Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-25

| Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
BALTIMORE, July 25.-The Maryland demo-
cratic state convention will meet in this city
next Thursday. the 30th. That Frank Brown will
be the nominee for governor has ceased to be
matter Of speculation.
| Every county in the state will send q delega-
| ton for Brown to the convention, which will
| give him thirty-seveu votes more than are
necessary for a nomination, and the extreme
probabilities are that he will get the twenty
one votes of Baltimore city aed the nomination
by reclamation. In all the counties where con-
ventions have been held Brown delegates have
been elected. Cecil, 4; Somerset, 4; Talbot, 4;
Worcester, 4: Wicomico, 4: Anne Arundel, 8;
Baltimore, 7: Calvert 8; Carroll, 5; Charles, 8;
dorchester, 4; Kent. 8; Prince Georges, 4; ST.
| nomination.
The managers nre now trying TO arrange
tnlngs SO that the entire state ticket may be
nominated by reclamation. There will be no
olinculty about this SO far as Brown for gov
cerned.
The nomination Of J. Frank Ford Of St.
Mary's county for clerk of the court of ap-
peais is practically settled.
THE FIGHT For CONTROLLER.
The light for the controllorship is between
Marion de Kalb Smith and State Senator Brat
tan of Somerset, and is the prettiest fight of
the whole campaign, preliminary to the con-
| vention. Senator Brattan will come to the
| convention with twenty-three votes, and prob
ably thirty-one, from the eastern shore.
Brown absence in Europe, on account of his
| little boys illness, has not in any way changed
the situations las the fight his before lie left
lie cannot, of course, get buck in time for the
| convention, but will return just as soon the
| condition OF his child will allow
While Senator German feels safe IN he
| own reelection his mind is not at all easy as
| TO the general tendency Of affairs a: Annapolis
| next winter. The Farmers Alliance occupies
| sort OF negative position in regard to him up
10 TINS time, but the indications are that they
will make strong efforts to elect Senator VIII
son successor from the eastern shore. They
have had their eye on this ever since Senator
/ Wilson 3 death, and il they have tho strength
| on the eastern shore which is credited to them
and which they have shown up to this time
they will have big say in the matter. The
man who has been frequently suggested as
their possible candidate is State Senator Daw-
son OF Caroline county, who is a member OF the
! alliance.
State Senator John Walker Smith of worces-
Ter mas been III Baltimore this week and SAYS
| his chances for the United States Senate are
excellent.
Neither public nor political attention will be
actively directed to city politics until after the
state nominations are made.
THE REPUBLICANS GETTING READY.
The republicans are getting ready for the
Campaign. Some leading republicans are in
favor OF not nominating any state ticket
Nominations will undoubtedly be made, how
ever. as the party cannot afford to admit the
hopelessness of their situation and moreover
they are looking ahead to the patronage under
the next national administi alton, should II be
republican.
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.
Primaries for the republican state conven-
ton, which meets at Ocean City August 81, will
be held in this city August "a. The most
recent candidates spoken of for the republican
nominations are Joseph w. Vannort OF Kent
count: and J. Thomas Frieze of Hartford
county for governor; William W. Kinks of
Frederick county and Guyon Miller Of Mont
gomery county for controller; ex-Congressman
Stockbridge of Baltimore city. 4. P. Barnes of
Worcester county. George NJ. Russum OF Caro-
line county and Harry Nj. Clabaugh 0. Carroll
county for attorney general. and Stephen II.
Mason and William Z. Roberts Of Baltimore
city for clerk OF the court of appeals
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE
Talbot county has nominated Farmers
Alliance ticket for the legislature and county
| Offices as q result of dissatisfaction with the
democratic local ticket. The alliance has.
however, accepted some of the democratic
nominees. The county is close and has been
often carried by the republicans when they are
harmonious. Ex-controler J. Frank Turner
has been accused by some democrats of having
heiped to mix things up i'll the democratic
camp, and ii the county sends a republican
delegation to the next legislature he will have
to do penanca many seasons before he will be
again admitted into the party fold If ever