Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-28
I'd EDITION.
HOW THE FIGHT GOES
Both Parties in Pennsylvania Greatly
Stirred Up.
THE CAMPAIGN In MARYLAND.
A Democratic Register in Rich
mond in Trouble.
SPECIAL TELECRAMs TO THE STAR
PROSPECTS IN MARYLAND.
Democrats Count on EIecting Five Of
the Six Congressman.

Special Dispatch to the EvESISs SrAn.
BALTIMORE. Oct. %. Maryland IL state OF
political contrasts. No state III tho Union can
get up more intense excitement on shorter
notice in one campaign or lapse into more COM
pleto inactivity the next. This Is the differ
ence between = state and a congressional
election. Wien state officers are to
be voted for every man is a
politician and every man keeps his politics at
the boiling point. Iarty lines are ignored,
personal friendships are involved and tho very
atmosphere is charged with a superabuudance
of personal abuse that makes a mud -rnannered
man almost stand aghast But the election
of Congressman Is tame affair and.
except with the individual candidates,
does not arouse more than ordinary interest.
This is because these elections are, with rare
exceptions. one sided. and the republicans do
not. ordinarily, expect to carry but ono dis
trict-the sixth, now represented by MIR. Nc
COmas.
The radical departure from this rule two
years ago, when the republicans surprise d
Themselves more than they did the democrats
by electinG Mr.. Stockbridge in the
fourth district and Mr.. Mudd in
the fifth. dividing the delegation
evenly was the first time such thing had &C.
cured since the democrats obtained absolute
control of tho state III 1867.
With the election Just one week off n pretty
accurate forecast of tho result can be given.
Besides the election of congressman there is
nothing else to be voted for this year but new
first branch of the city council In Baltimore.
From a republican standpoint the contest is
cOnfe,scdlv almost a hopeless one. The demo-
Gratis Will almost certainly elect all of the
twenty-five city cOuncIlmen to be voted for and
are sure of four Congrcssmen, with very
strong indications of five. Some of the more
sanguIne democrats even confidently claim the
defeat of McComas and sohd delegation in
the next Congress.
But while there is without doubt some basis
for such claim, it is reasonably certain that
Mr.. McComas will occupy this seat at the Cap
ltol for another term.
IN THE FIRST DISTRICT,
composed of the eastern shore counties and
now represented by the Hon. Charles II. Glib
son, Col Henry Page, the democratic nominee
Will be elected. His opponent Col. George NJ.
Kussum. has put himself in line with the
Farmers Alliance and will probably gain some
votes from that source, but not enough 10 af-
feet the result. Col. Eussum labors under the
disadvantage OF having several times been
defeated. and while Mr.. GibsOn's majority
at the last congressional election was only
about 400, the smallest ever given, in the
district that was largely due TO the
fact that he had certain personal
antagonism to overcome and much stronger
opponent in Col. Thomas s. Hodson the pres
ent chairman OF the republican state central
committee.
THE SECOND DISTRICT
will return Hon. Herman Stump, the third
Hon. Harry Welles Rusk and in the fourth ex-
Congressman Isadore Rayner, who was so I'M
expectcdly defeated by Congressman Stock
bridge two wears ago, will win easily over
Judge GoldsbCrCugh the republican nominee.
The last legislature in rc-districting the state
precluded all hope of republican success III the
fourth district by adding to it two
of the strongest democratic wards in
the third district. This will reduce
Congressman Rusk's usual majority of 5000
about one-half. but allowing tor all contin-
gcncIes will leave HIM ample margin. His
ma jOrIty at the lowest estimate may be
placed at 1900. while some conservative repub-
lIcan estimates give HIM more and place Ray
ners majority ut as much as 1000. This is prob
ably III excess OF what he will receive. The
situation -is most interesting in the fifth and
sixth districts. In the former the contest is
close and between Hon. Sydney f. Mudd the
present incumbent. and ex-COngressman
Barnes Compton, who was defeated by Mr..
Mudd two years ago. The chances appear to
be IN Mr. COmpton's favor this time. His dis
trict was also strengthened by the Legislature
by transferring all the strong republican pre-
cInctS IN that portion of the district within the
city limits of Baltimore TO the safe democratic
districts. The new registration law, although
III measure a two-edged sword, will undoubt-
edly operate more strongly against the repub-
hcan colored vote in that district The
fight is hottest in tho sixth district where Mr.
AcComas is opposed by Gen. Vim. McKaig, the
mayor of Cumberland. This is republican
district and Mr. NcCOmas has great strength,
especially In McAalg's own county, Allcglany