The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1919-01-16
ONLY REPUBLICAN CHANCE
IS DEMOCRATIC ERRORS
Are Making Preparations For Cam
paigns, With no Hope OF Success ii
Democrats Are United.

Baltimore, Md. Jan. l6.--The new
has taken hold of the old machine
left in somewhat broken condition at
the death of tn elate William +.
Stone, who passed the best years Of
his life in building it up and making
it strong and even respectable. Mr..
Weller to all appearances, is now in
absolute control of the Republican
city organization, and his word is
law with every one of the twenty
eight men who make up the body
which rules and regulates the affairs
of his party in Baltimore. Now and
then kick may be registered against
some of his edicts, but it is feeble,
and passes without any notice, for
what Mr. Weller says "goes, and
what is the use of protesting or
kicking, so far as Republican party
affairs are concerned in the city.
How far he will be able to make his
word law in the State organization is
not so certain, but the chances are
that he will have his way there also,
notwithstanding the fact that many
of the ablest men in his party are
openly opposed to his administration.
Whether they will make an organic
ed fight against his plans, is uncer-
tain, but the probabilities al e that in
the end they will do no more than
meekly submit their necks to the
yoke. incidentally, as the first step
in exercise of his new position of
power, Mr.. Weller has selected
States Attorney William F. Broen-
ing as the Republican candidate for
Mayor, and in due time Mr.. Broen-
ing will be ratified by the voters OF
his party at the primary for the hon
ora barren honor it will prove to
be, provided the Democrats get to-
gether and present united front at
the election in May.
At the present time General W.
Bladen Lowndes is the only Republ1-
can who is seriously discussed in his
party for the nomination for Cover
nor. Ex-Governor Goldsborough is
openly favorable to the nomination
Of General Lowndes and declines to
allow his name to be considered for
the honor. 1t is reported that State
Treasurer Jackson is not unfavor-
able to the nomination of the able
young financier from Allegany coun-
ty, whose father was elected Cover
nor in 1895. How Mr.. Weller stands
is problem, but the belief is that
he will be in accord with Mr.. Jack
son, who is especially anxious to
avoid primary contest for the Gov
ernorship. The truth is that many
exceptionally able men who would
make strong candidates in both
parties are averse to a primary con-
test, and would decline to go into a
fight for a nomination, although not
unwilling to make campaign for
election after being nominated. The
greatest evil in the present primary
system arises from the fact that the
men who are best fitted for the i'm
portant offices are deferred from be-
ing candidates through dread of
strenuous and expensive primary
fight. which is sure to leave in its
wake all sorts of unpleasant features
which handicap successful candi-
date in the contest for election later
on, and often are the causes of de-
feat.
All the efforts of the city leaders
to prevent fight for the Democratic
nomination for Mayor are apparent
ly to prove futile, and the outlook is
that the old city organization will
line up back of Mayor Preston, while
those who are opposed to the nomi-
nation of the Mayor will lie up be-
hind Mr. George Weems Williams.
Those who are more interested in
the success of the Democratic party
than in the victory of any Individual