New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-01


Tie 1T or Eastern Shore district is now held by
the Hon. Hiram Mccullough. whose majority of over
1900 is strong enough to reelect him John l..
Thomas IT, who represents the Id district, was for
several years 4 s. States Attorney for Baltimore,
aud in the Convention % amend the State Constitu
ton was au urgent advocate Of incorporated
Emancipation. He is an industrious party leader,
and will carry his district His opponent, Archer has
always been in sympathy with the Rebels; but,
backed by Collector Webster and the Office
holders appointed by the President threatens to
negease the Rebel poll of 1864. Joseph J. Stewart
the mon candidate in the district formerly repre-
scented by the lamented Henry Winter DAVIS, a
believer IN Douglass doctrine before the war but at
the time Of his nomination was removed from the
Office of Assessor because OF hostility 20 the Pres.
dents policy. His opponent, Col. Phelps, who now
represents the district served with credit during the
war and was accounted a Radical Ia Congress he
voted for the appointment of Reconstruction Com
mittee and in favor of the Freedmen's Bureau Bill
aud the Constitutional Amendment. But be has since
denounced these and accepted the nomination
ofthe Rebel. Conservative party with view of d.
ydiug the Union vote, which is in majority OF nearly
5000 The WITH has an able and fearless representa-
tive in ex-Goy Francis Thomas, who will undoubtedly
be reelected. In the With Dstrict-the political
Egypt of Maryland-the Democrats have majority
of more than 900 which the nomination Of Mr.. Mont
gomery Blair will, if possible, destroy. The ultra
Democrats declare that they will not fuse with the
Conservatives, and already Gen. Thomas f. Bowie
has put forth as independent candidate. Ii is
not yet definitely understood that Benjamin G..
Harris, the most popular candidate among The Mary
land Robels has ceased to be competitor. Mr..
Blar's opponent, Wa. j. Albert, is sincere and
earnest Radical, who possesses wealth reputation,
and local popularity For the State Controllership
the candidates are Col Bruce. ultra Radical, who
distinguished himself in several battles under Grant
and Col. Leonard, who commanded Home Guards,
and threw down his bloodless sword in disgust when
President Lincoln decreed emancipation.
In 1904, the vote of Maryland Tor President stood
40, 1853 for Lincoln and ~ 539 for Mcclellan; and in
the same year the majority in favor of the new Con-
sttution was but AS in a whole vote of 1913. In
1860 the entire vote for President ~, 1926 the
Democratic majority e7.554. Taking the latter fig
ures as an estimate of the full vote of the State, both
loyal and disoya clear Rebel majority is reckoned
by the friends of Swami and Blair. in case the
registry law disiran chsing Rebels can be etiectuay
disregarded at the polls. Gov Swami, in order togan
a seat in the U. S. Senate, has without scrupe, add
vised the Rebels to peIure themselves BY taking the
Registry Oath, which, in common withReyerdy John
son and Montgomery Blair he pronounces unconst'
tutona The Registry lists, however, must pass the
inspection Of judges sworn TO exclude disloyalissi
and though thousands OF names have been added this
year. the Rebels seem to be slow in following the per-
nicous counsel of the Governor Of the State OF the
ten thousand added to the register in Baltimore it is
calculated that one-half returned Union soldiers
and voters who neglected to register themselves AZ the
previous election
The Union men of Maryland have everything at
stake in the contest this Fail, and have entered the
canvass with determined and unsparing effort
should they lose. the State will be reeommitted to
Rebel rule and the good work Of the past four years
will as Secessionsjs openly assert, be revolution
ICED. The prospect Of such result aided by the per-
| fdy Of Swami and Blair is spur to renewed zeal /;
and though the true men of Maryland have TO con
tend against tie worst influences that can be brought