Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-21
Campaign for the Municipal Offices
Of Baltimore.
CHARGES AGAINST THE MCUIBENIS,
txhayagance and ReckIessness ia
Contracts Alleged.
THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

uand =. Latrobe, who is making his seventh
run for the Office. The republican ticket
has at its head for mayor MN. s. Molster,
president OF the Columbian iron works ana
builder of the government cruisers Detroit
and Montgomery. The citizens, or indie
pendent ticket contains as its candidate
for mayor the name Of Frederick W.
schultz, a wealthy plumber and president
OF the Schultz Gas Fixture Company. The
prohibitionists have named as their man
for mayor William Kleinle, a brush manu.
racturer, and are working hard to secure
votes for him. In fact, the cold water peo-
pie are holding more meetings than ALI the
other parties combined, and IL enthusiasm
Is any sign Of political strength prohibition
VIII add largely to its number of votes
this year. But IT is usual for the prohibit
tonists to have a stirring campaign, yet
somehow, most of them fail to vote their
ucket whei. 1t comes to the scratch ON
election day.
Inc citizens movement is beginning 70
attract more attention than II did at the
start The men who are at the head Of
this attempt to GUST the regular democratic
organization from the control OF city affairs
have begun to assail Mayor Latrobe ana
his administration and are alleging that
large sums OF money from the treasury have
been squandered in excessive payments for
public works. especially for street paving
and sewer building. The comparison be-
tween the cost of paving and sewer build
ing in Washington and Baltimore is used an
a basis for the statements that the authori-
ties Of this city are paying too much money
for the work done 1t is claimed that Bal
timore is getting pavements greatly inferior
to those of Washington and is paying at
least 40 cents a ward mr.
poorer grade OF work. 1t is also claimed
tfat the new sewers under process of con-
struction here are costing at least one-third
more per foot than the same grade Of work
costs in Washington. The burden OF the
argument Of the reformcrs, therefore In
that too much is being paid out for paving
and sewer building and that the excessive
cost Is due to the fact that the so-called
ring" is in league with the contractors and
is getting a good share OF the swag.
Indeed. the orators OF the citizens' party
are openly asserting on the stump that
Mayor Latrobe is but the plant tool of the
ring, and while they do not accuse him Of
profiting personally in the alleged corrup-
ton in city affairs, they say he allows the
politicians who control the machine to man.
age things as they see At, and gives out
contracts at the dictation OF the bosses who
have become rich at the expense Of the
taxpayers.
The anti-ring orators also aIlege that the
leaders OF the regular democratic party or
ganization compel the contractors who do
city work and supply material to the cor
poration to give up a certain percentage on
every contract given out. varying from ten
to sixteen per cent of the entire sum-which
percentage, IL is also claimed. il added to
the real amount which should justly be paid
for the work. and is therefore really paid
by the taxpayers Of the city.
1t Is needless to state that the accused
from the mayor down, deny the truth OF
the above charges and claim that the pub
lie works here are carried on as cheaply
and are as good as those OF any other city
in the country.
The position OF the local newspapers on
the political questions and the various
tickets is clearly indicative OF the result on
election day. The old-estabiished and In
nuential morning papers are either openly
or tacitly in favor of the regular demo-
cratic ticket. Even the American. although
II fought the ring for years. lie silent as to
chine, and, like Bre'r Rabbit, @keeps on say.
ing muffin which can in any manner be
construed as hostile TO the powers that con-
troll the political destinies of the city. The
Sun, the Herald and the German Cores
pendent while not wasting their space in
enthusiastic panegyrics on the ring, are
publishing nothing hostile to its success
put, on the contrary. occasionally indicate
their sympathy with Mayor Latrobe and his
candidacy. The News and the World. the
TWO evening papers, are, however, ac-
lively hostile to the continuance OF the
present regime, and are doing ell In their
power to elect a ticket which viii drive the
present officials from the city hall
1t is highly probable. however, that the
machines" grip on the city government
will not be torn of for some time to come
certainly not by those who are at the head
OF the present movement
No Applicant for This once.
While there are dozens Of candidates for
every federal Office to be given out I'm
Maryland. from that of collector Of the port
OF Baltimore down to the most insignificant
there is one exception, ana
that is the United States subtreasurer,hip
at Baltimore. now held by George L. Wei
lington. whose term win not expire before
July next.
Judges to he Elected.
There are judges to be elected to the court
OF appeals In three OF the circuits namely,
In the first to succeed Judge Henry Pages
in the fourth to succeed Judge A. Hunter
Boyd. and In the fifth to succeed Judge
Chas. B. Roberts. All these gentlemen
have been nominated to succeed themselves
by the democrats. and Col Thomas s. Hod-
son has been nominated by the republicans
against Judge Page, and Mr.. B. A Rich
mond against Judge Boyd. In the NTH
circuit Judge Roberts is 50 popular that the
republicans have made no nomination
against him, and he will receive the unani-
nous vote of the people whom he repre-
sents. The democratic majority IN the first
circuit is usually about 2.000. so Judge Page
is reasonably sure OF election. In the fourth
circuit, which is composed OF the counties
of Washington, Allegany and Garrett, the
usual republican majority is about 500, and
were the republicans to poll their full vote
for Mr.. Richmond he would defeat Judge
Boyd. who was appointed to ill the vacancy
made on the bench by the acceptance Of
Judge Alvey of the place he now holds In
Washington.
There are strong reasons to believe, how
ever, that Mr.. Richmond will not receive
the full republican vote on November 2.
Before his appointment to the bench Judge
Boyd was the attorney for the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company, and for sew
erai other corporations in Allegany county.
These corporations, through their agents
and employees. will do all in their power 10
secure his election. In addition TO tho
above facts, the democratic candidate Is
very popular among the republicans In all
parts of his circuit, and many will vote for
him on personal grounds who will not
vote for the rest Of the democratic ticket.
Mr. Richmond, on the contrary, viii have
the corporate interests of the circuit against
him, and he will lose many votes Of his
own party people because OF the factionl
fights among the republicans Of Ale
gany.
For years the republican party in that
county, where il is stronger than in any
other part of Maryland, has been torn by
factional strife, and whenever the demo-
Gratis have a victory, IL has been
brought about by the jealous divisions in
the ranks of the opposition. This was clear
ly shown in the election of Gen. W. NJ.
McKaig to Congress In 1880. and again In
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