Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1915-06-25
Furst Fires Broadside.

Harrington for Governor was recently taken
when Frank A. Furst gave out vigorous
interview in advocacy Of Mr.. Harrington.
Mr.. Furst said
in few days there will be launched
in the city an organization OF Democrats
in favor Of the nomination Of Emerson c.
Harrington for Governor and who will form
the nucleus from which will be managed
a city-wide campaign. For some weeks it
has been becoming more and more plain
that the feeling here among the rank and
file of Democratic voters of every class is
hostile TO Senator Lee. II is an open
secret that large numbers Of regular or
eanization men. including many OF the
best known Of them. are supporting him
only because they are forced to do so and
at heart do not want him. This sentiment
is reflected among other classes Of Demo-
Gratis. and no one who is the least in
touch with public sentiment can doubt its
strength.
"In my entire recollection do not re-
call an instance Of where there was so
much dissatisfaction and reluctance among
organization men toward the organization
candidate. The friends Of Mr.. Harrington
feel that all that this situation requires is
organization and MANAGEMENT. and COM
mittee will shortly be announced which
will oreanize the voters in every ward and
precinct in the city. ] believe that Mr..
Harrington will carry the city because the
CITY ORGANIZATION is divided against itself.
81 expect to take as active part in the
campaign as possible in view OF the con-
dition Of my health. ] want now. how
ever, to take this early opportunity to urge
upon the Democrats Of Maryland with all
the strength | possess the nomination OF
Mr.. Harrington for Governor.
In so doing speak as Baltimore city
Democrat, who has lived here 81 years.
II is my firm belief that it will be vastly
better for the real interests and the real
progress of the city as well as the State
that Harrington and not Lee should win
this fieht. know both Of these men well
and it is so clear to my mind that OF the
two Mr.. Harrington is better qualified not
only mentally but by his experience and
his record, that 1t is hard for me to under
stand how those who know them both can
hesitate between them.
81 have no wish to say anything unkind
of Senator Lee He is a very pleasant
Gentleman personally, and he would make
a better Governor than a Republican but
he is not at this time, in my judgment,
either a strong or desirable candidate
for the Governorship.
"In the first place, there is something
incomprehensible to most people about
his running for Governor at all under ex-
listing circumstances. They don't quite
understand why he should want to throw
nm an Office to which he was very recently
elected and which is usually considered
the highest honor the State can give to
run after one not regarded as quite so high
or important and to fill which there was no
demand for him.
mo emergency either for the State or
for the party existed. There was no popu-
lar outcry for Senator Lee to give up the
Senate and become Governor; there was
no discernible public sentiment for him
anywhere, and the whole proceeding is
one rather hard to see through, unless you
hammer 10 know Senator Lee and his type
Of mind.
ut is easy to understand Mr.. harrins-
toms position. He has the natural desire
to rise from one public Office in which he
has made good to another and more i'm
portant one. He has been Comptroller fol
four wears and he now frankly wants
promotion. That sort Of ambition is natural
and easy to understand.
"Why Senator Lee should suddenly want
to Give up the United States SenatorshiE
to become Governor. however. is not easy
to see. Two years ago when the vacancy
in the Senate occurred Senator Lee insisted
that he was the man for the place anC
that II was his right.
"A number Of his friends endeavored 4
have him see that the gracious and thu
generous thing to do was to step aside TO
CONGRESSMAN Talbot. who wanted to q
to the Senate, and who had been Leei
strong and powerful friend in his frs
fight for the Governorship. Senator Lex
was urged to wait for the GovernorshiI
and many Of his friends believed that i
he did wait there would be little question
as TO his nomination. He could not see hi
way clear to do this and insisted upon 60
ing to the Senate.
THE men who speak for him claimed a
the time that Lee was the man the Presi
dent wanted in Washington TO uphold hi
hands and aid in his policies. The people
believed il. He was elected TO the Senate
and now in less than a year and a-hal
he is ready TO give the job up and quit. Hi
friends no longer make the State echo will
the claim that Lee is the man whom vii
son wants to uphold his hands and thai
his close personal friendship for Secretary
Bryan point him out as the logical man tC
have in the Senate from Maryland.
"As matter of fact there is something
strange in Senator Lees anxiety to cease
upholdine the hands Of the President as
Senator from Maryland. just at the time
when the President. II would seem to most
Of US. needs support the most and when
the country is passing through its most
crucial period.
THAT he has become tired Of the United
States Senate In year and half is not
a great surprise to those Of MS who know
the peculiarities of Senator Lees tempera-
ment. Nor is il a surprise. either, to those
who have closely watched his course since
entering the Senate. II is an open secret
that Senator Lee does not feel at home in
the Senate and that his inability to achieve
much has nettled and disappointed him.