Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-28
MARYLAND.
View of State Politics Taken From the
Northeastern Corner.

A View of State Politics Taken From the
Northeastern Corner.
Correspondence OF The Eveniu. Star
ELKToN, Nd, October &C. 1892
Maryland in this contest will give her electoral
votes to Cleveland and Stevenson and demo-
Gratis are confident that solid democratic con-
gressional delegation will be elected Since
1867 the democrats have held the state govern
ment without break, and in all that time have
elected every state officer. During the war the
state was republican and the leader Of the party
Henry Winter Davis. Upon the adoption
Of the state constitution, in 1867, the democrats
returned to power, and by reason of the ma
jority that Baltimore city always gives that
party has been able to hold the state continu-
onsly since.
The democratic party in the past fifteen years
has had the benefit of most thorough, COM
pact and weii-disciphned organization. The
controlling spirit and master hand in all that
time has been Senator A. P. German.
The majority in this state for Cleveland, &C.
cording to democratic estimates, will be greater
than in 1888 and is expected to reach rs. 900.
The democrats are making an active and thor
ough canvass and putting forth extra efforts to
bring out the full democratic vote, while the
campaign on the part Of the republicans is
seemingly not 40 vigorous. In reviewing the
field it is evident that one thing lacking in the
republican party Of the state is a general leader
around whom the party can unite. Ex-Repre-
, sentative l.. E. McComas of the sixth congress
sional district is now secretary Of the national
committee and necessarily can give little per-
sonal attention to Maryland politics." @. W.
Bradford, who q few years ago was active in
party matters and who Is a son of the late Gov.
Bradford, is no longer active worker in the
party. Edwin H. Webster, ex-collector Of the
| port Of Baltimore has retired from politics and
If devoting his time and attention to private
affairs. John L. Thomas, ex-member Of Con-
gress and ex-coilector of port of Baltimore
has also retired from political life and is now
engrossed in his professional duties. E1-Rep-
resentative j. Morrison Harris, who has the
reputation of being one of the ablest stump
orators in the country, no longer participates
in political life.
William I. Warburton, who resides in the
eastern part Of the state (Cecil county,, and
who took such an active interest in state and
county politics from 1884 to $780, has aiso re-
| tired from the political field and is devoting
his time and attention to his professional and
business interests. Mr. Warburton was q mem
Der Of the national convention Of 1888. and
supported President Harrison in that body and
after the convention organized the party within
his county and congressional district and
succeeded in reducing the democratic majority
in his own county down to % for
Cleveland. In the first congressional dis
trict the democrats have a large ma
jority and will elect their candidate.
J. F. c. Talbot, the democrat nominee of the
second, will be elected by at least 1000 ma
jority. In the third and fourth the democratic
nominees will be also elected by good round
majorities. In the fifth district Barnes Comp
ton is the democratic nominee, and his opponent
is Thomas Parran, a leading republican Of the
state In that district the republicans elected
Congressman four years ago in the person of
Sydney Z. Mudd, but the probabilities are that
in this contest MIR. Compton will be reelected
The only thoroughly doubtful district in the
state is the sixth. This is the district that Mr.,
McComas represented for three terms in Com
gress. The democrat nominee in that district
Is Mr.. McKaig, the present Congressman, and
his opponent is George L. Wellington, the
present subtreasurer at Baltimore, appointed
by President Harrison 1t is somewhat diff
cult to predict with certainty the result in that