Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-03
M MARYLAND.
4 Triangular Contest in Baltimore Involved
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I'm Considerable Doubt.
BALTIMORE. Nov. She people OF Mary
land are today engaged in an election which
has created more general interest among the
masses than for many q year. A full state
ticket is 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, and o millionaire agriculturist
OF Carroll county. He made his fight for the
domination before the people and won IT,
He was nominated later by the regular party
organization in convention. Col. William j.
Nannort q rich Kent county farmer. whose
name became known all over the country on
account of his having challenged Frank Brown
70 plowine match, is the gubernatorisl can
didate OF the republicans He il an alliance
man. The strength Of the alliance in Mary
land 10 not thought to be great. but IL cannot
fairly be shown In this election as both men
are farmers and each has q following Of the
farming element
rHE LEGISLATIVE FIour.
But interest centers principally in the legis-
lative fight 1t is here that Senator ArthurP
German has stepped in. Never before has he
made such an active canvass. Upon the oera-
plexion OF the legislature depends his re-elec-
ton TO the United States Senate. the unusual
spectacle OF his being nominated by reclamation
by the democratic convention TO the contrary
Notwithstanding
The indications are that Mr. Brown will carry
the state by Is 900 majority; larger than that OF
any democrat since Bowie was elected. Then
the negroes had no vote. With such q condi-
ton the legislature will. IL is predicted. have
about eighty-seven democratic members, a ma
lority OF forty on Joint ballot of the assembly.
election, as the alliance, which is opposed 70
him, cannot at best send more than a dozen
delegates to Annapolis.
TRIANGULAR FIGHT ~ BALTIMORE.
The fight in Baltimore city is three-cornered
and bitter. full city ticket is TO lie 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 mayoralty and states attorneyship nominn-
tons, their candidates being =. Davies War
field for mayor and William l.. Marbury Tor
states attorney. Both are young men Of tigh
standing and both Independent democrats, in
dorsed in convention by the republicans. For
the balance of the ticket each has a set of the
independent democratic or Htraight-out repub-
lican candidates.
The regular democracy has year after wear
CONE out victorious over fusion" movements.
The result this year, however, is moro uncer-
tain than at any time heretofore. IL is the first
genuine test OF the Australian ballot system.
pendents are making a strong high, against the
present democratic states attorney, whom they
assert is unduly influenced III Lchalf OF the
gamblers ana policy men. The states attorney
Is a man OF high standing ia the CITY and the
charge has been indignantly refutoa b. him
during tee campaign.
VOTING QUIETLY GOING o..
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. Ihe city wears quite a holi-
day appearance. The election is pro-
ceeding zealous!y and quietly. Marshal
Frey, the head Of the police department
here, does not expect any trouble abous the
poiis, and should any arise his police will
down it in short order.
The election OF Frank Brown for governor
by very complimentary ma ority and also the
rest OF the democratic state ticket is conceded.
The struggle between Latrobe tdem.) and
Narteld (rep- and ind. dem. for mayor and of
Kerr (dem.) and Marbury (rep. aud dem for
state attorney is very earnest. Each side Is
doing all IL can 20 get out :he vote, yet there
are many noisy opponents of the regular
democracy who are content to make their OPP
position NANTES. by their noise and do not
vote. No use, these say; ''be counted out,
anyway"
Ihc Australian ballot system is in use today.
and .hat keeps the vote from being known TO
the outsider. But there is a good deal of
scratching. and the know ii ais say this is
fayoring sign for the independents. The count
oil 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 Mchiniey-Campbel and Flower-Fassett
issue is the interes: and bulletin boards and
dispatches will be watched with care for the
news from Ohio and New York.