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MARbURY TO SMITH.
Issues Challenge To The Senator
To Meet Him on Stump.

William L. Marbury, candidate fol
the long term Senatorship, Monday
issued to United States Senator
John Walter Smith challenge to
meet him in series of public de-
bates. The question as laid down
by Mr.. Marbury in his challenge is:
(Which of us is the better Demo-
crat; which of us is the better ex-
ponent of the Democracy OF this
State. and which of us is, therefore,
the better suited to cooperate with
President Wilson in carrying out the
pledges OF the Democratic platform
and making that administration a
success?"
Mr.. Marbury offered to meet
Senator Smith yesterday at Centre
vile, where the former had ar
ranged to speak. and divide the
time there with the Senator, and
suggests that series of meetings
be arranged between them.
II am ready and willing to de-
bate with you at such times and
places as we may mutually agree
upon-and the more the better, The
says in his letter.
Mr.. Marbury states that he has
been moved to make this challenge
by the appearance in the advertis-
ing columns of newspapers in Balti-
more and some OF the counties, since
the announcement of his candidacy,
of articles attacking his political
record and attempting to show that
he Is not a Democrat, and by the
fact that some of these articles ap-
peared to have been published by
authority OF Senator Smiths secre-
tary. and presumably with his sane
ton.
While holding that his standing
as a Democrat should be regarded
as well established by his record
in politics. Mr.. Marbury admits that
the question which has been raised
Is one which it is perfectly legiti-
mate to raise, and he invites Sena-
tor Smith to come out in the open
and discuss it, man fashion, before
the Democratic voters Of the State"
Senator Smith. who was at the
home OF his son-in-law, Arthur D.
Foster, in. Roland Park, Baltimore,
Monday night. said that he had not
yet received Mr.. Marbury's letter,
and that until he did so he must de-
cline to discuss it. The Senator
would not intimate what his course
in reference to the challenge would
be.
Concerning the advertisements at
lacking Mr.. Marbury's standing as
a Democrat which have been print
ed, and which brought out the chal-
lenge, the Senator said he had no
connection with them whatever, and
knew nothing about their origin.
He added that he was sure his
secretary, Samuel K. Dennis, whose
name had been connected with ar
ticles of their character published
in Frederick, has no connection
with them.
Mr.. Dennis had previously denied
that he had anything to do with
the publication of the articles.
Mr.. Marbury's letter to Senator
Smith is as follows:
March 10, 1913.
Hon. John Walter Smith, United
States Senator, Washington DC.
Dear Sir: Since the announce
ment of my candidacy for the Unit
ed States Senate in opposition to
yourself a number of articles have
appeared in the advertising col
umns of all the Baltimore news
papers and in many of the county
papers attacking my political record
of years ago and attempting to
show that I am not a Democrat.
"Some of these articles appear
to have been published by authori-
ty of your secretary, and presum-
ably, therefore, with your sanction,
but none Of them bears your sigma
ture.
81 understand also that these ar
ticles will be, or are being, circulat-
ed through the mails to the Demo-
cratic voters through the State.
''The cost of publishing replies
to these attacks in so many news
papers and of circulating them
among the voters would amount to
many thousands of dollars and,
therefore, be prohibitory to a man
OF my limited means or any other
man who is not, like yourself, pos
sessed of a fortune and therefore
compelled to work for living.
Under these circumstances your
great wealth gives you an advan-
tage over me in any controversy
conducted in the manner just de-
scribed. which I cannot believe you
will be willing to insist upon. =
II recognize, however, the fact
that when a man becomes a candi-
date for the United States Senate
the question of his Democracy is
question of vital interest to all
Democrats. No man who Is not
genuine Democrat and in thorough
accord with the principles of his
party ought to expect to receive the
votes of Democrats for such an
office.
81 have been considered by the
managers of the Democratic party
OF this State for a great number of
years to be a pretty good Demo-
crat. There has not been an cleo
ton for more than 10 years that I
have not been called upon by the
chairman of the Democratic State
Central Committee, Hon. Murray
Vandiver. to come to the aid of the