Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-03
m MARYLAND.
A Triangular Contest in Baltimore Involved
I'm Considerable Doubt.

.BALrs--0RE, Nov. S.--Tbe r~ocss MARY
land are today engaged in ar .issscn v"ich
has created more general interest among the
masses than for many q year. fuu state
ticket IL being voted for; that is. governor,
controller, attorney general and clerk OF the
court OF appeals. The democrats have as their
standard bearer Frank Brown, postmaster OF
Baltimore during President Cleveland's
administration. aud millionaire agriculturist
OF Carroll county. He made his fight for the
nomination before the people and won IT.
He was nominated later by the regular party
organization in convention. Col. William ].
Nsnnort rich Kent county farmer, whose
name became known all over the country on
account OF his having challenged Frank Brown
TO blowing match. Is the gubernatorial can
didste of the republicans lie is an alliance
man. The strength Of the alliance in Mary
land is not thought TO be great. but it cannot
fairly be shown in this election. as both men
are farmers and each has q following Of the
farming element
THE LHorsLArIvE FroHr.
But interest centers principally in the iegis-
iative fight 1t is here that Senator Arthur p.
German has stepped in. Never before has he
made such an active canvass. Upon the COM
plexion Of the legislature depends his re-elec-
uon to the United States senate. the unusual
spectacle OF his being nominated by acclamstion
by the democratic convention to the contrary
notwithstanding
The indications are that Mr.. Brown will carry
the state BY 1900 majority: larger than that OF
any democrat since Bowie was elected. Then
the negroes had no vote. With such condi-
tlon the legislature will. il is predicted. have
about eighty-seven democratic members, n ma
lority of forty on joint ballot of the assembly.
This would, of course. insure Mr.. Gorman's re-
election, as the alliance, which is opposed 10
hlm, cannot at best send more than q dozen
delegates TO Annapolis.
TRIANGULAR FIGHT IN BALTIMORE
The fight in Baltimore city is three-cornered
and bitter. full city ticket is to be elected The
democrats have for their mayoralty candidate
Ferdinand c. Latrobe who has been mayor
hve terms already mot successfully. The re-
publicans and independents have fused" on
the mayorslty and states attorneyship nomina-
tons, their Candidates being 3. Davies War
held for mayor and William J.. Marbury Cor
states attorney. Both are young men of Lign
standing and both independent democrats. in
dorsed IN convention by the republicans. For
the balance of the ticket each has q set of the
independent democratic or straight-out repub-
lican candidates.
The regular democracy has year after year
come out victorious over fusion" movements
The result this year, however. is more uncer-
tain than at any time heretofore. Ii is the first
genuine test Of The Australian ballot system,
though IL was given n trial last year. The indie
pendents are making a strong hight against tine
present democratic states attorney. whom they
assert Is unduly influenced in behalf of the
gamblers and policy men. The states attorney
Is man of high standing in the city and the
charge has been indignantly retuted by him
during the campaign.
VOTING QUIETLY GOING on.
Election day being legal holiday, banks,
exchanges. markets and municipal and state
government Offices are closed. Many whole
sale establishments and retail houses are also
closed. The city wears quite hUli-
day appearance. The election is pro-
ceeding zealously and quietly. Marshal
Frey, the head Of the police department
here, does not expect any trouble about the
polls, and should any arise bis police will
down" 1t in short order
The election Of Frank Brown for governor
by q very complimentary majority and also the
rest Of the democratic state ticket is conceded.
The struggle between Latrobe (dem) and
WarLeld prep. and ind. dem for mayor and Of
Kerr (dem and Marbury prep and dem.) for
states attorney is very earnest Each side Is
doing all It can to get out the vote, vet there
are many noisy opponents of the regular
democracy who are content to make their OPP
position manifest by their noise and do not
vote NO use, these say; be counted out,
anyway"
lhc Australian ballot system is in use today,
and that keeps the vote from being known TO
the outsider. But there is a good deal of
scratching, and the 'know-it-alls' say this is a
fayoring sign for the independents. The count
OF the vote by the polling officers is not ex-
pected to be over here until very late tonight,
but as the count will only confirm, not change.
expectations, nobody apparently cares.
The Mckinley-CaInpben and Flower-Fassett
issue is the interest and bulletin boards and
dispatches will be watched with care for the
news from Ohio and New York.