Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-06-25

AsO Ds'ELof dls sIhENSIh
speciai Dispatch to The Evening Star
BALTIMORE, June 25.-Frank Brown easily
holds his lead for the democratic nomination
for governor. The managers have retreated
from the position they had hoped TO maintain
in the face OF greater odds than they could
contend against, and have finally abandoned il
as hopelessiy untenable. There have been
vague rumors of flank movement by which
they hoped to beat Brown in the convention.
There is no doubt that there some basis for
them. or that they would do this now il any
way presented itself by which il could be done,
but they have recognized the futiIity of irving
TO make up for lost opportunities. and frankly
admit that Brown has won the fight and must
have the nomination. Whatever combinations
the managers might have made, or NAV yet be
able to make should favorable contingencies
arise, must be made with Jones rather than
Hodges, as the more available man of the two.
EFFORTS FOR HODGES.
II has been a sore disappointment to them to
give Hodges up, for he has been their choice for
four years. Even when Senator German de-
termined to throw him over for Judge Fisher
IN order to render his return to the Senate
more certain, IL was only because the less must
be sacrificed for the greater and they were glad
OF an opportunity TO take Hodges up again
when Fisher was no longer political necessity
to German Some of Hodges friends still
CInS TO the nope tnat Dy some miraculous
political intervention the tide may turn in his
favor. but neither they nor he have any heart
In what they are doing. Hodges failure to be
governor will be a severe blow to him, as he
hes always said IL was the one ambition of his
life and he does not find much consolation in
any suggestions Of future political honors as he
sees this coveted honor drifting from him to
another. He said week ago that his friends
had advised him to begin active campaign
at once, but il does not seem to have material
Ead TO rat
for him among the business people BY circulat-
ing petitions for signatures indorsing him for the
governorship and setting forth his gualifica-
tions for the place. 1t also intended to
have q mass meeting at the Academy of Music
In his interest When the scheme was unfolded
10 Mr.. Hodges Ii did not meet with his approval
and he refused to sanction it on the ground
that no such action should be necessary to ad-
vance his cause. II is said that his friends are
still determined to take some steps in his be-
bah and that during the present week they will
determine upon the most advisable way of
t-.lsing him more prominently before the peo-
pie The real truth is that the best advice his
friends can give him is to get out of the fight.
While Brown has been hustling for the nominal
non Hodges has sat waiting for 1t to come into
his counting room and Law itself at his feet. He
has condemned unsparingly Browns way of
campaigning and has held to the WORKOUT idea
that the office should seek the man. The
singular part of it is that the very men upon
have advised him to pursue this waiting policy
and depend entirely on his record. If the con-
trary were not so well known il would appear
as If they had Intentionally misled him.
BROWNS STRENGTH AND RoDGEs'
The recent drift Of events show that as far as
can be actually ascertained Browns strength as
to Hodges in Baltimore city is in the proper
ton Of six to one. and that among the very
people who are supposed to get up this demon
afr f0r i'm fha hna
most irresistible deductions from the present
condition of affairs are that Hodges name will
not be before the convention IL Is also Alto
gether possible that there will be no other
name but Brown . before that body. Browns
friends believe that he will have at least one
half of the Baltimore city delegation in the con-
vention. 1t is reasonably certain that he will
divide it. and probably to the full extent that
they claim.
There are III votes in the convention and 50
are necessary to a choice. OF these it is not
unreasonable now to credit Brown with nearly
half that number. Cecil and Talbot the only
counties which have yet elected delegates to
the state convention. have instructed them for
Brown. With the delegations which he will
have from Baltimore, Carroll and Hartford
counties. all in his own congressional district
he has practically 25 votes or only four and a
half less than half the number required to
nominate Unless Hodges can secure the dele
cations Of at least half the counties, an ap-
az. Po'',t, INC cry ieauers cannot
sH.IiuSe .nen Pres'ige py Young LOT aeandl-
eso .noe1 uoion Is InPossipie- lhey
nanos noio .he,r Saru leaders IN hand and
y many Va mem "no nave Oeen ioudly
~ ~ nooses H'e Come over 10 Drown ana
9.nsIs are preparing 70 come. Inc only
a. ss;a osa -. AZ we cl1y' MIicn nas renected
VIC u sae niahaeers ana gwen lts sup
pr. " aouses ssesony LOT year, mas COM
fy uopPeu, eeAho nieuses 'ha' the machine
oDe;ue.; aH1 ss sna. Drown VIII get the
a MN. Las oue great advantage
~. Iees; ~ wa ue Ano"s tne meaning OF
plI Ponucs' "niie u hooges that Is an
soienee-
BROWNS PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
But Brown has surprised even those who
knew him best "a a noliticaI oroan;zer tJ;s
H. =, oa,,r.;x, - % -
a' " eO'o WIN iiOin oiie
emo Oh the state 70 tne o'her and develop sem
hment for himself. He was his own manager.
He did not seek the county leaders. They were
not the ones whose immediate assistance he
solicited. He did not 60 to the ward leaders
In Baltimore city, though some of the most
astute Of them came to him ard worked for
him His first move was to place himself in
thorough accord with the Farmers Alliance
This he is naturally as one of the leading farm
ers in the state He won them to him. He
WAS soon looked upon as the farmer candidate
as a man who had been raised on a farm and
done all manner of farm work. and this az once
placed his canvass in the most favorable light
with the agriculturists The alliance took him
I'D as their candidate the alliance news
rapers mt his mama az the had ~ tba;r