The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-12
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Tho Maryland Campaign


Republicans who have been carefully
noting tho trend OF political events in
Maryland Ainca tho beginning Of tho
campaign find in the present outlook
much that 10 extremely gratifying. The
situation is even more encouraging
with regard to the prospects for the Ro.
pubIIcanss weeping the state than 1t was
Immediately after the Democratic
state convention when the revolt
agaiuat Gormanism was ireshelt. Dem.
ocratic politicians protested to believe
then, and freely predicted, that tho m.
ti.Gorman feeling would soon subside,
and Ghatall good Democrats would rally
finally to tho party support "lIke loyal
partisaus,"
But such has no! been the case. The
revolt far from dying out, has in.
creased in magnitude surprisingly, aud
German and his lieutonanta have
found themselves utterly powerleaG to
stem tho tide. At first the politicians
Gomior.ed themselves, with regard to
tho position OF the Baltimore Sun, with
tho declaration that that powerful
newspapers course was not unusual,
and would do no harm. Tho Sun, they
argued. had always fought German,
and its opposition in the present cam.
paign was expected. However, the
evidence 10 piling up daily that the
SUNS influence 10 being felt, and its work
for tho defeat OF Gormanism is oil
most effective character. A fair sam
> pie OF the sort of ticks it is putting in
against thu Democratic ticket Is con-
tanned in the following extract from gu
editorial in yesterdays paper:
Tho state convention which met at the
Academy OF Music in this city on theSlst of July
mud nominated Mr.. John H. Hurst for governor
was neither Democratic a representative nor a
deliberate body II Is incredible that
any intelligent Democrat, however no may de-.
eidG To vote noXt November, eau feel himself
bound ~ any way or MS enllre freedom OF
action taken away by the action Of convention
which proved itself to ~ nothing more than Il
German aud Rasin machine, working according
10 the most approved machine methods,
Such daily thrusts from the most in.
fluentlal Democratic paper in Maryland
caunot be without effect. aud the Sun lie
not alone among Democratic papers in
its fight against the corrupt machine
which, headed by Senator German, has
go long dominated tho politics OF the
state.
Everywhere in tho state tho number
OF Democratic revoltora is growing
Many Of them are openly supporting
Mir. Lowndes, the Republican candidate
for governor. Especially is thiS 80 in
Baltimore county, where the rebellion
against Gormanism 10 very strong. An
example as showing the character Of
men who are heading the revolt is seen
in tho case OF Hon. James b. Council.
man, Democratic member OF the
legislature, who is wearing Lowndes
campaign button, and ia actively arous-
lug opposition to the election OF Hurst.
Through tho Baltimore Sun yesterday
Mr.. Councilman says; III all the re-.
maindcr of Maryland is like Baltimore
county on this question, the result is
going to surprise tho bosses. have
scarcely heard of single neighbor OF
mine who Is going to vote for Mr.. Hurst.
Most OF thon are lifelong Democrats,
like myself, who will vote Republican
ticket for tho first time in their lives"
And SO it goes Gormanism in Mary.
land appears to be doomed, and, unless
there ia a radical change OF sentiment
soon, it will die in November