Evening star., 1896-08-24
renders it highly probable that they viii

Lull ON the RsbusHcnn Side.
On the republican side matters are under
going a temporary hull. The new head
quarters were opened a few days ago. and
everything is in readiness for the opening
of an aggressive campaign.
The advisability Of putting a Sound
money democratic electoral ticket in the
state is still being debated. but the ques-
ton is not achieving widespread popular
interest. 1t is thought that such ticket
will find few followers. and the regular
eager to see the experiment tried, as they
have no fear of the result. The republicans
will welcome third ticket, for they are
beginning to realize, and often to admit.
far between in MARYLAND; but they hope
that this sound money democratic move
ment may be well supported by the anti
Bryan voters. In order to test the senti
ment of the gold standard democrats
mass meeting will be held Thursday at the
Rennert Assembly rooms to decide whether
or not 1t is desirable to put up an electoral
ticket. Sixteen delegates will be sent to
the Indianapolis convention from Mary
land, elected at next Thursdays meeting,
among whom will be ex-Gov. VIM. Pinkney
Whyte, eX-CongreSSman 1Sidor Rayner,
President of the Senate VIM. Cabell Bruce,
Mr.. Daniel Miller president Of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Association,
and others Of prominence. These gentle
money campaign with vigor. and will do
all in their power to persuade democrats to
vote against Bryan and Sewail or to abb
stain from voting. The prominence and in
movement bids fair to make 1t an import
ant factor in the campaign.
AS the situation now stands, the republi-
cans are enthusiastic and aggressive, the
democrats confident and hopeful, and the
outlook very much mixed. To an impartial
observer, however. the republicans seem
to possess all the advantages and 1t is hard
to see how they can be prevented from
carrying the state for Mckinley
Speaker Mudd Confident Of Election.
Speaker Sidney E. Mudd Of Charles
county. republican nominee for Congress
In the fifth district, when IL town today,
said regarding the situation in his section
of the state:
Il have every confidence Of election; not
that the nomination is essentially equlva-
lent to an election, or that we can sit down
and wait for victory to come our way but
with the thorough explanation and discus
sion of the main issue which We expect to
give in vigorous campaign. we will have
decided majority at the polls. The cam
paign will be waged aggressvely on the
financial question. There Is, to large ex-
tent. in the rural sections an impression
that the success of republicanism means
radical change in the currency; in fact,
that we will be limited to the actual and
exclusive use of gold as circulating me-
dunn. There is practically no detection
among republicans, and l have every rea-
son to believe that for every one that we
may lose we will gain at least two on the
financial issue. / believe the silver wave
has reached its highest height, and is be
ginning to recede, and you can safely put
the fifth district and the state in the re-
publican column. To this result, an abso-
lutely fair election, which we have scarcely
ever had heretofore, but which republican
legislation has recently provided for, will
largely contribute"