New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-08
cORMAN CRIES FOR HELP.
vpArE STRAITS OF THE MARYLAND
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS

KNOWN TO lNS'l.'
POLITICIANS REPUBLICAN fHo'
Poets STEADILY IMrRoViN''
rrtEGRAsu TO THE TRIBUNE
..x,,r,or Oct. 7.-Accor1ing to t"e S..
- ~ the information receiver MY ,ha Pc
-ces some OF which are pe'0 -, ha s.,,l.
s,,oar situation in Maryland appe"'' " -. -,
~, improving and the p'ospec, % 49,, {. has been
ny -o,arSed as more promising 'h1' - no.
ton i ''s"1 -, since his nom uatoA lAe ''-
~ any - 1891. a-c Cheerful, AMI conrden' oi -
P, ,hav renort great enthusiasm an -,
~,onv among the Republican No''' 49, -
49, c,ate az well as a marked lho'e" " 49,. u.,,
" - nsr,ocrats who openly declare M -, =,
De, =. .o,o ,or Iowndes refrain from VOTE az
either No'e ~ <-,,o the counties also oIer gen
81 ',..io,s that the Republicans W'u1 ~
e' ,ana,s gains than the Democrats IN '"' 81
49, -ooistration. The Republican 'e"'- .,
- lam 70 be justified in the Deiei '''' III N, 49,
n.~,n,,can vote for LownGes ms yea. ,n,,,,
hePU' - tho combined total vote for R'puon a.,
s,sa,as for Congress last year "heh = -
cahui'A ,oo 10 Combined total vote for the Demo
" - oard,datcs 1t also seems to DC ia'r III va
x,,,llcsn leaders TO assume. from 'n' - ~.
.,. ~ things that the total vote 'oi ~ r,ar
-, c,a+e ticket this year VIII be reia'Ne.! sinai
Has'' ,o,al vote for Democratic candiaa'eS ~
.s", 7. ,s too early to form any reaso''''' -'I'
..,-a.e estimate OF the proDao'e Io'' va
OF .ho memorable revolt against Go9mahiS'n'
q
~ :, .o,rse 3, is utterly impossible 10 MAKE an!
-. ,ba. would be entitled 10 reSpNt "a ''e
.T,nher Of anti-Gorman Democrats "no WI "O-
90. 70 vote for Hurst. but VIII vote LOT
Lowndes. ..,,-
TRYING To SHIFT THE 1851 rs.
-ra, Senator German and his partisanS ien'
,aavv detection is 50 evident tna' "o'e u
have the courage or audacly 10 uISp''e 80 ,,ob
-D,ons If distress and desperation ~ "'"c"
's'-r aov than they were ten days ago. IN
- g. f.o-,nan leaders virtually admit mat unless
e., can shift the issues from German n anu ~
ns,,ods and the question of reassessinent lhe De
g.. -, .ba Gorman-Rasln State ticket is h7N'''h-'.
a., Hrs, himself admitted 1t when, IN "iS Sprecn
~ ct~,,ee a week ago. he devoted So inucA OF
g. ,,o,,ion 10 National questions ana attempted
., fr,gbtan the Democratic voters Of county !"
~hicb the registered white voters outnnmp'r 'he
.olored voters than two TO one ana ""l0"
90 Republican plurality OF 800 'ast year with
e.. snsctre Of negro domination" Among the DIRE
,rl consequences which he declared would result
from his defeat and the election OF Lowndes were
..mixed schools" 1t requires a great sUecn Oh
charity 10 say that he forgot or was ignorant ol
the fact that the public free school system oil Mary
land was established by law when the Republican
party held control of the State Government thirty
years ago. and that the law then enacted PROVIDED
separate schools for white and for coored pupils.
The colored people OF Maryland were them as they
are to-day a unit in opposition TO mixed schools
and Mr. Hurst must know it. He had simply De
come desperate at the prospect of his defeat
NO SIGN OF HELP FROM CLEVELAND.
