Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-08
MARYLAND POLITICS.

Prom the fact that the Democratic majority
IN Maryland is so swCepiugly large, it has been
supposed that there would not be a sufficiently
sharp contest there in November to bring out
the 1ull vote; but we learn that the leaders OF
that pJriy gre organizing for a close and effec.
live canvass of the St..t,, with a view TO run
ming Up a vote for Seymour and Blair that
shall put Maryland in position 10 make its
influence felt with the incoming admInistra-
ton; which ADMINISTRATION every Maryland
Democrat. infected, perhaps, by the s&rguine
opinions Of Mont romery Blair, believes i'm.
plicitly will BE- Seymour and Blair. They
estimate that the vote Of the Stifa Will r. lch
1lO,COO and of ms they are not williug to con-
cede TO Grant more than lrom fiji. N TO twenty
thousand. The total vote of Maryland for
Governor IN 1861 was S5,i.2; majority OF Oden
Bowie over Bond 4l,7i2. In Is5i ;he whole
vote for President was =, S92 Lincoln's majority
@,ili. In I-6O the whole vote for President was
pip; Democratic majority 1854. In 1855 both
bIanCh's OF the Legislature Were UIanImously
Democratic. In TACT not n single Republican
candidate was elected, we believe, to any ex-
scutiye o. legislative office in the State.
The main point of interest this year will be
IN the contest in the Democratic ranks for
Congressmen n the different Districts As
nomination tins year is equivalent 10 an ele -
ton, the contest will be mainly in the primary
meetings, (Which take place the last OF this
month"; to elect delegates for the nominating
conventions, which meet all through the State
ON the 9Th of September. The ), .te Democra-
tic Convention to nominate an electoral ticket
and prepare for the clnvsss meets in Balti-
more on the Sd of September.
In the First Congre- sio"al District eastern
Shore) the competitors are numerous
Amongst them are Hiram Mccullough
of Cecil. the present member. DANIEL
NJ. Henry of Dorchester, and Samuel HANDLE
ION of Talbot. The chances stem TO lie between
Hamble.on and Hen. y-bOth strong mems
Mccullough HIS served the two terms which,
according TO Maryland usage, is allotted to
Representative IN Congress.
In the Second DIs1 ct (HarifO-d county and
portions of Baltimore city and county,. Ste
yenson Archer will doubtless be renomrnated,
rs he has served but one term, and there seems
to be no diS.sffection 10 him.
In the Third District (thirtr IN wards of Bal
tImore city,. the contrst will be betwc N Gov
ernor Thomas Swami. Robert J. Brent, and
Chris. A. Buchanan. The recently appointed
Senator. Pinckuey Whyte, was a candidate for
Congr, So in this district, and according % Bal
imore gossip his appointment to the Senate by
Governor Swaun was with view TO getting
him out OF the way Of competition with him.
self for Congress. II IS probable that Swami
will get the nomination.
II the Fourth District Upper Maryllnd) the
candidates are J. Philip Roman, OF Allegha-
ny; A h. Syster. OF Washington, William Z.
1Iaulsby, of Frederick, aud FRI 1. K. Nelson,
also o. Frederick. The contest seems to lie be-
tween Roman snd Syster, with the chances in
favor of Romsn, as Syster has the diSadvan-
tage OF belonging to a County already repre-
scented in Congress by the election of Senator
Hamilton
The cont sr IN the aiJoI1iLg Fi.th District
has some local interest from the fact that sew
eral of the caudidat named a-e gentlemen
well known in Washington. Among the nam
presented are Joseph II. Bradley, sr, William
Dove, formerly in the plumbing business in
this cIty,l Judge Samuel II. Berry, and E b.
Prettyman, Of Mont omery county, and the
preset incumbent, Frederick Stone, of Port
Tobacco. Dir. Some will undoubtedly b. re-
nominated on the twO-tel N principle