject myself to the crit
icism of too much Darlington My I'M
derstanding is that the national commit
teemen from the various states were
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merely the provisional state chairman for
the campaign that recently closed. l be-
lieve in the rule of the people. The pro-
gressives in the city and counties should
be permitted to choose the members of
the state central committee, who in turn
will elect the state chairman. Whatever
the will Of the majority is regarding this
or other offices or honOrs l am willing to
abide by, but am not and will not be a
candidate for the position Of state chair
man.