Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-07
Political Situation in Maryland
Is Stirring Republicans
for a Reunion.
BOTH SIDES RECOGNIZE
VANTAGE OF DEMOCRATS
Roosevelt for 1915 Only Bar to As
sent Of the Regulars-Taft Treat
ment the Sore Spot-Notes.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
BALTIMORE Nd, June 6-There ap.
pears to be likelihood that the stand
Pat progressives of the city and state
may determine to go back into the re-
publican fold. There happens to be Just
enough out of the republican party to
make Maryland a one-party state. and it
10 situation that does not appeal to
them. There is a move on foot to bring
about an amalgamation OF forces for the
purpose of fighting the common enemy.
but what the outcome will be is prob
Iematical.
At a meeting of the former supporters
Of Roosevelt who are still progressives
held here this week, a cordial invitation
to the colonel and all his followers in
the state was the sense of resolutions
adopted. This meeting was presided over
by Albert H. Hoch. chairman Of the pro-
sYessive city committee and Jacob F.
Murbach was secretary Murbach won
the progressive nomination for Congress
in 1912 on the Roosevelt ticket. but was
defeated by Representative Linthicum.
These progressive republicans hold that
the democrats will hold national, state
and city ohlces until the republican party
IL again united. and the resolutions
d00DI9Q
resolutions assert:
Resolutions Adopted.
whereas this meeting is composed
almost exclusively of men who. as sup
porters of Theodore Roosevelt. actively
participated in the primary campaign for
the republican presidential nomination in
1a12. and were his supporters in his can
and. whereas it is the sense Of those who
participate In this meeting that the next
President Of the United States win be
either a republican or a democrat and
that for many years to come the Presi-
dents of the United States will be the
nominees of either the democratic or
republican party; that in this state the
progressive party Is without the faintest
hope OF electing any candidate to public
Office now or at any future time; that
1t has ceased in legal contemplation to be
a political party in this state; that it is
the sense OF this meeting that Mary
land should not be a one-party state;
that the two parties-republican and DEM
ocratic-should be as nearly balanced as
possible.
ITO that end it is the sense of this
meeting and it is unanimously resolved
that Theodore Roosevelt and all those
who voted with him in 1912 be earnestly
urged to return to the party of Abraham
Lincoln.
Reitsrate g. o. p. Faith.
We reiterate our faith in the funda-
mental principles of the republican party,
but believe that it should be a progress
sive. onward-moving, militant political
entity. We believe that the inherent
wisdom. patriotism and common sense of
the rank and file of the republican party
tA ~AHA 81 u Vh-t~ tot
justice to all men and measures and we
furthermore believe that it is the sense
Of the great rank and file Of the re-
publican party that Theodore Roosevelt
i ssss'a be the republican nominee in
The regular republicans here will as
sent to everything contained in the reso-
luticns with one exception. and that ex-
ception Is Theodore Roosevelt for Presi-
dent. Maryland republican leaders are
very bitter in speaking of Roosevelt.
They assert that he should have sup
ported Taft in 1912. and that the nominal
ten for the presidency in 1916 would
have been his on a silver platter Not
having supported Taft, these leaders say
that they are determined that Roosevelt
shall never again occupy the presidency.
even though it be necessary to have a
democratic President for the next twenty
years.
II is likely that a compromise candi-
uaIc-oaiS mat tue pfOSEoSSiSeS dHQ ie-
publicans can agree upon-would get the
support of the local leaders of this state,
but Roosevelt candidate never.
Lively in Fifth District.
1t now seems certain that there's going
to be a hot time politically in southern
Maryland this fall. The republicans of
the fifth district have two candidates in
the open-Sydney E. Mudd and Oliver
Metzerott. There are three democrats In
the same district who are willing to go to
the lower house Of Congress. They are
Frank o. Smith, the sitting representa-
tive: Robert W. Wells. who has served
several terms in the state legislature,
and Richard A. johnson, the brother-in-
law Of State Senator German. There's no
guess coming as to which candidate the
organization will support. Young Cor
man carries the upper part of the district
in his vest pocket and has considerable
influence in the other counties. johnson
Is connected with a big trust company in
Washington. is a fine campaigner and en-
joys wide personal popularity. He is a
native of the National Capital and the
son of the late f. Kurtz Johnson, a
wealthy coal dealer of years gone by.
Up in the sixth district State Senator
Fred Zihlman will be a candidate for the
republican nomination and the wise ones
say he Is winner. 1t is reported down
here that Dave Lewis Is UP against a
night for his seat. and it is being freely
predicted that he will lose in the coming
campaign.