The citizen., 1913-03-07
BALTIMORE LETTER.

what term they VIII not conjecture. FOR
the past two weeks the Mayor and several
members of his family have been at Hot
Springs, where the Mavor has enjoyed
wel-earned rest He will return to the
city either Sunday or Monday morning
and will then discuss With his friends the
political situation and general conditions.
During the Mayors absence he has kept
in close touch with developments and is
well informed on what has been going on
Thus, upon his return 10 the city, it will
be but an easy matter for him to pick up
the odd ends from his friends and decide
on MS future course. The Mavor will at
tend the inaugui alton Many predict that
his announcement will be made at the
end of the week. Some believe that he
will run for the long term. while others
believe that because of recent develop
mentS he may be a candidate for the
short term So lar as the Mavor is per-
Sonallv concerned he has refused to dis
cuss SenatorShip or the MANY rumors
which have been ahoat He has stead
faStlv refused 10 be pulled into the irav bv
the political gossip which has been going
on, despite the fact that his name has been
repeatedly mentioned by the gossipers as
a candidate for one term or the other
During the past several weeks. especi-
ally since the Mavor has been out of the
State. there have been number of sig
niiicant and important happenings which
probably will have an important bearing
on the Mayor before he reaches anv CON
cluSion concerning himself When he left
Baltimore, United States Senator John
Walter Smith and Isaac Lobe Straus were
the avowed candidates for the long term,
while State Senator Blair Lee and Con
eressman J. f. c. Talbot were the can
dplafes for the short term. Since then
William l.. Marburv has announced that
he will be a candidate for the long term
and Mr. Talbot, because of the death of
his wife. has announced that he will not
be candidate. This leaves the field for
the shOrt-term race open to Senator Lee
alone, while there are three entries for the
long term contest. MANY Democrats be.
leve, however, that when the fight really
begins, Mr.. StrauS will droD out, although
this is stoutly denied by Mr. Straus and
his friends. They say that he is A Candi-
date and will remain in the fight to the
finish. irrespective of conditions which
may develop and combinations. When
the Mayor lett for Hot Springs. there was
no doubt that vast maj )rty OF his friends
preferred him To be candidate tor the
long term There has however. been a
change ui sentiment among some of them
due TO the withdrawal OF Mr. Talbot and
the entrance of Mr.. Marbury Many of
the Mayors friends are now suggesting
that he run Tor the short term and thus
cross swords with Senator Lee. These,
however. are merely suggestions.
h1rbnrV' < anOnUpCAp,anf q ,ap
ddate came as a bolt OF lightning from
clear sky Shortly after the November
election Mr.. Ma'bury's name was frc-
quenlly mentioned as United States
Senatorial candidate He wrote a public
letter in which he declared that he was
not and would not be a candidate for the
final Since then, however. number of
Mr. Marbury's friends have been urging
him TO be candidate and he has con
is reported that Mr. Marbury will have
the support OF the new President. There
is no doubt that his candidacy is highly
acceptable to President elect Wilson and |
those who are on the inside say that
shortly after the inauguration, the new
President will issue 4 statement in which
he will declare for both Messrs. Marbury
and Lee 1t is also being lntimated that
the new President may make several
speeches in MARYLAND during the Senator
ial campaign. Both Wilson and anti
Wilson men in Maryland regret the alleg
ed interference of Governor Wilson i'll
Maryland and many OF them believe that,
in the show down, the people of the Stat,
in order to show their resentment, will
make vigorous fight against the men
who have his Endorsement. Hundreds OF
Democrats, men who Loyalty supported
the President-e elect in the Maryland pri
mares, frankly state that the new PreSi
dent is over stepping his bounds by even
getting mixed up in the Maryland fight
Before making any announcements, it Is
known that Mr.. Marbury held several long
conferences with the new President at
Trenton and they discussed the Maryland
situation. 1t is also known that MIR. Mar
bury urged that some one else be select
ed to make the fight in Maryland against
Senator Smith, but that Governor Wilson
insisted upon Mr.. Marbury making the
race Mr. Marbury, it is also known,
urged that former Congressman Joshua
w. Miles, OF Somerset county, be backed
bv the Wilson forces in the State, but Mr.
Miles did not appear to be able 10 get be-
hind him the solid Wilson support and
then announced that he would not be
candidate. Mr. Wilson will be President
of the United States, but he will not be
the dictator of the Democratic party, and
he and those who are with him may find
out that the people OF MARYLAND will not
stand for diCtation, even from the Presi-
dent of the United States. Maryland is
not regarded as an overwhelming Wilson
State Its people we're with him after his
nomination. but it will be recalled that in
the State primaries he was overwhem-
mgly defeated. The same people who
managed his presidential fight in Mary
land are now in the lead of this new fight
and, while there is no doubt that Cover
nor Wilson is in a stronger position with
the people of this State than he has ever
been, he will not be able to force through
a Senatorial ticket.
In entering the race, Mr.. Marbury made
it plain that he and Senator Lee will form
a combination and make their campaign
hand in hand throughout Maryland.
When Senator Smith announced his can
didacy for the long term some weeks ago
he declared that he would make his fight
irrespective OF any other candidates and
would not make "A combination with any
candidate for the short term With an
iron-Clad combination against him. which
is backed by the President OF the United
States. Senator Smith NAV be forced to
make a combination with some candidate
for the short term Many of his friends
arr, noy uryinp him To do II and il is sio