Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-29
INDEPENDENTS IN MARYLAND.
Rural Politicians Disposed Not 90 foiiov
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TIE pEnocRArs-rRosrEcTs OF CANDIDATES.

TIE pExocRArs-fRosrkcTs OF cASpIDATn
Special pispatch TO The Evening star.
BALTIMORE, June 29.-with Frank Brown -
the prospective democratic nominee for gov
ernor. the managers are left free TO give more
attention TO the other places on the state
ticket and 10 the legislature. The Legislature
is giving them great DEAL OF concern. The
attitude Of the counties has warned them that
their hold upon rural politics is frail and that
all the sagacity at their command VIII Do
needed 20 keep some Of the counties IN line
The legislature involves far more important
consequences 20 them than the governor, not
that any man in Maryland doubts Germans
reelection 20 the United States Senate. but 10
Is IN the legislation they will want enacted or
defeated that the great interest lies
The most casual observer cannot fail to see
strong spirit of independence in this state,
waiting only for welding together of all the
elements TO make IL not only furmidabl, but
! successful political organization. The only
obstacle to movement of tins kind has been
that most OF the county independents. while
they have fought the leaders Tor years within
the party, have not the courage Of their con-
| rictions TO such an extent will induce them
TO break away from party affiliations aud form
the necessary combinations. The Farmers
Alliance has this year made the independent
spirit stronger and more aggressive than ever,
and il is tins which renders that absolute fore
cast OF results which the party leaders have
Detn easily aDle 10 do. q mattcr OF no
small uncertainty.
ISDEPESDENr COUNTY PRIMARIES
So FAR all the counties which have held their
primaries-Cecil, Kent Talbot and Somerset
while they have declared fer German. have
gone squarely against the managers. either in
instructing their delegates TO the state conven-
uon Tor Brown for governor on their local
and legislative tickets. They do not mean that
by their Endorsement OF Cor man the managers
4 Eh afHlA Il a.
duty OF making all the nominations. In all OF
these counties, except Cecil. this result is di-
rectly attributable TO the Farmers Alliance,
and in Cecil the regulars who, under the lead
OF ex-Gov. and eA-lnited States senator
| Groome, were defeated by the young democ-
| racy, led by State Senator John \. Writ are
| threatening 70 withhold their support from the
| ticket nominated. In Talbot, a very close
| county, there Is a democratic tangle. and in
1 Kent the democrats alarmed because of q
possible Endorsement by the republicans Of the
| prohibition ticket. which has also some
| Farmers Alliance men on IL.
Frederick county. where democratic politics
| are controlled by Controller l.. Victor Baugh-
man, IL not IN any too good humor with the
| managers; in Washington county the old Hamil-
ton spirit of independence lie still strong, and in
| Alegany Congressman MckAlg. who is the
4 strongest man with the de cratic masses, has
never been In good fave WITH the managers.
State Senator NoottOn and Philip II. LAIRD IN
| Montgomery county, State Senator Brattan in
| Somerset. Frank Brown. ex-Congressman
| Shaw and ex-Attorney General Roberts In Car
roll, Speaker Hubner in Baltimore county,
State Senator Writ in Cecil James Alfred
| Pearce in Kent, State Senator and state Treas
| urer Brown IN Queen Anne's, state Senators
| Lloyd IN Talbot. Dawson in Caroline and Aus
ten in Dorchester, all independent leaders, and
are all suggestive of what might happen. This
Is the case with nearly every county in the
state, and now the outlines of big independ-
ent movement in Baltimore for a non-par tisan
municipal ticket are just becoming visible
| FUTURE OF THE MACHINE"
| There is no question that both state and city
will go democratic, but there is a question,
from present indications, whether the machine
will still work with it's old time smoothness or
whether Maryland politics will be in q more
independent groove.
The controllership may vet be regarded as
unsettled and dependent largely upon the re-
suit of the primaries TO be held an Kent county
for the election OF delegates to the state con-
yention. In these primaries State Attorney
Marion de kalb Smith, who is the choice of the
managers for controller, will make his bag
fight. If he wins his name will 60 on the ticket
for that place. He and his friends claim that
the independent democrats, under the lead OF
James Alfred Pearce. who is a candidate for
the United States Senate, will not oppose him.
But that the leaders of two rival factions can
each make direct fight for an important posi-
ton without bringing out conflict between
them seems incredible. The independents are
flushed with victory from the last primaries,
and If those to come should be disastrous TO
the interests Of Smith those recently held il
is probable that Col. Luther III. Gadd will he
nominated unless Senator Brattan can force
his own nomination upon the leaders, who are
going to beat him if they
SURE THING FOR SENATOR POE
The Office Of attorney general is to all APP
pearances thoroughly settled as that Of gov
ernor and will go to State Senator John p. Poe
of Baltimore He is so well known in Mary
land, his eminent qualifications are SO uni
versally acknowledge that the question OF his
fitness for the place Is one that no one thinks
of raising. 1t is conceded that his services TO
the party and state have entitled him to the
honor. Many important matters in regard to
the remodeling OF the tax laws of the state will
come before the legislature next winter and
Mr.. Poe is splendidly equipped as a specialist
on such questions. As attorney general he can
give even more attention TO them than lie
could as senator.
CLERK OF THE APPELLATE COURT.
Next on the state ticket is the clerk OF the
osurt of appeals. The friends of J. Frank
Ford Of St. Mary's county are confident that he
can play the winning combination. They say
he is needed on the ticket 10 help pull the
democrats through in southern MARYLAND,
where the colored vote is so large. Meanwhile
Col spencer &. Jones, though ostensibly q
Candidate for governor IL thought 10 have his
eve on this place, which he now holds, and
doubtless he will be urged the plea that
western Maryland should have some recog-
milton. But Carroll county, while not in the
sixth congressional district, commonly called
western Maryland, is certainly a western Mary
land county. and with Frank Brown for gov
ernor will get the biggest plum in the pudding.
The part that DR. George Wells of Annapolis
will play in the clerkship fight has not vet de-
veloped. The managers promised him tins
place. What are they going TO do about II?
They promised TO make him internal revenue
collector when Cleveland was elected and broke
the promise. They have not forgotten what he
did about that. Anne Arundel county went
republican that year and helped Mudd to
beat Compton for Congress.
SURPRISE TO rHE LEADERS.
The result Of the primaries in Talbot county
was staggering surprise to some Of the lead
ers, notably ex Mayor Hodges and ex-Control-
Ter Turner, who have been nursing their re-
| spective Blooms down there, the one for gov
ernor and the other for controller. Hodges was
sanguine of getting the delegation from thss
| county to tine state convention and left Turner
| to look after hls fences for him at the same
time that he repaired his own. IL he could not
capture the delegation it was supposed at least,
| that il would come to the convention unin-
structed as to the governorship. Instead Of
| this, when Turner came to render account