New-York tribune., 1896-10-06
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Democratic stronghold. Thus in 1879, Harris
the Republican nominee for Governor. carried
the State outside Baltimore against John Lee
Carroll by 2.111 votes. But the returns here
footed up hostile balance of 15O9J and Car
roll was declared elected by net plurality Of
1924. In 1SSS General Harrison lost the coun-
ties by only 1.131 votes. the rest Of Mr.. Cleve-
lands meagre plurality of 6.1S2 being con-
trbuted by this city. George l.. Wellington. the
present Republican Senator-elect. came nearest
to carrying Baltimore of all Republican State
candidates prior to 1895. When Republican
nominee for State Controller in 1SS9 he was
beaten here by only 35O3 votes yet he lost the
counties by the still larger plurality Of 3,S1O.
The Democratic plurality in this city has
varied greatly in recent years. In 1884 it was
6796: in 1883. 5,O4o Four years ago in the
general reaction against Republican policies it
rose to 14.606. In 1888 it had fallen a little
again. to 1O.394. Last year in the violence or
the local outbreak against the German ma
chine, the political pendulum swung to the op-
posite extreme in an unexampled measure. For
the first time in the cty's history Republican
plurality was registered and that plurality was
found to reach the extraordinary figure OF
l1.6OO. In the rest of the State Governor
Lowndes's plurality was increased by 1874, the
grand total footing up 19.494.
about the general conditions under which the
double anti-Gorman. anti-repudation canvass
is being made in Maryland this fall. 1t is hard
to see how political conditions in this city can
have so changed in a twelvemonth as to at
tract to the Bryan electoral ticket any more
substantial support than was given To the ma
chine State ticket year ago. Practically the
same forces are opposing Bryan as were
arrayed against Hurst In the campaign for the
Governorship. If anything. the combination In
the field against the Chicago nominees is even
stronger to-day than when II defeated Mr. Cor
mans local candidates last November The
Democratic revolt against the heres!es and fol-
lies OF the Chicago platform has been naturally
more widespread than was that against the
mere abuses of the State machine. Mr. Cor
man had not in 1895 lost entirely his hold upon
the commercial and manufacturing interests in
Baltimore His nominee for the Governorship-
Mr. Hurst-was a well-known and highly re-
spectacle business man, and his candidacy was
warmly supported by many of his associates.
who organized to promote his fortunes for
midable political association known the
Business Mems League. The president Of this
league. and one Of the most active and inhuen-
tial workers in Mr. Hursts interest. Henry
A. Parr.
This wear Mr. Parr Is the president Of the
Homes. Money League OF the State. an organi-
| zation of former Democrats which is enthusi-
| astically supporting the Republican electoral
| ticket Furthermore SO complete has been IN"
! reyulsion of banking commercial. shipping and
| Industrial circles against Mr.. Bryans dena-
| gogic and revolutionary programme that In this
| once stalwart Democratic city not single rep
| resentatve business man could be induced IN
lend countenance TO the meeting Of September
| 49, at which the Nebraska Boy Orator made his
first bow as a Presidential candidate to the
voters of this city on the other hand In the
lists Of officers Of the two great anti-Bryan
meetings Of September - and September 26-
the one held by the Sound Money or Palmer ana
Buckner Democrats. the other by the honest
Money or Mckinley and Hobart Democrats
were to be read hundreds OF names which nave
figured conspicuousy in Maryland life and
whose aid and credit have been eagerly sought
In every public movement undertaken within
the borders Of the State
THE EFFECT OF THE PALMER-BUCKNER
MOVEMENT.
It should be admitted. Of course. that many
| Of the Democratic voters who now constitute
the Sound Money League. and who have just
| put a Palmer and Buckner electoral ticket In
| the field were found last year supporting Mr.
Lowndes for the Governorship. and that their
nurpose TO support the indianapolis nominees
| ~ carried out at the polls. will tend to reduce
the strength shown last year by the Republi-
can State ticket by severa! thousand votes a
| considerable part Of the Sound Money League
| present strength has been drawn. however
| from the regular Democratic organization: Sc
that the accessions to the third ticket from one
camp have been practically counterbalanced ps
those from the other. The Palmer-BucKhe'
party has probably voting strength In the
whole State Of 1000 Among its most conspicu
GUS leaders in the city are ex-senator William
Rayner. 1t already has partial organization
| in every county, and has done enec'Ne ms
sjonary work among the regular Democrats II
| the more conservative sections or the state
In Baltimore the Honest Money or Mckinley
| Democracy has assumed from the hrst 'he ieau
ersbip Of the clements in the party hostile t.
| Mr. Bryan's candidacy. The Chicago Conven
ton had no sooner adjourned than the Homes
| Money leaders announced their opposition u
Rrvan and Sewan and began preparations To-
| an organized warfare on the Democratic Ma
| t,opal ticket Representative John X Cover
| and Henry A. Parr took charge POLITICALLY
| the movement while the business interests o
| Baltimore rallied generally TO its support MT
| Cowen insisted from the beginning that IN
| Honest Money League should throw its who'
strength and influence to the Mckinney ticker
and il was not until after the adjournment
! the indianapolis Convention that any seriou
dispostion was shown by the bo'ting Demo
Gratis to support separate sound money t'ch.'
| Tba honest money organization, having star
| of nearly two months ever its newer rival nd
| naturally been enabled to hold the greater par