Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-04
SOME BETSON HURST
Baltimore Democrats Express Them
selves More Hopeful.
LOWHDES' SUCCESS ALSO PREDICTED
Believed That Williams viii Be
Elected Mayor.
NEWS FROM OTHER STATES

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
BALTIMORE, Nd, November 4.-If the
sanguine expressions and prophecies of
success enanating from both republican
and democratic headquarters today are to
be regarded as sincere, then never were
two political parties on the eve of a po-
litical battle more confident of success.
Both sides are claiming everything in
sight, and both Chairman Wellington of
the republican committee and Chairman
Talbot of the democratic state com
mittee assure all inquirers that they eX-
pect to see their respective tickets elected.
Neither chairman was willing to give out
an estimate, but each claimed the election
for his side by 'substantiar' majorities.
However sincere the democratic claims
may be, there is no question of the sincerity
of Chairman Weliington's belief that
Lowndes will be elected. and the trend of
popular opinion is unquestionably in that
direction. All the Indications point to the
election of the head of the republican state
ticket, and a canvass CT the various clubs,
banks, commercial and industrial establish
ments shows a tremendous detection from
the ranks of the democracy. Whether the
landslide upon which the republicans are
depending for the election of Lowndes will
swamp the democratic city ticket is an
open question, but the general belief is that
the mayoralty will go to Williams. the
democratic nominee. and that to insure his
election the democratic leaders will, If
necessary, sacrifice Hurst.
The democratic leaders ridicule the repub-
liCan claims. and declare that notwithstand-
ing the democratic detection they will elect
their entire ticket. They say that they
can easily overcome a detection CT 10000
or more democratic votes and win out.
They are strongly fortified with money. and
know how to use it to good purpose.
Eoth committees We're hard at work yes
terday, and arrangements are being made
tt day TO send voters who cast their ballots
in the counties to their homes, and to briog
others to the city. The situation in How
ara county is causing the democrats con-
siderable anxiety and it is row generally
believed that Senator German will be de-
feated in his own county.
The Star correspondent called on I. Free
man Rasin, Congressman II. W. RuSk
John ]. Mahon. Sheriff John Quinn and
other democratic leaders at noon today
and found all busy al the city he idGuar-
ters.
Mr.. Rusk said that he felt very confident
that Mr.. Hurst would carry the city by n
substantial majority. ard that the demo-
Gratis would elect the entire city ticket.
Mr.. Rasin, who is better known here as
the Boss of baltimore sail most en- M
phatically that he had no doubt whatever
that the entire democratic ticket would be
elected by good majority.
Sheriff Quinn and Mr.. Mahon both eX-
pres sed similar views
Saturday and yesterday democrats or
otl ers would put up any money on Hurst,
but today the sporting men are taking all
the Lowndes money they get.
Since II o'clock this morning several bets
have been placed that Hurst will win.
Observers state that this confidence on
the part of the democrats is based on the
fact that the town is full of strangers,
who, they allege. Eave been brought here
for repeating tomorrow.
One large lodging house has fifty new
If Il Icynr
Philadelphia and New York. and every
aloon along Market space and lower Bal
timore street seems to be crowded with
strange men. The ward headquarters, too
are crowded and the leaders of these men
seem to be in secret conference with the
precinct subboSseS.