Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-07

The Only Question ts .. TO Compses's
Plurality.
Tho Evening star.
.. NJ ~

Correspondence Of Tho Evening star
LAUREL, Nh, Nov. Z, 1891.
Democrats Of the firth district claim and the
republicans. except when taking for political
effect, eonoede the election Of Barnes Compton,
the democratic nominee for Congress, and the
plurality he will receive 10 the only question Of
difference between them.
Some Of the most enthusiastic Of Compsons
friends claim his plurality this year will e.ceed
that received by him in 1890. when he had
LOIS. but u Is probable that they are making
their predictions without a critical examine
ton of the situation as il now ia
Inc more conservative democrats do not
place Mr.. Compton's plurality ut more than
loo and they will be perfectly satisfied il he 4.
returned by that vote. Both Compton and
Parran have made vigorous and active canvasses
Of the district. bat il l. admitted that the CAM
| paign OF the democrats has been the more an
thusiastie and effective
There are no disaffections in the democratic
ranks this year. The factions in Anne Arundel
county, where much disaffection has existed in
the past,have been healed and all democrats are
working harmoniously together.
III the republicans fought the democrats with
half the esrnestness and determination they
| display in lighting each other for local leader
| ship there would be much more hone of their
carrying this district at some time in the fi-
ture, but as IL If they are not as harmonious as
/ they should be, and this will aid in increasing
! the majority Of Compton
| The fact that Mr.. Compton IL also the chair
man OF the state democratic central committee
infuses democrats with the belief that he has
not neglected any opportunity presented 20
insure democratic success in this district, but
! districts
The democrats concede that parran will carry
! Calvert, Charles and ~. Nary's counties, and
that the other counties aud the first and thir-
| teenth districts of baltimore county and the
| seventeenth ward Of Baltimore city will give
Compton substantial majorities
Burchard, the peoples party candidate for
Congress In this district, will receive but few
votes IN the district, and il is safe TO say that
the total vote cast for him will not be more
than one-half that cast for the prohibition can
dldate. ana lt Is not seriously asserted that the
| total vote Of the prohibition and peoples
faction combined win exceed 500. In is1 the
! registration in the fifth district was &C. 100 and
the vote q. 776. In 1891 the registration was
| loss and the vote for governor q. 54s
In 1890 Comptons plurality l.6ls. and in
I 1891 Browns plurality for governor was sOa
1t is not prudent 20 compare the vote this year
with that OF 1891, when national politics did not
enter INTO The campaign. but with 1880, when
the party lines were closely drawn and the
! fight between Mudd and Compton was hot and
bitter. Ii is well in making all estimates this
year 10 take into consideration the fact that
this is presidential campaign and full vote
| VIII be polled. Ii IL consideration OF this
fact that prompts me to predict that Compton, 9
| plurality will not exceed I 200 and may not be
over 500, but it will hardly be less
Companion OF the vote cannot be made with
the vote OF 1883 for the reason that the ne v
registration law went into effect in the counties
| In this district in 1880 and Thousands Of
residents Of the District OF Columbia and other
states who voted here and resided elsewhere
were stricken of the poll books. This resulted
| IN q great advantage to the democratic.