Another strong indication OF the desperate ueSre
OF the German leaders to evade the legitimate r
sues of the campaign. including Gormanism' Is '"e
bringing into the state by them Of Democratic
speakers from other states discuss National -
sues 1t is known here that most desperate efforts
have been made by those leaders. since they reln-
pushed hope OF obtaining some sign or expression
OF approval OF their State ticket from FTesilent
TO persuade prominent members OF MS
Administration to speak or write letters N oeha"
OF that ticket At least three members OF the CAP
ina, were importuned but without success. 10 10 so
At last IT was ANNOUNCED that Assistant Secretary
OF the Navy Department, would address
Hurst meeting in Baltimore County, ana goo"
many Administration Democrats attended IN order
10 hear him. OF course they were deeply d!sap-
pointed when the announcement was made by ne
chairman Of the meeting that Mr. McAdoo was IN
able 10 be present on account OF sickness Inc
hes; and only assurance that the German ieaders
have been able 10 obtain thus far OF the sympathy
OF the Administration was short and rather un-
satisfactory speech from Deputy Commissioner Of
Pensions They then appealed 10 DeinoSrtls rom
other States for help. and have received iaVoraDLe
responses from Senator Faulkner, Of West IT.
GINA; Senator Grady. the third term, champion
Of Delaware: Senator Daniel OF virginia eN-Son,
gresham Hemph. of South Carolina and perhaps
others Senator Faulkner has already delivered one
speech in Western Mary ana IN M CouIse %
aid 10 have done considerable harm to the German
Pasn n Ticket MIR Hemphin has also spoken once.
the number of white voters Is more than double the
number OF coored voters.
APPEALS TO PASSION AND PREJUDICE.
OF course both Senator Faulkner and Mr.. Hemp
hill avoided as far az possible. references TO to
legitimate issues Of the campaign and, In the opln-
Ton Of Republicans well as Of Democrats VINO
are opposed the Gorman-Rasin ticket. the
speeches did not help It, That may be 50, but It is
as we'll face the truth. which IS that from tAls
time forward partisan manipqa2n o. hsnees
In behalf OF the German candidate are 70 De sup
plemented by the vigorous ANA eloquent appeals OF
prominent Democratic speakers from abroad y me
party prejudcss and party loyalty Of Maryland
Democrats who have become dissatisfied and dis
methods OF a pair of party bosses whose iron yoke
has become welnigh intolerabls 10 thousands Of In
telligent Independent and sef-respect.ng members
of the party While the fact that Senator German
has felt competed Tor he rst time Z? cry for help
sion that he realizes that his cause is desperate. IT
would be foolish 10 ignore or deny the fact that the
expedient to which he has resor.ed viii he Likely to
succeed IN measure 9r that AundIeat 81. o. Demo
mined mine 70 vote for Lowndes or not to vote al all
nf ar M 20 pa the ks G must 1 be ST
NEED OF REPUBLICAN WATCHFULNEss.
II is all the more important. therefore, that every
effort should be exerted TO keep Republican voters
In line and get full There is good rea-
son 10 believe that the German Rasin leaders have
planned a raid into the Republican camp in the city
OF Baltimore. and that they cherish q strong hope
Of being able to capture and hold several thousand
votes. II Is known that they COM
mand money without stint. and IL s certain that
they will use II without scrupie The Sugar Trust
feels and is under deep and heavy obligations
eenator German. and II also probably feels that rs
refusal to aid him in his extremity would be mex
pedient as well ungra tefUl The chief textures
OF the German Rasin plan OF campaign in Ralt-
more. aside from the partisan man pulation of the
registration lists and registration returns.
20 be- first the liberal Of money and
OF her influences 70 induce Republican voters who
were active partisans and supporters Of cand dates
for Offce who were defeated for nOmins tion to
refrain from voting the Republican ticket. and
second. the free OF money 70 buy all the Repub-
lean votes that II may be found possible 10 pur
chase II il asserted that the managers Of Nh
Hurst's campaign hope in these two ways noj only
10 deprive LOWndes Of two or three thousand Re
pubhcan votes. but 70 Obtain az least One-half OF