Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-30
NO SINEWS OF WAR.
Maryland Politicians Carrying On a
Fight Without Money.
NO MONEY To SPEND.
Both Parties Conducting an Econom-
ical Campaign In Maryland.
ch to TIE EvnSISo STAR.

Special Dispatch to TIE Evrsrso STAR.
BALTIMORE, Oct 30.-However 1t may be in
other states this is not Doodle campaign in
Maryland There has not been as little money
spent in any campaign in this state in many
years and this is primarily because there is
none to spend. Very little money has been dis
bursed from democratic headquarters and the
republican headquarters are absolutely with
out funds. The one solitary contribution there
since tho campaign opened has been S20.
This lack Of funds 10 the direct re-
suit of the quarrel in city politics and shows its
damaging influence upon the congressional
candidates all over the state. Appeals came in
to headquarters from the country districts for
help, especially from the fifth district, only to
be met with the reply that there is no money
In the treasury. Indeed, the committee has
never even had a treasurer, and the finance
committee appointed when the headquarters
were opened have never held meeting or col
lected o cent.
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY WANTS HELP.
A request was sent up from Anne Arundel
county few days ago to send down several
colored speakers from Baltim ore to look after
the colored vote, but there was no money to
defray the necessary expense. or course
neither Of the two warning factions would
contribute a cent and those who would doubt
less have contributed Literally have been deter
red by the factional disturbances from doing So.
Col Hodson. the chairman of the state central
committee, has actually advertised in the daily
papers for contributions and has, in conse-
quence, been severely censured by his party
associates. The result of it all is that the can
didates have ceased to look to headquarters for
financial help and arc running their campale MS
on such funds as they are able TO collect within
their several districts.
CAMPAIGN WITHOUT LEADER.
The whole campaign, except in the districts
where the candidates themselves are doing all
in their power. has been directed in a heartless
and slipshod way. Col. Hodson, until this,
the last week before the election, has gone to
his home in Somerset county regularly every
Friday and remained until the following
Wednesday and sometimes Thursday, leaving
the headquarters in charge of young and in
experienced secretary. who was himself rarely
to be found there. Within the last few days
the committee has bestirred itself little and
ID sending ont some campaign literature, or
rather giving it to those who call for it, as
there is no money to pay for sending it out
DEMOCRATS IN BETTER CONDITION.
While the democrats have been frequently
handicapped for the want Of money they are
never in any such desperate straits as their OPP
ponents They have had money enough for
all ordinary purposes and their needs have not
been as great as have those of the republicans.
Ex-Congressman Barnes Compton. the chair
man of the democratic state central committee
and who Is again the democratic candidate for
Congress in the fifth district, has been regu-
larry at democratic headquarters until very re-
Gently, ana Is now away looking after his dis
trict The headquarters in his absence are
always In charge of a competent secretary and
a corps of clerks.
Senator German has not been to Baltimore
great deal during the campaign. He spoke at
q mass meeting III Congressman Rusk's district
a week or two ago and was at democratic head
quarters this week. His speech was a disap-
pointing one aud without his usual vigor. Mr..
German is more deeply interested in the result
In the fifth and sixth districts, having no APP
prehenslons regarding the others. He is par
tlcularly anxious for Mr.. Comptons success in
the nth district, as they have long
been strong personal friends and political al
lies and he is always ready to gather all the
information attainable as to the outlook in that
district Mr.. German Is confident that MIR.
Compton will win, and believes that Gen. Nc
kaig has an excellent opportunity of defeating
Mr.. McComas in the sixth district. He says
the outlook for democratic House of Repre-
septatives Is most encouraging, and he can see
no reason why they should not have q majority
In that body.
That pretty little story which has been made
to do duty great many times about Senator
Gormans being afraid to make his promised
speech at the TaInmsuy Hall ratification meet
ing last week has been spoiled by the announce
ment that he will speak there tomorrow night.
THE WORKING OF THE AUSTRALIAN BALLOT LAW,
which will be put into operation in Maryland
for the first time this fall will be watched with
the greatest interest 1t is impossible to tell
what its effect will be on the colored and the
illiterate white vote and both sides claim that
they will derive some advantage from it. In
the third. Rusk's district, there is a very large
foreign democratic vote. composed chic fy of
Germans. Bohemians and Poles, and the re-
publicans expect that the new Law will operate
largely against these. But the democrats had an
eye to this when the bill was passed and inserted
a section providing that these voters should
be allowed an interpreter at the polling booth
In the fourth. Rayners district, there is a large
colored vote and here the democrats expect
the law to play havoc. Again, it Is commended
that the colored voter is really in better posi-
hon than the white man who is not altogether
iliterate, but who Is, nevertheless liable to
make a blunder in his bsiiots, because. while
the colored man may receive the assistance he
needs from the ballot clerk, the white man, if
he can read and write, Is supposed to go it on
his own responsibility. without any assistance
from the ballot clerk. The law allows a
man who may spoil his ballot to receive
additional ballots not exceeding three, the
spoiled ballot to be in each case returned to
the ballot clerk. II the voting is very heavy
and other voters are waiting to get into the
booths to prepare their ballots, the voter occu-
pyIng il is allowed only five minutes to prepare
his ballot. If there is no one waiting he can
have all the time he wants. There is little
doubt that many ballots will be improperly
marked and will have TO be thrown out in the
count. In many instances where booths have
been erected to enable voters to learn the new
system the mark has been made in the wrong
place, though the place where it is to be made
was plainly designated. Nine counties are ex-
enpt from the operations of the Law.
THE REPUBLICAN FRACTIONAL DISPUTE.
When Judge Harlan yesterday dismissed the
mandamus to compel the board Of supervisors
OF elections to place the name Of William H.
Dagger, the Henderson republican council can
didate In the first ward ON the regular republi-
can ticket. Dagger announced that he would
withdraw from the contest in preference to
running as an independent candidate, and his
counsel notified the board OF supervisors OF
election that the necessary papers Of with
drawal required by law would be placed in
their hands at once. The board refused to &C
cept the withdrawal the ground that the
official ballots were IN the hands of the printer
and too near completion TO have any change
compelled to run independent candidate
regardless Of his individual views about the
matter Daigers counsel at one time talked oil
carrying his case to the state court Of appeals
but they have probably abandoned this idea
and the decision OF the lower court will be &C
knowledged as final. Three Of the Henderson
council candidates withdrew before il was toe
late and there are now but three Of them in tho
held
In the eleventh ward there is a colored can
didate for the city council Harry s. Cummins