Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-22
TELEGRAMS TO THE Star
IL WIN Ne the shortest Known for Yes-s IN
That State


II WIN Ne the shertc., Known for Yes-. IN
That State
EXPECTATION of A COMPARATIVE wArS-ovrs
foE rHs DEMOCRATS ON rHN srarr rIoksr-
PROSPECTS, pom THE LkouuArunH AND rHu
BALTIMORE MUNICIPAL TIckEr-nrarsrRArscx
Special Dispatch 70 Tho Evening star.
BALTIMORE, Oct 22.-The campaign in Mary
land this year will be the shortest and M -
the present has been attended by the lasss
noise and hurrsh Of any known for many year.
The election is less than two weeks of and ves
there has been only one big general meeting 90
the part OF the democrats. while the repSbli-
cans aad independents have hardly opsned
their mouths There is no excitement and un-
usually little expression of opinion by the
public at large as 90 the probable result % tho
elections. Such talk there 10 on the subject
is 20 be heard almost altogether around the
different party headduArters, where politi-
clans. professional and amateur. daily ASSEM-
bic. No one. OF course. doubts that the DEM
ocratic ticket Will have . comparative walk
over. Months ago II was given out that hey
intended making . short and sharp campaign
as insuring the most satisfactory results. The
republicans and independents evidently bold
the same opinion with regard 60 their exn
tickets. Heretofore the fights made by tie
combined opposition 20 the democratic tlcket
with meetings night after night. until evsry-
body was SICK and tired Of the sight aud sound
OF things political
In every case the democrats have beea
'riumphaet, and now the Independents pro-
pose 20 adopt different policy. They claim
that IN previous campaigns the enthu siasm Cor
the reform movements reached n climax from
a week TO ten deys before the election; thai n
the election had taken place a week carrier
they would have won, but that the time elsps-
ing between the high tide of sentiment in tlIeis
favor and election day gave the democrats q
chance 10 coan back into hne the stray sheer
and the weak-kneed. This year the indepesd-
ents viii have less than two weeks of speeg.h-
making. and their leaders say that a fever heat
viii be secured just in time for election dar,
from which they expect great results 10 for
low.
TIE LEolsLATIyE TICKET.
Owing TO the fact that political issues have
not yet been Joined upon the local hustings, 10
is too soon for the prophets to make a geuessi
forecast for legislative and municipal Offices
The attitude Of the independents complicaies
matters somewhat as TO some Of these places,
but, IN spite of some contrary opinions there
Is nothing 20 seriously indicate anything than
general democratic victory, with the excop-
uon, OF course. of some councilmen and melo-
bers OF the legislature. which Is always the case
The democratic organization IL a most coss-
piete one and one that pays strict attention 10
the registration Of Its voters. The indeponA-
ent movement is of but recent formation .s
an organized body and did little or nothing
until the registration offices were open. AZ
for the republicans, they look after the regis-
trntlen OF voters in a shpshod manner and m
many wards they paid practically no attention
TO it
REGISTRATION.
Ii can be safely said that the democrats have
gotten the better OF the opposition in the way
Of registration. There are 1000 more registered
voters than before the last election Tie
registration in ISIS in round numbers ives
sIOo0 The democrats polled for Cleveland
$4,000 votes and the republicans for Harrison
3s.OO0-8s and 43 per cent, respectively. Of tie
registered vote. Last year the registration IN
round numbers was only 5000. The vote
rolled was 5000 for the democratic con-
gressional candidates and 29. 900 for the repub-
hcans. The democrats. NJ will be seen. held
their own, polling about As per cent of the
total registered vote, but the republicans only
got out 81 per cent
This wear the total registration Of voters A
almost 80. 600. Assuming that democrats and
republicans have made their usual efforts 70
get their voters on the poll books, az they did
IN 1883, IL the fight were a straight party con.
test the democratic ticket should receive about
Il 700 and the republican 40 ooe This cnlculs@
ton is only for the city ticket and Is the moss
liberal one that can be made for the republic
cans.
DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY.
The democratic state ticket will not receiys
less than 1900 majority and may reach rs 600
IL has been shown that the republicans did not
make the same efforts his year during the
registration that they did in 1858 and conses
quently the democratic majority on the city
ticket will go considerably beyond the figures
given above. In that year all the rcpublicau
factions were cooperating heartily; this time
that harmony is lacking Every active repub-
lican then in harness This year many are
either rendered torpid by Office holding OF dis
gruntled because they got no office or because
of their opposition to fusion with the inde-
pendent democrats. and will vote the demo
cratic ticket or stay away from the polls.
PROSPECTS, IN BALTIMORE
Even if the republicans cast 40 per cent Of
their registered vote, ~ they did in 1855 in or
der to give Warfield, the fusion candidate for
mayor, 900 majority. they must capture about
$500 of the democrats who voted for Cleye-
land, thing wholly improbable. To other
words, the republican-independent com bination
To win must have kept pace with the democrats
begin with-and must poll 80 per cent of their
registered vote and draw the given number Of
democrats who voted for Cleveland away from
their party allegiance.
IL the republicans make poor showing at
the election the responsibility will rest Ia
great measure upon the leaders who control
the party machinery, Postmaster johnson and
United States Marshal Airey. The selection Of
the ticket was entirely in their hands Harry
NJ. Clabaugh. chairman Of the republican state
central committee, and the other leaders who
opposed the nomination Of Col Nannort for
governor are the ones who are now doing all
the work for him. Postmaster johnson, Mar
shal Airey and Collector Marine seem almost
afraid to be seen around republican head