Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-31

position. If Brown as governor had
done what he ought to have done for
McNulty Tom would not want to be
sheriff now. 1t wouldn't be good enough
for him.
Surprise of the Week.
The big surprise of the week came
out of Howard county. where Isaac
Lobe Straus in a speech declared that
young German would "soon shape the
councils and guide the destinies of the
democratic party in Maryland" and
further that the Legislative career of
young German was Of kind that
placed the Howard county leader
among the progressive democrats. In
other words. Straus is now lined up
with the "old guard" forces in the
state. Straus is candidate for the
long term senatorship in opposition to
Smith and Marbury. Smith is not liked
by the federal administrat ton and 1t
is presumed that all the influence that
Washington can bring to bear in the
fight will be put behind Marbury.
Straus had already taken several
digs" at federal interference in the
political affairs of Maryland.
Straus' switch over to German recalls
the fact that during the fight before
the Legislature on the passage of the
public utilities act. Straus. then attoT:-
rey general, became very bitter in his
sensure of Senator German. and led
the assaults on the senator from How
ard county. and was unsparing in his
criticism. In his speech, however,
Straus stated that he had done an injus-
tice to German and that the Howard
county senator was deserving of as much
credit as Senator Lee.
Goes After Wardeld..
Young German, too, had on his war
paint and went after Edwin Warfield.
former governor. and now on a still
hunt with others for the scalp of Lii
Arthur. German poured hot shot into
the former state executive and branded
him as "a traitor to the democratic
party" because two years ago Warfield
did not vote for the democratic nom
inee for governor. which. in this in
stance. happened to he young German
himself
The real storm center in this fight
is the democratic state chairma nsh;p.
The Organization" knows that the Lee
leaders are hot foot after the scalp
the party machinery in the counties
and they propose to give the l.ee'tes
a tussle. They assert that the plan OF
the Lee followers is to capture the
state organization. and they assert tnat
the plan is to put Lees political man
ager. William H. Lamar, Of Montgom-
cry county. in the saddle as state chalr-
man.
The ''old guard" leaders have httle
liking for Lamar ever since ne near.
accomplished the political eclipse OF tneir
candidate for governor in the primaries
Of two years ago. They regard LANAI
as entirely too sagacious and resourceiui'
They do not fear Lee AS an antl-orsahl
zat!on man, but they do fear Lee IN pos
session of the organization with Lamar
at the helm.
Said to Be Grooming Ray.
The INA chine leaders are said 10 ne
grooming Ray of Prince Georges county
for yandiver's Job in the event that the
progressives spring "a younger man Jop
on them. The machine is not Weuueu 70
Vandiver, and will be ready TO pass
Murray up" If by SO doing, they can eiect
their own man as his successor: IL is
plain from the attitude of the Ola
guard leaders that they will hsnt 70 the
last ditch to hold control-in other words,
elect their man chairman.
The state chairman is appointed by the
chairman of the state convention VINO IS
chosen ~ tie delegates elected 10 the