Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-31
WILL ALL BE IN LINE.
Maryland Democrats VIII Not Bolt
This Fall.

Special Dispatch to TEE EVENING STAR
BALTIMORE, Oct. 3L-The independent demo-
crat, whose overworksd lungs have been
''whooping it up" for the last fifteen years, is
snullity in this campaign SO far as his voice is
concerned. But he is still in the flesh and his
vote has returned to its first love- This is SO
not that he hates the machine less, but the G.
O.P. more.
INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS IN LINE.
The Independent democrats in Baltimore
who, under the lead of Mr.. John X. Cowen,
have fought the regular party organization so
vigorously and SO persistently, have no distinct
organization Of their own this year. but will
support the democratic candidates because OF
their bitter opposition TO the force bill the
Mckinley bill, the course of Speaker Reed and
what they call the hagrant violation of civil
service rules and the general character of the
administration, which is obnoxious TO
them. These things have had a wonder
fully sOlidifying effect on the democrats
and there will be no scratching done by them
Many of these democrats who have been most
actively identified with the independent move
ments are men who have come here from yIr-
ginia and other points further south. Some of
them are eX-coBfederates and the sons II ex-
confederates, and any attempted interference
with local self government IN the southern
states is quickly resented by them. They are
state politics can and should be divorced from
national politics.
But notwithstanding all this it is altogether
likely that the independent democrat will bob
up serenely again i'll the general election next
fall
THE CHIEF POINTS OF INTEREST.
The fifth and the sixth districts are the chief
points OF interest in the campaign. The repub-
licans ridicule the possibility OF democratic
m m 10 d. a.
Compton's chances are far better than Mudd's
In the fifth. 1t Is almost safe to say he will be
elected, and the democrats consider bis cleo
ton as beyond all doubt. The resul. depends
wholly upon the seventeenth ward of Baltimore
city. which has heretofore been the democratic
stronghold Of the district. OF late years
the democratic majorities there have
been falling off, and to offset this the iegisia-
ture transferred all the republican precincts to
safe democratic districts. But there is now a
democratic local factonal fight there, which
may or may not affect the congressional ticket.
The ward will certainly give democratic ma
jority, Dut the result Is dependent upon the
size Of the majority. Mr.. Compton viii un-
doubtedly gain in the counties by the new reg
istration law.
IN THE SIXTH DISTRICT.
The democrats are now claiming positively
that they will elect Gen. McKaig in the sixth
district over Hon. Louis f. McComas and the
considerable basis for these clsims. They have
been very hopeful of success there all the time
but this is the first time they have made apy
positive claim to carrying the district. At
democratic headquarters his election is now
claimed by 10 majority. The only county in
the district Of which McKaig is assured is
Montgomery and all depends on how much
majority the democrats can get out there and
how low they can keep the republican majori-
ties down in the other counties. They have
pledged Montgomery for 500 majority. and pos
sibiy 6oO but this is probably an excessive
estimate. Ii is still safe to indicate McComas'
election, but by a very narrow margin.
II the democrats can get the majority they
claim in Montgomery, carry Frederick By City
majority and keep McComas down in the other
counties they can beat him. Frederick is not
likely togive more than fifty majority either
way, but will probably 60 republican.
LAST NIGHT's MEETING.
Gen. Cyrus NJ. Bussey, assistant secretary of
the interior; Congressman DalzeH of Pittsburs
and Congressman Stockbridge Of Maryland ad-
dressed large republican mass meeting here
last night.