The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-01-10
BALTIMORE LETTER.

WHICH mas developed throughout BaltI
more CITY for Mavor James H. Preston
to run for the United States Senate
Without any effort on his part, the Dem
( ocrats during the past few days have
| taken up the Mayor as a candidate and
have really started a fight for him, de
spite the fact that the Mayor is not an
avowed candidate. Some weeks ago.
it will be recalled, that the Mavor. in a
public interview, stated that the United
States Senate was an honor that any
man could willingly seek and. that so
far as he was personally concerned. he
would like 10 make a Senatorial cam.
paign in Maryland The Mayor how
ever did not intimate that he contem-
plated being candidate. Immediately
following this, the Democrats com
menced talking Of his availability as a
candidate. Then they discussed mis- abil.
tiles and capabilities and thousands of
them have about concluded that he is in
every way exceptionally well qualified
for the office, and also that Baltimore
City should have one of the Senator
Ships II a CITY man is to make the
hshi then il is the ConCcnsuS of opinion
that Mayor Preston is the one man to do
II. He could make a campaign that
would stir the voters of the State from
one end to the other. and it is conceded
that he is the one Baltimorean who can
win.
The activities on the part of the
Mayors friends have caused considerable
speculation as TO which Senatorial term
he would seek should he be a candi-
date. Many of his warmest admirers
believe that, as a candidate, he should
night for the long term, while Others
believe that he should make the contest
for the short term This. however. is a
question TO be decided by the Mayor,
should he become a candidate. There
IS one thing, however, that is certain and
that IS that the Mayor will have the
support Of the rank and file Of the Dem
ocratc party Of Baltimore for any term
that he may seek Realizing the senti-
ment among the voters for the Mayor,
the ward and precinct workers openly
say that the Mayor could sweep Balti.
morefn the Senatorial primaries, either
for the short or long term No candi-
date. they assert, could touch him But
the sentiment FOR the Mayor is not con
6ned alone TO Baltimore. It has grown
by leaps and bounds in the counties.
more assert that the Mavor is very pop
ular with the county voters and that he
could get the same support in most Of
the counties that he receives in Balt-
more SO far as the Mayor is person
ally concerned, he is not discussing the
Senatorshps. He announced some
weeks ago that it was entirely too early
to discuss them, and said that if he
should decide to be candidate, he
would not have anv announcement to
make for several months.
One of the most interesting features
connected with the discussion Of the
Mayors name as a Sena o ial candidate
Is Inc attitude of the Mayors enemies
and the newspaper publishers who are
hostile to him and 10 mis- administration,
Realizing the strength that the Mavor
has among the people, these newspapers,
during the past several weeks have re-
sorted to every possible means of weak
ening the Mayor or backcapping his sup
posed candidacy. They have connected
his name with combinations and all aorts
of political deals. They have brought
him out as candidate for Governor
three years hence and then they have
proclaimed that he could not be elected.
fhey cry defeat with every mention Of
his name. Their chief stock in trade is
to attack the Mayor. But the game of
these newspapers and the animositv of
their managers against the Mayor is too
we'll known to the general pnblic to
have any effect. In fact, some people
believe that the position of certain news.
paper publishers helps the Mayor rather
than INJURIES him. The alarm of these
is due to the fact that they
know that, il the Mayor were a candi-
date he would be elected. They could
not defeat him and yet they would prob
ably fight him. This would mean that
the Mayor would fight back at them just
as he did in his Mayoraltv campaign
He would lay bare the record of the
publishers and their motives and would
hit them harder than the newspapers
hit him. The result would be a twofold
blow TO the alleged prestige of these
self-styled independent newspapers
and exponents OF civic virtue. In the
first Place they would most assuredly be~
defeated in the primaries, and in the
second their publishers, if they threw
mud on the Mayor, would be unmasked.
In his Mayoralty campaign the Mayor
confined his fight on the newspapers ex
TO the city. AS a candidate
for the Senate, he would take his fight
to the voters of the counties, as well as
those of the city, and would strike out
from the shoulder.
The City Democrats are very much
interested in the places to be elected IN
Baltimore next November. The terms
Of two Court Clerks expire and in addi-
ton, a Sheriff, City Surveyor. Judge
of the Supreme Bench, twenty-four men,
bers of the House of Delegates, or six
from each legislative district, and
State Senator in the Fourth District, are
to be chosen. The terms of Clerk of
the Superior Court, Stephen c. Little,
and the Clerk of Circuit Court, No. 2,
John Peasants, expires. The friends Of
Messrs. Little and Peasants are urging
their denomination. Both have served
one full term, or six years, and each has
made splendid record. AS vet no can
dldates against them have developed in
the Democratic p7rty and from present
indications both will receive the support
of the organization for denomination.
The appointed term of Judge James NJ.
Amber, of the Supreme Bench, expires.
Judge Amber was appointed by the late
Governor Crothers TO succeed Alfred S
Niles, who resigned. Judge Amber
will be candidate to succeed himself.
The names of number of we'll known
Democrats are being discussed as candi-
dates for Sheriff and City Surveyor.
The ward workers will soon be bringing
out candidates for the Legislature.
Because of the split and division in the
Republican party, things are very quie
in the Republican camp. If the Pro
gressives carry out their present inten