Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-15
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To flsE Editor on t&e Apefees q Y g pare
Tlae blast Issued by Chairman Tate.
1t the Republican state COMMITTEES,
which was intended 70 drive General
NJ. Bgaden Isownde out III the ran
ming as i candidate for the republican
nomination for governor, seems 70 pc
having the opposite effect Republi
cans III ali parts Of the state are re-
senting this efIors 81 the odicial head
81 their party. acting. Il i generally
believed, as the mouthpiece Of Mr. @
e. Weller and ex-senator William +:
Jackson. Such an unwise and unpre-
cedented performance never before
took place in this state The late Sem
ator German. when his power and an
.hority in the democratic party was
supreme, never would have dreamed
Oh such an attempt 20 boss his party.
And reports from republicans In All
parts OF Maryland. and especially from
the western counties, where General
Lowndes Is best known. indicate that
SO far from interfering with the pros
pectiye candidacy OF the young 6nan-
cIer from Alleganey, have only added
to his strength. The shrewdest poli-
ticians of both parties are openly ex-
pressing their amazement at this act
Of colossal folly on the part Of the
men who are supposed to be the lead
ers Of their party. and predict dire re-
suits as the outcome Of Chairman
Tatas widely advertised Bomb. In the
meantime General Lowndes, smiling.
sits at his desk. says nothing, and en-
joys reading the numerous tenders Of
support that are pouring IN from all
over the state and especially from the
western counties and Baltimore city
The real truth Is. his proposed cam
didaey has upset all the plans Ct
Messrs. Weller and Jackson to run the
republican party. on q gumshoe basis.
They proposed TO hold back the an
governor until after the election Of
mayor. They had planned to have him
nominated without contest, and Il Isl
said that the gentleman whom they
had chosen will not make night that
he will take the nomination II it IS
handed To him, and that nov be mas
suddenly become cold. thar his feet
are encased In ice and thar he will
have none of il. Hence the indign:.
ton and wrath Of the two distinguish
ed gentlemen who have recently ar
rogated to themselves the direction Of
the republican party affairs Many
old time republicans resent the telf-
constituted leadership Of Messrs. Jack
son. Weller and Tate They call at
tention to the fact that no one knew
what Mr.. Wellers politics were until
Governor Goldsborough brought him
out OF his obscure retirement, and
made him chairman of the road com
mission; and that Mr. Tate himself Is
comparatively recent importation
from Ohio; and that all the Jacksons
are hereditary democrats, the only ex-
ceptions being the present . ate treas
urer and bis father, and they converts
Of no very long standing
The opponents Of Mayor Preston
who are supporting Mr. George Weems
Williams for the nomination for
mayor, have made some drastic
changes I'll the personnel of the man
agement Of their campaign They
have eliminated Governor Harring-
ton and his city oficiais, and hare
placed the leadership III the hands 81
Mr. Charles H Knapp, one OF the
ablest and most prominent of the
younger members Of the bar These
changes were brought about BY Mr..
Frank Furst, who Is the most infiuen-
tial factor III the anti Preston move
ment. Mr.. Furst himself is taking
most active interest Id this fight. and
Is showing every intention Of forcing
fight to the finish He seems deter
mined TO remove all the accusations
and the state crowds, and lis bent on
that this is contest between the city
confning Ii to battle between the
city factions, without any outside al
Iiances and entanglements. How FAR
he VIII succeed Is not yet evident,
but there is every indication that he
Is doing hts best to make 1t purely
and simply an Preston fight, III
the city, IN which the state politicians
are NO more than interested lockers
on.
PAUL WINCHESTER.
Hotel Rennet
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