Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1913-01-23
Frank 0. Smith For Lee
Pu6Iished Lu Request

Congressman Frank o. Smith, Of
tho Fifth district. announced on
Monday tat he had enrolled himself
in the camp of State Senator Blair
Lee, and would support Mr. Lee for
the shorttsrm Senaiorship. He
said
II have read with much interest
the interview of Congressman David
j Lewis in supported Senator Blair
Lee for the short-term Senatorship,
published January 6, and heartily
indorse what he says.
In fact, ! wish TO go further and
give II as my humble opinion that
whatever may hava been Senator
Lee 5 views. or the wishes of bis
friends with respect to the Governor
ship, or any other position, situa
tion is now presented hich has made
is ncthiog short of public duty for
him 20 stard d for the short term TO
succeed Senrtor Rayner, for in that
position his services would become
immediately available, both to the
Wilson cause and the cause of pro
gressive Democracy 10 Maryland.
1--WE now have no other man who
by his record and attainments, so
perfectly fits the situation. And
the dawn of new era in The State
simplifiies the matter Of his selection.
We should look at this whole
mltsr through the glasses Of our
Presidelt-tlect. His polio es are toe
policies of tie Democratic rarty.
lie viii need men 10 thorough sym
palhy with III 10 the Senate TO carry
them through According as he
succeeds or falls the party will sue
c.ed or fail. So the Sena'e and the
President mus feel alike on public
gu, stions 10 order to get The best
results Ia other words, the party
esds men IN the Senate Of the Will
son type. BY their fruits ye shall
know them
mr.. Lewis has forcefully pre-
sehted Senetor Lees public record
and has clearly shown that be is
distctively a man Of the required
type Aud | wish TO add that 1t is
largely TO the recent State leRisla-
tion for which Senator Lee is re-
splrsib'e that ! attribute lhs re-
denton Of the Fifth Congressional
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which has existed Tor the last 20
years, With Senator Lee in the
y S Senate standing for the rights
and Interests Of our people, | am
convinced that the reclamation Of
this Congressional district will be
made permanent.
To me there Is certain charm
10 the personality Of Senator Lee,
aecentua,ed by his fearless deyo
ton to public duty, which has de
veloped a personal regard closely
akin TO affection. But this does not
determine my course with respect
TO his candidacy.
Subject, as we may, his poiti-
cal career TO the ssvorest tests,
Senator Lee, since the death OF
Governo Cro'hers, stands out
above 81 others as the man Of the
hour His public record for the
last eight years stamps him as the
leader 4 the progressive Democra-
cy OF the state at the nresent time.
From his entrance into the State
Senate he began to secure, against
great odds, The enactment into law
of IN a,ures which then seemed 10
be out Of joint with the times. But
looking back ward now we can a
see hat at that early date he was
leading ia this State movement for
th restoration Of popular control
such as kindred spirits in OTHER
states were at work upon, aud that
he ard they were then fol % wing the
sol and planting the seed which re-
suited IN the glorious harvest OF
1912 mocratic control OF both
branches Of Congress- and Wood
row Wilson as President
"A failure to avail ourselves Of
the services of such man for the
United States Senate at this partic-
ular time would seem to be- relec
tion upon our capacity TO take care
Of on selves and demonstration of ]
q lack Of appreciation ou the part of
tie Demo cratic party Of the State.
which carrot believe to be posi-
bic in the prescott condition OF Ihs
publ mind
Without i'll will to any other
rival candidate and with due res
pect to all elments o. the party
which have contributed to my cleo
lion 10 Congress. | may say that
Mr.. Lee stands for what | believe
10 be GIT and that 10 every legiii-
mae way he will have earnest I'M