Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-26
AN INTERESTING FIGHT
Both Parties in Earnest This Year in Mary
land.
Hayes and Jones ON One Side and
Master and I<oHvndes on
the Other.

To the calm and dispassionate observer
the political conditions in Maryland present
a peculiar and interesting study. 1t is not
necessary, either. to take the personality
of Senator German into consideration in
order to make the lesson absorbing. Next
Wednesday the democratic convention
meets in Baltimore There will be 234 dele
gates armed with credentials, but only half
a vote will be cast by each, making tie num-
Der Of votes cast III. The majority rule
governs democratic conventions in Mary
land, SO 50 votes will be all that Is neces-
sary to nominate the candidates. The reg
ular organization has already secured more
than this number of delegates. counting full
votes and will control the convention.
There are two candidates alone who are
worth considering in connection with the
governorship, and these are State Senator
Thomas Hayes and State Treasurer Spencer
C. Jones. Mr.. Hayes is a warm and out
spoken champion of reassessment. Few
people outside of Maryland are aware Of
what burning question this Is In the
state. Upon 1t the counties and the cities
especially Baltimore, are rigidly arrayed as
advcrsaries. The legislature passed bill
providing for the reassessment of property,
and Gov. Frank Brown vetoed 1t.
1t was openly asserted that the veto was
brought about by powerful Baltimore In
f1uences. At present it looks as though MI
Hayes would have majority OF the con-
vention, but right here grave question
confronts his party. AS every one knows,
the city of Baltimore not only furnishes
the vote that makes Maryland democratic,
but it furnishes two-thirds and more of the
money that Is necessary to wage success
full campaign. The question that confronts
the party managers therefore is whether
such a hotbed of anti-reassessment would
raise the golden crop necessary to conduct
a campaign led by Mr.. Hayes to sue
cessful ISSUE The chances are that 1t
no Tones
has expressed no public views on the sub
ject of reassessment, although 1t is gen
orally known that he would sign any wise
and equitable measure providing for that
purpose in case he was made governor. The
fact that he comes from one of the coua-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS not make him in
spire much enthusiasm In Baltimore, and
another important item that initiates
against him Is that he is not popular to
any great degree with the party leutenants
throughout the state.
These men, who are power when com.
bined are inclined to think that Jones would
be governed more by principle than by
policy should ne assume executive func-
tons, and they are aware that the exigen-
cies of the future may require governor
rot too exacting In his ideas of public duty.
He has a splendid record, however. IN his
official life. He was clerk Of the court of
appeals for years. and his course as state
treasurer has been marked by great ability
and financial shrewdnes5. Then again he Is
rich, and his ambition for twenty years has
been the governors mansion at Annapolis
To accomplish it, no would spend what
expenses with a free hand. So these two
men, Hayes and Jones, are In the scales,
being weighed by the delegates who are to
meet in Baltimore on the last day OF this
month, and it Is a question Of the most
delicate shading as to which will bear down
the winning side.
In either event the democracy Of Mary
land has a serious struggle before 1t IN NO
t. do
that it will win. The unrest and dissatis-
faction that swept over the entire country
last fall has not quieted down as much as
so many optimistic persons would nave US
believe.
1t has not in Maryland at any rate The
figures of the democratic primary cleo
tions recently held throughout the state
have some bearing in proving this as.
battles waged in behalf Of the nominees
for county offices, contests as warm as
any that precede regular, elections When
party lines are drawn,t and stu when these
and every democrat apparently was work.
ing and electioneering for this candidate or
the other, there was heavy falling OF III
the vote cast. In the county of Montgom-
cry, where the fight was waged from one
end to the other. there are supposed to be
$500 democratic votes. The primaries
only showed about $500. Such showing
was unusual in former years. Whether
this fact is signifcans or not the republ!-
cans are showing more interest in an ap-
preaching campaign titan they ever did be-
William A. Malster are ! striving with
might and main to get the nomination.
Lowndes stands we'll with the politicians
and Is generally liked by republicans
throughout the state. Master has literally
set Baltimore people of his way of think
ing on fire with enthusiasm, and even the
trades unions and other labor organiza-
tons are formally declaring for him. TAX
ing everything together, then, Maryland
Is well worth watching from now on.
Whether Hayes or Jones is arrayed against
Master or Lowndes the battle will be
royal and the victory hard won for who
ever gains 1t.
R. T. Bowling. tax collector for Bradford