The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1915-11-27
URGE JACKSON
FOR SENATOR

Signs of determined effort to per-
suade former Senator William P.
Jackson to become candidate for the
Republican nomination for United
States Senator are becoming apparent
to those watching the Republican sit
uation. 1t need not be surprising il
something concrete in this report de-
velops within a short time
1t seems that there are number Of
powerful men in the Republican party
who do not take kindly to the idea of
having to choose between Governor
Goldsborough and Edward C. Caring
ton in selecting the party's Senatorial
nominee. And inasmuch as Roads
Chairman Weller has no disposition to
run for the Senatorial nomination,
those who do not care for either the
Governor or Mr.. Carrington are turn
ing to Mr.. Jackson. He. in fact, is
regarded by many as the only man
they can turn to.
Said To Have Other Ambition.
In has been the talk in political cir
cles that Mr.. Jackson has given up the
idea of running for the Senate. 1t
has been said that he was too timid to
face an appeal to the people, possibly
In hard primary fight, certain in a
hard general election fight. This sup
posed timidity has been ascribed part
ly to a constitutional aversion to
standing up personally to attack and
partly to realization of his oratorical
limitations. Mr.. Jackson's ambition,
it has been said; is to become a men,
ber of the Cabinet in the event of the
election of Republican President
next year.
But those who do not care for a
choice between the Governor and Car
rington reason that if it be put up to
Jackson that it is lis duty as a party
man to run for the Senatorial nomina-
tion he will do so. They say that he is
far less timid than he is credited with
being; that in fact. when aroused he
is the sort of man who goes down the
line regardless of consequences. And
they say. too, that an appeal made to
him unon the ground of party duty is
very likely to impress him deeply.
May Urge Fight As Duty.
In the present situation in the Re-
publican party it is said by these peo-
pie, it may very well become Mr.. jack
sons real duty to run. 1t is argued
that If he becomes a candidate the
danger of bitter and harmful prim-
ary will be avoided Whether they are
right or wrong. these people believe
that Mr.. jackson would have practi-
cally the same support that Mr.. We'll
Ter had in the Gubernatorial primary
and that if he had opposition he would
win as decisively as did Mr.. Weller,
who had more than 100 of the 129
votes in the Republican convention.
Reasoning from this, the people who
favor jackson say that if he became a
candidate for the nomination and it
became apparent that the late Weller
lineup was behind him. there would
be no real opposition. They think that
Governor Goldsborourh would not be
candidate and that Mr.. Carrington's
candidacy would fall fat-so fiat that
it would not even leave sore spots.
Many Oppose Darlington.
That is about the way the talk goes,
so far as party welfare and party duty
are concerned. But there is more in
the jackson talk than that. A good
many of the influential party people
are absolutely unable to "see" Mr..
Darlington as the nominee. They re-
gard HIM as an opportunist and they
resent what they term his personal
policy of consistently playing both
ends against the middle-a policy
which they say makes for strife and
turmoil and subordinates the party's
interest to his ambitions.
But neither can many of them "see"
the Governor as the candidate. In the
first place there are the antagonisms
to the Governor which are the inevi-
table result of his dispensation of pat
ronage; then there are the antagon-
isms which arose during the squabbla
over the Gubernatorial nomination,
and still again there are the antagon-
isms which are entertained by some of
Jackson's personal followers, who be-
lieve the Governor has not treated
Jackson kindly. 1t is probable that
the strained relations between Colds
borough and Jackson mean more to
some of Jackson's people than they do
to Jackson.
Darlington is the only man who has
actually announced his candidacy for
the nomination. He processes to be
ready to fight anyone and everyone.
His friends say that if he runs against
Goldsborough he will criticize the
Governors record and that if he runs
against Jackson the State again vii!
hear of the "crime of Chicago"