New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-04
MARYLAND POLITICS.

UNION OF THE OPPOSITION PARTIES.
THE potato BUG Reform ORCAEIZAuoN-RE-
PUBLICAN sCPpORT OF ITS CANDIDATES -
STRENGTH OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARfY-JoiE
liz CARROLL.
lFEoa A STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiDtNF~l
BHrIuogE, Nd, Sept. 29.-The attitude of
rlirieaI lea in this state 20 intricate ana confusing
ft If ia almost Impossible to tell the standing OF any
The Democrats have made nominations FOR state ana
city officers and their ticket II known as Tie sif3isL
The Republicans have made no nominations, nor Will
they ne he any, and the only ticket II opposition 70 te
Democrats viii be supported ny what is known a. tn
C1cris Re,orn party. What ths party is composed OF
it is diaeu TO ascertain hardly two persons agree ON
the subject and It's objects and aims are quite as Gncer-
tain That il Las very large following IN TINS city iEerc
can be no Doubt The situation appears to Doe this: For
several years a healthy though not powerful opposition
has been organizing and lighting az best II could,
what its members have regarded as gigantic Ring
which increased taxes enhanced expenditures, ana
robbed ne CITY Treasury 10 such degree that property
decreased in value to alarming extent, While assess
neut5 every year Increased Another class oI cLehs'
P7eq1nt in religion, and doubtless Of 10th political
parties, became anxious about what they Regarded - the
encroacEIncs oi the Catholics Baltimore has probably
n greater proportion Of Catholics in IT, population than
v other city in this country aud that Ie 2ioas body
receives tor its schools and charitable institutions two
thirds OF threef0urtis Of the public moneys apprUpri-
at.i for such purposes Tor the city OF baincre lhe
city Government is largely Catholic, and many OF Gle
Proeestants complain OF tho preference given by the
cura.ia power 20 Catholics. This feeling against the
Catholics las Incl Ell the worE!ugmen as class against
them Besides the classes named there Is large body
OF Republicans who are OF course opposed to tie Dem
ocras and Therefore enemies OF tie Democratic gov
eminent OF the city The Republicans IN the election for
Controller 1873 Dolcd 1875 votes against 2''-s'
Democratic votes. The Democrats who support The
rvul tfa-fn
the republicans; thai 1t ia but anotnsr name ior that
part,y and that it, Organization IL simply piece Or
a,lr1it mEueuverinc 10 capture dissatisfied Democrats
TIC Republican leaders, on the other han1 ftate mat
tie movement was started by Democrats tired VI tie rds-
caes o, their parry, and tbat they are sustained oy e
working people, the merchants, and The EepupLcins.
Whacycr may Dc the elements composing tie movement
them ia no doubt that Il has gained considerable headway
Il WIS started as secret organization, although ell those
who 70 vote Tor is candidates do not heonS 10 DO III lI
secret capacity. It's members are known by the name OF
Potato Bugs" a title given 10 them BY Democratic
sneaker who referred 70 the organization az being Us
great pest the potato bugs which were Going sdch
mischief in various portions ol The state The title was AZ
once accepted By tie members and eycites much entu
a.s1 AID good feeling. They known by no ether
title except occasionally when TIE mercantile portion o.
Tho s.eioIuerr referred 10 Gold B1gs.' Dir &
G F.rou % he American VINO has WORKED asslouoatF
against the marty IN power, ana who mas means Ct JUG
inc says that the 0rgani&don numbers nom I2DDO 20
gij members, nuJ including merchants, &c senator
VIE ~. ~ tst .ber, are moi more than 200 Potato
FU,-s " 10 q ward, which would make, there being 20
Wgfa 900 members. CC32I sslaaA - tflth stIu ne
tou lt ms u hi gh estimate Tic candidates 81 the Re
' -, ~ -, tis.,e. ve., sfpctrd bv committee
APPOINTED meeting IN TIE 2oth al AHepst ana
III, stale :icaet was brought with similar informal
tv and Without the aiG convention. As M Fulton
* presses It. I. s a leople movement "h no Pnfy
machinery, with state Committees. and no clsri'on
fnd Not single candidate selected belongs to o or
gJnizaton OF Potato Bugs" The RepUohcins indof1ca
the ticket The candidates are az follows;
ZOE GOVERNOR:
Dsfgocritr RqitSTs
Jo1 1.' Les Carroll; J. l.s Morrison Harr'N
soE CONTROLLER:
FOE MAYOR -,
p c Lai TSa :r,rr.s 10y 4; n T1iA'id'
A. Leo Knott Henry v D. Johns
Tog SURVEYOR:
B. j. H 5aDans OF oRr Hans corsT IL.
$ 3so Z i5 555 5s..s: Sr5.S
FOs SHERIFF:
G. g Mills. George Z. Porter
The Republicans, 10 show they had nothing 20 do with
the nominations as party and also to show that il
not covert trap 70 catch Democrats, but genuine
movement FOR reform, call attention 20 the iact that OF
the ten candidates in the above list only one Mr. Wilkins
the candidate for Controller, is Republican all the
others being Democrats I'm good standing. Two OF them,
massrs Wallis and Waraed We're sent 10 Fort Warren
during the war on a charge Of dsloyaty The Repubh-
cans lso say that II the reform movement were one OF
religious intolerance there would have been 10 Catho-
lea put on the ticket while in reality there are
two or more in the LIST OF candidates. AL the
sneakers that have attended meetings
OF the Potato Bugs declare that the move
un Il neither political nor sectaran and in the interest
OF no party OF clique but is for the good Of the people
ana the prosperity OF the state. Mr. HHrra the cand
dae for Governor in speech last night took pains 10
declare that the Democratic was being conducted
on false Issues. He maintained that there was pro-
.eriyou on account religion became OF foreign
birth contemplated by the opposition lie said the ticket
proposed "boars the name Of the Catholic and the
for,ignborn citizen" and disdanet TO have associated
with his campaign the idea religious prescription
oppostion TO foreigners objects in contemplation.
The straight Democrats, the other hand, charge that
the objects Of the reform are, first, the dsn
tegration Of the Democratic party secondly, the eec
tion II possible, Of a Governor who has been in
any active union harmony with that party thirdly,
the election II possible, OF Legislature which viii
change the police law Of the City OF Baltimore, and
place the control Of at power In other hands f0urty,
the election Of Controller and Treasurer, OF
thelu who, with the Governor, constituting a majority
of the Board OF Public Works, may exercise
control IN or over those corporations In which
the state Ia Interested; h:thly, 20 strike, II
possible, Maryland from the number OF those
Democratic States which can be relied upon 10 OPP
pose the election Of Republican President and finally
to give in the party thus formed influence and
power to a section OF the Republican party specially
sased in supporting the Administration OF President
Grant which It has hitherto maintained with difficulty
In tie body Of the whole Republican party Of this state"
To the charge Of the Reformers the Democratic gov
enment OF the city and state has exrayagant and
a.rrrn1 mazda thai thu hiHb msrkAl vAns